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In its greatly expanded second edition, this definitive reference work on the sport of Polo includes more than 18,000 alphabetical and cross-referenced entries covering players, teams, national and international tournaments, rules of the game, books on polo and their authors, as well as painters and sculptors of polo subjects. No other book includes as much information about the game in a single volume.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix C mackenzie and the barony of bute Robert Chambers, in his notice of Mackenzie Scottish Biographical Dictionary, vol. iii. p. 501), says: "After this celebrated trial that of the Earl of Argyll, 1681, he Mackenzie appears to have obtained, as part of the spoil, the gift of the Barony of Bute, ratified by the Parliament of 1681." It is believed that Chambers is under a complete mistake in supposing that Sir George Mackenzie received "as part of the spoil the gi...
Reprint of the standard biography of MacKenzie. Lord Advocate during the reigns of Charles II and James II, MacKenzie persecuted Scottish Presbyterians with such zeal that he was known as "The Bloody MacKenzie." (In many cases, he bent the law to secure a conviction.) Also an important scholar and author, he founded the Advocates Library, which is now the National Library of Scotland. His works include The Laws and Customs of Scotland, In Matters Criminal (1678), which is available as a Lawbook Exchange reprint.
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