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Show 114 The hiftorie of Scotland. The hiftorie ofScotland. walYisthentberdmm lims; that a lohGme'ight deadlic entimiticbetivirt the parties, by reaton that Cheieeterne the inbabitants of the twelkerne Flesaiden themof ardprtuterpattay: thetd ittued flehie coxrtption ann . fotbeirgreateatemnbdconfixthCobe betetesludya hamid toltya HEcohtnniifigheat' dio feat and thought) be could betterbe contented to foatthiniy it was tobeholo the'fantestes one oF his legs, fet, reabittetie was in bint belpeallmmensthat(as twas felfe, than to feotermenbanenspiofanie thing fhat vas inbispolletton,fothat alltioninngen bins moft {uorthie ofall princelteautho2itie:But atter be nett,to fodilea fanonrthat diiteth might anp creatureabidettWis belli? Masfvollén,as though therat. Uthere before be tuas krowretobeliberall, -_-stte tit his Teeret patts,that he mightin tio Miteberid Rev folvards God, a tomntento2of the taitand righ: the {pace of two peertes togither, 02 thereabotits , be fhasonceplaced inthe binglicfeat,hetdaltered bis conditions, that mercould rptinticionnetmed ees, ~. he harbeenvifiteccn with the nsoptte,and thertotwas tt berie hard twithall. Firtallie liceben fo abundant Giksareres ONS. That obichbefore timehe basgtucrrbnto ante quiredasa foanes.. of thenobilitie, henowiithoat all Hame mot wre ~o* cotteonfitedentanded tobe fobfinreftord;alleds> doo" ging thatbe ofp but ler tt for the time. Gnd tachas Pantcosh Wwentabdutte telapreffitation,perenving anicer tateshath. cute, becanfentheirgadstobeconfiftate;anbalfo began fo tallbimicife toremembzance, anv to core fiver hot this punttinent tas twoxthilic fallen ‘ops pit him forpis tities;-anb therebpon canting bithop ip Colman to be fetched bnto himbeing as thenabont -aoiniiles oFhetorifelted ditto him the Hhole famine sat hts wKenfes, Declaviniy himfelfe right penitent. Foy the fame,Colman teiotfing hereat,din not onelie om S00 of thentto crucll death. Such of thepeelatesasbhee comfort, and to put his confidence in the merci¢ of an almightic@oo, tho wasreadie fo recefue all {uch --_-Hinttétsab tornted bnto him with repentant hearts: fhep fain be regarded not thetcadmontthments, be there peloed bp the ghott inthe pretence of Colmar, since vp twas by them excommunicated: thereof he folittie tha (according fo the dutic of aged ghofflic father) rye shot. twas fillabout him ,it erhooting bimto commit -imfelfe Hholteto the mercte of Cod, ¢ not to donbt pinfreferutce , be wouldgetbimtothe ons and bathe thoulobe {ure to atteine the fame. Thus Few forreftsto huntthe bart, 02 fome other game. Hee ther tere tach fwanting as werewilling to kepe - qubardenbdevbis life, ithe 18 pere after he began biareigne ouer the Scotitymen, ambdin the pare of bimeompante : fo readicisthenatutenf manatall 664 Oraceso4. fimes tofollow licenttouslibertic.se vfenalfojcons travie to the cuftome of bis countvie, fo eat thee Anthis Ferquhards dates bithop Aidan depar Fanen mieales adap, hauing {uch number of dithes and a/ 4. fedthisinozlv, and then was Firman fent for forth veer. "m. of Scotland,to take bpon him the gouernementof bunpanceof delicate fare, asthelikebadnotbene the churey of ALindefferne,there the bithops of Pox nae? bien at anietime befmethofe Datesinthat realme: andall to ferne bis gréedie appetite, togither twith fhumberland.as then bad their fe. This Finnan theirs that followed his companie. _ ‘Was fwell learned , and noleffe renotomed for bis bertuonslife thant bis prevecetfo: Aidan. Pedteds pnped Mftwines ¢ other rong drinks be tonto partt. Bounikard cipateabundantlie atalitimes andplaces,withont non after the decealle of Ferqubard , and then Was jpyn cham? heSwagalfo. vegardof health o2 hono2, being ercedinglie ginen Colman temoued biiio that {ee