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Thehiftorie ofScotland. 102z inten the Armorike Writains wannetfmtacter . on otherofthemeaner fort of bis otune fouldiers : filet be foke theres Sirthur retur- Due of bischoferrbands,andivent toiondon, there nethteLon= to ponive that norebellion thouldbe raifed among thenrand the Srots,thep Hhoulovalie oblerue, go» -dzed fhould martie the daughter of Gatvolana nor Boreas ble man amongff the Iitains,and of highelt author joke the Sarons of Hert, 2 other of the countries necre _-ritienert onto Arthur himfelfe: the chilozer ‘of this one Sancisn --rmarrtage to be brought bp with their grandfather axsztaine, in Weitaine , till thep came to peeres of vifcretion, Gatwanthe bother of the forefaid Morzed, thonly Gavme about, 3uthe beginning of the nest fpring , be gar ferue king Arthur, andreceiue at bis bandslarge Garvenin thered bis hoff togither againe , and with the fame inferteinment , and great poffefttons to mainteine Pit went fnzth againi Colgermte anid Deca, thobeing mates foxthof Northumberland, tere entered into ro theretvith bis effate, Dther articles there tuere commpziten inthis league, nuns paconf andivatting the cour accowding as was thought tequifite for the mainter ; tricinith thete accuffomed crucitic. we Bjeredpan incountering them twitcinbattell, Artharvit comfitetbthe he obteined the bidovie,adthen befiegingPerke,at od "oie aieth Gieget Foxbeand lenigth be entered into that citte, bp meanes of a sBritaine,ths divelling amongit the Saxons there, infhe night feafon conucied a Go;tof wyitains into the citie, the hich breaking open the gates inthe it. doayof thenightDid let in allthe tholebott-Telhere Smineth nance offable friendihip bettwirt thefe kings and -theirniations.Sathat Arthur baning concluded this league, and fill being neftrons to purge the hole Fle of all mifcreants aud enimnies of the dyfitian ssitnae -fatth, be fent onto the Srotith and piatth Wings, ters enbete quiring thonton the bebalfe of that butte trbtd) hep pos ontaty -_otoght bnto fhe abuancementof Gieittsteligton,to kings a at inmonth, Arthur would not {after bis men to make any great 20 allemble thetr potuers, ¢ tometbim -frbither be fonld repatre to foine with them, atfad miutther of the entries , hich tere content to pald ‘ dap asthep would aypotnt, front thence fo piard ee themfelucs, but bicdthem berpy gently,therbptowin forth again Soith gentle- more pratfeamongtt all thofe that beardofbistoay ZLoth bing of the ics,and Conranus bingof the thie bicories. The Weitains haning thus conquered nefle, Scotithmen,failed not in thts fo neceffarie atventer' the citie of Borke, manic feats of armtes twere Dale -paife, but agreable to Arthurs requefé , within fet lic practiten bettofrt them and the Sarons,vhic held inttthe Sarons. Stygot poffediton fill of the countrie thereabouts. Wut the o that tamentey nds ofDoluptuonefspleatutes,( Soinyee: thetr than to pafled bicortes ‘into banket= " il pe f * t as foas like , hot fearing (uch bangers lapera : : ate to follote. afabout the fame time, inffituted,ae that the feattof Ch:tttmatle; eaten f of fo) ain ofee ad a be kept toith {uch fhould ali te in all binds of tnozdinate banketting for the {pace of thirteene Dates togither, accozding to 4o the cuffome bled fill oe on va eats of England and Scotland cuen bnito this Day , refem sisbe feafts tbhich the gentiles died to keeps in the bono: of their nunken gov Wacchus,calledindatis Chpittmrath Bacchanalia: therein all kindsof beafilie Int and bankets rebre. Wut Shence femblingthe fenfuall boluptuoutnes twas putin featts Bacfoeuer,o2 bp tome focuerthis mfatiable gourmary chanalia. pitecame bpamongf vs,fuerlieagreat abufe ttis, toferthe people at uch a folemne featt, there they ought to be accupicd in thanks giuing