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Show Thehiftorie of Scotland. The hiftorie of Scotland. {uarres, a6 by difcodandcontention mightarifeber tiwirt thofe tino people , in like fort as before fine ote. his mithap chance him in the firt pareof their btter tuines. vall obfeqnies. there ban done,to tye great perillanddangerof both The Pits The Piaikh nobilitie, hauing knotuleage that chole Ferepethtobe thefe meflengers with {ucy kindof nreLage touts Fhaatlic commefiom Aipine., withgenerall content -_ and thole agrentent, chofeone Feredethtobe their kitig, amanof great authortticamongi them, fuy bis reigie, and ater thebirth of our Santour 830. 9 5, | fermithin mie Feredeth to be lato tt chzittian burial not farre ina Apis bodie was buricd in Colmekill, tvith all func: = from Jforfate. After this canfing the mufters of bis ‘ "q being admitted therefore to declare theic meflage, fiben they began fo entecinto theit matter of the right dhich Alpine had to the kingdomeof the pins, fhepeople would notfuffer them toprocedantefurr pavtot bis avmie tithat mozfall and cruell battell, crotneandgouernementof therealme,bythe (0! genevallpotces of ali the people,trhote chiofetk tunic aa andtherebpon brake bp bis campe for that time, lis I Cencig thofe that Were lef alfue to returne onto heirhomes. Dis battell beg fought inthe fire prere of the refgnies ofthe tivo forefaid kings,tweaks was bponbisfirkentring inte the eftate, tofollop ecie, -sdbis {ute touching bis title to the Piaihh kingdome: _-caftell.of Sforfair,tchich he bettegen;but the thiva bap anammicin after bis comming thither; Jferedetty the ypterith avery de. binginithagreat avmieof his {ubiccts arangenin !™. gqadorder of battell, cameandprefentedbimtelfe tn fight of the Scots,wherbpon immediatlic neere vn: ther therein,but begants make fuch abprore, that te the fotune of AKefenneththep met, and ioining fo ayeafe the notfe , Jferedeth himfelfe toke;ppon 20 there inbattell,fought right fiercelie: At the fren bint fo make anflwer dntotje-ambafladers nj and counter the right twing of the Scotifh acmie twas fherbpon conumanding filence,ocelared bntotbem -neere hand querthzotones but Fenedocht ticutenant fencooce Bring Frere: fhat the Pics neither night nozoughttoadmitany of Athole came {pedilie to-the fuccors witiy3.00 of thethenem pethhisanz fEtangerforeigne ourrthet: fortheretwas aman people tobe taken,be found that he bad lott the thira Ate Dongail twas Alpine recefuen to the Alpi poling this fo bea micane to defeat AlpinestitleandD 10 aid berebpon twit all diligence preparing amigh: that thevebpheiboula femetobecreluncd fomanp _-tie hott andallother things (tebich twere: thought ire, farther claire, Within few daies after, cametnto -quifite for the furthering of bis enterpzife) he patten Cheambale- Cancion the Scotih) ambatladors, here Fereetp _foogtly folwards Angus,notfaiengtill he canteto the Bini it eda {wilh bis nobles at that prefent iwereaflemblen;thep Alpine hinifelfe commanded the bodieof hisent -_-discountriemen,andrefiored thebattell onthe Seo 44% fwerdntothe cieutiawamong them,of mot bighauthoritic,that «1h five: Shereby infued:a right fore bickering with Hootiham= fn cafe of neceilitic they might tran(pole the crowne great Aaughter, and nofigne of thinking on etther datanens. from boule to.bonfe: and furiber,thatbythefame part, bymeanes thereof tt feemed doubtful for a laio there was an orwenancedcered, thatifanie long. {pace vuto fhetber fine the vimopic wouldin man ivere once made andereated king , be might cline. notbe depotes during bis natural life.aind therfore 30. Atlength FFerevefypercetuing the wivole tard though it iwere fo, that Alpine iucrethenephueof of hisbatfell alitle to thzinke, fpeentlie prcatlen forth ungus by bis filer Ferquilana: pet bicaule he ta luccorthe fame iwithachofencompanieof (udas fas a flranger boone, and confisering withall,that be bad awointed fo attend himsbut entting thus the people bp fhetr full anthoitie badtvanflated the twithgreat biolence amongthe thickeft preale of bis enimies,be fvas clofen in on cach five,and pclae regall adminfffration brite an etherboule, of the thich one as alrodie proclaimed and inueffed king, ded fo fromthe refinue of bis tune people, that be conlo,netther returne the fame wap.be entered, nel there fas no reafon nol, thy Alpine thoulo make anie further clainieo2 Demand onto the kingdome, _-ther-pet by ante offer.