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Show The hiftorie of Scotland. 146 Scotith nations, erebponboth the Cnglith and Scotilh oe TeHeots the Scots ad Danes made the greatett prowifion and Danes that might be, thinking verelte to {ubouethe Cnge ior dyin, and to bring themitobiter deftracion, Palcolme fonneto king Donald twasappointen gither. Maicolmeis by king Conttantine to haue the leading of the mabe cottty armtic, conteining the number of tiventic erage yt Ree men.Zbe fante alcoline alfoatthefame The hiftorie ofScotland. -fiduethat tere leff,fecmed through wantof peres, neither able by countell no2 by force to defend the Malcolme asic that Contantine (as ts (aid) was entren into religion, the before named Malcolme the realme, fo as be btteriie defpatred either to be of poluct to beate backe the enimies, 02 to gonerne-bis realme in fuch politike foat as be would baue tote fhed. And therefore,to rio himfelfe of all {uch cares and troubles, and twithall defpifing all (uch tworldlie fone of Donald twas anmitted king, o2 rather res gent; tho although be perceiuea right well how the force of the realnie tuas (9 infeblen., that there Mas no hope to matiteine wartes abroad; pet his chiefe ffudie vas by all means pofitbie to efend the box pompeas might teithdzato him from dfuine contem, Beisereated alfoheircap> sere. of potiiepel deiteapparanttothe kingof Scots aoe tinre was created heive ayparantoftherealme, bar -_plation (abereunto he was partiie bent) he gauea ying Cumberlant aligned bnto bim for the main 1° uchis Kinglic effate, and became a canon twithin the abbeie of faint Andgetves amongtt the couent fettance of bis eftate . And cuen thenit was ozdet; -there. ned, that he tehich fhouln (ucceed to thecrotuneatter Thistwas in the pore of ourSautour 943,andin the kings decealle , Hhouldeuer infop that prouince. -_-_the fortith peere of his olwne reigne (as Hector Boe-_Qdalcolme taining bis potver with Aualatus and Sontic (tho had affembled in like mannera migh: tius fatth :) but tf he did thus foxfakethe tuoalo,anp tie hott of Danes) they all fogither bake into the entred into religion tmmedfatlic after the battell foughtat wzoningficloo2: WBunenburgh (fo; Englih confines , {paring no kindof crucitic that toine their refowe powers togi= imightbe deuiled, murthering the people twithouta‘find it namedbyfome twziters) then mutt tt nedes im ~ be beforethis fuypofen time alledged bpthe fame Boporin Mie pitie o2 commpafiton in all places there thep bersof the Scott vominton, anvbefore all things contning decommerye cancn, 9 i yews fo procure peace with the Cnglifhmen. Wut ashe Saateflus bef apprwued amongt our Crglith waiters do re. pozt, fo that it ould vather foeme that Conttantine -refuted in ded todeale With the goucrnementof the mie togither. Wut the moze bilante thev Mhetwend in their doings, the foner wwere they punifyed for the fame. 302 Ae ‘on elffane the bafe forme of king Cotvarnd (outethe (hoztlic after, armthat gpalcoline gouerned as rer gent and notas bing Hbile Contantine liued, iho Departed this life (atter he had continucdin the abe beieof faint Andzewes a certeinc finte) int the fare: the Danes and Deotithmen now ioinedin one are yr -_-fatb perre 43,falling m the fortie peereafter he firit thm Mthelftane -_ings.cabherevpongetting togither anarmic, heins eee countredinith them ata place called Bzoningfela, taken bpandtranflated bnto Colmebill , there be badatonrefet ouer him, as twas conuententfor the of their kingdomeafter bis fathers neceafle) with 30 began toreigne . ibe was firft buried in the curd i all (ped fought to be reuenged of (uchiniuriousno, there amongtt thebithops, but aftertwards belwas 937. * 93 M5zunentburgh,in July,in the pereo37,therethe -=+- €noglih atthe firft of purpote gaue fomthing backe, as though thep bad fled: Gbich manner then the the Cnglifpmen