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Show Thehiftorie ofScotland. TeFbireoene, Was bequnbp the Writains, and firetded from A bircomeaforefaid,onerthivart the law onto Alclath nov Dunbeetor. Parimianus bauing thus driven his entnries bes pond this tall, caufed ibem to make afurance by their oti of conenant,r1cucr to palle the fame agains by twaic of boftilitic, either againtt the Writains 03 Romans. Ahere were that counfelied Marimianus either dtterlic to hauc defiroicd beth the Scots and Pics,either els to haue defen them cut ofthe ahole Fle.But be being fatilficd with that hich tvas alrea: bie done, thonaht god to returne bnto Borke, and there to winter, that i fhe beginning of thenert {pring be might go into Wales, to chattife Dioner thus and other of that countvie fo2 their rebellion, in aiding the enimties of the empire.But uben the time came that be (heuld haue fet fortward on that tours nie,he beard {tech netwesfrom the parties ef beyond the feas , into that ruinous decate the empire yas fallen,toftbout anic likelibmd of recouerie,that cane ging his purpole,be niinded to blurpe the crotne of 9 *zitaneas ablalute king thereof Himfelfe. Andto takethbpon bimtheabfes haue the moze fauio2 of the Writith nation without a. hic impeachment in the beginniny of bisreigne, be toke to tuife one of the Daughters of Dionethus,bee ing the elver of thole fino , thich be onelie had twits out ifiue male, by the fiffer of king Ferguie. She that twas thus copled in mariage toith Marimianus twas called Dthilia, ¢ the other Daughter named Tre fala tas profeffen a nun in anboute of religion, ta a the intent that the tole right whic) Dionethus pree feaeee tendedtothercalme, mightremaine tothe wife of ‘Parimianus. Then Wwas Dionethus mave fecond oecafion to invade the Wzitih borders, not {paring andPats in to purine with fire and fom2dall {uch of the Wzitaing VadetheBe as bid pet continue in obcifance to MDarintanus, re hep firtk proue thofe Weitains cut of all the coury fries, hic) bad beene taken from them bythe fame Galloway,the Pardes, and Mozthumberland,Tis pone, thepentered into Cumberland, Wlettmer: Theorie land, and kendall , rot ceatltig till thep han fpotten ree amb defacedall thofe countries,with the mot partof tapmen, ali Porkethive,in {uch crvell tuffe, that they madeall jofe quarters barrent both of come and cattel,which tunic focuer thep pated. ihe writains percetuing fir to fat danger thep tuere bjonght, tf fone godrer breffe tuere rot found in time,font over foith all fpad Tye wit trite wore for (uccoz tobe had at the emperoz Ca: tains reqam were come fo the Wall and had ther people readie ta ‘pal to affanit gtue the amnoch, thep themfelues fopapart fone & fat out of pangerof (Hot; and (ucybandsas tere na, andas then foiomning about paris in France, vennacis SHcorlhmen, the fame, After this alfo, he being once fullie eftablt fhedin the effate of Whitaine, coveted alfo to atteine tothe type itt goternment of thetbole empire, and therefore affembling all the forces of the writith pouth,failed into Gallia, caufing bimfelfe tobe pros clamed empere2 , and fo bfurped that title;as in the England Ftalian bitforte pou maie find more largelicerpzetfen.i9e left bebind bim fr Britaine bis father inlatp Dionethus as chiefe gouernos there, inithonclegton of Romane foloiors. Atter thisnio «statue, went about twlth earnelt perfuafions to res the 2zitaing smote the reftoue of the nobilitic from this deterint- z atid ertend,pet at the length by great force tie Wall was brdernrined and thrower Dotwne in fundsie places, nation, aduifing them to feeke fox peace at the Sco meng hands, tifhmens bands , rather than to trie the Doudtfull the tpzant Warintianus had in manner empticd and oman flance , for none efcaped their bands, but{ncas fas nedthemfelucs by flight. -_difpeopled the land of all (uch able men as were apt for feruice inthe tuarres, Wut