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Show 118 Ephfine. thinefuc- The) hiftotie ofScotland. Uitnow to returne touching the gonernement, of the Scotith kingdome, Afind that atterthe The hiftorie ofScotland, -ffotvedatongeft the commons of Ballotoay,tnres Moxrake compente of {uch loffes , as through bis contrinen appeal carder Moy: peceate of Pordakelattremembzed,bisnepuenay bpon bits the tumrle he was, though verie vifplesfuire of fuch infuries as the dailie fulteined at the -_falfhodthep had atteined. Alto be diput Donal, peeees hmbds of bis concubines, fhe found meanes to Dake. med Cthfine, thefonne of the fenenth Cugentus, Collan, and Conrath to their fines,fothat they din ecm fucceeded in the ftate;a man naturallie inclined bie -fuuffer Donald to rob ¢ fpoile without chattifemont, mousrecome Bpeaceadle to peace andmaintenanceof fuftice . The league Through thich canting of {uftice thus to be epecry Pen. paince. which bis peedecel#lors Cugenins and Wozdake had ted, in reliefeof his commons, be toan biminon _. Rept iwith their neighbors the iyitains ,Englith-_derfullloue,not onliein Galloway,but alto though * men and 7Bids, be duelie liketife obferucd . Bis out all bis realme;and theretwith tere offendors put igen chiefe ftudic was topurgebis realme of all uc) as xo in {uch feare, that thep Durttinno place commit a , Were knolwen fo bespen barrettozs and offendors nie {uch amifogders again€ the fimple and meaner Défendos inanie wife, againt the peace mm commonguiet people. And: for the move increale of his abies putinteer, of bis fubiecs; fo that caufing fundzie notable erame iusalth, be allo continucd the league with the Pics, plesof tuffice tobe erecuted bpon {uch evillomers, ibyitains, and Cnglithmen , accoringlie as his be twas bad in {ach reverend dead amongeft bis -lafe predeceffor baddone. But petas the tatureof {ubiedts, that none of them durf once Obifperanie man throughlicentioustlibertic iseuct teavic to of+ enillofbim. Peither bad thep verelieaniecaulefo. -fenditone point o2 other, fo tt caineto patle bp this fode,abile be lwked to the adminiftration bimlelfe, twmathieprince Cagentus jbo in {uch Wwileasishes (But after he was oncefalleninto age, be apoity fore erpaelled ,retgning in ‘peace and quietnelte a: Foure goucr- ted fours perves inbisrealmetobaue the ciefe gor 20 mongeltbisloning fubteds; petfell into mot bile nos broet thesing. uetnance Onder him; as Donald the treaturgzef Aegile, Collane of Athole,and Mpardabe of Galles Galloway. to wonderfull thraldome andimiferie. oi * Peither did Wordake the kings lieutenant theres; Moyvake the 99 about to chatkle {uch infolent mifemenors, kingsiteute- either for that he twas of Donaldsaliance, cither on ae elie prinie tobisdaings, andpartakerofthetpoile., bors. Eyer _» Ie {uccelio2, the forefaid Cugenius the eight Easade that was the fonne of king Mo2dake, wasine é COMMS. vote kingin Argile with fach pampe-and cerenmds! Patto death. mere laid tobis charac for mainteining of the fares: faid Donald, be lketwife fuffered death, anp his Sods being balued and dintocd into parts,twere bee of the Flandcalled Cire, got alt thecattels ars fox» PrOcanen but petcouldnone be found that tuoulo confeffe tt. 20 tretfes of the Hles into his otone hands,+ threngthe: Sie The queence was vord of all fulpicion, as He that hav biene fatscnfora woman at alltimesof greattems perancic, ut pet, her the heardthat a nine berof tnnocent per fons were tozmtented withont be blecafe, the came bafiilic into theindgement bell, Th quéne and getting hie alot bponthe bench,there,in theyre sontefic warther, fence of allthe companic, fhe bantheleo, thelike cc Words bnto the aboleattemblic. Aknow not (goo hed tith aroutof tnrulte and mifcyefous pouthfull -_perfons, take poffeffionofall the fat Zles, canting -_imfelfe to be proclamed kingofthe fante. fot contentedbheretwith, he gathereda number _of fhips