of Lindefferne,iho the oe bnito moft beafflie drunbennefle. ecufomablie ds twith his berfuous fnfracfons and eramples of bo Cento fit at {upper till it ‘were verielateinthe night; _ lie lifeconuerted a great multitude of Sarons div hauinghisbankettingdithes anpcupesto come in 50 tothetruetworthipping of the living Gov. Sind & Pree one after another,till he toere fo miiftempered, that being laid to fleepe, be wouldfreight bomit out fuch Heauie gorges, ashe bad in fudy mofk gluttonous' inflereceined. Weretntoheiwas to notoned inthe filthic luff of the fiely, that be defiled bis one daughters + and for that his iwife twas about to vi fuade bint from fuch dillanie, be flue bir with bis otonte bands. Zhus continuing inbistickeonee cerfeine pares, at length fhe nobles beganto con: 3 prophetic. Colman had not forbidden them thatpradife, por phefieng as it wereby dfutne in{piration, that Jere qubard fore betefting bis otvne ticked Doings, fhould thortlie be punithenbythe handsof almightic' Gad,accoringtobis defernings. ‘Ano furebistwords proued true :fortoithinamar Thekingis neth after,as the fame Serqubard follotwen in chate' ficbe, mongother was Pendaforme to the former Prt ape da, king of Mercia, Chere be that wzite how Per _bathe father alfo twas baptifed by this Colman :and that the fante Colman trauelled though the mol _partof all the Englith proninees, fetting forth te word of life amongelt the people purcating bim gteat fame forbis worthie merits. Ue cameto the -churchof Linvefferneinthe daicsof Maldtin that fucceeded the laf mentioned Ferqubard. 1 gldeet of bing Dante "°°" (pireagaint him,fo that thep would haue denifeda 60 = gpaldivin toas the forme meane botv to haue rid him outof the tway,if bifhop of a fualfe, the beatt being all invaged bp the pure futeof the hounds , flue backe bpon the king , and twald ; and after that Jferqubard twas bead and nist ? burtedinColmekill , he twas inuettcd Ring : abi ws? function hevight (ufficientlte difcharged,truieng © pot maintefne peace with bis neighbo2s the pics, Sar ons andiByitains : gining thereby agad eamnple td sient befollotwed of bis fubiects, Wereto be han a tpeciall w=" care for the apminiffration of the latnes tm dure forme and o2ver,causing offendars tobe pantthed, tat % ther harmelelfe perfons might line in quiet , Oat by this meanes all things tm fhe beginning of bY Mratching at him, did fuound and bite him right fore reigite bad profperousfuceefie. Afteriwards ter 4 in one of bis foes ,tmmedtatlic therebpon beter theongh angutth of bis hurt, 02 bp fome other occafion,be fellinto a moft filthie offeate : for a benemous mets, their maiffers made afraic, thereof - 5; +. ing beanfriends coo ; -reigne." therDongard.abont the fame time Cugenius king fitt of Scots {ent with all diligerice his ambaflavors tu amepye mult themfelues. Whereof thephauing knowlenge, hich fuere thusfent, feinedas though be had beenie made ant attonement fogither, being inforced there: willing tobaue had peace, abhere be minded nothing toa neceflitie, fo to‘auoid the preparenpunithment Denifed bp the king againt thent.And forthiwith they Hed ouer intothe Zles, butthe inbabitants doubting the Kings difpleafure, would mot confent tofacconrthem,butcontrariife tokethem andde: lineren them to the bings officers, Gherebponthep moze than tohaue watres twith the Scots, fo fone as hisprousfton thoula be oncereadie,andbarebpon -_grantedte thea truce for the fpaceot 1x moneths, truce grans -_-tintthicy meane time he might make bis pzeparaty tev. on, Cugentushauing fome fecretknotwlenge of Gg -freds purpofe, pronidedliketuile for the wwarres on fell no fimall pifco:d bettvirt them of Lermor B® Son Argrile : for Erie through bealling amongthe bear : Thus that conmmotion bnadutfedlie begur, was -_fubiedts Mould