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Show The hiftorie of Scotland. _ The hiftorieof Scotland. mightbe fhe more enfdent to allmen that beheld it, si -_ffrones roundlike ring;but totvards the fouth yas realmte, that aftevivards uhen his nepue Ferlegus chicfett creretfe,pattime and delife. Unto bir theresting, = -forebeinttituted monethlic facrifice,bp reafon ther of this ble was taken bp, that fo fone as anie of them gotfight of the nei mone vert affer bir Then ange, be faluted hiriwith certeine praters 02 falu meone 5 fa Ferlenus twas highlic beloucd and honored of all =mongfE them maniehundzed paresatter. Dainus 4 ining Hot tith authoritie and gentle perfuafions fated fhom)to have tomebim allinpeces: but although their rage was fomekhat apeaten bp Fferitharis.as is faidvet would theynot be pacified thaougblie, till fhat all fuch as pad bene of counlellivithbintin that pradife,had fuffered death, and nete goucriios appointed to haue the oucrfight ofbint, Feritharis lived not palling theeemonethsal 30 kertof fuch facrifice as twas offered bp to the gods, ne finallie, then behand thus inftrnced bis people in latwes andozdinances,afivell touching the religions fernice of the gods, as alfo for politike goucrriment -of hiscountriejhe endedbislife , after he had reigr nedabout 29 pieres, leaning the eftate to hts fonne MopuadillesClioucus reigning at the fante time itt IWzitaine,andDhaara amongt the pics. fas faken in (ach il part,that therebefmethetame ,. tations moltrenerentlie. Gpichcuftome induceda i the peaple;they Were notn readie (if Feritharis had ter this bufinelfe,butdied fudnentie tn the niaht,the truth not being knotwne thether bp naturall veath, Fecitharis * or though treaforrof Ferlegus and certeineofhis Zuvvenp died. complices (thereof there twas no final fufpicton)fox that hetogither With them fonndmeanes tole fire tothe Pits, andatier tothe writams,aberche pad Fees fentheretioucof bis lite in great thame anbignos erilen. cgnetecionce Mitt» Feritharis beingthuspeapinthe rs perteof Bisteigue, thenobles allembled togither forthe er ancohing, -_Hharinds x grethounids, ordeining that eucricboul bopaiet holber thoulo find hint thoo hounds and ane gee fhertbeing about 24 petesof age, a MPainus being of contrarie conditions fo A bisbzother Ferlequs, twas thus advanced to thecrotoueby the'thole confentof the nobles and commons, hhopet keptin fret memozie the noble gouernementof bis father Fergule, Ibe therefore + : ae maine Tudieng to anfiwcre the peoples eypectation in follateers bouts, Great mate MEbvower of fOmeaiithorijevcourt there. wut if terabeteni, {emtattertwere of facytmpoxtance,as thatit conto ~, Not iellbe decided twithontanthonttic of foe high: duu) SPcourt, he owlothent hauc theheating thereofat thereof athatas the bzother of Mouadilie antan brderage toinberit the fucceffion of the crowne. Nothatus ew othatus had bneath reigned tio peres; then all the people beganto cricout bpon bint, forfuch tyzannicallpatts as be pracileaas twella Saint the meaneeftates asthe high.aind foxfomiuch ashebeing armonithcnof his ductic, ambrequired toreforxme certeine Dithantozable bfages by bim er- Baguntis, treifen.he would givte no care thereto ; therefore one & Scots Wonalus gouernorof Wrigantia, confpiring with Sudetway, other nobles of the tealme to depole bint , tntifen Reuther king Doadilles forme; to take partwith them, andtoclaimethe crotone as duetobimbydeb tent fronrbis father, dnd fo affembling a companie horny. Ff abunter chanced in follotving the game of theit Faction fuffictent for their enterpzife,thep ene -_tulofe anreie oralim, fo that he tocre notable fo {uth time as he dfeneucrie pare onceto haue apab» Gouernment it the etate,diuers of their compante Not tarieng fill they tuere commanded , rathlie fell Thisheatk