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Show The hiftorieofScotland, Thehiftorie ofScotland. 10 fhat fine for a featon: other of the Sarons bautng no leafure fo arme themiclues, 102 to deate {nto ante 0% perof battell, by reaforrof the fuddert impzettion of the Writains,bake forth of thecampe onthe contrar The Herons ricfive, ¢ fledio fa astheir fet maht beare them. are putto the Wut being purfued by the Weitith ho2temen, aid. Sight. beaten dDolwne,a great number of them ran into the Hertrinct,and there inere deolwned, dofing tather that kind ofdeath,than fo crucllic tobe murthered bp Mbecrncttie the aducrfarieshands: verelie the Writatts helved the Bing bimfelfe , as the ortgtrall catife of alt fuch ditvathete + ottheai= pp mevcie that Dap, for fo manie as came Wwithit pte > blondie battell made aut end of {uch art binge muri ber of Saxons, that itiwas thougbtthep ould ne: Her haue reconered ‘againe ante putffance able to milehtefe that then reigned int the realme thiough the Bream. » Pnwazthie government of bis briatk ministers ano cotietous magiftrats, hoping tuithall to obteine the fauo2 of fonte of the noble men, thome they knetnty maligne the king and bis cotnccll moft ertrentelie, anh therebp in Mort time to be aluren oftheir: pare Bon. Shortlic atter tt chanced that one Donalvalta D ale Gouetno} of Atholl, a manin great fariog ew tratk sere. 10 foith the Bitg 5 had briderftanding Hhatithere Guts qraaa gamainlet their Danger , Died toithout reoemption . Anothis baue thdamaged the Wetfainsin ante manner of wife. : Artinhaning thas danquithen his entitiesgane latues inténded, and therebpon pracifer toith.them outlaweste bpprtuiie meffengersthat thep Mould conten (ecvet murtheriie maniter Hnto Ennerlochte,there theking foioaned, Sng. promrifing them bp mot atures meanes of ot}sana polves, that they thould haue all the furtherance be cota denile tolwarns the atchining of fhetr enter pte, © Tied . Herespon thele ontlatoes, according to their ine firvididis', caine iri ferret tile onto Cnuerlodte, ee onions licenteDitto thofe nobles hhich he had deteined(as enterinio > ts fai) in bis camps,being fent Onto him as ambals 20 anh tere clfelte conucieditite Conrans beodjarité Kings faboos, to depart over intoGeriiatiie ,appointing ber by Donalos meanes; LHho. as though be bad chamber.bebe the refine of tach ‘Sarons aStvere'imetrof 110 des fenfe,to rentaitiefill in the laid,pelsing a perelie frihnte onto the Writaitts , anvalfo with condition that thep Hots becomechalttans. the Scotithmen anid Picts thichhad aived the Writains in this tours fie,(oiomed a Kile atfer at London, Kbere Arthur feafted ¢ banthetted them in mot rotalltpite , thet: bnotone tothing of the matter, rot binifelfe quicker lie out-of the uate then he fatw thent once witered Within the denz¢ of the camber. Conrane the king percefuing bow be toas betraicd , and thatbisent: mies Iwere got intobis chamber readte to muriher bimflept fozthof bisbed, and falling Dotwnte bon cans bis kneesbefought thet to takepitie of bisageamd <o+ not to defile theirhands tn the blownof thetr natural ferwardsfent them bome verte piincelic rewarded 30 loyaid bing, confivering the fault tous not bis, tf oo éng themt all the bonto? haf migbtbe devifes, and af withmanic great giftsrid) prefents. Cuptlett > * {ath bufineffe as pe haue heard twas thus tri hand bee tWirtthe Sarons€ Wrttains, the eftate of the Sco- "Stehanced that there was one Loncet, aman of fonneof bishzother Congall, the wid Cuge ores ‘bafe bitth, alfignen bp the kings conmnifiton tobe chiete (uffice , o2 as it were chancelo2 for the admin: ffration of the laiwes in Surrey land a perfon pat fing fall of rigozous cructtic, efpecialtic in tunges mentsof life and death ; andin gathering bp of all "Matter of foxfeiteres of penali lates, Hbich he oid nius (as aboue ts fate) toas toith Arthue ir thelall Bhcies Bneutiloti« of his coffers,in refpect thereof he had {mall regard (eh, etther of right o2twzong , & that there tuere hope of ‘fomebhat to be gotten. Amongett other the biolent < Boitigs of this Concer, hecaufed diuerle merchants men of the folone of Fores in Durrep land (as ther like beereafter againtt their liege lozd and Crowne? shout? rite the ro bepan™ king: bathe contrarttoife ofp not onelie for sggemmas 8 mentioned fournicagaintt the Sarons. There thatcountelies biminthe beginning of bis reignt (abich be beatin Argile, being placed there rn "the chiefetf totutie of all that countrie) tobe accufen "of tteafon by alight infoymation, and tn the end ers ectited toithout anie aarant matter, onelie bpona offenic, but alfo receited the forenamed Doneld Coe git With otver the murtherers into his {erniceao rer is me them ofbis priate councell,arbicy canted mante HREM fons fo fafpedt, leatt be bimfelfe bap bene of omnes {vith them in committing that marther. Thee thereof as fo commonin all mens months," the quart cues, ce couctous defire to banetheir gnds and riches,bicanfe lie amonaft the commonpeople, that not Dow ney neo thep wore ien of great wealth ao fubitance. Dis 60 Motwager late wife toking Conval ne,doubeing f bir (00 Tes 1 "uerfe noble men of the countrie there abouts, and onelie the fuertic of birotwnelife but allo o a MsZec one c,the Conran faid the bp had namelie ofthe totune of Jfo7e8, being partlie of kin fons (tebich he "trite thofe merchants, twere fo2e offended With this ad,and heerebpon thep firit came onto Loncet, and ea Fi ' Peutled him with manie high repzocyfull tomgds, and cused. ment there he fat as thenin bis tudgement feate, ¢ ' theremuctheredbint, getting them fozthtwith bp ins ‘SB ppefumptu-afterivards fell bpon him in the place of open fudge: <3 to the mounteins, toauoid the Danger fbich they Knety tnpotliblefor them to efcape , if thep thoulo eantesfea fabile Conrane fhoutd be lining. denifed hotv they might increafe ehccettheir beinousnéed andbold enterpaite withan other ‘tmrtherers to Fabremoze boeible and netable, hig twas to fies fied -- . med deginan, andthe other Aidan) a . ; ouer into Zreland,where within few peres sto fap, ne died iwith the one of bit fornes, thati ablic brongbt oe nati 4 the other Aidan tas honoz to bis birt the king of that countrie, according Degre. "euspies in the beginningof bis refigne,to tit ncd pimfelfe thereby the peoples fauo2, Demea nothing gentlicin all bis proceedings, boing Ip oftentimes gy to t taffed in anie part ofcrueltic. 9c ot f petetpese? cee ore oP fit amongtt the fanges bimfelfe , and t ree oe leatt anig man bad tozong be toould licence In this meane time twas Loth the hirer of te Lothian ¢42! Pics deccatled Acauinghisname asa perpetuatl Seth th ncame of right,be tvould helpe thent Wwithinonie of the com: mon treafurie. He ordcined allo, that noorhane fhould be compelied fo anfiver anic action, 02 other, toile be bered bp (nfeof late. Doreoucr,that no tut. = boty Mould be confkreincd to come patt a nile fazth memozie bite his countrie of Bidianw, the abides AOU; ‘ner fince 2s arentembgance of bis om thinede,hath becne callen Lothian, 02 Lourhians but hts forne Bozspe0 fies Pozdscd,fuceceding himin goucriemient of the Wier cadet Loih, tith Kingdome; ad bearing that Conftantine was Ui tbebing=9 Saidonto _fifullie tating anid {pofling the fame , there pot fuch teiters as haue fet forth thofe twarrtés , make nomtention of Arthur at all.