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Show The hiftorieof Scotland. esandordinances beingonce publitjes. albeaeenaees inenneth riars kingdome Ring Ken- nethmimered ty be fullicatfareds onto himand bispofteritic, and * therebpon indcvozed bimielfe to fwinthebartsef the people twith bpright abmtintitration of fuitice, and the fauonrof thenobles: befought topurebate with ox. arn qteat atts thich he beitowedamongttthem, afivell ilands belonging tothecrotuate,asinother things beboogie areatlietathete contentation.Aus might befderme Sithsits. bapie toall men, batting tye loueboth of bis lords yo Chekingha ad.conmions: but pet to bimfelfe he feed moff actitic contr: tnibapic,ashethatcould not butiilltive it conti nuall feare, leatthis wicked pacifeconcernivig the ence. Death of Baleolnie Duriethould cometolightand knowlenge ofthe world, for focommethit to pate, that {uch asare pricked itrconfcience for aniefecret offentecommittes,baue ence ambnguictmindand Booicebeard (as thefamegneth)itcancedthata voice washeard The hiftotie of Scotland. Hiv forme Crathlint, as hautng fone{nblingalgoot -_theimpoifoning of spalcolme Duffe, though no full -_certeintic therof tuas knowwne) imagined nightand gheiesy, fim fonta dap bow toberenenged. She onderfleon that the king delightenabone meg, nse. fureingadlicbutldings, and therefore tothe endto ae -compatichic maliciousintent, He bad canter a tows maycins et fobemade,{oining wnto hic tone lougiing twithytem, th the foefatd catfell of Sfethircarne. The txhich toww, et Iwas conered oucr With coperfinclie ingrauen twit dinerfe flotwers and images. Werete toasit bong twithin with rich cloths of arras tuought with -ggaldandiilke ; vevte faire and coftlic. Behind the ggg faure were there croMebotwes fetreadie bent with reanicte, -_Harpequarrelsin them.Jn the middes of Me bhoute boven there tuas.a gmblicbzaten (mage alto, refombling the figure of king kenneth, boloing in the one band a fairegolven apple set full of pretious fones,, vent: -{ed.Awith {uch artand cunning,that fo fone as anie as He was inbedin the nighttinw to:take-bis ret, S bftering tuto him thefe o2 the Uketwards in effect: 20 man fenldazaw the famte onto hint,o2 remoue it ‘Neuter fo little ante Swaic forth , the croffeboines sc Hhinke not jhenneth that the ticked Maughter of cc Malcolme Duffe by thee contriued, ts kept fecret fwonld immedtatlic diftharge theft quarrels dport bimiith great forceandblolence, - « fromthe knotwledgeof the cteritalt God:thouarthe o Srenella therefore being thus prouiaed aforeband, -genetaber that vintt confpire the innocents death, enterprifing affer meate defired -the king to.go twith bir into oa <¢ bytraitmous meanes todothat to thpneighbour, that ier, chamber,into the trhichbeing entered, be ale ce Shieh thou wouldet have. reuenged by cevell-pue could notbe fatiffien of long with the bebolding of nithmentin antic of thpfnbieds, if ithadbenenftes the qmdlic furniture,afwwell of the hangings as of df os redtothpfelfe. Zt thalltherefoecometopatle, that werfeather things... At the lat bauing viewed the f < both thomthp telfe,andthpittue, though theiuvene éc Qeanice of almightic:Gop, thal fufice Lompthie pur 30 mage Which od (astsfaid)in theminff of the dam ber,be Demanded twat the fame didfignifie:Fenclla nithment,to theinfamic of thy boufe andfamiliefo, --aniflveved, Hotw that imageoid repzefent bis perfon, Rss cuetmore,Foreucnatthisprefentarethereinbany betyebing. ""€e fecretpractifes tontfpateh both the and thyitucont cc of the wate, thatother-maic infop this kingdome thich thou daft indeuonr fo allure brite thine (Tuc. The king with this voice being Hrikenintogreat Dreabandterror,palled thatnight iwithontaniefepe worthie ae « Poucan hear ring how the king bemoncd