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Show 116 defiance by an herald. Wotvbeif, thionah the earnest -prater's(as ts {uyppoled) of the tivo bithops , Cuthert and Adannian (tho had laboured carneflic to haue -_bzought thole people toa quietneme) thisituarre cow, artesoi. -tinued toithout anic notable incounter , arte onelie anions: might beanie waies abletotheinozdm them, Iut -danced)euen duto the deathot Cugentus,irhich fell The deathel High refvards, and ail thepleaturethatafterivara he , ThehiftorieofScotland. The hiftorie ofScotland. fore freafon deulfen again them, anvtherebpon began fo fhinke backe.Cafted adutfentherof,camte amongt the foremottranksof bis battell, defiting the Cnglithmen innotoile to gine place to thetres ninties; and for that daies feruicebe promifenthem HbiletE be was thusbulilie occupien in comfopting RingCateed gerhortinghismentofight foutlic,bebintelfdaw by light tncurfions (fiberein to great bloudthen Meine int fhe pecre of our JLo2697, andin the tenth pete ugenasty of hisotonereigne. We toas burted togitherith Hr. Heme betreofin England. ced tobe founded in the face with an arrow fo foze, », the other Cugenius, that latlic reignedafoe him; 697 fhat fnmmediatlic befell Downe anddicdintheplace, i the Jleof Colmekill, amongf their prenecefiors, Whe Englithmien difcouraged twit this mifehance; Manie wonderfull biffons tere {ene that peere wondertal were quichlie therebpon puttoflightanddafed,a in Aibfon, as the Srotith conicles make mention. great number of them twkethe riuerfotocttapetbe Intherfucr of Humber there ayeeredin the fight ot entices hans, of thome the more part being peefs aa great mtulfitude of mett, anumberof thips tnder fen dotune bp tucightof thefrarmo2, fveredzotuned fale , as though thep badbeene furntthed foo2th fox fi the raging twaues of the floud, the refioucbpcas the twarres. An the churchat Camelon there was fing fromthem their armo2s and clothes, efcaped heardanoffeasit had bane the clattering of armoy, by fininmting ouerto the other five, butthole that Milke twas turned into blond in diuers placesin made theit courte by land, being cunthzed in mites 45 Pidland, and cele connerted into a bloudte mafle and moffes, alfo among ftretdts,rocks,mounteins ozcake. Comme .asitiwas gathered in the haruelt andcliffes, tere ouertalien bp the Scots amdflaine, -_tinte apperred blondie. Bn the furthermoft partsof Few of that number clcaped atuaie in fafetie,t Scotland,itrainedblond.Thele fights being feneot * zwoenticthen thatthere dicd in the fight and chafe at the pointof -fome, ¢ declared to other, canfed a wonderfull frare fand Saxons thnentie thonfand Darons with their king the fore inthe peoplesbharts, imagining fome great altevar Aaine, faio Cgfred: of the Scots were Maine, befides thofe that were hurt and wounded, not manic abone' fir fthoufand. Ip this oucrthzotv the force of thofe Sars ons 02 Cuglif}men of Porhumberland was not -_tion fo infue. -cuncluvedaleaguetwith the Saronsand ids, afd Cugeniusths -_aabferuca the fame during bis life, ibich he enven at. feuenth Depar- fas (uddenlie Hot trough thebeadivitvanarvow, tahereof the lath fell in the perre after the incarnation Adenthor neurranie bnotwne thatcoula tell, Aolwbeit, the Snoirbeleth. king tnimediatlie dicd ofthe huvtyafterhebkanreig' nediot fullie tive peeves. yc asbariedin Colne hill amongtt bis noble ancefto2s, -:c1c2 greatlte lamented, both of his lors and cominons, -_-as-thep that intterlie loucd bint fo) his noble and mos princelie qualities. : fswap before his neath,be betwkethe pottetion menting the death of facja monttrousiperfon, bicaufe thearmie fox wantofagouetno2thoulonot the fallinto anie danger, thepeleaed Cugeniusthefe: tunthise: uenth,being thebzothcrof thelate foxefato Ambirs taking of keleth, tofuccerd as king in the gonernmentofthe