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Show Thehiftorie of Scotland. tis faid,that bythe countellofbisfonnes, tho twithagreat bootie. andbisfons. Thename ofthe ftonealfobeingcaly out through fedition amongt thofe his fubiets, be rustionbyat ground fill continucth in the poffelfionof the aies cuen Sito this Dap.Befides this,tothefurther bone -Mhould aypeare Within fifteene daies after at Scone, Cyeciede there tomakeanftverafore appointed iudges,to (ud) wae led the falcons {tone to this Daie,dothcaulethe thing better tobe beleeued, and tocll neere all theforefatd madepzoclamation by an herald, that thofe of Av pera, «gus and Dernes,chom he vnderiito beculpable, annesginet ring of hisname, the king gaue bim armesthze 20 things as might be lain to their charge, ponpaine bin. fcutchons gules ina field of filuer,aplotubeame ade -_of deathtocuerie one that made default. When the Ded therebnto,thich be fed in ead of a battellare, Day of appearance came, there tere but felv that oi feben be fought fo baliantlieindefenfe of bis ounce aypeare, countrie. Zhus had the baies theirbeginning of no» be mok part of them doubting tobe punithed Te fale bilitie,whofe boule bath atteined bnto great eftima for thetr offenfes {with Crothlint their capteine, fied men ran ae fion of hono2, and bath bene decorated Withtheot outof Mernes, taking with thent their totues, ano fice of theconttablethipof Scotland, by thebounte> -theivehilozent, andall their gads. Che bing being aan pus beneuolence of kings that fuceeded.. hele hed foo bint, in all places where ante mention chan cen to be made of the lof: abich the realine han ie feined bp the death of fo tworthie apiiice,mave men hothing miffrufffall of the ntatter,ttttat length fone {8 forraien, knelp the fruitfulnesofthe foile, be didatke fo much hey of Angus prouoked hereivith, retten not Theat groundin thofe parts tere theriver of Late runs -long; but affembling themfelues togtther innanen echane - bpthetotneof Arroleoucr againFifeasafalcon the countrie of seris, there making great Laugh: quite her es fwould flicouer at one flight. Tbich requetkbeing tevoneach fide, thep left the countrie pot almoft imuries, freeliegranted ofthe king, theplacetwasaypointed -bofly of mei andcattell.hus did the people ofthofe at 3nichive for the falcon to be calk off: the trtch tax tivo countries purfue the tarte one agains another hing bir fight from thence , neuer lighten tillfthe acerteine time,twith, Datlie tncurfions and twattings ee es cametoa great fonenere abillage called Molle, 10 of either others countries,in fudjcrucll wife, that it Scaeren: not patfing foure miles from Dundee, Bp thich twas thought the one of them mut neds fhoatlie meanes all that countrie abich lieth bettwirt Ine cometo vfter deffructon, tf {pedie temiedie inere {chire aforefaiy, and the faid fone (being almoft fir not the foner peoutded.. Lhe king being infourhen mtiles in length, and foure inbgeadth) fellonto Pate -_of this mifchiefe and greattrouble, fthich twas fallen al richer Thehiftorie of Scotland. taied the countrie alt there abouts, returning home The conning of the nobles perceinitig the ontipard foro(ahich be infue, Cruthiet. ; yas goucrna2 of thatpact of Angus thidlicth bee tontoa catfell in Gotwzicalled Dountinnam,where went twirt the tio viuers, the one called Southelke, and the other Porthefke. Soitdanced, thatonatime -_after udgementt poonouncedagaint them, Cruth: e ert lint firl, andtherotherthe chicfelk firrers on etter ters, Cruthlint cane bnto the caffell of Delbogin tole fide were put to erecution, Lhe commons, fox = Saaee pis bis grandiather,the aid Cruthneth as thenlieng in grandfather. the fame ; there panlight occaftona frate twas begunamongt theferuingmen, inthe thich toa of Twoothis Cruthlints feruants fortuned tobe Maine.Uhicy in -_it twas thought they followed their