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Show The hiftorie of Scotland. Peraccearan fheirkings twrre contented fo baue peace tith the ditions. bs : peacepropor ned. the hole tation) éffo be the Scotstyould agree to tefigne afiuell fo the Cnglifhmei as Weitains all {uch lands and countries as they had notv gottert tne tothety pofieions,tithout ante clatnte 03title tobe madetothe fame from thenceforth , either bp thent 2 anie of their poferitic, fo that the ater of JFo2th on the eaft balfe, thouldinide the Scotith noni: Che Forth nfons ftom the confines of the Cngiffhmen e2Btcalled thefea. Speotilh tains ,and be called from that tine eueratter , the Heotilh fea. Du the twelk the water of Clive thould _ Diuide the Scotith landsfrom the WBettains 5 thecas Mondzeton. Btwascal- " =e tharis, thecitie bpon Cinid.as H. -thoid bet: Thehiftorie ofScotland, fue folemrie twife, as in thofe bates amd tn the like cafes tuas accuftomeh , Dibert fet Donald with his Bing Dey nobles at libertie, fending them home togtther tith =vic the ambaffadours , being carnetlie required (oto bdo, both by the Cnglith iords,anvallobp the wrt tains. ted Witheon~ eots (though it laie in their bands not to deftrop Hrllsicth bimfeifein 36.0. --- 860. The fame peare that therealme of Scotland ioas he agrament being thus made, the lands tere Lamsvias Dinided betiirt the CngliMmen and the wWeitaing, dedderms in fuch (oat as the Wrttains had for their partall that the ‘Bpitans amd €Engith. 10 hich lieth from Sterling onto the wel fea, bettoirt jnen, the riners of Forth and Clive, onto Cuntberland: and the Englithmen poflefed the other parcels, lietig from Sterling birfo the eat fea, bettvirt the, Hcotith tea and sorthumberland ; fo that by this fiellof Aieluith, Fanding at the mouth of the fame means, Clive water, Forth, and the Scotith fea viper, toremaine tn the handsof the Uzitains,from (fhere Forth runneth inte the mainefea)dinided the thenceforth tobeare the name of Dunbeeton, hat Hcots fromthe Cnglifymen } and Writains . And istofap, thecaftell of the Writains . And furthers move,that if ante of the Scots fhould attempt to -thus twas the totune of Sterling a common mard brite thofe thre people ; the fame totune withthe paffe the fain bounds into ante of the Weitith 02 Cnglith bowers ,he fhoulv die for that offenfe. And 20 caftell remaining bnto Dfbert , as it was couenaty tevamongeff otherarticles of this peace . Bere (as if bp force nf tempett it chanced anie of themtobe the Deotifh trzitershaue)he ovdetued his mintand defuent fo Land on the fouth fho2e,Wwithin anic of thofe parties, they thouldtake nothing alway iwiththent ‘bis coiners of monte toinbabit, therebpon came but water 02 Vittels ad depart within the dates, bp the name of Sterling monie :but thereinthep ate Becetucd, for(as in the hiftorie of England fhall ercept fome reafonable caufe of fate confireined aypere)that name came notin ble till mante pares 3b them to thecontravie. Mo2couct,thepfhouldnotfox idee of after. Divert alfo in this place canfcd a frencbyidge fron jc wmade fifieanie totynes 02 caftelson the frontiersnereto fhe Cnglith o25riti} confines. And further, thep fhouldcoucnant to pay bnto the Englifymen and fobe mane querthe water of Forth, in fead of the srering wodden beloge whic the Pias bad made there > AND fummeof onethoufand poundsoffiluer. Jforper: nelvfione bridge he fet bpa crofic, fibercon tucte ingrauenthele berfes, to be read of the paflers byt : Anglos a Scotisfeparat crux ifiaremotis, mifliticthe ar= Atticles nothing reatonablefor fre peopletoaccept; ticles of peace, other tudgen that either thep mult conte to fome ar Greement With the Englifhmen ann Britains , 02 appointing his fubiects to inbabit -_-ted that tyich afferivards came to palfe in Ded,lea the Englithmenoffriends tusulo now become en ple bene dinfoedints two contrarie opinfonsand fadions ,baduotone Calenea nobleman, bore of generation, therebp