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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. tains ban nelulie fortifiedbat pet iuere notable to nefend fhe fame fromthe potver of theenimie, tho Borians Well noi fet vpon the Writairis with maine force, info. BAdErMIMD ney that ondermining the foundations of that ‘end otters Wallfrdiners places; at iengthfundgic parts there: Che tors The hiftorie ofScotland. -_-billages,beaten Dolote yraced cuem tothe ground -ourcaffels and totwers 5 With (ud) other places of ne -_fenfe; not {paring to put to the Mord as: tell ths pazefimocent.childzen, wonten,andimpotent agen, as fuch other innemerable numbers ofmen ; bids -thep hauefiaine fanding at defente-toith weaponin of Wwereteucried inte theditch, fo thatthetbulsiers. bzeaking inbpthe fame, crucilie beate Downe the aD. And as for bs,tuhich are the refoucofourne MWuritains Khich tod at defenle,: © oN caiednation, thep haur dzinen curn to the fea fine, ‘Ape entric being thus wone, both thebings with andfromthence (becanfe wwecannot patfe:ouer) tue their posers marched fozth inte the fouth countries, ro are put backe bpon our enimies againe. And beter commandement being ginen that nomanbpen -of_ proceed tino kinds, of our deftrncion, fo» either paine of death franld ktil ante fooman o2child ;aged we are Deoluned th the raging fiouds,, either elfe porfon,o2otherinife impotent and not abletobeare laine moft. onmercifullie by our crucll enimies, armour , But this commansenent informe plar Therefore if the hono2z ofthe Romane people, tfour aflured lotaltie and lotic »Mthich ine beare to the cm tes twas but fenderlie obcied ; fuch deftre of res uenge Was plantedin the Scoftihmens bearts,by -pireof Honte, not continuedfor the {paceof thefe reafonof the remembzance of old infurtes, that ore soo pearesn? thereabout , map mone voutorucon neath madethep anie difterenceeither ofageozfer., suvmiferies, tue humblie pray and befeech pou, not Lobe hort, allthelecountries thicliebetwwirtthe to {nfFer bs longer to be troden Onderfoot of thefe ruers of Line and umber, were walked sfpotied, 20 our mot beaftlie and crucll entmies, but ford bute bs forme conuenable {uccors. and that twith all {ped , the ahole numberof theinbabitants (facyascould make hitt toetcape theenimieshands) got them or -_-Ieafk tve ferme to be move cruellic betraied of the Romans, than bought to deffrucionby thefe bars uer the forefatd riuer of Wumber ,there to remaine barous people and that webe not fet fmethas ano khichmi&' of report Zhe as further out of nanger. chiefe being broughttoLondon,the lords there(ajo table example fo2 all other fobetware, hotvthep put confidence yereaffer eitherin the rule 02 triendihip aspebaueheard werenotallof oneaccodtogither) they toke new aduile, to redvelle the prefent mi of the Romans. Paulus Diaconus; Beda, Geffray of Monmouth, ofBzitaine chiefe in this maner . Sirk thep thought tt beft to takenemad- fend forth tivo ambafladozs , one to the Scots ¢ Veremound, and others make mention ofthefe foe Pics fo require a peace; ¢anather with letters to 30 faidletters. Wheredpon Ctius anflvering, declae nile, Teb that thofe calamities, miffostunes and lofies fu Ctius the Romane lieutenant in France, for frelh Hem einedby the Writains were right. oifpleafant bnto aid and fuccour. Dhetenourof khiclettersas then Geet. bint, and fo much the moze, fothatthrough the fur fent bute Ctins here tnfueth. Engiand: die inuaftons made, alwell into France as alfoiw Chetenouroé rhe lamentable complaints of the Wrtfains onto feietters tins thrife confull. At Ghat time our elvers bes toFtalie it felfe , aw into other parties of the tio mancempire bp people of fundsie nations , be could tinsfromthe camefubieds onto the Romans, they bnoerffod by Wutans, as fuwsthie profes and notableeramples, that the {e+ Notas then {pare ante men of fwarreto fend oucr by tothent, «therefore he willed