upertors nae thetr twilles, Wwere pardoned and licenced to depa to thefrboules,.soup 2 1 AO ae Foz this equitic Heiwed in mintftring oe| Satie? feruantsiwere ‘vic Ghon Cruthlint declared by wate of complaint 5° the king, be was greattlte pratfed,loved, amd 07 > nt _- brits bis grandfather,be twas fo Menderlie heard,and anfivered nt fuch rep2ochfull tuife,as though be bim:felfe bad bin the authoof the bufines, fo that Cruth- ofall bis fubiecs; fo that great quietnefe a ps wht in the fFate of the common-twealth , greatlie to . aduancement thereof, and fo continued till - They tet bp: hieths fernants perceiuing bowwlittlebewasregare peereof this enneths reigne. at ae ae - onCruthiint dedof their matifer,fell bpon him and beat bim,that blind loue be bare to bis otone iftue, caufed ue bot aifo, procure adeteftable fac, in making alway ae nie neereft kinfmen. his was qalcolme the on -_ Not twithout danger of lifehe beakefozth of their hands,and hardlie efcaped alway. Zn bis returne hometwards, be cameto bis mor Cratiint ther Fenella, here he lap within the cattell of Fee. -thircarne, the chiefett fortretfe of all the gpernes. of king Duffe, created in the beginning of on : neths reigne peince of Cumberland, by realon ine ° of be ought to baue fucceeded in rule . - an wasintiga- There betg tucenfed through bis mothers inttiga- Dome after Lienneths death.whereatthe - poe ted torenenge tion,being a womanofa furious nature.be attemp» ted forthivith to be reuenged of theiniuriereceiued: eth greeutng nota little,fo. that thereby bis tsne thould be kept from inivieng the crowne ot fo Hat affembling a number of bisfriennsandkin& Heiter an them that ' Swereinthe Cattell, ee -_anteanesto poifon bint. Sut though the py ait & folks (ofecretlic as be might togither , twitha band of the inbabitants of the Mernes , be enterefh into Angus, andcomming dito thecaftell of Delbogin nderftandtng by fud) cutdent fignes as a ioas aos bis bobic,that be was potfoned indeed, .nop ano -_the opinion which nten Hadof the kings air that was Cruthneth (adden, world , bythereatontibcrof the licoppeffed, boule fackeband raced, notonethat) D The cloked louealfo dich be bad ees -‘Himtat all times, and fo fdder nena barbs OFF ee {has found within the fame being left altue, The {poile alfo was dinived by Cruthlint amongt them uen bphim vponthe firit netwes of bis de jut oo 2", funerals thould. be celebzated m ane Se a - {hich came with bin. Khe nextday liketwifehe fox chaypell foz bis foule ; adagatne,the teare inthe night {eafon, was fufferedtoenter bythe kes persof the gate, nothing fufpecing anie treafon fn _-tegeitie, that no fufpicton af all wascone _it fhonlo be his deen. 5 er Wenneth at the fame time held a cormneell at manded of the Herald tobat they thought, thep ane Potce fir, Swoerd (notwithtanding agate their minds indeed) titmeflage Dcone,there haning heard the requelf cfthefe anw ‘oiisymr-~ batlado2s, ti prefence ef all bis nobles, he anfivered fand With bis pleature; aypointiing thom be tharight Conttanting that he was glad to buderffand that king Coward mot meet to be prince of Cumberland, and to ad his faieng. twasfo carefull for maintenance of lowe ano amitie rogste the ancient latw of creating the kings,' in bettwirt his fubiecs and the Scotithimen, according deuifing nelw ozDdfirances for the fame, as Motto to the articles of the ancient league intimes patk feemte brito bint andthoteof his couttcell mofk requis Concladed betinirtthem,the ratification thereoffor fiteand neceffarte, he multitude then following bis part he liketwife mot carnettlic defired , ahd 30 their fentence, cried with loiud ¢ ondifcreet voices, Che mattts therefore it rendering moft beartie thanks bnto tobarie Balcolme the forme of Wing Hertethereas MOe welplots him for bis gentle aduertifentent, he purpofed by the ted prince of Cumberland. And thus