to afture themfelucs inthe p' -fellion of thofe Lands and Iinings , tberebnto tie patie: - ms, Belenden fe Sat. She Piesthich hav beene twith the Cnalifhmen ChRE, tke in Htanige fort, fuddenlig vied. Fithes liketwile,it tomen, {ape refembling the figure of man , tuere found Scotifhmen, cuen fromthe begiming, neuct to Che onquiet liue contented anie long time etther twith peace o2 natare of deadin the fands of the Scotifh{ea.JnGallowapy pics (as they thought) {ould eur make foms _-clatme anvfitle, thileft anie of them rematnedaliats through infection thereof. Such as were accountedto be (hilfullin diufnas = tlon, affirmed that thefe things did fignifie an in» tion oftye fo2tuinat reigne, tith ancuill end onto king Dor poriging Sings. talo,asaftertvardsithapened, thobauing made awaybimlelfcin prifon(asbefmeiserpzeficd)Cons -_cie againft the king, toftha numberof other light thetiung, -_perfonsbeing gentlemenborne , mifliking the ade Cons ffantine fhe forneof king Lenneth twas crowned miniftrationof things,onelie fothat thep fatu hotv : art buy fhips, and failed into Mortwate and Denmarke Pao fitiat wilfuluetie to lofe the ubole. Forconfinering the peefent danger , it conto be reputed ns Dithonoz foreceiueconditionsof peace at the enimies hands, mans, tbo gladlic accepten {ucharticles of peace, Srotihking Donald being reftored againe on Gnglitymen for fuccour . Fn this meane tune = Bewas adyi- fries ttc thep hadlatelie taken from the Scots in (etherinife bis predeceffo2s time; but bis councell aduifen hint atom: othertwife, declaring that the fate of the commorw fvealth toas fo decaied by the mifgouernanceof bis Gieat knowlengeann wif.omcamongefftbem, and Acbemnitt: fucsas regardentheir honor, (ofarfoxty as reafon inaniewifenin reat, The multitude noned twith thele words of Calene; toe conten: ‘Mole grave authorttic (by reafonof bis age and tedbntoGales TOINe) twas of no fniall reputation amrongtt them, nebis fat= ngs. Haning loft nine of his otone formes int the latt bate tell,they finallie netermined fo follow bis opinion in receine the Mfberthad preferibed: and therebpon. fent againe ~ peace, than be had deferued, in hope pet by this Te -_aduerfe fortune, that he would baue refopmed pecnie af seine DOM -_foxmerabufes, Peverthelelfe, he badnot ip ict faite to bis my ot home anie long tine,é but that befell . ot pus trade of life-againe, remeuing from bis bonozable perfonages as toityeo the (ure ment of thece tieot vi:aftewitte aguance Pore mont twelth, fo tye reliefe and cate of bisthe "i amie fudy their ambatladours tofth the boftages ayointen fo. tebearted .Wbid) beingthronghlie accomplished in monffrous.creature, Lithia fel Dales the ettablithing of thepeace,inmanerasisbefre rule andgouernemtent, thep found means end and commit bin bnto fate Raping EP Wut as thefe confpirators went about fo hauc miourd the people of Lonchqubaber , Murrey land,Aolle,and Wathneffe,to haue toned with thent in their tratto2ons interpaife; fome of themin iboni Mbeking is faid preveceffor , that till the fame twere refoymed, Cuanput mofttrutt, (ecretlic aduertifen the king anucrtifen of and fud) inteltine difco2, as throngh licentions li ofall the thole matter, abo gathering a competent Cuan his peafed and quictcd , there twas no hope to atchiue a iwards Dunttafage, there the chiefe capteine of the nimies. anie inkling were knotwen to them within of bis tatage with 4 , rebels asthenlap, that be came befoyethe fame per Moe NineSe -aypz0ch, IBp mteane thereof comming bpon them fo sarmie, at buwares, be bad the caftell fone at bis pleafure; and inumediatlie bereppon canfed Guanto be tru' oo mete Prets han fir fo: the {ptritualtie , be ordeined that pztetts oxne fhould attend their cures , and not fo intermenole Serbecanion, With anie fecular bufinefle, but to be free from go ing forth to the warres: neither fhould thep keepe ., fed bp ona bigh paire of gallotues, fo: a fpectacle to allbis