the MBettains to make ig Smutttenby "natemas a mott faferefuge and bauen, to be toithen He&Boctius the bef Git thep could to defend themfelues fo) 4 * ofall {uch as fled to the fame for fuypo2t. But ive theft potteritic by the pernicious working of the les 40 fime,till things were better quieted in other patites, anid then thouln they fe fuch redzefle of their iniurtes gat Partmianus,tending tholietoourdeffrudion, apatnarfs target os i ear been of eps, being {poiledbothof force and {ubffance, and theres -_prontded,as thep thonlo thinke themfelucsto bebe foeremaining nareatbangerof lofingbotbhinge Domne and lines, through the fo2e and terrible inna fion of our moffcrucll enimiesthe Scotsandpics, rie fell renenged . About the fame time that the ambafadours returned twfth this anfwere ito execs London from Ctius,the other alfocante backe fort) oy gues empite, according tothe lofalltruft and mofk aflue red confivence, the thich eucr like true ann faithful fubiects we haue repofed inthe fame, ave pet negs lected nothing regarded, butdeliueredasa prep .o -_sahich thep had bin Cent, for the Scots ¢ Pics {would - incline tonoreafonable conditions of peace,rielle ons o pos _-the Weitains would wholie {ubmit themrlelucs as fubierts bnto them. he Wettains hereat tobe fad making humble {ute fox {uccours ontotheMomane bnto the barbarons nattonsto be fpoiled, defiroien, and flaine inmoftpitions wile, whid)can notbutbe aneuident figne,thateither the Romans haue dans ged their moft commendable maners into the too2fk that mapbe denied, cither cls thete moftlarge env pire, thopough the tnzath and high difpleature of aly mtightic God, isnow given for a prepontoother _of the niezth twfthout hope to {peed of that about the spOFS indignation, that by general confent thep agrad trie it out with the enimies by matne forces ¢ bee xh acts -tbpon madetheir pronifion with all diligence. £9F Ney Scots and Pies hearing of the Writains intents; ©: gathered thetr people togither with moze (pedal ene with rufhed into the borders oftheir enimics coun twas thought poffible fn themtobaue dane ,¢ fost a8 -_triesinright pulfant iife and moi wwatlibe om forren nations . iutifithe fo ,thatthe fatall force Zn the fre ward went {uch ascame forthof Cnod ; of the tinre prefent Darth require, that without all res medie the landof the Wzitatns being taken alwate 6, lowayand Annandale,with thole pias tabteb me pe from the Romans, mutnedsbe brought onder the ited about the coafts of Warketke. Zhen falloue enaring ts fubiecion of fome barbarous nation , te neither -_-there amightie battell of thofe hich carnefait) a opnation, the Scots andpics(the mofkcrucllcf to the parties of dsalendar and Camelone aps2 abboire norrefufe the gouernement of anic people all other) onelicercepted , thofecrueltic wwe baning -_Atgile, Athole,and other ics inbabiting nets ON oe of Fife,and Angus. Xn the midf ofthis baute = long {ince to fo mud) tafted , are at this prefent -_-the kings kept their place twith thet choilett an fance , that we kuotp not notw after the loffe of our Gods and cattell,Lbich tway to fafe gardourlines.for the carriage and truffe of the armic,nert trhere oe a great number of noble men of bot the - brought onto that point by their Lateincreaten puife theturttewalls being pulledolone ,andtbe ditches fillen bp With carth,abich aforetime Did fometbat aie them, moto breaking in Spon bs twithout iets ting patfe anie one kind of crueltic, thepbauedes Sroicd ourfields burned pour bontes, townes~e ers, and ffanvards bozne afore them . Zhen ine _follotved in faire ozber of battell,with thet ow ‘th and men of iwarre the bef thep could chale sah Anblaft ofall (as the maner of thofe nation? © bene euen from the begining) there came ae multitude nf the cmons clafing vp the bec thal KeBi: tansooubt hole aforefatoarmie, Mhe Writains alfe conuning forth into the fielo fnith their whole pufffance fo inconnter their