{othat be inith thofe that ture Gpon the meflengers returne bome fwith this ith hig , percetuing their Itunes to be én prefent fillargumentsandcontriuedinuentionstonefraun Alpineofhisright. Andtherebpou the leconotime befent bisamballadors tito them, requiring them oo either todo bimreatonwithout anic further (urmie s ~ fed cauillations; either elfe within thre monetis fpace after toloke for open warres at the Scotith: mens has. Thele amballadors palling forthon theirfourncie, at their agueding tuto Camelon, Smbatlaves certeine fergeants at armes met them, anv diofor, 5° mecworrecel: bin them to enter the citic:alfo they further commans 4 -rrather iweavied With continualfight, than banque fMhed,o2 ivith any feare oppzefied, they twere laine all feces fhe chole number of them, togither toith Feredeth jpice. -theic bing.Wet herewith afdnotthe other ids giue our the batfell, fo longas anie daie light twas on the thie. So that the night in the end parted them in Tenet funder,both the armies withratwing fo their camps on with {mall top o2 triunyh, by reafon of the great Daughter {hich had bene made onboth fives. une The capteins of the Wics iweteng twith themage ded them in name of Feredeth thee kingtoauoiy out of the confines of bis dominions within foure Daics (pace,bponpaineof death, -_felues thelofleoftheiv king, andgreat multitnde of theie men, thought it not beft toabioe anp longer the fiela + aherefore leaning thefr ponnded people nounced brite {et of tisbibitions, thep tvent no further: but pet ace they fled incontinentlie the fame night, forne mito Woarvets pro= epics. he ambafadars being terrefied withindmae coving astyephadincominifiion,thep pasnouncen the tuarre in the naine of Alpine and Dongall , res quiring thofe that thuscameto met them, togine -bebind.thenr, with all their baggageint the campe, fignificationtherof tuto thet maifter Feredeth, ap °° bought them asthey tere about to depart, bow me fo the thole Piatt nation;andforeturnedbomethe ies wweregonealreadie, and bad lett theircampe fametap thep came. Then dithe Scotith loxss oidaf men of twarre to defend the fame. here repaire bute Dongall, aho at the fate timelaie in bponthe Scots taried till tt toas Dap,not farce from Cartikecaftell, and there taking counfell for the the place of the battell. Inthe moztng there a maintenance of thefeivarres,notonetwas founda _certeiite ho2Memei aypointed to ride abz0a0, anb £9 dom Within ciaht daiesatfer, tity contcnable pros CME tabuets uifton of bittels , there to knotw hispleafure . Wis alent commandeitent twas obeted: fo that a mightie ar: them at rhe feat es $a pits fice, hherebpon be was had itt deriffonof bis otune nite of men at the Dap aid place appointed cante tor O° Calinon gither, thie) being niuffered, thep freitivates re 0, people, faho in the end luc bimtamongf themfelues ent 4% heforebe had reiqnedfullte the termeaf oie hole' ttePies, Feredeth,with 19 better hap o2 end than bis other: Cekingcs- Foz gathering togither at armicof his fubtecs,and nts commitig with theminto Angus, hecamenofoner Angus,hot without fome difficulties but being once gus With an gotten otter, thep march forthivith totpardsthe place SH -ithere thep onderiton their ettimies DiDlic, Wrudus Keres fine Within fightof his enimies, but that cating off bis heplooman, atnto?,he fled incontinentlic, leaning his people tr thefielo; and fo2 that