this adnife of Cona: Conanng lefting the fubiectsof the empire. : Hbe Deots and Wicts, opon krotulenge hav of Cees fhis Galliosarrinall, nxeto backe into their coun s om trics, not minding to fiabt with the HomansGhOle cso te force thep. Doubled, andnot foithout caufe, haniny somans. There caine alfo an other potwer of Scots any Pias by water out of Fife, andlanvinginpPialmp, todzive backe the Scots and yids from further mor" {words , not {paring to fap that be fpake tikeno true ings divthem(elues . Wothboufesand peoplepaf man oz loner of his countries fo that the former o» fed by fire and fivo20 , infomuch that all fic) of the WBritatrs as could get away,twithozetw forth of the counttic , not faieng till thep came bepond the rie 40 fhes he Aue ne fmall number of thers : and for that be knew he thania be fent for (hortlie to returne & fibich lieth bettuirt Liwrd and Line twas deliuered by appointment of the kings bnto the fonldiers, to fpoile and bfe at their pleafure, tberebpon follotwes manic notoztous cramples of crucitic,enuie, coues toufneds,wrath ¢ malice. In the meane time, ubilelE the Scotith and Piaith men of ware ayplicd their market , the iS2itains with all diligence repared aid netwlic fortified the offyer tall begun (as is fato) nto the water of Forth, bere in fundate fhirmv afLoa ner of Line; by reafon thereof , all the countrie gaine into France, toielpe to rohit fay barbarous nattons ag iwarrer in the faine,fo2 the better veferle ¢scents ofthe eitains aqaint their enimies the Scots AND te atl of sonea Picts (chore he kets vould not be ante tile in to be me quiet after be was oncegene) be canled the tall be ttetulte mane bp bettvirt Abircome ¢ the month of Clude tater,thereby to defend the WOMANe pOee countrie fromtheriuer of Line, bnto the riuer of piles of tumd,d2inert in bettwirt in places moft nab Powwbeit the Scots and Pics, becanfe twinter ap, proched , made no further attempt againt the wrttains at that tune , but diuiding thofe countries Che. cen certeine turrets catt fooxth bpon this wall,Gallioay Co Ges pointed tatch ¢ tard to be kept, that ppont therm: mics approch towards the fame, warning migit O (a sacs given by fire inthe night, and by fmokeit the DaP- ve se bhto fuch of the iBzitains as dinelled neere bpon thole Soe borders (commandement being giver Dpon paiite that cuey of death for being foundin the contrarte rie man bpon {uth bnotwlenge bad, fhoulo refort ime moebdjatlie to the place aypointed,, tvith {uch armoot anb {veapon as for bim twas requilit. Ghen Gallia had thus giuen order for the - of the Britains, and delivered them at that nee 6a? from theeruell bandsoftheir enimiies , be peng _ into France with the armie that be bought 4 bint accosing to the commandement thi be os from Ctins the emperours licuferant there. Departure ont of Writaine was no fonet mr the Scots and pias , but that with all eit os Dinance (that is to Mp ,to feeke an end ofthe wars ss by dint of fomzd) twas allowed fothe bett, Werebpon there were muffers taken , armour ee and \ueapon pzouided,and both Dap and place apotty their appicths ted, there thep Mould afemble togither to march togoagamns forth towards the enimic, Conannsfore lamenting tb! 4¢918. their Doings, callevalmightie God to record, that that tbich be bad fato , was poker onelie for the loue ¢seale trbich be bare to bis countrie, ¢ fithence bis adutfe might not be followed, he Doubted greatlie leaff the rutne of the 1Bzitith fate by fomefatal aypointmentdrew fat bponthem. Lhe people hea bp the emperour Adrian, thating overthtwart the 50 ringhim fpeake thus, fome wilfull wickenperfons Gonanupia nince fronvall {adden trmafions of the enimies his of the ae fell bpon him, and flue him there prefentlicamongit faine a- them: therewith other betng foz¢ moned to tndige monaelt the nation, fet bpon the murtherers, there to haue ves Dita. uengedbis death immediatiie . Theredpon began