¢ Therefore letting all cording tothe oth, thich be bad folommelic taken th: 30 Doubffall things paffe, J twill proceed with ntine aus fho2, amd declare trbat he bath found t2ttten in fach Hcotith chronicles as hefolloweth touching the Wet Coliey of tih Arthur , obich for that it partlie barieth fromthe Other cur conmmon chonicles , namelicGeffrey of Monmouth, thinkett ino: thic to be noted berre, to pon im , and to maue his fubtects to dw the like; teatt for thecdntraric,thcp Mhoul prouotse the wrath of alinightte av again ther, bots heliutteres uengete of all fady as go about to bzeake leagties Gie-antworg andcaubtiantedpacions. Wercvirte antivere Iyad manctathe.,..; Madebyeonfent of the nobles of writatne that the Diewbame. league fipicy was conclnned betwire Arthay ann PAlaDvouRE « HLoth,tnduted but for the life tins oF thomtie ofe lie, anbtoceatfe bp etther of their deaths: therefoie theend that enerie. mat maie {nudge thereof asta bim feemeth beft, Sirthar hav done uothing contrarte to autispact na TeByi: Zothe purpofethen, After that the Writains tere qo promife made' y Wut avcoding tothe ouctio be a Wsrpent deliueven front the terro} of the Sarons , andthat peiitec that tendered the tugale of his fubiecs',! ban Sues of nithquietneffethep begantotwar Wwealthic,tyepre: proufded them oneto fucceen binvof theit owneaas pented theiofthe league, tich thep had concluded tioit, for Dowbttent the realine after his vetente "3the Afoz¢ twith Loth hing ofthe 72 {cs, {pectallie for that Should fall tnrathe baroerof frangers , wbity mito eas, thepcoulo notin ante totfebe contented tobauea wife ought of right to befafterey. hetefose: tk pe hie ftranget to reigne amongit them,and herebpon Picsloued ihe {uertic of their owwne eftate,te Moule 8p; Bstebeng COMMING nto Arthurjrequired of hint, ith be binv be god for themto holo thernfelues contenten wity toa the anthozsofbis onicles veath oulie punished, tote punggartes Siielie fo putthatefauo? of the hing,by the inridjing Fo erample of others,that thep Mould not attempt he ott pets : betivive bir and ante other perfon,to be heard afore a peoclamen etreaparant of Wuitaine,was foxeme: porePM tite tudgeso2 publike oficers, Robbers,thencs,and 4, Med therewith, and inmitediatlic fending bis ambat their cecetuers becansed to be dulie punifGeo, tore: fadours bute Bing Artur , complatied, for that Aozizeb. fraine other from attempting the likeoffontes . ann Contraric to fhe hond2 of his kinglicettate, Heban complaiueth. alt be ad a (peciall regard for the obferuingof the becker the league concluded befivirt him and his fy Ng Hing fits league betivirthis (ubietsand the Dias, twith the ther lateof farmotisientaate king Loth , therein it Gahan Writains,according to the teno2 of the fame. {yas agradamongcs otver things,that there Mould soascreatey ; Aboutthis feafon Montoit be alfothat Aréhur dip Noi fered ta the hingvomte of Writaine, affer dts bere aps Bwediter- atchine all thofe twmrthie dicories,which are afertben Avijurs neceade, but the chilozen begot betwit a, P3'et. tsconquets bite him again the Scots, Srifhmen , Danes, Lothandbhis wife quéene Anne, 02 {uch as defeeriee Poswegians,and other nojtherne people. Mozeouer Heoof them; here contraritwifeit was notifies pe itis written bp omeanthors, that bethaulo fubone 6 tathe Picith people, that ConfFantine the forne the molt part of Germanie with the low countries, of Cadoze waselecedprince, and thereby tnablen MBzitatne, Pozmandie, France, and the Romans, a bette ayparantto the crotene , 3 SHE {vith the people of the eatt: but the credit hereof res They requiren'him therefore to call hime: t2 ...,, eth with the fante authors, Onelte it is certeine(as remembsance, andnot fo lightlic.to agree ents the Hector Boetius affitmeth) that Arthur lined in the flattering perfuations of the wpitains , ADAG =HN Pec Chit wafnalcxafeth boabe Dates of Jufkintanus the empero2, abont thich finte hin onto thatihing hic) was meorelie repugnant , henfeotche te Cotthes,Tandals,, Burgontons, ¢ Frenchmen foreafon, anb againft both gods latues and mans) Puatbicopeg D{Dinnade fundzic parts of the Romane empire , pl admonitying bint twithall to obferue the teague. ace Reettbeer the chaire of marble) that be thould fe in ante tnile 105 53 ttidy nation. of bir owne dDozes for ante matter tn confronerfie thep hav bene ante wales ipzonged. Wotwbeit Hey gonrmey Bonbting nothing but Leal he Moule efcape thelt murther bands freiqhtivaiesnitpatchen bint