comptices, And furthermoze, teal the other confptrato?s might proutoe them of fome other chief teine, he aypjebended diuerfe of the nobilitte that Bpencitr fe; Ser vochies " PR Goaty Srbetene boptles, batvks,o2 bounds. And if anie of them were : "were accnfed tobe of Cuansconfederacie, the whic Mante hept found negligent in ding bis Dutic ayperteining to bis vocation , be fhould fox the firt fault foxfeit a peece of moni¢ , but for the fecond be Mould lofe bis benefice . $02 the pouth of his realme be twke o2der (to bridle them the better from wanton delights ano be putin ftreict prifon,there to be fafelic kopt,till the inpziton. peeves of the realine had determined twit gap delis betation,tabat thould become of them. his bufines beingin this twtfe apeafeo, then all men loked for quictneffe , there fuodentie followed a greater and we trouble "tebe, fenfualllufts) thatnone of them thould have paft moze pernicious trouble ; for fuct ts the courte of the talleweth > one meale a Dap, and that of no fine 0; Deintie Delt world,that then men leat thinke of mifchicfe , thep Cats, and to abfteine fromall {uc dpinke as might fall oftentimes into moff banger. biftemper their braine fo that if ante pong perfon, 60 Cabane king of Denmarke, pretending a title to either man 02 woman were knowen to be Drunken, all {uc lands as fomtimes belonged to the {atcs,for Gev thoutp die fo:it. that the refloueof that nation thich bad cleaped the Be commanded farther, that all the pouthof bis hanosof the Scotsand Cngiitymen, hadrefigned tealme , thould erercife running , wzeftling , ha» nto bim all their right 4 interett of the fame lanvs, fing , thzotwing of the bart and botvle: fo to auto he beteratined tn that quarrell(and in reuengeofthe Gouthfulnetfe, that their bodies might twith fud) ere ercifes be mabe the mozeabletoindure panes and rable {ubieas. At length the nobles of ins fiod petceining the Danger that their countrieproife rect Biss ee by reafonof Donalds infotent miiforder, te An Ave Seorg Mining the fame conditions of agreement tic latufulltuttice amderecution of due punitmentfo; _the famne. Brlesderg Werebdpon bptheir aduertifements amd gad ade We renpeficns uife be deutfed a reformation of all fuch nufozvers a3 lvere grotven bp inall partsof bistealme: ano Panes nity as that noble prince bing Galvaypointed them : amd So counttie , twas receiucd ‘with moze top a bo of petitis not tobe fudged,that there wanted men of and with the wars againthe Cnglithmen, to nie warthic enterprife abode againft foxreigne er to thete conntriemen there: the other that could not by Da makefifi to get alway, tere flaine at on after ve _-the Gnglitymrer, H that oneof then tas not to ‘found aliue Within anie ofthe Engl} - And fuch was the end of the pias that fied tito . fith there wanted not the like example of the tas {with fome foxreigne enfinie , o2 elfe to raffle fome commotion amongeft themfelues. his Cuan Cuan ttentes therfore beingthe kingslieutenantof his cattell of pen ee Dunifafage in Louchqubaber , practifedacontpira porn:ee bettie reigned amongett bis {ubtects might be aps 4o number of men togither, made fuch {peedie hatt tor *eafon, Upon this miffrak therefore vid thole ‘pias,tine Calenehis contention, perfnading them to haue refpect to the graue counfell tinte. Aid fith the forceof the realme twas fo infées 59 wereamongeff the Englitymen, makethe belt ht taketh place, bled, abatedand brought tnderfot though aduerfe fhep could for themfelues, (othat manic of them Got eye pes fortune : better if tuas to peld brite neceffitie in fas ning part at that pzefent, in hope after, aben occas fon ferued torecouerthe refidue, than fhyough ob -twarre: for being once tuearied tith the charges Dcotlbmnen, Sroersand there fell {uch abundance of adders and fakes out of the twarres , they trefghtivaies twith for peace; Geeen of of the thie , that the aire being cozupted with the -_aandbaning in time of. peace heaped