bis baffe, tuas laine bp a plotw mar that met binrbp chanced knetp bint not, but petpercefning botw he ban fled from bis companie, the night befoze the dayin the abich he thought they fhoulo bane battell, by the aduife of certeine erpert twarrtours, which he bad with bine , apointed all the holes that tvere tit the campe,feruitig for burder,to a weoriverfut be beftotved amongthe women, lackiesand cots police bfev by and therefore deferned not tobane anie other fanour, further attempt: priuie as then to bts tntention,bp thofe leading that Banas After this infoytunate endof Keneth, the pias feat thich ould be tyronght in this bebalfe, tvas to "Spies, chofeto their king one IS2udus, a manofa ffout and be atchiued. Dhefe he canfen to lie couertlie withina manlike ftomach,abo immeodtatlie bpon bis entring Wood neere Onto the place fbere the battell Houty be into the eftate, comming into Angus(thich region fonght, giting themin commandement notto hete the Scots bad made twalte) catched there certeine themfeluestill the battell tere bequit, Seotith robbers, and forthwith banged them bp bp, Bing Alpine all this thile helo himfelfe in acaffell Brabus fent on gibets . After this, he Cent fozth his ambafadors 50 which od} vpon an bill,alittle from Dundee, being Che incaris Wes Siping " ‘wrenesing bute hing Alpine fos refo;matton ofall inturies and nov decaied , fo that little thereof rematneth to be ping of Bipind Rtkerye Wrongs betwirt the two nations,andtobhaue the aw cient league rene ined betiwirt them. Alpine ano the e rey: Deotith loyos,hauing quicklie aduifed that to an - fea> Muer,declared onto the {Bictith ambaflado2splaines lie,that they would not heare ante treatte for peace, {dene at this Day. Cponthe nozthMoc of the hill, there 4% aenue, lieth a great large plaine, compaffed onech fide with mounteing,as thenfull of tumds ¢ launds, but now for the moff part bare and twithout anie trees 02 bw thes. Jnthis plaine were the Scots incamped. AL till the ias had deliuered the kingdome bnito the pine beboloing forthof the caltell, hotw the as aps tight heire. S2ndus bnderftanding by this anfwer, that the Scots twouldfrill follotw the arres again proched to giue battell, got him into the campe,¢ ers bhozting bis people to hetv themfelues valtant , plas Brxrag i. De Pters;to be the better able to withand their ma, 60 ced themin avaie The Pics no leffe defirous to fight "hee lite, he purpofed to procure the friendihtp of the os bare Chglithmen , tobaue their aid againt the Scots. ting He fent therefore his amballadozs with a great © Sc Cains ee tends furiime of monie bite Cowine king of Porthum, Nea of mo Detland, requiring bin of bis favour, and tohaue engoffomeambutments, 02 otbertvife: tt {arre,the Scots mtindingtoletAlpineinbis right, the returne of thofe boxfemen, trben it was om- Vato the war. and the Picts determining not to recetue any prince knotone holy there twas 10 (uch matter, butat "xis Colwine receiuing fhe monic, promifed fo come &y Sex> bi mitelfe with a mightic arntic , at hat time tplace * Wmnas thouly apoint , to go againff the Scots in Bete; defente of hint and bis fubiecs the Bias. ante of His enterpzife, be chanced to be drotuned in the ri: uer of Speieashe was about topatlethefameina the fame amongthemfelues accozving 0 thett cuftomedoyder, qipine -_thep tvere fled in devo, the Scots reioiting Heres, a _-ell toand gathered the frotle of the ficld. - - -_-frels,part of them being cladin armoz, and part in SFAbaes Wis people feing themfclucs defkitute of their head' go thite linnen, wwithlong poles in theit hands like to Capteine and goucriio2 , retired fromthett enfmies, fpeares and ianelitts, Amongthem allo he ordetned heeping themfeclues in o2der of battell without anie an bundzed hopfenien to be placed, fhome be made Soillingip mine WAS Great preparation mave on both fives for the ofaffrange nation toreigneoucr