togither,therein tran{posting bimntelfe toith a greatarsfticoucrintoLomcand Cantire, made Peinnaerh great tuaffe mid fpoile of thofe countries, till uth oe quball gouernozof Athole,md Culane of Aratle, be: B power from ing fent with a chofew potver fromthe hing to des the bing is ¢ diuine reuengement vereth me tofth fide thoughts and cogttations; thatof allthisbap aim -andputting him twith bis people bnto flight , chafen ule them to fine) a ftreict,as where there was no wap fa ec berein pour prefence ; bad not tuzath giver place, partlic onto moreffie,abereof Amufkconfelle there €¢ ts-left but a finallpoztion in me, J bad forthivtth rid my felfe outof the way. Ibe kings death was €¢ mine act, Confcience conffretneth me (fetting apart 4o md broad, inufroned about twith craggic moti teins , chained togtther with acontinuall ridge, a de&eperiner compaffing them in benvath hy the bot, tome,with firh freepe # fioclong banks,that there is no twap to pafte fioxth of the fame,but by that throngh tleintheerime thereof hewas accufen. Hhop caw c¢ Mine otone fafegard) toconfetle the truth, leatkthe hich pe mufFentexinto it. Lhe fato Bane with his lenalfoa great companie of thole mates fobeay pachended,abich hadbeene of his councell ; and pr uokerg,bntoall bis itherann bile voitigs: COND pecan guiltletfe houlo wrongfullie perif}: therfore bnoers ce Hand pe fo; truth, that nonecof them thompe baue eranmned are priute to theoffente.F berclicam the, cc that titi thefe wicked bands bane ftrangled this folks being enticed at oniwares into fud a fretct, and percetutng there yas m9 waptoltue forth, but bp the fame there beentred, he returned backe this ther, and finding the paifage clofed from bim bp bis goreningt gorchere fo. tbegreat contentatioitof thepeople were har Eograms eich moft abundantliereigned in himyhotwbett till jcrocuet that,Bay wrorderfullic oflemblen ato kept eouert. sng. ie femcd to:ftriue poty'to patte his predetelle? on allpoints ofiwickenneffes te toke no regard atall 3 hightla& patt Fergule, about thofe death fe pou *¢ introuble,moued todo with twoastharpe pricks counfell twith the chiefeft of bis armte bpon the bar ting of carnall luff, t trefull wath. Fergufebybhis ger pzefent , and fo continuting for the (pace of tino ec Continuall Dfing of concubiies,kept from me the bue 50 Dales tvithout ante conclufton auatlable,onthe third debt that the bufband clueth to the wifesterebpon *< fiben there was no hope toreconcile him withoften =" tradeeflining. uranic Ftinaltie; hem the fatothere twas no bope te CO wert hisdepeauen tind, noz by anie meanes aa faze,bimybut that themozo.Lhe aaa -redof their enimtes to be receiuedas peeloed men bpon that conditions they auld prefctibe , onelié mpbart,droue me todo wickeda deed. J thought haning their lives afured. ut then this world not ec Deffitute of iny bufband,z defrauded cf allquéencite Dono?) to live fill {ubtea to the perpetuallihinries on their entinies, to tric tf by foxee thep might baue -patted though them. wut Much was thefr hap, that of fuch lewd women ashe hepts vfepin my ftead. Lofe pee therefore thofethat bearcufedef thekings be granited; Authe euening tide thep ruthen forth ops there thep Dien etierie mothers for: fo, fo han nth, quball¢ Cutane commanded, fo the end that other " Death,¢ as for me pe Mhall not need toproceed again do rebels might take erample by (uch their tollfull ano « Me as guiltie of the crime by order of latw:fox Z that -rebellious outrage. was f bold to commit fo betnous an aq,til! accoy EXbe kings capteins after this palling over into aherings ~ Dinglp do erecution bpon myfelfeeucnbereincom the Zles , brought all things there into the fosmer power palleth meataanddzinks';-aumehorewwith kepé hitha nunv bevof,bile Akrumpetsierhoute with bind, Shoe times adaied bp tuayiof tihblefomeperfuations, f° turnebisrwinn'from fuchottieall ofages etd Alcbie -day dzinen of necefitic