tealine; apzince of bertecomelie posteperfonage, bit. This qpordache wasthe neghueof Gugentts Engenins the the fcuent), byhis bother Ambitkeleth: Aho as he feventh, wasknotone tobe of agentle, meke, andliberail nature,before his adnancemenit to the croiune;fo he thetven binfelfe to be the berie fame man during the ubole courfeofall bis naturalllife, after he had Eygenins, Te lozds and peeres ofthe landnotgreatlic las ro neither deffitute of. honozable qualities and gad dif, pofition of mind, Weing once poclamedking, he Caufed genicrall mutters to betakenof thetbolear: -_-sismanners and gwd difpofition : for here befixe Excrmasiy be Heived bimfelfe to be an carnett vefendorof the fr. pawzrcandfimple , that all men iudged that he would haue prwuedapatrone ofall bertuc,be contraric to =berg glithmen am Scots,twas nothing forie,ascnethat iwas friend to neither part,and now perceining that that erpettation, became fuddenlie a patertic of all vo tes -‘bices andcouetoufnelle, delighting in nothing but oy icennst the Porthumberland men were weakened, that thep toere not able to refit aninuafion, beentred tn following his fenfuall lnfts , as in taking excelle neds, of meats anddsinks, and fwallotving in flethliccom iwith bis abole power thich he bavratted, info Mow thep dancedto fallat sartance amongthemfelucs great hott of men, and twith the fame entring inte people from that prefent defolation.fo2 at lengthaf ferthe Pics had raged a thilethzoughthecountric, bad convenient tine fo reuengeall former inturies : -receiued at the Scotimens hands , gathered 4 pcomm not able to match with bis enimics,be found means entliecalled Detra,ont of theahich thep erpelienthe Darons,thepabfeinenfrom alltherefioue, asnot Willingtodeale withall. either weretheSarons beftpirt them. Lhe Pias returning home, andthe Hcatif}.armie vifolued, Cugenius with the mott part of thenobtlitie went into Argile ;trbere be receiuedhistnuciure of thekingdome, fitting bpon language, laives, and ordinances : Sarons thome becalled Cuglifhnen, Writains, Scots, and Pics, Wis woardsare thele that follow. The nation of the Picts at this time ts in league Che tettims. Chebingig Gamd, Lhe hond ofpeace begun betiuirt the kings,twas fhe nroze ftronglie confirmed bp meanes of aliance, Spontana the daughter of king Garnars being cov Temine default baue their people in miftcuft, bo cuet Hand in Doubt of thetr one fafeties , and namclie fen ter ya ie anic prefent danger beginnefy to age o; ere tS fo a benoted, that thercas the Scoti Seber. that foughtwith him anddue bin. Finallie, Cuge -_twitiy'the Englifhmen, and gladlie ts pavtaker of MO! Beda3° the bnitterfal peace and beritie twith the catholike church. Thole Scots abich inhabit writaine ; con tenting themfelties twith their one bounds, go ar boutto practife no Yecettfull traines, noz frandulent beuifes agatit the Guglithmen, Me Writaing : -though forthe moff part through a familtarbatred the king bimfelfe,by tivo becthzen oftheenuntric nf -the Mthole catholilte church } obferutng tot rightlie yr bafand one night within the kings bed-chambery tinted of Athole, shomauend to difpleafure for their fathers deaf), bavcon{ptred to murther the king, anv had do impugne the Englith nation , and the fate of the featt of Catter , befives other naughtic biages , pet both the diuiite potwer and humane foie dtterlie Gaine binvin decd , had be not through bis gov hap 4° refiting thenr; thepare not able in neither bebalfe' to atteine brite theie parpofed intentions; as thep laten fozth of bis otone dhamber:the fame night. thich though partlie fre , pet tr fome bebalfe are Cugenius being fafpected of the murther » and evil {poken: of fo>the fame amongtt bis {abieds,tbas at t ime length with great banger of life and boo? inforced Scmarther, to make anfiver bpwaie of arratmnentfor clearing of