ents mies ; when thep vnverfiod:-by efptals the oder ano maine force of the Scots and picts, they were balfe pifcouraged in their minds, and thought god there. hrinineSvith fore once againe to allaic ifante peace nuightbepure Hyman OF nton. Wut bx i * (ending: fwsth heir ambatfaponrs scotty gctsen to the confenerat Kings,to Hat end their anfivere Pits, 89 cae of the fame onto the Sconhmen aia Bids. Alto thep Thould give thzdfeore thontend pesces 60009 pounn of gdlotiencurrantts the Dcotih ¢ piaith'sings, faith Balas- towardstheotfpateh of their fouloions tages and fucerssace further thoulo vats as a tribute twentie thoufand ti monte, peeces of gold , fo be paied peetelic unto the fenerall 20ccoponnd bles of the bidoxers. They Mould liktetwite veliuer faiththe forme one funded holtages of fuchas thettwo bings fhuld shatheethan foas, that erceptthedinitaing would peeld theme ,, appoint, betivirt the age of etgbténe and thirtie meth thote felucs,their wines and childzen, twith all theirgads peers. hele conditionsof peace though thep ented Paces of goin and {ubitance tnto the hands of theit-enimics, Gms -verie Hei x groeuousto the wSyitih novtlitie, pet {° nee ues + plicinithout ail conditions; theretponltbenopeace Qvanted. Chen this was kuowen: abzoad in the bot ofthe WBritains ; oat thozoughbinveledire onthe for that thep bnderifen not bow to make a better one : bargaine , thep perfuaden the multitude to accept them, and foa league therebpomtwas conclued a fans bpom one part, ane foule defpaire onthe other; peoucking mongft thofe people, ann the publike Mate ofthe theic minds to oifpleafure, thep generallie bpon land broughtto amorequiet rule thantt hav bene see change of purpeferequired battell,cuen alltheapole before. Thus were the Writains mare tribntari¢ to Che By tobane peace, Huber of them. the Scotif}men and pias, about soo pares after require ta Heereof infueda ntoft cruel and atortall fight: .. Julins Cefar had bought thenrin fubiection to the Yacbattell, fo) the Wyitains (asitt ere) reloluedtodie in dee -Wonians, bettg fv the peere afer the birthof our fenfe of theircountrie; and toreuenge their one <Sauiour 446, andof Cugenius bis reigneouerthe Dealhs vpor their eninties , {with imoze-fierceneiie thaniscrevible to be thought,gaue the onfet, andss aaa' ueriew agreat number of their enimies, infor te Britains, MM that thole of Calloway and the Pics figh, fing ii the fore ward iwtth thom of Argile,Athole, and fuch other as were in the battell with the kings, iuere in great danger to be put to the toogfe: bid) Scotiipmen the feuenth, 2 ee tarieta the. SHcorsand P63. 436, HBL Bnthis feafontuas the Ae of Albfon Mretnfecten The heretic {with the Herefie of the Welagians, and therefnre oe pope Celestine fent one Paladins a learned ntan aoxianing wntothe Scots, to preferue them front that infect fenc into on, amd ordeitted hitbithop,the firkin Scotlany Dcotland. that bad his inueftare from Rome: for all the other GCnitiesan: Crating perceining (by home the mol part of the 3° befote hin were opdefnedby the boices o2 (nffrages Gorteimor. arintetwasruled, ad that bp commandement of ae both the ki1gs) called fo2tha number of the Zlmd- -_-oof the people,chafiing them fozthamorg the monks andpriefts cailed Culdeis, as the Deotih conteles we thie Baa mien,iho inere appointed fo attend thecartage , and fent them twith all diligence fo thefore wardtathe Doreport. Paladins with right qodand Bholefome tavtug toke exhortations purged the Scots and Wirts offurore Mere mt Gire~ {uccors of them of Galloway, being thenjat the fuperffitious rites of theirole gentility ivotatvic, '" point to haue fought refuge by flight. i5ut bp the till thofe Dates bfep amonatt thent, iherebpon bets Palaning aca othe comming of thefe Zland-mmento theirfuccors, they named and reputed for the Scotitymens apofle. comprenrhe heme Fis tke courageatrety, fo that the battell was againe