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Show The hiftorie of Scotland. Athelftanc houfes ,forarcucrence ahidhbeban, asistuypofer, The hiftorie ofScotland, he fornetime fuffered poi. Dungus atwakenen, tolvards fhe chziftian religion , Athelffane being and bebolding the thie, fat the croffe,asthe apottle cettificd bereot , omitting bistournie into Mercia, had told him : theredponcalling his people tog' turned all his potver againf the pias: mdbhearing -ther , he not onelie Mhetued themthe fame fight, but that they twere withdzatveninto theircountric, he -alfo declared bnto themthat vifion bad apearen follotved them fo nee at the heeles, that beviecars bntobim inbts Meepe; willing them therefire tobe lie inone moming betas bpon their backs there -of gerd comfort , {ith there tuas cauleof (uch auren thep longed by a bakefide, notpafiing tivo miles Hope to haue alliance from aboue againg their orufrom ipaddington, before they had ante knotvleoge -ellentmies. of bis ayp2od) .Athelitane bpona fierce conrage,ba: 10 The figne of the forefatd crofle twas not onelie saint dy ning thus foundbis entmics according to bis wt eenof the Pies and Scots being there with them veoh ied defire, and heretwith comming bponthem in inaid, toboth theit great comforts amd glaonede, -T fuch order of battell,as thep bad no fuaicforthtoe: butalfa of the Englif}mento their no leffe difcou. {cape without fight ,becommanbdeda proclamation ragentent, as thep that buderfimd faint Andrew to etna fobe made bponcof bis heralds, that allthetole be patrone and pretecto? of the Scotith and Piaith Sn number of the Pics Mould patie by the edge of the nations. JFo2 tt did put {ucha feare into thetr hearts; fivo2d, that then thep came to the point of ioining, their The Pics thus {ering their enfmies at hand, and omachs fo failen thent, that toith fmalt refittance The Pits hearing thiscruell commantdement,werelvonders _-thep iuere eafilte banqnithen ( as is (aid) and putto are amazed. fallie amazed With the frangenelfe of the thing, and 20 fitght. Ffoathts fo manifetka miracle. atter the bate Opretied fo twith feare, that they witnothhat might fell tuas once ended,andthe viaozie obteined,un be beft for themfo dbw.Atlengihbycommandement gusrepaired iwith bis people following him, tite ein ate of Hungus thett bing, thep fell ontofortifieng of the church of that bleed man faint Reguins, now Che Pies their campe ; but pet thep quicklie perceiuenbom _-called faint Andzetwes , bere thep made thelr offeenter the that tt would not long preuatle them , confivering -_-ivings twith humble deuotion bntothereliches ofthe campe, fhat their enimiesbad gottenintotheir bandsnot -_apoftle ,rendering thanks onto him for their bie onelic the {poile thich they hadbeonght with thens torte with deuout ppater after the accustomed mar Whp te Out of Pozthumberland , but alto all other their ner. Thep polwen there alfo atthe vevie fametime ed peouifion , trafic, and baggage , hich thep bad (as the faine gocth) that from thencefoth as Well cage in ier left in a ficld there adfoining bntothe five of their 30 thep as their pofferitic intime of foar Mhould wears fare, tampe. Berebpon manic reafons were put forth acroffe of faint Aundzelw fo3 their badge and cogutamongett them, hic) wap thep might efcapeout fance. Abich ordinance continuallie after remals of that prefent danger. Jn Ghich meane time A, _-aned iwith the Pias, and after their deffrucionand ; Btheittane -thelftane hauing beoughthis peopleintogad over _-ertermination {with the Scots euen wnto our tine. sagen about this fealon, but Hector Boetiusfolloweth Ve- purfucth Pongus. Dathchalense of hattell pzouoked the Picts to come forth of ther CHINES. Frength intotheplaineficls, there to trie thetrfoy ces.1But fo2 that Day nonotable thing inasdone;the Pics keping