be fo hardte,as toattemptante thing eo fpdotlic aeated,and the nante of Qpalpwwin bp reas fon hereof fo feared amongtt bts {ubiecs; that pw founding to the bread) of the truce. ‘An the tenth moneth Catrenhauing all his pre pry A foere fafelie conucied tothe places ayere they were 29 bis part: but fothat be tvould notteme togiuethe Susenins -accafton, be fireialie commmbed that none of bis aes bowie, and there {uffered their deferued erecution. i, ring bis refgne no {uch trouble chanced imanicpart fo that beitig' putin hopebpthete ¢ the lite tuozdsof foere fure to farfcit-all their treafure nto bis cof fers,thatnenet mightbefilled. 9 Colmanto haue forgiuenctle of bis finnes, with bitter teares he befonght God to haue mercte pon heringis * She bithops ofthe vealme, namelie thote tivo re; bimsand bumblie receiuitig the facrament.got him excommani= werenofathers, Colman and Jinan, percetuing tntofimpleclothingof heave and fackecloth. ‘Zhen fuch wickeonelfe in the prince,blamied him fharpelie cated, fundsie times for the fame sand at length bicanfe ,,. caufing bimfelfe to be bomneinto the nertficlos ; he HeSwas a glutton, Az@ Him furcered Cugenius the fttot that Eugenins. name,nepueto Maldwin, asfonnetobishee Cugenusthe not'to purfue the people that folloimen their cap 10 toCgfrenkingof Porxhumberland, to mouebim Esiedbing dnt peace. Egfted hauing heard the ambatladozs Oe teins;butrather thecapteins andanthozsofthistue -nhouncedagaintthim ; but alto willed bimto be of MEME bunting. fendoas,there had infued much) manfaughter, tuto the gueat banger of the iter ruine-of thofe coun, Cheking at hisarvinall amongkthemmminded hefoundmeanstwithoutcanteormattertoputfonte hekingig palled.that ther other went onto thecburctobeare our Sauioz 684, and th the 20 pere of bis tone fries, oc thettbovies fo beconumittentopeiton, Rowethen 20 teleate him of the fentence ofercommmmication,peo Tyebing & tbderitor tobe lucalthie, hereftebnottillbeban pe fevlone matter az other bute them nbereby thep was thus murtyeredin the peore after the bith of nop: thatifthe king had notcome into thofe parties athLemmoF. toapeate the bufinelle, anvto hanepuntthenthe of ne iB {well vefpoted,vighteons, fober, aba refémter of of 19 of clearifen afthent Atlongth,ten he had bene berenin this fort fo} fentes,hetas notefegthbith becontecone forts,tic: teouspeople, ard infatiablefraitontatoinll attect the peopleof Galloway theotherofLew priuteto thenerd,and burnt openite bpon an bill, acy _-_cozding as fhe had mofk tufllie neferued, Haldiwin -_paration readie,fent a compante of bis men of iva : of all bis Domintons. After this he wentouerinto Jona o2Colmekill, there perceiuing theabbeie church,therein his aw into the Scotith borders,to fetch ome botie, therer Eryotrnce by thepeace might be broken. Thole that tere thus broken. fent,fetched not onelie from thence a great number aboutthis twarke, that befoxehenepartenontof this out muchadeo,after certeine Daics attendance, got eee -_-ofcattell , butalfo fluentuers of the borderers that ceffors ad their fepultures,te be trdecaie,becaufed it tobe pulled quite dotonie , and wozkemten forth: 30 went about to refcue their beatts and cattell. Jnv -mediatlie herevpon twere fent ambafanors from Ambatlavors With fet inband to butlo it bpagaine, athisowne Cugeniustodemand reffitution : butthep not with, fent by Cuges proper coffes andcharges. Suc {pevalfotwasdlen life, the fametwasfinfhed, amb dedicatep bnto our peltis Santor Chritt,amd faint Colme.Aboutthe fametime -andience, and bololfe declaring Onto CEgired theit reititution, meflage,receiued fox anfiver a platie publicationof therereigned throughout the mot partof thetvozlv twarte.. Jfo2 be alledging hou the Scots, fire the Did fate and giue ouer. Che Scotithmen werefree fromthat