the fame gpals frcrte sal: aduife of bis nobles, and the other eftates of bis colnte(though as pet bnoer age) tas bp the voices tealme as then there affembled,toelect a nety prince of the people o2deined prince of Cumberland, in fit) people tere bp nature onto rebellion,ther they tyireat magifirates bef then thep iuere reftveined from -theit twilo outragious doings by due puntthment and erecution of inftice, ie confivered therefore that if be Did not caufe thofe {editions rebels hich had thus difobeied his commandements to be punt thedaccozding to the oder of the latwes, be fhoulp Tieb.ne au the tole realme thoztlic difquieten tith ciulll weoa twarve and open rebellion.Wherevpon with all (pad oe becaufed carnelt purfute to be mabeafter Crus Crackin lint, and the reftoue of the offendo2s , the tobtdbat bent -" length being taken inWLochqubabir, were bought mmr. fer aforehand, motioned nteanes to bane Malcolmre requett, the fonof ikenneth created prince of Cumberlann, Onis of bread thereof that ofhertoile haypilie might 45 thoula never fomuich and againt it) being fir dee Eontinehns TChe&. heap au the veftoue ofthe time that be reigned, though 30 tere gentlie blea:and againe bole thep obeted the there danced no great bufineffe by forren entmies, pet bp ciuill {edition the fate of the vealine fas twonderfullie difquicted.FFirkacompanicofikerns * Ciuiliswars ofthe tuefferne les inuading KKolle,totheintentto inDcotland. ane fetcheda botie, were met ivithallbythetvaie and ouerthzotwrie bp the inbabitants of that coun, trie. After this furre,anotherfollowed, farre moze Dangerous to the tole fate of the common-iwelfh, Anothercom- raileabyone Cruthlint, one of the chiefett lors of a motionin ‘fhe Spernes, who twas fone batoa certeinelapic 4° Apecnesdy named Fenella,the daughter of one Crothneth,that could , but that dinerfe of the noble men which were thercaime din there amongother , being made priute to the mats ee made) fo pate the true griefe of the heart, began to that be might fo haue anentrance to the crotwite af gather fore fulpicion, that all twas nottuell ; but pet fer the deceafleof his father, bis motion by ano bicaufe no certeintie aypeared , thep kept their bp toas in manieof thefr mouthes, fbfchisenneth thoughts to themfelucs. Abont the fante time caine perceiuing, he required ofthe moff anctent peres 4nbafrogs AtIballado2s forth of England trom king Coward ro tome thep tvould nameto be pinee of Cumber: camefrom &, the fonne of Gogar (thich after through treaton of land,that there mightbe a meanetoratifie anvcon Crear. his Hepmother Clculda,twas made amartp2)requi, firme the league bettutrt the Scots and Cnality: tity that Gt MDaicolme the peince of Cumberland men, Conftantine the fonne of king Cullin , ano tas deteatled , it might pleafe the king with the Grime the neyhue of king Dutte by his brother ga» fates of the realmfo chofe fone other inbts place, gall: botwbett by the force of the former lat thev ) Rerquied s ghodming his homage wnto the hivig of England, intght by gad reafon haneloked to bane han the precan © according as it twas couenanten bp the league, ferment themfelues. might be a meane fo confirme the fante league bes [But pet perceiuing tt fas in batne todenic TCheherain tiofrt the tivo nations for the anotding of all octafts that trhich would be bad bp biolence (although fhep requiren a: foze moued beretwith,perceiued bow readie the Seo fone limba things happenedin the fir pere of bing dienneth, 157 oration, tbch he hanblen after the pithiefst hée Cheperes of of Cumberland, without anie further delaic : and therebpon required the amballado2 to be pzefent on the mozrotw, to beare that he vas thom the nobles fhoulo nametobe preferred nto that dignitic. he Teting that the king might oder all things as thouln place of the other qalcolme forne to king DDufte, he daie nert