The Scots Danes and Scots bebelo,fopoling had fledinded, they begantopurfueamaine, leaand Danes out ofozder. ning their oder of battell, ech of themffrining tho might be the foxmoft. Che Cuglithmen(according to the oxder appoin, (The nobilitic Swent to Smpacke, «Like a ganfe, legs like a man, full of betftels, anda eric cuill fanozed thing to beholo ‘i ihe other twas pe bore in Qorthumberland, onelic bauing a mans bufaboue the fame diuided with ttvobeefs creatted _02 compaflen ringe-Wwite, and not broad like tothe edon that five (as fome to2zite) 20000 menin this cucr lufting contrarilie, as then the one DID oe ths battellfogither With Wilfert kingof the Guentes, Wantwall hing of (Britains, and feuen dukes that fame tohelpe the Scotsand Danes, Afhelfanebp Gwdaduile following the bidoric, entredinto Pox Dthelftane twke jrozthumberland , and finding the countrie difpurucien thumberiand. of inet of twarre,becafilicmadea fullconquett tiers of ,baning all the bolos and fotretics deliucred into bis bands. thape of man: befive this tt had foure armesand beads . And cucn as from the nauill vptvards twas thus dinided intotivo bodies, fo did it appeate Ee coe there Was tuo contrac toilso2 delires inthe FAIMICs - ‘Welkmeriand merland,and after into Cumberland,wherethe inha- bitants of bot thofe regionsbare-foten and bares Tanoeccoug red. ~ headed,itt token of moft humble (ubmificn,peloen themfelues nto bint, promifing from thencefarth to continuc bis fatthfull fubiecs.Anthe meanetime Palcolmebeing foze woundedin thebattell, efca. ped;pet vith great banger, adinan boxle-litter {was conucicd home intobiscountrie, tberehenes daredtoking Conttantine the hole ciccumffance Acouncen oftheouerthzoty andlofteofbiscountries afoxefaid. CAeredbponConftantinecanfedacouncelitobecale talicdbpCon Dat Abirnetbie, aberehe percetued bow fore his ftantine, ---tealmetpasinficblenthronghlackeoffad of thea, bilitie as Merelott in the lattbattell,bpreaton theres bad chanced beftwirt the Danes and Cuglitonen bes Englith ing adentbied togtther incampe, they hadfonght a rightcrucil amd bloudie battell,the bictozte tx the end Danesfall Sat togither, temaining twit) the Cugliihinen, tho ceafed not to would thep chide and beall togither , infomuch . atlength thep fell fo far at variance, that thep ‘ beat andrent efther other verie pitifullte noms 4 -_nailes. At length the one twith long fickene fle a ou " -_ringatwap and finallie deceafling,the other was e e able to abide the gréeuousfell ofthe Dead CAtcalt, A ‘cine gionbo About the fametime there (Mucd foxtha fount os ot fete _of bleuout of the fide of ammounteine in<A wap,and flotved fagreat abundancefo: the peat _feuen dais togither,(o thatall theriners tHe (tahereof there is great forein that counttle io their waters mired twith blond, andfo ee= the fea, cauled the fame to feme bloudice ons we, miles diftant from the thove . Hele ee pens gone fights put men in great feare, for that Dt did interpret the fame to fignifie fome ae thedto fall bpon the Scots thoztlic 1Oe _alfothebetter beléeucd, fothat withina A -_befane is fpecifien, tier that greatourcth:otw happened at Groningaecl>, pon offendoie , betons murihered in the night fea: Sederiers Ded bith their contplices, bytiligent evansination ators were Were tried ont ,andon the nectbay being aypaetyens Partorkect: ded, firffcred due erecution, according as they bay" Deferurd, being and thofe pe tortein paces with Mihorkles, Themurtheit witto fundzie cities, where thep ters were fuerte bangeo vp onthe gates and totwers,ontili they eMC Ith -_rottedatuay. p, Waites ther after that ouerthzoww, fledinto UWleftmeriand , Jet QDan, and iytthin three dates after,in (uch hips as he found Sb got pins there bpon the coat, be failed ouer intothe Ble of The pocnrevs ofthe marthcr Were faseD torequite. Zhe death of Waleolite chanced in the peate