in n&d' the Lcotifymier, even from the -_begining, bfen to purfuc in all they might deuile be cafe the fameis (uc) an enimie tocattell, trherein -_confifted the chiefeft portionofall their wealth and fubffance. bdpon iin, and murthered bint togither with Diuers of fucy nobles mddentlemen, as they knetw to bs enimies to Doualus and bis friends. Aa this thev proclaimed Reuther king, and Erotwned himwith all duc folemnitie,diversof Thus the Scotihmentr this featon, fetting all Notorious offemvors were arreigned and punifhes by death o2 othertnite; accordingitethefault tidy TRHETTEG29 thoy earhadconuniitte. one ‘Atofor themmegquict of bistubiers{heronfit: gtheir king swith teen Pie Named Cyprinusteyniririg the famebp his ambats. SSO Dogsfent onto him. Porcouerthts paimsvpora teligiousdenotion towarvthegoos,baning xirathy tevbeliofe; haeGoidvont theretirmursAll wosldtie dpeaita policinsverebiitvatneydenitey fundzie ety vere? fearmants" wealestobeated antothe olostitaltocantescets his ddnvinton'tobe bisreligion, = Places iifinxspartsof APointtedouttompaMeDaboUothgreatHage Sion matter, aBut tebether thete peuiles tere latues --mentof bis pleafure , o2 rather cuffomes groture midratifieD tw dong continnall fe, ¥ cammat buttorteinie tt tg,tyep tucre abferucnthough all toe Headucdrertemencin, namelie Dincrie foxtsot Pe * -widymentsfyandre bindsof teanlereON . abith -_rdidintytothe qttalitizs ofthe Tame: fobeingvofkedtnbolisof recazD,and comme" 35 Argile, Cantive,and iozne, with themof the twee ferneZlestxbich were there Luith him. LReahther efcaping with life from this bloudic ery sRenther the cnimnter, inthe night following departed bis wates bing fed, swith {uch of hispeopleas iwere left aline, Whereof biseninies being aduertifed in the nerf mogning, purfued after him twith (uch diligence, that fi the -eendthep twbe him twithina caftelhin CathneNe Oh senther pure there twasfled for fucco2 : be-twas pardoned of his fucd ¢ taken, lifepartlie tn refpedt of his fathers mevits,and part» cis pardoz fact, othertwife thanin that he bab folloiuen the couns fellof malictous perfons, Sp this crucll murther aid huge laughter thus committed betwixt thete tiva,.nations of Scotilhmen and Pies, both their forces were fo greatlic infeebled, that they became aneafie prep to their ancient and common enintes the Writains, ho in fuch oportunitic of occafion there affembling togither, thep created them a new 3 gtoraci Gotierno? of Lozne and Cantir, called an aflemblie allo named Gethus, and brother to the other Ge other one Ferquhardthe fonne inlawof Mothatus declare that enomitics ceiuing themfclues not able to makerefiftance,tles swith their wines, their chilozen,and the moft part of their gods , ouer into the Zles of Mrkenfe, and ing tohancthe gouernance ouer them, tho 1048 Gerbag hing, -thus alittle befoye mentioned. Weere alfo thep res Of the people, andbeganto mained certeine peares after , lining in peaceable Were like to infue thougtft'sis tpannicall attempt ehom they of Donalus. Doualns hearing thereabout Fer> © ° manner Wwitly the foymer inbabitants, Peak De. Ba qubaro went baffilie cameto the place there this a' diuers of the ling at all (if the Scotith biftozie be true.) Weveof Patand as bislife,abo by flieng yet efcaped bis hands , and got Slands of Drbente are named by diners twjiters bs eet bim ouer tnto the Fle of la , abither reforted onto bin diners of the nobles (that fauszed not Douale) te -foundthere, wronging them by no in{urtous Dea. ae femblie twas made, and there Heatng chiefe; be Did put Ferqubard alfo in great hazard of Scotit regions, as having the force of tatoos, and fo aro icytncrinto thefe Daics. one aBefivefete Groivances foxbuuntingDenanile eS seo comnranoedalo,that alt fuchdatutes as FONE be had nade;houild be kept amma ebterurd: ubereUNY