them3Buttrhilett Wongall goethabonttoponiveall things readiefo, --rMa@ue Vrito Calivon caffell | notwealled Dunkeld, aB2uDue oH Reneth king peare , Ahen fucceededkeneth, the fecond forme of 30 where they pate the rineof Late, amd fo enter into treth mtoBne = & themfelues dus being tertificn, fendeth a poft toith all {ped ONEO 4nas tons king Cotvine king of ozthumberiand, requiring peth exto Gos hin to fend tobis ato apowerof Cngltfhmen, to Wine fora. belpeto tet the Scots, thicjat that prefent inna Scots vpon hiscountries and (ubiecs.3Fo2-he was vielw the field , thereby to bnderffand whether ~~ iets ment anie deceit by their Departure, a bpla f fwithEand thofe dailicinvations thus mabe bythe bata fonthfull perfon,. ahd verte titgligentit his of mongol them tthich offered uot to (pendbothlife, Ere Georg Lnds,Fgodsin Alpinesintt quarelsp thismeans tountric of Angus, eden from the mountefiie of Gransebene onto the viuer of aie, whereof ww hed the forces of both nations, fo fatre fozththat the Po dedbhiscounttie. Ho hichdemann Cowine mane CPrinedeter one place, ¢fome inte another, where they thought bef for their otone tuealth and fafetie. The Scots bad fled immiedtatlie liketwife, but that toa:tas the old cnimitie betwitt the Plas and them Jn this WMitance. meante feafon the Scots take and (else bpon all the fate:Sosa » Seats doubting to being the realmeinto vatigerof -this anflver, that he was not onelie troubled iyith mae: bitetraine (if they Mould commit their tole pul §=-ecinill Mar made againt himby other Cnglitmen, fanceroftfones tothe hazard of another foughten but ‘all had bene requeffed by Leiwes furnamea field)beterminédto purfae the toarre by making of Pins,as then French king, in no wile to indamage itichtfiors and invodes onelie bpor their erimies, the Scots his confeverats, (o that for that peeve pres fo tober the Pids,andto bring them butoreafon,tf ent be might not conueriiontlie fend to bim anic ittwere pofftble.And fo much verelp the Scotithmen -_fuccours, but if he would defer the warres fill the didbp fuch their continualroves ¢incurftos hic) treet peeve,he Mhoulo hautethe brit helpe that he twere thepmade into Angus, that the eoutitrie Waste able to Hetw him. Bold and defolateofall fhe inbabitants. 20 Wandtis percetuing binifelfe thus mocked avd des aendtis b ‘Sydas face either vid Wivdus the fonne of Feredreth, Indedbp the Englifhnien, commanded bp Slemne tie tie tert) bis ta: (Qhonte the ics had chofer tolucced after bis fa' fuimons,that all fuch of bis fubiects, as were a ofthe Engi at ther in the kingdome) find ante {pexdie renee to ble to bearearmo2, Thould affemble in nether Calf: men,catleo ina _ aiifver, Dongall hewed himfelfeto be inne fmall 4° vangers;,df0. catt thensfclues tnto.a ring , deter - chafe,thatthe Pics Hould thusgoaboutbytud tube miningyet toreuengethetv atone deaths,aherbpon Sith the Hiesanfmer. 127 ten nota little the Cuglitnensoffers, by reafonof Englithmeng fome number of bis people fo; bis wages toferue bim againtt the Scots. tere the Pias reicifes greatlic, that they Mhoulp bane amine aD thus of the Cuglithnen, hoping thereby tohane *® aflures vicozic of their abucrfacies. Other miffrul than their gouerno2s would haue tithen them, bes aRathiie the ganthe batfell before thep hadcommantement,tofth Pits begid -_fuch biolence, that the right wing of the Scots tag *e batted. fore difozdered. Wut Alpine percetuing that , came fpedilie to their fuccours , greatlic reproning thent ; for their fatntneffe of courage. Zo be thozt,he vip fo much to (mbolden them, that by his means the fight {was renetwed in moft cruell wife: infomud) that thofe which before were put backe, began to winne ground againe , and to beate towne their enimics berie fiercelic. But heretwlth vio the counterfet trmpe of hore» -mrent,fabich tas hid in the wad fudvenlie comeforrth, and thetwed themfelues vpon the bache halfe of had Scot |