toalmightic .. God,for the fending dotone ofbis onelie begotten foie amongtt bs, to give themfelues in manner folie to gluttonie, anderceffine filling of their bele lies, toith {uch maner of lewd andiwantonpattimes, pleafureas they hadtaken thilett they fotourned in Crewris tainsthrough Wozke,being notw comeinto the field,thep tvere able retandeale foabiocnopaines,t thatno god Wasdoneof cere became bnavt foie peersafter, till finallte Arthur tdinedinieague {ith Loth king of the Picts. Theconditions of icy league inere thefe. chat Arthurduringbisnatnrall . Rieaguecon> tif {hould re(qne as king ofthe Writains,adatter CinveDbesésdeceate,thekingdometoremainento @aznze0 hingotBxz andbisitue, if bechancedtobaueante, Ehatthe tains, eLoth icsthould aid the Writainsagaint the Sarons, ofPies. Suphauc all (uchland as mightbe recoueredofthem bepond dumber,Allo the league tbich was betivirt Qe dap for better bape fortune. Dinerfe Hat were the nifaduantage of the Wyitains and pics,ho not. onee "© thetimeaypointed, and pet refufing tobechattenes; their capteins,receiued their enimiesberie fiercelic, thew people ta enor notable by meancsof pouertic togetataie within 20 twithfEanving,thzough. the earnest exhortation of putryenwith > dates after they came fortward , and tofningwith the - patlage. Ghen both thearmtes titer hepato Sebel, anfre mow Poethumber erme Duke of fight gelding, rode almott enen barn to the face of over of battell olgerme their fr the Bids, there thep fon right ffoutlie, and there bitering mante repsocbfull paaeth A {00208 nto Loh, and other of hignobles, fo2 beeath of thefr promifen frienbthip tobinrand bis Sarons. peclared that he frnfken thortlie to fee tuft pumtlhs ment light bpont them fothis falthood antntruths fake; in thus foining twfth thet former entmies & gaint their moff truttte friendsand febfatt alies. The Picih king not greatlte moucd beretoith, commanded bis ffandardsfo abuance taeanne the Sarenslthetwife batten apace towards them, that the one being come twfthin danger ofthot of z other, the pics let fifethet atrotues berie freth) > Arthur inthemeane time hauing fet bis -ae rate, erborten them to fight manfullte : ato : as be perceiued that the fraie fas begun ame Pics,be in femblable toife comandeth the = ss togiue the onfet, fo that immebiatlte there tm aay Coxe conflict,the Scots being in the right twing,t tude,thep tuere forced fo fie, and {o did , not refting rdorcenten O2der-for the repaving of churches abzoad in the diers, being mounted bpon their horifes, efcapen Senbestobe countric, thich the Sarons hadouerihzowneozder -tulthonthurt, though thep lof no fall numberof faced; tnamelie inthecitie of Borkehebettoiues their companie,as nell in the fight as in the cafe. great cof, there the cruell infloelshaddone much 3° - Zhe Saronsamballadors being not pet oeparted burt bpon churches,and other religious boufes, out of the Wttith campe, tuere berebpon fated till Ju thepere following;Arthurbaonewesbothe the nert moaning, and then badanfwer giuen them, what antoee Harons thich beld the Aleof Wight, ioining with that frontthencefwath the Writainsivere not minded he Aeron a Whe maine battellof the Sarons apes rte bare on both foes,begam fogiue backe, ocho -_perceiuing, the moze earnettlie prealfeD Ht' them, fo that in the end Deca being contteeeee~ the Hontidh Sarons, haddonegreat di(pleatures to heareante meffengersofthe Sarons comming puewegye , "nto thedBzitains; onthat. five of the Thames, kel ,. linge feaing an hagenumber of them with great trueltie, theretwith being fo2e moued, hedetwte to intreat of peace, finceitipas manifeft enough, thurs hands. thep ment nothing but falthad, as well apeered in that thep hadagaintt the law of armes, thilell their tade- Pd {ards London With bis armie,purpofing btierlte fo Ambatlado2s