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A critical essay on the ancient inhabitants of the northern parts of Britain, or Scotland. Containing an account of the Romans, of the Britains betwixt the walls, of the Caledonians or Picts, and particularly of the Scots. With an appendix of ancient MS. pieces / By Thomas Innes, M.A.

  • Innes, Thomas, 1662-1744.
Date:
1729
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Credit: A critical essay on the ancient inhabitants of the northern parts of Britain, or Scotland. Containing an account of the Romans, of the Britains betwixt the walls, of the Caledonians or Picts, and particularly of the Scots. With an appendix of ancient MS. pieces / By Thomas Innes, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VI. IN compiling it, I propofed to my- felf no complete work, but to keep within bounds of the title it bears of an Efflay ; but au effay upon the moft ancient and the — moft obfcure part of our hiftory, fuch as might be fo much the more ufeful an help to any that would undertake it, that by a cer- tain courfe of enquiry, and in order to give more light to the fubjeti, I have been — obliged to follow a method very different from that of thofe who have hitherto treated tt ; and to beat out to myfelf, if I may fay fo, paths that had not been trodden before. Having thought it more fecure to direti my cour fe by fuch glimpfes of light, as the more certain monuments of antiquity furnifbed me, then to follow, as fo many others have done, with fo little advantage to the cre- dit of our antiquities, the beaten road of our modern writers. IF, in this new path, where I had none to go before me, I have fometimes mifiaken my way, tt will be no furprize tome; and I fhalt be always ready to accept, with gra- titude, the help of any friendly hand that can fet me right. Al I can anfwer for, as