taking of parts,adtogither thep went bp the cares thid) lic bpnozth from the forefaid wall of Avian, tn fucha furious wile, that fundzteamongeft them fain wall. Zhe Writains therefore mifrufting leat -countrie, the docots firtt raced dotwne the wall Of rate tie wall being flaine,the magtltrats bad muc)ade to aypeate among themfelues , according to the o2der in that bebalfe appointed bytheir hings, they fortificd cers the fraie. $n this meane time, thilett the Wrtitains were teine caftels anv holds for befenfe of the fame cour buficdin fending of their ambaflavours to the thus ¢o fries , as if were fo countergarifon {uch Writains Romans, tconlulting togither for vefente of their as continuallic kept watch) and Ward bpon the forefofone as the (pring werecome, the Scots would innadetheir countries tic) lap onthe fouth part of the faine twall, breaking inbpforce through it , as thep had dantethe pere before throughthe other wall core Abircome., not leaving one piece thereof thole, ( of Boircogne, that a few tokens ercepted, nothing rematneth to be {ene at this bap of all that bugeand wonderfull torke ,itiscalleo now in thele dates Oraimfothe, Gratinfotke, of Abircozne sthep fet ambaffado2s onto Ctius the Romanelieutenant , goucrning Callia now called France, onder the emperour Clalentinian , requy becaufe that Graime was not onelic (as pebaue bard) chiefe inerpelling the Waltains (rom the fame, but alfo at this time (n the racing of it tothe ground fought fo deftropy and erpell out of their lmpsand boufes, all {uch of the iSritans as acknowledged enifelues in anie mancr of wife tubieas onto the potvers, mb ouerihzetw all fach fortrefles as had not the wrth bene deflroten the veare befoxe , Danding on the babercrs, nozthfive of Adzlans on - chic) tall mee ting to bane fome aid and fuccour at bis bands, therebp to refitt {uch fierce anderuclleninties,as : nus foas derie enill taken, ¢ moued the multitude countellis tea that beard him, to be greatlie offenved twith bis cea purfued the Writains twifh moze crueltic than the fers at their bands . S5ut Gallic purfued them euent Gellio ied full, 3t twas alto 8 fot broad,and 12 fot bigh.<Andin fub{ch bordered bpon the Scotith domintons,from all dedof the bloud of Dctautus fometime king of Bel comtfeliecty Pritains onech fide that went about to make refi" nics it was intummlafedaccorping fo the ordinance aamit trouble of warres , was contented tomake peace peace tothe tith the Scots bponlight tute made bnto bim for fher theived he lee profe of bis valtancie at this fime than he had don before, Ffo2thongh the Writatis made carneft relifance,(o far as their power would fwith a legionoffoloiogs to pafle over fiito 1Britaine, pho @ her Hablih himlelfe the moze quictlic in the eftate of Writaine, and to deliver bis (ubieds the Writains, _as ivellnen.as foomen,being able to bw anie feat META fo that the hole numberof the ScotsamdWiasery chance of Pars his indgement, confivering the Weitaine vits tered by the fame into Picland, beating doiwne the 30 féebleneile of thetr tubole force noww , euerfince that acca of al the ahole Ble Toul revolt from the obedience of the Romans, ampatnted one Gallo bose in Wauew' Genioster eDoucr into the Jleof Zona, otbertwife calten Cols fabich be himfelfe hav deuifen in his itfe time, withire the abbete there. Inlike manner Marimianns , fo the intent toes pei Buo¢ Coot mang, deter te mine pet to appointed to affaile,abuanced forth of the maine bat _of feruiceanatlablein defente oftheir countrie,s ra- ioe ‘sabtheinal, tels bnderthe teading of that Oratme, the thich(as 25 thertotricthe bttermof pointot fortunes chance, pebauedeard) was chiefein expelling theiBritains -fhanfo fufter themfelues to be ouerrun totthout res tien thep had fir made the fametvallbpcommarw -fiftance.. But Conanus Camber, apzince of great gonanng Dement of Clittorine the Wontanelientenant. Pete authoritie