themfclues ill Within their campe. Zu the night follotwing, after fundzie confultas fions bad amongeft them,tt twas agreedbp generall 40 confent, that the next dap thep {hould giue battell fo the Cnglithmen , And to heredponpreparing thenv he eas felucs fo, the purpofe, een bponthebseakeof the Whe bodie of Athelffane twas buried in the nest bon church onto the place abere the field was fought, botwbeit, fome baue left intwziting that bis bead Iwas cutoff from the bovie, and bzought to Zndygat_uiie,, here being fet bpon a fake, it twas tyetwedto the people in reproch ofbis inturions enterpr{fe, ungus the Picith king to hey himfelfe pet rep of that famous prince towardsthe preferuation of ‘the Scotity comrnen toealth, hat it were to mn iickednetle togo about to defraud hisiiuc of the inberifance of the realme. Alpine giuiig the bing mot hartie thanks, bes Bipine hie eke places leaning fucy doubts'as maybe worthilie tig Goo an the toorlo to witnelfe, that he mindey DSH of Picts; as Adatus bing of Scots;aiter the ouers -_-BELS to eteitfe themfelues al, ¢to put all the fault ee oper fonten front bint, but rather follotned ith in mot thiokrand death ofAthelftane, lined with theit peor FI Alpine bathing Dongall ging fmall crevitto ple: it ged quict and reff: for the Cnglitymen ate thetr forged tyo205, gathereth bis poiver , ad mar tempted nothing againg the Stots aid Pics after: 20 Heth uch (peed towardsthe place there he onderfFap ipatasy ducing the tinte of theiy reignés , Atlength the faid rebels tet: atembled togither, that be furs Achatus, after he had refgued 32 peares, depatten Dpoitthemper they had anie Knotwletge of his fet: thislifestirthe peare of out Lod 81 oj tihich Wasa ‘titi Fortwards. Ho that before thep conto make ante bout ther firt peare of ungus his donor oner {Hit fo efeape but of Danger , hich thep went about the Bids. tis bodice fas buried in Colmekill jace fodm, they vere apehended,and immebdiatlic core cofo2s. Gn the dais of this Achatus dicts Clenwent and others, of abonie before pe haus heard) lined bte piefumptuons perfons in feare , fo that the fkate of fherealine remained aftertward a great deale moze coringto the maner of kings amongef bis predes eethren 5 all Doctors and menof fingulat Knoles Conuall, ledge, in refpect thereof thep were had ingteatcres dit aud eftimation with the people. Fter the vecealle of Acjaius , Conwall that Conuati fag. teeth 3 Saag, king Cthfine,fucceeded in gouernementof the Sto fith kingdome . Wettwirt this Conualland' Dungns pote. And for that he would allure bimtfelfe the more cfitmelie in the effate , be frankelie bettotwen bis far the Piaith king, there was wonderfill lou' aivas of bis tealme, and toke to twife Wzerna the king of Got the bidozte aforefain not onelic augnientedbis ee in ceaffed , deliucring bp his kingdomeinfo the habs fierce twilles , fpeciallic incouragen thereto by the comfortable too2ds of iungus. Zhe Englifhmen church With new biloings ¢ needfulreparations but pyems cya inereafed the number of pricits for the celebating of diuine feruices be alfo gaue manie rich and coftlie o2naments bnto the fame, aschalices, cructs, bw ‘fons,(uch like. Po2eouer,he canted to be mabe the ‘ of king Conuall , tho liketwife liued not long after + bim, for in the ff peare of bis reigne be tiketwife oes parted out of this tvozld, by force of naturall fiche» flight, the Piaih campe: there thep werebeaten downe of beaten gold,therein to inclofe the relickesof faint in greater numbers thanbefore ,infomuch that (uch. Andzel. Andbetives this, peogdeinedthat the Spl asm paloners as thep had before taken of them that -_ritualtie fhould haue the tenths of all increale of crucncom™ bictorie of thett fellotoes , fheiven moze crucltie tos through bis realmte sand further that fpirituall pet Kept the fai fpoile, greatlic