infection as Declare bnto their king, that within cight dates ab ter, be (ould loke for open twarre at thebands of eefreng ani truce tuas granted, bad fundzte times fetchen baties afoe and greenons peffilence,confiuming agreater out of the confines of bis Dontintons , and therefore ntimber of ntert (before it ceatled) thatt there twere bad {well deferued farte moze Damage than as pet lef€aline : for it continued the thole {pace of fhyce not to con perestogither, At lerigth, though common praier, 40 thepbad receiued, trherebpom he minded tinue friendthip teith them that knew not bow to faltings,qining of alines, 4 other bertuons tuarks, hepe their hands from robbing and fealing front the fw2ath of almightic God twas pacified , fo that their neighbours: fo that be commanded thent to fuch great moztalitie by bis meretfull ayointtinent {well atthat time,as alfo for mante peeres after.Net ther Were they in mannertroubled twith anie fharpe fwer, bimand other bisaltes. Cugenitis receiving thisanfwer from Cgfred, befought God , fith the other onelie fought to vior feners,o2 agues, fill time that omitting the ancient late the peace, that the vengeance mightlight bpor and iholefome fpareneffe of diet, tuich their fathers bad thus giuen the occafion. in times paft bad bfeb,thep fell into riofousbankets 50 bts otone head, that Weretwith gathering his potver togither, herepal, cugening ting anb erceffiue feeding, thereby thep became fab the thich he had knotwlenge gatvereth an into redinto Galloway, fea bnto all kindsof vifeafes, through malicious hu mors grotving therbpon. Colmanbifhop of Linde? ferne fing wonderfull numbers of Cnglifhmen perith dailie of that contagious fickneffe, by licence of the king, to auoid the prefent Danger of death, hich by tarieng there be faw no meanes hotw to eb that hisenimies would firf enter. Wut before he could get thither, a great armte of Cnglifhimen were come alreadie into that countrie, and had bes fiegeda ftrong caftell called Downtke, the chtefett on ot ot foxtreffe in thofe bates of all Galloway. And per rich beta CEgfred might winne the fame, belwas conftreined cape, returned into Scotland twith his difciples, toraife bis fiege, and to marc) forth to incounter anbaffer getting bim oner into one of the twefferne batten fatt towards him. hep = Zles, he ereaeda monafteric there, thereinbere- 6o with Cugentus, tho as * mained during the refioue of bislife. After the departure of Colman forth of Mo» thumberland, the people of that countri¢e foining With the Bias, made (undzie roads into the Scotith borders: which iniurie hen Baldtoine renenged With more difpleafure dene to them of fPorthum, berlann,than the Scotifhmen bab receiucn,it canfed the Piasand Pozthumbers to prepare themfelnes twith all {peed to haue made tharpe Wwarres again the Scots: but in the meane time Maldtoin died , being frangled in bis bed one night by bis otyne toife , bpon fufpicion of geloufic , for bis ontatofull companie keeping tith an other woman. Lhe nert bap atter the toas apprehended with thole that were met neve to the banks of the tater of Letvis, ther being verte déepe, byreafon tt toas rated twith abundance of ratne ttc latelie before had fallen, there they fought a berie fore an blondie battell: for the Scots had vowed neuer to giue ground fo the e nimies,fo long as anic life rematned tn their breatts, At the firlk there tas no great abuantage pers cefued ov cither fide, the kings, according to the bus ties of balfantcapteins, erhorting thetr people to fticke to it manfullie: but im the meane time,cer: teine bands of Cgfreds part getting themfelues to the five of an hill, gaue the loking on,twtttyout conv ming Dotwneat al! to aio thetr friends: tid) mar ner the refloue of bis people percetuing , Doubted of fome |