aiter the deathof our Saniour oso, ¢ Were we bane thought gad to put por in remenibzarce, that etther the Scots are deceined in their accontt mani, purfue the Danes in hate, Olongasantedaplight of prares; 2 clfe mistake the namesofthe bings of apperredinthe thie. Cngland : for Ahere they write that this Malcolne aalaflus fey Aualafus with {uch Danes as hemight get togis 30 Devarten this life about the 22 peare of Athelffane tito welkmer: -2 52 ele ae ee ied times of the Engi LiNs9 mthe hing of Cigland, that cat not besif Malcolms ae- eras ceafle chanced inthe peare o¢9 ,for Athelifane twas -»deadlong before that tire, to twit, in the peare o40, So Jreland. Dan, and fpotling the fame,With all thepreie he pab fed front thence oucr into Zreland . In the meane and reigned butfirtene peares, Mozeouer,ahere the Scotih turiters make men time king Athelfane haning lof noe fniall number of bis people in the forefatabattellomitted bisiour- tion of the tuarres which king Comund that face ded Athelftaie bad againt Aulafe ano the Danes nie into Scotland, and lapftillin Mozthumbertany, of Pozthumberland, i (ye dates of king Fnoulzh Rhey goin no man onderffanding tbat he intended to bw. that fucceeded Matcoline , it'can not and bp ante Pacelian tn Sortend fo Which newes were fo pleafant to the Heotif}men, 40 means (if they mtfake nottheir account of yeares:) ep. * that there was commonfopplications and procett for the fame Gontund tuas Maine in the peare 948. ons made through the ahole realine , imrendering Wut verelic thts fault in the tufaccount of peares thanks toalutightie God for velinering the people is but to commonin the Scotith hifforie, anv theres bp this means from fo great and prefent a banger. fore to Simi that fhould take tpon himto reforme Shortlic aiter came ambaffavours from Athel« the errozs thereof inthis bebalfe , tt were neceffarie ffane vito alcolme,to moue means fora peace to to alter iva mancerthe ubole conrfe of the fame bv be cencluded bettwirt the Dcotifh and Englith nati florie. And therefore we will not with anie manto Ons, acco:ding to the articles of the ololeague, which Giue ante credit vuto their account in peares,tous motiontwas toifullie beard of Malcolme , though he ching the reignes of the Cnglith ings, forther than fet a countenanceof the matter as though be pafleo 5° thepthall fe thentto agree withaur w2iters, ubonre the other foulwake; aben the one requited to ase -_ueat, the other pafled for noneat all. Dinas Then Without further delaic he patted into Tet. 60 butimmediatlic after died allo, Matcotine cfcapeddis we s fer, with one tthole bellie from fhe nauill Downe, atchineda mof triumpant bidore. There dicdin this moztall battell maniethoufanosof Danes and Hcotifhmen,but chiellie the Scotithnobilitiebought fhe bargaine moff deere,ho chafing rather to die in the filo than to fuffer rebukeby dithonozable fight, it came fo to paffe that felw ofthem efcaped,There d{- 50 diblie inforned, hot Athelftanc had gine jPo2- he tnderftod hotv bis realine tpas bnpurucied of J he caulena Bcouncelcal. Mhilfull capteins to make refiffance. wet ied. councell to be called, therein then fuch as tere af' land,tified memozieof bis name, Gn the 36 peeve of his reigne there were tino mon -‘ftrous creatures bomne in Albion the one amongt sate the Danes being an bermohodpte, thatis to fay, a child. wish both (eres, haningthe head likea fioine, ‘the bzefk fanding forth moze tt refemblance thant o the common thape of man, afat bellie , tuith fete fed fo themby thetr capteins) fundentte fell into avChe Scots taieagaine, andfiercclic returning bpontheireni: * and Danes dDotune in great numbers, ¢ fo ouertioiwne. mies,did beat them uinces of his realme ,to fe thelawes bulic mint fied , at Wvinca billage in Wurrep land. where he canted tuftice to be fometebet fFrefetlte executed bp: ming Pe maTand