Welieth at Fordune, a totone in Mernes, there apottte of felons of MOLE fiercelie renetued, and ( continued afpace _hisrelikes remained, and were long after fad tn Scotland, Simewary, tith great laughter on both parts, till finallie the 4° greateffimation. Minedibe a, $ritains being opprelicd twit the multitude oftheir enimies, and not able longertoinoure, felltorun, MPoreouer he infiitutedone Seruanbithop of the bt: D2kenies, that he might inftruct the inhabitants eeeOe. eB, Ning alwaie,thinking to faue theinfelues Mcertetne there in the faith of Cihattt, tind) aspet thep had not nie, anvers ewrayg. bogs, mofles, andmarifh grounds nerebntothe bar place of the battell: but {uchcoiftercls, andotheras --receiued:andone Leruan, thome he himlelfe hay vanarchby -_baptifed,be made archbithop of yidland. In thete (ep otPiee Temained with the Scotilh carlage , fing thedi' ates alfo manic frange fights were frene tn fury ainneth comfiture of their abuerfaries, ran fo2th and purfued them into thofe marifpes , killing and taking no Drie parts of Writatne before the laff mentioned o fights and uerthotv: the mone being in plate oxpofition to frange one Cerone, {mallnumber of them.Lhere were Maine inthisbatthefunne, thenit thould be moff round, apeared in ders apperch, foemrhar tell ofthe Writains, aboue 15 thoufand, andof the 5° aquadzantfignre. At Worke it rained bloud ; anv = Santon Scots and pics neere hand foure thoufany. Ses, Xhe Writains haning receiued this ouerthzoty, faw no belpe thie) wate to reconer their lofles , but onelie to {ue fo? peace at the bicorers hands . They fent therefore an orator onto the Scotiths Piaith bings , befeeching them bumblie to grant them a peace, cuen with abat conditions it fhould pleafe them to prefcribe.Zhe kings not moucd onelic with theprefent fortune of the Szitains , butalfo partlie trees tn fundgie places being blaften , tuithered and died.The market place,o? rather(if pe will f tearme tt) Qheapefide in Londonopened, fo that a great hole apeared,and manic honfes were fwallotwed bp, Ar boutthe famefeafon alfo(as is fuppofed) un that inmacoet buge perfonage Finmacoell, a Scotifvmanborme the great of feuencubitesin height. We was a great hunter, beaters and foze fearedof all men by reafon of bis mightic fature,anb largelims: manie fxbles go abzoad of With their otune, bauing loft no fmall number of 60 him, not fo agreeableto the lthelibod of truth, as tight twe2tbhic perfonagesinthe battell , twere conought tobe tegiffred tn an biffozte , and therefore tentedto grant apeace bponthefeconditions: That the Wzitains fhould in no twile recetue ante lieutes immens Nant 02 armie hereafter from Kome,noz fuffer anie Slane." enimic ofthe Dcotith and piatth effats, of ubat na tion focuer be were,to pafle though their countrie. Ehep thould enter into no league twith anie citie 03 hafion, no: be about to make ante twarres witty bere paffedouer with filence. ihe Homane empire being bronght into (rrecos nerable ruine bythe Tlandals , Cothes, Wunres, Frenchmen, and other barbarous nations , occupt eng fundzie parts and portions thereof , put the Wrtains out of all hope to haue anie alliftance from the emperors, abichcaufed them to rematnein Conanhs 6 but confent of the Scotith and Pict kings,andfure quiet certein peers witheut attempting any erplott ritatne go- nerof enimies thenfoener thep thould befent fo. Dx-eouer, they thouls remoue twith theic wines, Silbzen , and uhole familics out of all thofe coun: couenantedtribute , thoug! fore agatnft their toils, conntriemen -ifthey might otherwife haue remedied tt. At the laff to bzeabe the about ten pers after the ciclufionef thislatt peace, Peace concine ther fhoula be reapie to ferue them againall ma tries, licng betivirt Line ano tpumber, refigning -_againtt the Scots.or pias, md (ooueltepatn their prmabonti, tt danced thatone Conanusthe forme of theaboue irsrntng" Hy, mentioned puas, |