tere {n communication , oiffretlea deffroie all the eatt ¢ fouth Sarons, fince othertwife part of the Wzitith armie , and therefore thep Haulo Sicraceot hecould not pzouide for the {uertie of bis {ubieds, bes 4° allure themfelues,to bane at Arthurs bands nothing tng fill in Danger tobe murthered and robbeo, fo but cruell {var tothe ottermoft of bis potver,inres longas anie of that wicked generation of the Sar, uenge of fud) their great butruths and cloked peas ons remained here amongtt them. lings. They han fcarfe recetued thefr anflwer,butthat By meansallo of the league, be had with bimin this tournie ten thonfand Pias, ¢as mante Scots: Cugenius neyhue to king Conran bybis bother there came from the Saronsfoytie other ambaflas dos, being men of great authozitie amongit them, toercufe that thich bad baypened ouer night, tntat, serision Congall being generall ouer the Scots , and Boy been. d2ed the fanne of king Loth by bis wife Anne, go Shstue Sears don,longed them a little beffoe the rtuer of Thames, Wut be bimfelfe with fome of bis nobles , entred ine ambaflagecommended as tell thefe that came laf, as the other ubich came firft , tobe kept (n the mar, to the citie, caufing fuplications to be made bnto almightie God thre daies together,for gwd (uccefle to follow again the Sarons. Dn the fourth dap bearing diuine ferutce celebzated bp the bithop of Rondon , andcanfing afermon to be mabdein the 60 fhalstent, thatin no toife thep thoulo efcape, ahilett be bimfelfeinthe fecond watchof the night departep outof bis campe, twith all his puifance , hic) be vt uldedinto three battels, andbauing marden thre Che tuooen miles forward, be was dpon bis enimies per thep a marketplace , be committed bimfelfemdbisthole onderft.ovanie thing of biscomming,{nfomudh that taing ppon the armie onto the tuition of Ch2ift , and bis mother the the Wzitains bad Maine and chafen the twatd) of the garons. Sarons campe, befoye it was certeinlie knowne nerfe béeretoforehane iitten. After this , (Maing fazthof the citie, he willed all bis men to be of gad _ comfozt,as thep that fougtt in a inft quarell againft xe, eng the fault opona fort of pndiferect perfons, nor Che excufe of thing p2tuie onto that abic) the goucrno2s of the ar the Barons, uetning the Pics, a lutie pong gentleman, verie mie bad bone, touching the fending of their ambah iwittie ano tolardlic inall bisdaings. Further, 50 fado2s,emd therehponhad without their adutfe made moze, Arthur bnderflanding that hurt rett and cafe that thirmifh. bad Done amongit bis men of warre,caufed them to Bat Arthur (udging that there tas fome.new heepethe field in all this iournic,and pafling by Lonfubtill pracife in band, onder pretente of this new Dirgine, thofe image in fedof a bad be bare in bis thield continuallie from that Dap fo; tward,as dt- Colgerme fidelingwife,bare him quite a ng Juthe meanefinte, WLoth by meaned seach bP cat be recoucred from amongit the thOng a at os mies,bis mentwere fo pifcomforted there' a ua -Freighttwaes therebpon thep ell torunninee ts se ber fodm, hotwbeitin theend oypectied with multis fill they came i fight of the tubole armic . Jn Hhich flight, qo2d2ed0 and Gatwolan by belpe of their fouls biatlic therebpon tivo picith bozflemen companie: but Colgermebeing ocad ae vas eat in dotirg.that thie was poMible fo, o fmallanum: the wopte, forth fo: the fame purpofe,fo that incomparifon bes ri¢feo amongt thent received the cheiflian faith tng Cheldsike oneof the dtefett captetns as = -babergion efcaping iwithout burt , taste parr {uch as od about bint, andreftozed ere fuere pnt to death, accopding to the proclamation fet fincerelic,amd witha true meaning mind.Dhings ber ing thusquietedin orthumberland, Arthurtoke ots, Bias try sppcuns toinetogitys the Sarons,quicklie di{comfited that toing