through hunger, thep requis cq Muertifements, bebement forceofangerrifing in " rather therefoze to difpatcy the abulterer,than(being to,erceMuengluttoniesiqineuouring of deltcate matd.: @dbo beihg a woman of great mobdeffie, -entmies, he was ina wonderfull mase, tot knot tng hat Mhitt to make to efcape. Finallic, falling to ¢¢ *S mapreff in a oman, to wit, impatient forbear Go: tothegonernement of bisrealme,but gatiebimlelle audfober auniednefle:;:cbutd not pet but take Oe greekeanindiquatiomtietcat sand thereforetundae bis complices confeffing bimfelfe partlie quiltie of (ucbthingsas:; motions and mifozvers the moje boldly attempien: «and fir amongif themof theout Zles, for Warte ¥ tebeltion. PMakedonald, gouerne? by the kings apotntnrent Waberonain get fo2rth,fauc onlithat by which theyentered.Lhis _place ts im Lome,wltha Hretet patlage to enter inta pnaivotthe though that came not to patte tnithout fomelofleof) fea bis people. Atter hobad taken both bimandbisrhier; fettcomplices,heput them opentic to death; neither: Dona and fo fatiffien;hecanted Mordaketobearraignen, who? Panie were awzehended and bad totheracke, broad tnrtimeof twarres. Chus he being itt mhaner impotent ¢ lame ofbis lints > there tere fore com tt: but then peare twithinvit,the fame is vertelarge dledasconcubinés;: thatbis wife was ho better & Mementhaniag arv-banwnaio, 02 rather'a bitcber hotrefling tilkat length be bad canght bim,: pet fonreof bis friends tere bertecarnelt to baue the matier tried forth, that {uc as hadcommitten the murther might {after due puni}ment, bpcoldin Kengaboadin hunting; aid { continu: sotuathing feine guiltlefe perfons were cruelli¢ tfoxmented theaghtin: nics agin that-cale aperteineds and (mmediatlie: netteobing of therebpon be halted fozth to cate) Donalorof the: cots. fabat thep tere that bad done fo heinous a ned. Foz though there were but fet thatlamentenbis oeath, oe ing twtth bim during his life, fated him front manie antmpotent; -_wonrthie erercifes, as well it peace at home, ag as Man e morning preceding, Ahaue hadueitherrettinbo: ec Dienoz mind, And verelie hen Jheard that cet- ‘iteinthe Pere 767\p tubo being eftablithen' tn fhe --~ famegsbegan freelte to pracite all birds Of ices, sete ried in Colmekill with all funerall,obfequies. fimeralltwife , and brought forth tito the place of fudgement, tibere inquifition twas retalte made inser int crucine oe Qndofbis dates continuallie being ficke anvaiteaten,, ieguid not attend to take oder for the publike.gos 762.4 Bm the fpace.ofthirtie peares, bisbovic being: by! the accomplihentof high enterpaites, if through Dolvathing people) Aknow not shat god moueth me,o2 khat 30 fend the countrte, chanced to incouniter tot him, fentagaintt penditee Monsees tyNonanasretiine therealme Ferya' SutoFfergule the third, the forneofking Ct ss ‘*infuen . edicd.in the peare of.our 02.764, af: Hap of frolwardocfHinie he hav not bene inocren, "nmitteD biris fert,foze lamenting (18 ould apeare) thetrntiferas eight was admitted fo the kinglie abiintftration: After,the death of king Ciffine, abo in the latter: eeetop be bad continued bis reignevouer the Srotithy, tafttter the rep:od) dailte before bir face, being mit feat, the bodie beittg founddead, wasapareliedin indancm cupifena, Thepeople herekp vered with continuall iniuvies;, ged, as. thep bad twellnacterued.' And fuch was the tens brought manio pittfull complaints before Mozdake,; endof Cugentusafter‘he: han gouerned the bing: ho nothing regarded theirlamentable futes.anp) domme about thee peaves:: bis bovie twas buriedin {uyplications , but the moze they complained, ; the Colinebilkamongett bisanceftors , though the peo iwmple they were handled. either was there ante, 50 ple thought if little wwzthie of that honor jebid bad hope of redzefle 02 amendment, till Cugenius.the, nrilufedit-felfe fo inorninatlic in this prefentlife. P adnernement,by reaton