outot life, ad suthinbs cs ¥ wwople, , foithall made hatte atvateThis twas the endof hing °C <1 fit} common-wealth was gonerned' by great wife, trevtopand Conranus, ithe 20 pere of hisreigne , being he pibees "te > Bone and policie , twithont antenotable trouble oz 16 of Arthurs donrinfor oer the Writains, thedit 35 Siforder.WBut firiallie, then king Conrane beqartto of the empero? Jultinfanns,'andin the perreatiet 0 110. Waraged , and that fuch as had the chiefenmtigs bn ‘det him,fought notthe erecutionof iuttice, but their the birth of our Santor 531. Mathis corps.was bw S350THB. vied in the abbeie of Zora, athertotle callen Colmoe ‘ commodities, to the hinderance of a mult: fide,the people began to repine thereat, ato prac: go Kill, with uch funerall pompe and erequics, asin Beontyiracie fle'aconfpiracte with vinerfe of the robles againt thofe dates tuere bien. eucifeoa: "Conraneand thofe which ruled by bis apsintment. Fterhim facceredhisnepue Cugentus, the Eugenia gaint Cons fipotsing plead their cafe anely. And fucy as he percetued ae Shere not of abilitie to follow their (ute in aniecante Sition felfehad no iffue to futcéet him, that it might pleate bint pet,to name one of bis one nation to gouerne their otone bonne , leat (fF thep foughe for other thens linnigs,thep might barptlie totthin tort tine Fequeff,willed thent( th thetc pleafure twas fad , fr No Wile to baue a Mranger ta reigne ouer them) to rath amb buaputfen attempts, Sr king them after bis oecealle,, Arthur not gainfaiengtheit fo Perceiue } that ewth infac oftentimes opin fucy Name one themf{clues, being defcenven of the bloud folall, and fucda one as tn homethep bad percetuce fome totvarblic p:ofe of: tifedome an valiancie ; @d be for bis part pronrifed to ratifie their cleaion, he nobles with greatretotfing of the people vrai ing together to contult fo> the choife of fury acric, as might be acceptable to all the 23;itit) nation , at length agreed bpon Couftantumis, the tonne of Ca 60 boze-dulke of Cozntnall, a gwdlie ponggentleina, } MeWicithambatadors returninghome with hey he yl ™ anflwer,canles thetiold unthsiredtatse facy vifoatne purpofe tobe." thereiuith 5 that tmetcotatterthbp' refolucn teres rechtne 3 vengethetr bongs bpopentwiryess but fe thop) the Wattelreat? tbongit gwd toltrte if thevmiubeproctice' the zovge >? Pn Dat. tubmen to take part with tein, in tenengeof ty iniuries as-thepHan in like Manet tatelic recetued fee'ony at the Britains hitabs -gpdieoucr yrepentingthew Scots and fehien; that thep han in tintespatt ated the!dd1, Deronttt0 tautsagatnttthe Sarons,theppurpote to trie tfthep pontheaaah both fo; bis perfor anpother bis twanttee qualities wight nowiritwte thedarne Sarone cttfones fo tang, Guach tobe commended. Who being brought byte Petes of the realine into the councell haniber;ano Mate tharres Sport the Britains, thereby tobe the better able co heatateine thotrdwrie quarrettagatng them. Ficksuch ainbalavows as twere fent fom Pere ohte Cagentas hingof the Heots , found Cugeniug the there prefented onto king Arthur, as one mot mes te to (ucceed bins; Grthur accepted thetr cleaion pe? Te glablie, andcaufea the fame Conftantine twntp Wottte beproclamed beire apparantte ‘the ctotorie, the name of prince of wzitaine,bic) notified him te be {ucceffop, to: the bing in gouernementof the talme, Confantine being in fucgtotle preferrea} bebaurd bimfelfe (9 yondzablie an) teith fudya theto Sfgentie xemeano2, that be wan bim mad puatte, WH ancpinio of high wazthinedeamongt all the bintbet tomgrecable tatto their requetts; anv the fos 2cottlbing agrta@ableto ner , fod that'fad) Scotty revels as fled vnto Ary the requeft of tour,werenot onclie receinés by him,but alo main the Pics, teined to make roots ano incacfons tuto the Sco bth boners. .Aethor bauing knowledge: of the ocuifes of his entiiies ( the warres being fir proclamen) be fare mifheo all the fea-coatts with notable numbers of Diem, |