bimfelfe,before the nobles of bistealme., aypoity tedas competent tudges tn that cafe: fo qveatlie be» loned was Spontana amongff all the vegrees of the Scotify natton. Wut in the ond being found gilt tall and maneipat to the fubiedtonof the Gngliths mien stbich Cnglithmen now in acceptable peace anv quictnelle of time, manie amongeft them of Hozthomberland, as twell of the novilitie as other, laieng atway armour and tocapon,applic themfelues tothe reaving of holte feripture , moze dcfirons to be tn boufes of bertuous conuerfation , than to ers lefle of the crime (for at the time that fuagement 5° erctfe feats of twarre. What till come thereof, the thoninbaucypatten, theotfenvarsiuere aprehenven -_age that follotwetl fhall perceive and bebolo.¢ GUtith and bzought in) be was acquit, to the great retoifing of all honeft men. Zhofe that han bane the D&D,were condemned and banged bp naked on gibbets by the thefe tvo2ds death Beda end his bifforie , continued 73 4 till the veare 7 3 4, in the hich peare Morackethe' Mordach en Seotith hing ended bis Itfe. He repareo fundpie churches and religtous hot' veo his tife port bales, togither with certeine crucil maftihe Dogs, the which might fo veuonrethent. i , Mut Cagenius beg thus cleared of all former {fpicion., sninded to haur bene renengen ‘on thofe be goeth intthout anie great g@d o2der (C iwsiters afcribe the bidozicof that battell, Shecein fortbat might be lobed fox at bis hanns, thie twas Spiess notbp Scots, CFC lors Haine,onto their king Cugenins,Beda 5° {oouertchelmed {with all kind of ercediiae gluttonie, . hich then lined, veclareth that the yicts toere thofe _immioderate furfeting , txfatiable lecheric , and i eee Pied in mariage with Cugenius: Hein the pore -_feuceallpcopleliuenin peaceand quictnemfe twithin the untae -_the Vountds of Albion,though differing manners, Bibton, Sewintes follotving being great twithctlo, was murtherea -_hisnobles forbisnegligence,in fuffering bis lub SS of Horthumberland,being thus {courged, abletore: coucr their former foycesagaine.of manic peresaf the ffone of marble; accopding to the.cuftome and maner, teats thus to be deftroted) gathered ait arntle tol the Pues ther, ¢ titty no mall feare to (hein his head amongt _his people(as thofe princes tbich thzough their aunt kings,be firmclie kept euerie article thereincontei, ned. Jn thofedairs(as S. Beda dactl teftifie) fonte nn beitig delivered on either fire, foyretelletobehay of allwzongsandiniuriesthathavbeenecommitten for partingof the (poile, and buckling tegtther bythe the Scotity confines ; made verie pitifull daughter eates,there was anbugeflaughter made amonaft ofthe inbabitants. thent.And this was thecaufe, that contenting then 5° At length Ambirkeleth (being (ore blamedof bis Suis felues twith thofe countries about Serivike, anci> Atteincd to the fame. Avoue all things he wilhed a Blouer of generalpeace fo continue amongt ail theprinces Pe°* of Albfon, andtherebponforhis partettablithing a Speacecon: toconclude.apeace {with the Pidith king, pleoges enpifeencecf lecheronsiufe. Lobe bsiefe, ahenbe -_gree, it twas thought that of meceflitic the foxmeof the publike gouernemtent mutt navesthozough his negligent feuthfulnefe fall intodecaie and ru(ne: herebpon Garnardbing of the Pics , fapotinghe en L~Lof his hingdonte onto Moracke that fueceden Deeg mig, and percetuing by fvueie thereof, that he was 20 peace tith the Pts, Britains, andail the Cnglith thumberland,fore afflicting thinhabitants,infomuch) 4° tokenothing inband tomsthie of bis effate and der that behad tndoubtedlie either fubouedthatcouns trie tholie onto bis dominion,cithercls btterlienes Groienit,had notthe neuoutpzaiers of S. Cutbert (tho thenbeld the {i of Lindefferne) preferuedthe a ‘bat hav falttic accnfed him, .owwbeit throng the fes, thich being defaced twith bfolence