thereof {uch twilfullmifozners; j pbbat the fonnv of Ciigenttrs the efght,was cy/y4. admitted to the ruleof the Zcstif effate nert af . ter the neath of Ferghfe: aprince fuerte bometo *hius. bledof Mem ubont he kept as paramoursin mo Foz inthe thira piere of his teigne he began £6 bee defpitefall mance. he dap after the tozought this 1 dered ertrceinelic with the gout , Ahfd) ingendered cence féebing all means hecoulo denife to detionte Lisimna en , Lhequenscorps twas not buried in facred ground. fo that the Aue hirtelfe. ftrangle bint fecretlie one night as be lay in bev, holing rather to be without a bufbann, than to haue onethat hould becetuchir of therightand dutie of mariage; and that infuch fort, asthemnuttbefaine -iuff to accomplifh bis bufatiable flethlic conenpit, Crseinsié . Way bis lieutenants , and Convath the hanesfi pong birginsand bonelf matrons,and that as fell Murrey laud. Ayelehauing the procurationof all thofeof the nobilitie as. other. And {uch companions things touching the goucrnement of the realme, b« as could bett farther bis purpofe in that bebalfe and Untutk gofednot theinfelues fo bpzightlie in manie points as denifenety means and twates officthlie companie, uernement, thepoughttobaucdane;but winkeonowandthen -thofe he fet by, andigreatlie mane of, veliting altogt 10D atfaults¢trefpailes committed bp their kinffolks her tobaue them in bis companie. andalies , permitting the nobilitie to lueaccosding Thus being downed in lecherous luff, ano filthie to theirold accuffomed maner of licentions libere 3° concupifcence , befell dailic in moze grenons vices, tie, to the {mall cafe o2 conunoditie of the other ine as into ercefiiue couefoufelle and beafflie crueltic, feriour fates. Donaldof the twefkerne Zles, aman confenting to make atvaie his tuealthie fubteds, t0 Donatdat the of gadlieperfonage, but of oifpofition inclined to the end be might intop theirgans. This wickeones ies maincet. all nanghtinelle , mainteined agreat numberof temafned not long bpunithed , for the lozs and neth robbers, tobbersann(potlers of thecountric, lfuing onelie peresof bis realine, perceining boty be proceeded bpon rauine. 302 loke that they wanted , thep dailie in bis abbominable and tpzannicall doings, would notfaile tocatch it, ifitwereinanieplaceas not once gining eare ‘tothe tbolefome aduertiler broad there they might laie bands on it : fo that all ments either of Godiozman ,thep fue him ore Da TCheoppet the bufbandmen.and commons of Galloway, in amonget:them as he fat iw feogement abot tO Gion of the : thich countrie they moff haunted, were beought trv: 40 hauecondemnedagreatiridyman, thotigh nofgull 19 the gouctnement, and inthe petre of ourLei 760, 767,H.B. Vemine S finentlic in prefenceof pou all:abatbonozisnueto thenead,loke peu tothat. ¢ Paving thus made an acy fseca- ENDdof hic tale,the placed forth a knife thich the hav max Et. bin ouder bis gotwne,and fcoke birfelfe to the beart -ftateof quietnetle. Pet after the apeafing of this anne tumuit,there danced a net bufinette in Gallowap: 7" for Gillequbalme, formeto that Donalo,tbidy(as ye Ginequhatme baue heard) twas erecuted by contmandeinent of the fonne of Cugenins the eight, gathered togither a great nun Donalo, Wilh the fame, falling dead Dpon tt Dotene to the ground. Ail fach as were prefent wandered greatlie St bir font and bardie fomad), (peahing Diuerfic ber of brigrattous (cape-thrifts 4 did niuch burt ano mifchecfe int the countric. Wat MHortlle after, being ele bir monftrunus oaings. Che bevte of Fer gute was carieafesthto the Ile of Colmekilt , arb banquithed by the (ante capteins that han fapppetten the other rebels of the Zles, the countrie Was rid of that troubte, and the ring-leavers punithed bp death Geveof , as fone in praife , andfome in Difpzatte of Sew buries in the theo pare after his entring into (oy thetr affentes. In this micane AYile, the Cnigtttly men |