the tohingéo- Cnglifynen had chofen to fueced tn gouernement Sward, quatlie tieliined: At length, as he rove about the pie fembicd proponed mante fond and chiloith reafons, Shepthat were the vetifers of the murder alfa, it might bayyonthere toas finail hope of ante god 2 and procuredthe doers theretnto,were thant quite conclufion; but even as thep wereata pointtohaue through byon fyarpe fakes, and after hanged pp bioken bp tuithout ante certeine refolution , tox -_alofton high gtbbcts sand other of the confptratozs luas brought bow through (editions difcom, bic) -Awere put toother kindsof Death, as the cate famed _-rtealme, about the fame pereof our 30209 3 7,03 147 fyas about to baue fent ambafladours bnto king to fenbp treafonof afew confptrators , in the fittenth $ Athelifane, fo haue treated for peace, he twas ctes peare of bis veiqne . 5ut fury as did this mickey Che confpiz? hadginen bie thumberland but Aualaffus , and made a league fpith him to haue bis atdagaint the Scors © Which heipes put Dalcolmein wonderfull oecad, for that tae ne tothe intent that the Englifymen moued 20 ctius, fo2 that battell was fought anno 937 88 the With the faughter of their kinffolks and friends, fhonld come fo2th into the field to giue bat fell, fuypofing they thould not beable to twithitandtheforceof fii gad quict, without aiid troubles of foarte 5 asa mart onelie fludieng to mainteine the fate of bis realine in gap order, as teil for the tecaltrofthe temponaltic, as fptritualtie, gheretnte he Iwas 2 hot abether be bad twarre o2 peace: butin thecnp,for. in that bebalfe we map mno7e fafelie follow , anv by that (as be fatd) peace was moft neceffarie for all parts, he thewed himfclfe willing to hauethe oly former league renewed betivirt the Cnglifhmen and Scots , with anie reafonable conditions which conferring the fame with the Scotith tweifers i fore places , bappttie perceiue the true time, afwuell of the reignes ofthetr kings , as'‘of acts done, to fail out in peares and feafons,muc) differing frontheir thoula be thong ht requtfit. account ; fibereof toapmonifly the reaper , afwell After the returneof the ambaffadours, the league . » Was netwlic confirmed betivirt the two kings and their people , with the. fempblable. articlessas were heve as in the Cnghth hittorie , we hauthought it not impertinent . And albeit that fome map atke that reaton ine . Compzifed in the olBteague:, twith this articie cuelie 6° Hauc tomaue Ys to Doubt of theit accountof pears, Added thereonto ; that Morthumberland, being as moe than we de of tyat in our otune writersy Cle will referre the fame onto their tungements that Now replentthed moft with Dantly inhabitants, ould remaine to the Cnglithmen ; ane*Cumber: are learned, and baue traveled inotfterentiicalike, Canderieny land with Cicitmerland to the Scots: pon this afiyell in perufing the one as the other without affer Conbition , that pe tebich fhould fucceed as hetre onto tion . Wut as the errors are foner found than amen the crotone of Scotlanoafterthe kingsdcceafle, be» bed , fo Haue Wwe thought gwd to fet dotwne $1 the er bese margent of thisbake, the peares as we find them ing betre aparant.; Should bold thofe regions , and noted in the Scotith titers, {pectallie in places bo homage vnto the king of England as bis baffall tbere We differ anie thing from them, becaufe we perpetuailic for the fame. Lhe peace being thus eftablithen bettwirtthefe nations , Indulyh the fonne twill not {ceme bv wap of controlinent to preiudice the authors , further than by due confineration the ef Confantine thettyo twas proclamed prince of twell aduifed reaver (hall thinke it erprdient. Suen mD,and inberitour to the crotwne of Scots eee Aficethis, spalcolme patlen the reneof bislute Ut tomy purvote. After the coxps of Maleate Indulph, was once buries (according to the cuffome) a: LY, mongtt |