not fo apuance the gwd; as of come, cattels, berbage , and fad) like rang {hards the Cngliffmen than anicof the reff, now, fori fhoulo notbecompellento anfinere before ante that thep faty once botwthebictozie as inclincvto ‘temporal {udge. Wut thefe beneficiall priuilenges unc the Pictith fine. the Pictith cleraie did not long intop . s02 Fereneld Faee Snfine , fuch laughter toas made, that of the 60 that was the fourth, tbich reigned amongell - carge 3 thole Cuglihh hot hich was there allemblen, there. Mthelitaneia Stet efcapedfiue hundzed, Atheltanehimielfe at. Pics after Dungus,toke from them all {uch gt : pastes as this Yungusbadgiuen them, and further ~ 32) and fo died , giuing nameto the placeofthe battell, fhonlo anflwere for fecular crimes afore feculat one noe flaine, the firtt tas runthrough the bodie twith a {peare > Ailltone fox. hich continuetl cuen onto this baie, being called. Bdzeane, hedto the derogationoftheir priuileges , that tier puteot -_agiftrats ; and that liuing bpon thelr fosmiet ee iss _"Athelitans for . This vicorie fell-to the pPiasby mitacle; for in the night feafon,as Iungus twas, ues(ouloiers.€ men of war should iniop theaa sahich. Laungus,had fo frelie beftotved bpartais thould giue battell)there appeared bntobim the apos his baings,ceckoning all that {pirttuall perom a amMbdbis people bicoricagaint their enimieson the dap nertfollotwing ; and for anafflured token theres thought) thattheir kingvome cameinto fuch pe _as fhoxtlie after followed. There be fome don Tatd Dotune fo fleepe (after it teas agreedthat thep Mle faint Audzetu (as the tale gocth) pomifinghim Thecrotte ot Of, be tolo hinethat there thould ayeare ouer the faint Snozew. Pictthhot inthe element {uch afathioncdcrofie,as he noblesof the land mainteined Ferede = tobe but caff atway , tuhich was the canle ( a8 ho that twzite holw thefe things,tabichare mepra ungus and Athelifane , eyanced net SS=e : thet's treafure amongeft bis lords md chidfelE peers mitie thelwed , both of them fudieng¢by-all ntatis Perciahis danghter , thombis brother the forenas bow to mainteine the ancient league awalfance 40 med Dorftolorgus hav marted , that thereby be bettvirt their people,uberebpon infued great wealth inightaMiwagethe faio king of *Percta bis vifpleae andquietneffe onto both theirkingdoms , Finaltic fare , tthich othertoite he Mould haypilie hane concets Dungus wafted ivitha continual confanptior Bee ned for the death of bis other fonne in lato the fame Dap,fortward they make folvards their enimies with AbeEnatith leiigth thep tuete forced to fie bnto the place, there 50 tmages of Gift and bis 12 apoftles of Greg Janna ae nue to Pebeardbotw they twke the baggage ann fpoile of --andfiluer, Lvich he betfotwenthere; twithacale a = "the fecond fore of Hungus the Piaith king, found ee "meats to murder his bother Dozfolowgus, tothe endbe might refyne in bis place: and thzotigh fap. port of fome ofthe nobilitie be atteined to his pine twas bis bucles fonne Dongall, the brother of baticil, halfeamased at the hardie aproch and onfetof the deinnedand put to death. Which erecution put other thop Gernadinsa notable preacher in Durrep land, in quigt. alfo bitjop Clactan with Poran and Medantiva 3° CEHileet things patted thus in Seotlmn ,Cganus Eaanas rechits Pids, were not tong abletotufteine their foze ims nettion; fo thee beginning fomethattofwarue, at Hught him to continue in the abmtinittration, dates celevnto putforth of that tbich he wwriteth, pntothe' confines hothing leile thanto be about to clatme the gouerne: tationofthedtligent reader , th it is not ou purr 10 tent of the kingvamefo long ashe lines. 