gonernogsoftribes, befide the refinue of the nobles, gentlemen comons of Kole, Cathenefle;sarne, contrarie to the vecree of an autentike law. Among chofitig their king through confent of the people,to be bioken by the twicked attemptof apziuatperfon, tan bntkifull pong man aduanced tothe crotone, that be tvere {eene to be at the fall, thould baue the made bp the king as then for the further apace fide there died alfo Ferqubhard himfelfe with oiuers thoughtrot to fit till till the fame might haypilic be .., pattandgone. Firk therefore with a mightie armic the ‘attains fnuaded the Pics: the nobles of trbich nation pers fiblie out ofall pavtsiohhtsteatme,toconferretogt: So by common confent, a iudge to Deternute of the therfo: fuch purpoteszat thattimealDfudas tucte numberof bis people: alfo Douale himfelfe twith vi: vers of the nobles of Scotland, belive gentlemen e -Ferquhardis chmons that toke partwith hint, Dn the contrarte Aaine, the nobles of the realme being bighblie pifpleafeo theretwith, for that thep tudged it not onelicagreat sffenfe to haue the hing thus traitozoufite murthe, ted, but alfo fatw hereby the ancient o.oinance of -_frintsthe head ¢ homes toremaine to bint ttbole DOS did bef nert.Apebody being deel ¢ broken bp,thould -_be Diffributedat the pleafure qbifcrction of the may amie Doubt iivantecofthefe points , they shoulodate patt there was laine Gethusking of Pics, whofe daughter king Reuther had marricd, witha great tender nedothis fe, tered the' palace there Pothatuslap,anvatter rea | licagatne forthat itinas knolwne bow bis by anp foning totth bimof certeine points touching bis mi' 4° pouth twas fuchas had not deferued death Billed a wolfe thould haue aore for his pattiescae fer of the game. he botwels and panch torre call Toor' tothe Dogs asthe cale required. Andif there rote sve Doualeinbattell, whofe hott tinfein one date tas bieto recetue them, there twas fought fo truelia D sfeontlte perfonage anviuit,apt (as ivas thought) » fohauba tealme itr goneriance,was crotwned king bp forceof latuaboue renicmb:ed,oebarring dildzent matinae- Vollfering of wwrong.Fethere were ante controuer> _ firfkit twas o2vetnen, that he tdofe Dog DID te ifoand -_ga through to theendofthe courte twith the beate, fo fers revett fie rifen bettwipt neighbour aud neighbourtithin might be taken bp and ened amongelt themat and paffedouerinto Scotland, bhere gathering too battell betwirt them, that inthe end etther part bee Mhefe tere fheacts and doings of hing Dooua tng foze trauelied With faughter and long fight,was iit bille, thoin the 28 peredfbis reigne departed this glad togiue place te the other, not paling an eight eae 2 fyoald af Beregonivin, wowcalled Dunttafage,l hurdzedofiallthofe that were prefent that date it monateig 5. uot nitty bebind him afonnecalled Keuthevras pet -thefielbasithen: being lett aliue, Clpon Douales fiaine. ° sh{uticient age tofucced tn the effate Myreafon wing bis fai fathers worthieads, mainteinen tu thet Delite on hunting, beganalls to fe latves and Loree * Hicoin all points,without {uttering anie bearing o2 5° fatutesth proces of timeconcerningthe fame, and among neigh= One bundzed o2 cantzed , be iwilled that the fame -_gither nofmallriumber of fod) as Wwillinglie refoz fed bnto them to their afd, thep encountred with * fateful: lecton of ancio king, andin the end thep agreed bp 40 helpe bimfelfeatter that tinte,be madea fatute that MDBainus the porgerfonne of king Fergule, as he thould be foundof the common treafurie.etbat Tynes tite! fence read bp him, the fame offender might onder: flandthat be recetuedniothingbut right at. the tum line and dicin the quatell, and after tmbarking fae offendors Without tepining twillinglie twere, put to lightnere to the citie Beregonium with the -_lofle of eight thonfand