amongeft them, as one that was defeets Camber occupied. Galentinian defirous to deliver the Bel tains from {uch cruelenimies as the Scots ¢ Pics thetucd themfelucsfo be, leat thaoug)theit meanes buriedinthe Seen Lie michill, abere, toith all olenme pontpe ad ceremos and ovder ofthelr countrie, Where after long deli beration (notwithanding that thep percetued thep Mhoulobauenomozeaid from the Romans) tt twas pet determinen, that to refift the enimtes, the thole -_puitfance of the Wettith nation fhoula be mufFerep , Graimnaffaut lentinians hands, for Warimianus twas othertvile phd {all twas earft madeof turffe , but mow repared puss ott fwtth fone, and frengtyened tuith great polls a se. apace fwall, abere thep buderfimd the Scots and wBids were minsed fo affanit. At length eben the Scotith and pPiaith kings perfon of the realine, afwellin degree of boro2,as 40 han in times pat fo manie ouerthzotves ano laugh: fi the countrte,he caufed to be taken bp,and connets 87 empire. Gut Ctius, Wether he toould not, ograther ber Etius refas cae he contuenientlieconld not (fo that he was a» {eth toanshe -therivife orcupied in defenle of Gallia again€ the weer Ffrencymeg:) made a direc anfwere that he hadno men of dwarte inffore to fend over into Writaine, and therefore twtlled them to dm that thep could for theirotone vefente, foy aid of him they might none baue. Themellengers returned home twith this ans tainsrefozt tothewall of the Writains being aduertifed cf their entmies ti to Mwere, and made reportthereof in a publike affem ble of all the 15zttith nobtlitie,be ing as then gatheSorcopne to tentions according to the ordinance before ayo ted, drew indefentible tofle brite that part of the red fogither at London toconfult there for the effate Marintanus, andby other of the Romans and web tains,as Pialand,tile, Carrike, anv Coningham, Fe esnis cea, HE. f= hevoriect Ferquicig ats sibus for nefente, thereof the Scots and Pidstoke gad eyesens inpublike gonermient. Hd obiletk thele things tere thus a baing in ASiutainetoe Deotith tows hadcreated Papel nius the fonneof Fergule, bing of their realine , as due fo Hin by rightfullfucceffton frombis father, fhobad gouernied the fanie by the fpace of 16 peeres perbe toas flaine (as before isfpertfied) inthe latt mentioned battell, Zis Cugenius began bis reigne (as Wwefiitd) in the pereof out io4 4 0, after the firbeginning of the Scotth bingdente 767. is fathers cops.chic) at-the firtras fecretlie burien, * occafion fuffered, thileft the Womans tere pet Eugenius. ee.ae created ofScots, force thep'nefermined te fet Dpor the Wrttains as gaine. So thatatfembling their powers togither , theBingsof both thole nations erhost theic mento trmined tO do valiantlic. Gugenius the bing of the Scotifys Byitaing a men incourageth then thicugh hope of bigh ves wards and {poile. Lhe Piaihh king ibetwilefor his gine, part pzomifeth the licutenanthip of Camelan( ant Office of mot horo2 amongef thent) ontobimthat Te Bri= fic thoulo pale the twallof Abircome. Wherevpon eegie2 thereaime, {acy Romans as Marintianus hadleft in Wyitaine, frbs renolting from theft othes of allegiance ginen brite the fame MParintianus , obcied Ctins,as one that fupplien the romeoftheir rightful lod and mat, fter theempero2 Talentinian, So that tn this tite Was Betatne offpurneied of all mancr of ablemen -be twas the greateft omer . GUhidy being accomplts Che Goco'tty -thed, the Scott and picily kings aflemmblen their "e9soeA B. U, aing SS --- = ord Se ee i aan. come, Bhich (as befne ts (aid) afeto pares paffed The hiftorie of Scotland. tins the emperors lieutenant tn France, fendfo, eS Diuerfe other nDfable fotnes and places,as tell bee longing tothe Pics as Scots. Metther was there anic endof thefe crucll doings,till both the Scots ¢ She Seots Wictsfor their refuge were generaliie conflreined to twithd:atv themfelues bepond the tall of Abie andBits FATE 86.' |