3fo2 as pofetoimpugne, batrather to report that twefind -toitdjing his oftentc , in that he hav gathered mt ars iupitten by others, ercept now andthebyihewap ‘mit, anid ted" the fame into Aratle, it was not bis foatmonith the reader of fone bnlikelichans (‘as fault 5 but the confpiratozs fibich had forced bint the Gnte doth freme to bs and others) andhapilie -‘thereta , being aefermined to Hane flatne him, if he hot twithout ini orcafion. 4 Hav-not contented vnito their defires + Vatithin the Wongeit mae ISubnolw toour purpote. As well Dungusking ‘peated affer', there came niefengers from the res Bethate armic Lourenp atity, moze mindfull of the uc honozing of the bolic apo file. bp Ghole aid he acknotwlenged himielfe tobaue -Houfe af Acaius. Such(Caith he) there the merits remond in molt of his accounts,as the autho: bone he taketh tobe moftcerteine,as well for theaccount ofthe time as in the courte of the Hhole hittozie. And fo? that tue meante not to prelinetholie to derogat the fame Boetius his credit, tue hane not much die of bis fone Dorffolozqus, and thatin the prefence nefle, Dorffolorgus. Wis feare twas great onech five,and ang tie therefore ban fait affiance in ante perfon,doubting uethinfeare; leff one 02 other Mhoulo feeke to reuenge his brothers death. We durff neuer go ante wates fozth absoad tofthout a gard of menof wwarre about him , home be had wwone ¢ madebis fall friends by bis patting pease fonne of king Doluathius tas rev 5° great largeffe and bountifull liberalitic, Atlength cetued to fucceed by the commoncontent of the atesof all the realme , a man offingular wiftome and great knotledge . %5utfor that he Mas fone, tbat fenere in punithing the miforvered behaniours _ of the nobilitic,s utifgouerned pouth of bis realme , pet, bis tutfe to reuenge bir foxmer bufbands death, found means to ftrangle bim as be lap one night . fat aflepe, haning dzonke alittle to much in the pablo cuening before, ad in this forthe came to bis end, bis sera atter he bab reigned much that about the fpace of Diners of the nobles confpired againft bim , forcing tivo peares. one Alpine the forne of Achatus to makeclaime to Thus both Cganus ¢ Horffolorgus being made the crotune ; tho percetuing there toas no remedie, atvap, without leauing onie (fue behind them, foys © but ctther to follotw their minds, 02 elfe to be mure fomuch as notethere remained none of the potters theredamongeft them, confented to go with them 6o tie of Lungus to faced in gouernement of the inte Argtle , ahere they purpofed to crotone him Pai} kingdome , Alptrie nephurto the fain Lunt kingfitting bpon the chaire of marble, according to gus,bv his iter Ferquflana, totththe aoutte of hing the manner. Wotwbett , at bis comming into that Dongall,mave claime therevato,and thervponfent © countrie , be found means to conuep bimfelfe from bis meffengers onto the lords and peeres of the Pics Wn ambatias amongeft them , teaft through bis means the quiet fifh Doriinion,to require ther on his behalfe,that he bor fent onto fate of bis countrie fhouls be bzeughtinte trouble : might be recetued to the gourrn¢imentof the kings t* Pids. and forthwith being efcaped out of their hands with bome due bnto him by latwfull inheritance, as thep a fetw other that were potute to bis intention, he ma iwell bnverftod: and that if they thoughlic confine, Beth all the batt he couln , till be came to the prefence of Dongall , tho receiued him in moft ioffull wife, - Peomuifing that if it fhoulo be thought neceflarie bp the fates of the realme , be twou!d gladlie refigne bate bim bis whole crowne and dignitie, nefirous of habing moze than to (x the aouacement of the redofthe thin , thep might perceiue tt tas the pros uiffon of almightie Goo, that for twant of latwfall fucceffion linealtte defended from angus, not to fucceed in the eftate of the J2taith bingdome,by this meanes both the nations Scots and yids thoulp be -folnedin one, to the abolithing af all {acy moztalt dly, Wwarres, |