| Happy country was ours to have a Macleod on the spot through these troublous years! |
| In the midst of this troublous situation, Governor Mathews died. |
| During these troublous times, no one had paid any attention to him. |
| Yet James makes no complaint for what must have often been a troublous life. |
| The old habit of going armed with anelace or baselard dies away in spite of troublous times. |
| Yet this, like all else at Alnwick, bears evidence of the troublous times on the Border. |