following,the ambatadors comming frrto the countcell chamber, beard that twas vecreen touching their requeff, and then being bighlie res ambatladozs herebpon departing foth of the coun wardedofthe kings bountions liberalitée , thep re: tell chamber, twere conucicd to their longing by di 4o furnep into England, and Matcoline with them, to uerfe of the nobilitie that were aypointed to keepe be acquainted {vith king Goiward, and todw bis hos them companie. wtnter Chen Kenneth twith a long oration went about Scone 0 perfuade the peeres , and other the effates of the sitcoms bp tealine there (as % fatd)allembled, to alter the ew Tome amd ancient order died by their elders in cha fing of bim that thouln fucceed tn the gouernance of therealme, after the oeceafle of him that twas in mage fop the principalitte of Cumberland,as the cu ftome tuas, At the fametime alfo there was aneto ac denifey Anew ad for andmade, the old being abzogated (bp the awaint, oesett mentof the king) fo> the creation of the Scotity tin vee kings tn time tocome, manic of the nobles rather confenting with Mence,than greatlie allotuing it et polleffion, We vfev fo manie reafons as twas pot ther in harts 02 boices,though (ome currifauours a fible fo: him to denife in that bebalfe , therebp to ins yo mong them fetfortuard the matter to the bett of duce them to bis purpole , hid) was to bane an ad eftablithed fo; the crotwne to go by fucceffton , onelie to this end, that one of bis fonnes might infop the fame {mmediatlie after bis deceafle. tHe declared alfo that vifcommobdities {editions mo great incery Beniences had grotune,in that the crotwne bad gone th timespaft byelection: fo> though it tas ozdeined at the firtt that it (houly fo bm, bpon a god intent theirpowers. Whe articles of this ozdinance were thefe, The eldett heire male of the veccaffen king, Wrticles cons tthether the fame tuere torneo? neyhue, of tibatage "se? ae foener he fhould be, pea though be thould be tn the verte me mothers wombeatthe time of the fathers veceafle, fhould fromthence-forth fucceed tn the hingdome of Scotland. The nexhue bp the fonne Mhoulo be prefers rev before the nephue bp the baughter , inatteining a gteat confideration,yet in proceffe of time profe to the heritage of the crotone . Anoliketwtte the b20, anderperience bad thetwed, that moze hinderance ¢o thers fonne fhonlp be avmitted befoze the fitters for, bapencd bnito the common-twealth thereby (befine Zhe fame law thould be obferucv of all fuch of the thedanger ener infuing inctoentlie wnto (ach {fue Scotify nation, as bad ante lands 02 inheritance a8 the king left behino bim)than profit, tf the fundzte comming to them by defcent. Wherethe king by this Bturthers, occafionsof cinill oifcozd, and other tte. meanes chanced to be onoer age, ¢ not able to rule, bed practifes were thronghlic ineten and confidered, there (huln be one of the chiefett péeres of the tealme the fume thetcef be recited from point to point, chofen and elected to haue the gonernanceof his pers and fo in the end twith great inffance be fought them, fon and realme,till he came to14 péresof age. fhe that © pernictous a cuftome might be aboltthed and tbicy foureteenth pare of hisage beirig accomplt> taken atpap , to the great benefit of the abhole tate theo, be Mhouly haue the abmintffration committen of the realme,fpeciallie Gith in all realmes commow to his one hands , Lhe hetres of all other perfone of ect eftate anv degree fhould rematne onder the lie the oxver was ,that the Conn thoula wtthont anie tontradidion fucceed the father in the heritageof the twardthlp of their appointed gouerno?s,till thepcame to the age of 21 pares, anpnotfill then to mevole crstone and kinglic effate. he sing han no Coner made an eftd ofbis long with ante part of their lanos and linings, DS. 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