togither fome thelte, fauour of themlieng ow the ground , both men-and 20 twealth, then can thep not fuffer the gonernement beafts died of certeine difeafes , abich thep twke oftheir {upertozs, but efther are readie to fall ont his otoue eee fhesScotg Pottheybantpen ,mante of the Scots thought the 4o fat hoto he reteinen the famein therein,thep - bigh parentage, andgouernour of Angus, with fo ber reafons and firong arguments aypeafen this Conffantines adminiftration wasliked of the molt a manofanancient houfe,¢ bomen the Wetterne ss Jles . ¢ Sach hauebeene the onquiet nature ofthe = lands and former poflelftons by Dfbert , aber thep tes, feeking the deftrucion of the tbole pee toabivcante travel o2labo3, were the fame neuct anv foie fo painfull: and hereof the fate of the commons abide harones wealth began fo grotw to ged perfection, fo that Scotiymens hands, eats alto, as theptwere pa: furing abzoadin the fields there , roaving aftera Trourbis inthis fournie , cuer hoping tobe reffozed to thelr 0, els putthe landin extreme perill, Thushadthepeoe thecountrie ;as in Loutbiana dhiloof onemoncth fons and erceffiue feeders, fober and temperat men: _of delicat and eafefull perfons, hard,touch, and able penn ringbnto his OlDand abalfe, admonityed the mother toflte out of ro partofall bis{ubiecs. mother. that countvie : for it would come to pale, that the he fir that tent abont to difquict the profpes enimies fhouldcomeand takethat region outof the -_rous reigneofthat tumzthie prince, toas one Cuan, &4en difhtit- Peehauereconered out oftheir pofletttons, thofe coun Arma bicflant Bruti ,flant Scots hacfiub orice tutt. Jam free marchaspaflengers maic ken, ToScots,to Britains, and to Englifhmen. bought buto {uch miferable tate bp the pufttant force of the Cuglifhmen and Britains, as aboucis ee tebearlen , there were fundzic tondersheardof in 13 be banithen the realme, with thofe that kept brothel houles bac -houles. hus twere the Sete a eta,em nulheo, " thefe oxdinances, made ‘within hort tinte of glnts OWS King af Scone, inthechatre of marble there, acco» their nozvinatltbertie to Oy2elle inferiour perfons, Ding to the maneras then bled. Atter bis firk ew 30 andto ble fue wild and infolent mifomeanour, as Selrinwoum tring into the eftate,be would gladlie haue gone in thep had dane afore time, tas nolw reffreined bp Muitains, within the {pace of twentie pears , the 3. was noly pulled dotvne , and in the mint of this formanceof thich articles of agreement, the Scots deliver theefcoze hoftages , being the formes Hoftages are fhould and bers ayparant of the chiefeft noble menofall vequiced. theft realime and countric. And if it fo were that thep mifitked and refufen ante of thefe articles , he ctv manded that there fhoulv no other ambaflapour come to hin for ante other treatie of acco2d. Zhe ambatlanozs returning home, andoeclaring {as thus put in tardin great defperation flue bimielfe, inthe rt peave atter he banbegunbis ine fortunat reigne, and in the peare of our Daniour tranell ; and fo3 the fame purpofe hetwbeozder,that thev thoulp lie bpon the bare baxds , twithone mane & tell onelie throwen onder them, fo that thep thould taf nothing ucither bp dap noz night, that might nozell them in anie tanton oclights 02 effeminat pleafares.. 3t twas allo opdeincd, thatall inc as kept vittelling bontes fo; banketting cere , fouls CO Cardeme king of Denmarke Che cante -inturies ubich the Pids alleogedthep hav futteined) that mave the to mabe twarres both bpon Scots and Englitymen. nae. ad Hecaufed therefore an buge number of thipsto be doutnt Sis prepared, anda mightic armie of mento be putin tano ano arcadinefic, to pafle in the fame ouer into Albion, Scotland, wnder the leading of bis two brethsen, the one na, med iungar,and the other ubba. Khele two diet F great naut¢ teins hauing ther thips and men toith all ppoutfion 72.2" tne, aperteining once readic, oa and fatled gp costene. Ait. fojth |