ae as though thep Choulo rather celebzate the fame abfch thep twere firft matched. Colgerine twit nd featts of Bacchanalia, andthofe other thich the gen: Sargnsincountring(as ts fain)with the Loe as tiles alfo kept,called Floralia,and Priapalia, than the ced in the left wing, rufhedin amongtt bis nae remembzance of Chattts natinitie, tho abbozreth all (bpon an earneff defite to be renenged of bis ; maner of fuch erceffe. But now to mp purpofe. When the nert tum ¢, farie king ILoth) tofth fuch violence,that :atbuta sane eo oh incounter beouerthzelp the fame oth mettwas once come, Arthur lev forthbis Britains at eer againt their enimies , but by reafonof fad cafe and stmgh) td *" -Wifains,forth thep went agatnt the Sarons,ohom ‘Writainslieng in that citteallthefummer andivine yews thep briverftonto be alreadtefn campe, noer the tains foionr- ter following, at lengtybeganto take their cafe, to ftop theft pamptie in the depth of tuinter, amd therewith gaue 30 conducof their king Deca, in purpote ningforthe tere aprochednare interme temfelues tobanketting,drinking, plate,anbother Occacon fle,and recetwirig a foze wound, badmud)admtobe todem) fo departout of the land with tet gong and freindt08€ conneien atwate by fomeof bishooMemen, the ie. {ubfance, without further molefting the Wzitains, tains purfuedfofierceliebpon bint. Atlengthbeing -_-etther by one meanes.o7 other. byought onto the (ea fivehe got beficls, andefcaped Avthur would neither confent beerebnto, 102 pef ouerintoDermanie. This bitoriebeing thusathie granta trucefor thee dates, forthe ixhich they made Gpaobat wed, confireinedthe Saronstopelobntobing Acre earnell (ute, but bad them departfor that tinte,oneconttion SF thov,Gimpliefubmitting thenfeluestntobismercie, -_lie.affuring them that be {would notcome pafling vg oat bisclemencietvascontenteatopardonthent, tive miles fortvards fothat Dap , fo that tf they ir OF life and gmds,bpon condition they tpould become thought god, thep might returne to bim in the mo ition, chaftiansjand from thenceforth neuer aftertomabke ro ning, andbaue anfiver hat the chiefelt gonernozs +» ante Warres Dpon their neighbors the Britains; -_of bis hol thought touching theiv requett, by abome Srots,o2 ids. utif thepwonlonotagreberer -eAnould haue the matter moze theoughliedebaten, bnto;:thenteauing theirgads, armo3,andiweapos Av. the meantime,Ghileff the Beitains tere bufien bebinothbenthep honipanoid the land, ¢that within, -twfthhearingofthefe. ambattanays, and tabing ade 23 datesnert infaing. * uife abat fuas belt to ve tonching their demand,the SPanie of the Sarons that coulogetpatage, fais Sayonsmarchen forzth with all peed, amd conmiing ledouer infoGermanie. Other feining themfelues bpon Pordzedand Gatwolan at bniwares,they gaue Che Serons to become thziftians, remainedinthelandloking -‘the-onfet frethlie byonthem,and that berie much fo comming bp- Pagans.and enimiesofthe fatth. MBo2dzd and bis father in lato Gawolane paftcd on before the battels {with fiue thoufann bo2femen, and being come with infine miles of the Sarons , tbholiketwife twere al femblen in campe , there came from them nto dr= thurambaflado2s, requiring bim toftaie bis tour "25 nie_fo; thep were readie(ifthey might bane libertic fa tbat the matter pent. Wereof alfoinfucd inc atus The arent tua multand nojfe amongt the Sarons, running. yp wuitinthe anb botune, calling andcrieng one to another , as it ae " bayeneth (n fad) cafes of ertremefeare,that the belt adutfed amongeft them wif not well abat to de. Bherebpon Boznzed defirous to reuengebhislatka» Apoznredde- nerthowe, brake in allo bpon bis entities verte Sroustoberefercelic. uenged, Wutfome of them having gotten them into their armo2, ftmd at their ocfenfe atbtle amongft thetr carts and carriages, anv (9 refiften Se Boieieagn |