men. contenteato {utter aie punithiment thatioeucr tt. -Ehenight parted the fraie, but in the nert, moze ro : . thasthat the latwain to appoint then, Hhiscuftome aly ning,Douale and bis partakers theough great in: be mightpet ngtete into fuch force, that it never Dignation concetued, for that thep tvere fo beaten yogated amongtthem ofthe tefterne, ales , but backe by Jferqubard (bautng tn all bis hott not patt fhat cue bnto this Day thep haue: their latviers:a. roooo pertons) fiercelie carne fnzth of their tents mong them ttthout thofe benuntiation 02 Decree to giiebattell afteth, and finding their enintics reas takert outof the regiffer, no tudgement is reputed Duarille being crotoned king of the Scots, Dorw+ 7,7), cee jonccat que Dolehat -themfelues tn certeine beffels, thep entredthe fea, ges hands :bpreaton thereof ttcameto pale, that: -_aivalfoaypoint fmeth linings for the prietts tobe ta HEeps effablithen anetu league twith the Waitains,y fending his ambatlavozs ‘onto thenr: and With tHe Pictshe reneluede confirnren the auctent aliance, Ae fet all his pleafure: on bunting and kecping of lates if ante doubtarofe, and that ben anie offers; pop thoulvcome before the fudge, and beare the few tobe the govdelleof hunting,bercin contitten their Stewie Ferqule, being not come fheeloctt fornmecf king Fer fofullage,thzough inffigation of fomeintolentpere fons; and {uch as by alteration hoped for aduances ment, required Ccontrarte fo the ordinance before eftablifjen) tohauciof him thectotune:the matter cuftomre then dled) they promifen one to another to content thouln haue the tterpzetation of thofe onemightic fone farre greater than all the elk, pit. Wurnnin astouchiny Feritharis , thootlicafter be fwas thus inuefted bing , be cameto an intervieto §«-hed bp tn maner of an altar , thereon their picts {wlththe bing of the wiets, there manic things beminht maketheir facrifices in hono2of theit gods, Ar witnes of the thing,there remaineth onto this ing conmmined oftouching the wealth of both matt: ons,the league was in folemmetite confirmed, and Dap cerfeine of thofe great fones fanding round fuchpuntthed as.had done anie thing formbding to ringivife, tthtch places are called bp the common the-byeath of the fame. people, The old chapels of the gods. A man would After this,being returned home, he owderedbinvy -rmaruell by Ghat (hit, policte,o2 trength tach migh: felfein the adntiniftration of bis charge verie bp> 10' tie fones tere vaifen in that maner.Amongf other rightlie, without qining tuft occafion tntoanie fo the godsallo, which the Scotithmen havin mobk remimatone: find bimfelfe qréeued: and thus continued be cere erence,Diana was chiefe, trhontethep acconnter redofthe feine peres in {uch lone of all the effates of the as their peculiarpatroneffe, for that the was taken Sits. Theieage the thecnttodie of agtanecouncellor,chobyacommon, ttth a great number of the commons. Inthe env, Ferquyard perfuadedbhiscompan' ons to fet all feare apart, andto returne with him inte Scotland to take reuenge of Douale and bis complices,, being traitors and erimies to the realme @® common-wealth, (o that firff ioining banvs, Shich thep div wet in mans blow (accozding tothe moveouer as fone fappole it came to palle,that thefe tome fuppofe, -the ancient kingoome ofthe pias. ae Nee Zn the meane abile the Writains fetsing DPON sere fo coiten {uch countries as thefc pias hav forfaken , that bicaufethe -isto faie,the Pers, Louthtan, and others, they left repiokinray im Diners places phere they thought expedient, garl (enter fons of men of twar,to keepe the fame tn duefubtedt> for in 2pz1 on: anb after entre into the confines of the Scotifly tance. hingvome, burning ¢ waftingall afoxe thenr, there- twtth furh Scots.as pet remained- being bighlig --=>- ess = -= > ES el 36 |