of the ent? ae oe nities invafions in tine of twarre , had not bene rer een evlhtolp his antettors. Wut amongeft other, be end of bigs his -_-be owed much cof bponthe church where the bodte Tore, panes, godlic admonifyments of: that reverent father A- 60) of S. Mhxtanlieth, inthe towne anctentfie called _liting altogtther in Mouthfull eate , and Nuggilh 10h haere nelle, the rat from teberice all {uch filthic vices SH wads danusabe qualified bis difpleature. Atterthis; gi Ulng bis nund tothe aduancementof religtefh! and Candida Cala, tttoty Whitterneor Mbuitterne , Crone <a Saint Beda calleth that place Pictiminta, and the wblelerne politike gouernement of bis fabiers; Gedicined! at the hilevies of hisanceftors thoulobennitten' tubaies and volumesthat pofteritie mighthaue to Cadthe fame for erample (ake. Zhefe ménmnents -bithop Abich at the fa netine belo the durch there ; henanwth Aca ,auouching how he was the firtk that twas bithop thereof after the Daies of faint simian, Tie) if it be true, tt mutt néeos be that afferwarns be allo apointed tobe beptiand refered arthelabs forme bacation Happened tin that (ee foya tine, fith tt Memone: and {uc as thontawette the fam'G tétes' Tes, Gallowayandother regions Were adtoining,| 688 Mus departed this life inthe 4 prere of bisreigne, Eugemus the AMdatter the incarnation 688, Atter Cugeniusthe = incesedeth ffftuccceded Cugentusthe firt, tho nas the fonne oe of Ferquhard, amdby perfuation of bithop Avan» Meagueves MAM (twit ahomehe twas bought op)e of S. Cut, -ingthete begimings , are nourtfhed ¢ mainteined. oconclude,he liucd as one that tobe no - -_of regardto that hich chicflte aperteincd nye ling: sherebpnow ben be thould come a s SHeotsanp take paines tofee things bone as was beboue! ie maine and. haue ligings there in the abbete."qojeas' were firbteat brite the bifhop of Sodo02 /tbofe fee is fameought to bedane, Peuerthelete marding - Ber, fad (pirituall promotions as be percettiep tobe' tameane and Geuper fap the manstemante of the mi- -_trt the Fle of Dan) onto the dates ‘of gPalcolmethe thie | tho refforep rather than o2de(ned the bithops twenethe ett, beenteredinto league with the Porthumbers landmen: buthetvould at no handioine inamitie Certhumber: inith the ids, nottwithanding be twas contenten Ernce taken to take truce with them. Iut then be atv the fame Sith the Pics. field,he twas neither able though lacke of pradile 3 -_himelfe, neither pet to gitre o:der to otbers a -SHentimesbp them biolaten gbzoken tothe great tard twith his armie, be came to the toater of LAP, cauted the warre tobeproclamed, ndfentthembis tents, tebere after he bad {ugped, be twas occalans® --perill, Damage,and hinderance of bisfubicas, he and merre fo tye banks thereof,be piteyed Doone bis 16, HE. ofdue Sanlor 717, the 15 tnbiction, Wisdenth nag ------- buttrom thence itcame, ortthatharit,there twas onelie fore diniintihed,but alfe of fuch other Sarons, 3° atteining tothecrotwne, thortlie changed theretvith oe the tich inno fall number terecome bute Ege fred, foaidbim againt the Scots in that fournie. WBzudeus the Picih king having knotwlengeof this faughter, ahid had hanced betivirt the Cn. Abernethie, then he hav reignen about 17 veres, {et ontotthe bisferuants that toeregrames of bisthamber, he ; Fabetesec nephue, 02 (as forte fay) the for Armbirkts of Cugeniusthe itt , fucceened Cugentus the lah _firt in the gouernmentof the realine; tho after bis share 17 fo go fwzth of bis longing todo the neeefiities of nature,and being onclie. accompanied toith tive of be beie of Yous,uotmcallep Colinehillforaperpetiall' Niger at Houle ferue the awe, be canfeotobeange Migaterin (uch wile agtuas.foenghtlaticgent. we ts notified tn the Scotifh hittoxtes,thatthe wetterne «fae in Canniva Cafa aguinie , after (uch vacation ag z -_befaze ts fpecifien ut |