bisofenfe committer, be willed bim to be of gwd comint. Jor as the iwzath ofalntightic Gon was moucken by finneann wickenoffentes , fo was the famepacifenagaineby thepéete of out faluation a thoutand infin the tidy eopeere (as ts faid) {undsie bnketh fights were fene as iwell in Albion,as in other places . The fealett bpon ener. the fmbs ont the coafts of Buchquane, aninfinite multitude of fithes, the ahichlicng there dead,caufeo fuch a filthie fauour, that the aire being therewith ins * ike comfortable inozns of the bithop, fudiedonfei tent andect: T9t bene nro2e plentie of fit} got than was accuffo; ta med to be, the people hadbene famithed in manie places, 41 Albton and alfo France it rained ffones. fs , though there wanted not diuerfe bertuons men, as Secing watthe king delighted in beboloing the ~~ extn aMdovientifones, atlength remoutng ponerer spas tt roa eit te -_-difeyarged their quartels fo diredite bpon - , ~ pas. -‘fribing bim though in fundzic places,be fel ne os petal oe" ‘with' Of Fethivcarne, there as then there was a forrett ip amie part of Albion.Avere was herecetucdby Fes Fethircarne. Hevea lanicof thehoufe,hotefon(aspebauehearo) he canfen to be putts death,for thecommiotion mane betinirt themof pemnesmnd Angus. Shetwas alto Feneawas of kionto Balcolme Duke , tome the king hay smadealuaic, mbinlike mantter bntoConffantine + mbGrime, defranned of theirrightto thecrotne, ofkindoto mifchiefe fo fat tn the necke of an other , thattio Rind of crueltie twas fpared, robbing, reauing, md forcible evtortion twas ererctfed on all foes twithout bope of anie redrefe o2 amendment . Whileff the Ring -_-Heotifl}men were thus at dtuifionamongett thenv SS ae and tokens as chanced in thofe daics,menacedfome to bute peace at their hands, fo2 bimfelfe anv bispea: >" Great mitfchiefe to fall buto the Mhole nation. and ple, toith right large fummes of monie ; but percet fuerlie their tomzbs proucdtrue: forthe Scotscone _-uing that hisentmiesceatted not dailie to fpoile and Moicotme ts one again another, brought their counttie into bo bp making them twarre ; and to make bis part bing €o- ANGCLOf biter Deftrucion. Balcolmethe forme of Lenneth, created (as pe -rrobhis fubiedts, he purpofed to trie Abat he nrgbt reavic to helpe the fronger, he required Palcolme princeof Cuny Wardagain' _erland to aid him againtt the Danes, accoping taOe", Dinance latelie made )bad bfurped the crowne, as armite of Cumberland men to {apport him: bp reas fone as bis fathers bovic was buried in Colmekill, Lotth fuch fanerall pompe as aperteined, be vefirey fon ubereofthe Danes doubting to be ourrmatded, Bing Cvafter certeine light thirmithes, without ante great Spare mabe bis fathers friends togiue him (ach faithfullcounfell ; be blondthed, condefcended to haue peace , whic) was feee, as thep thought moft erpedient , thtch wapbe were concluded With thefe conditions; that king Coward beff to tuamzke for the aypeafing of the (edition now Thould paie vnto the Danes a thoufand pounds of begun, bp reafon of Conftantines p2efumptuous gold, for the tihich they Thoulo content themfclues attempt. Chere were fone amongeft that compa With thofe lands which they bad alredie in poffettion, nie that tobe it to be bet , firft to vnverffand the 5° and to inuade no further vponthe Cngl{thmen; but mindsofall the pres and nobles of thercalme,ber -_-contrarfivife tobe readie to fight intheir vefente , if foxe thep went aboutanie erploit againtt the tpzant; ante forreine entmie fought to make ante twarres -‘vpon them, Fr the meane time, tbilett qalcohne twas thus in England occupied in aio of hing Cw chamber, atlength then thep fav be me - Cure further into trouble,than toithout ertreameperill of the common_-tvealth he Moulo be able to get forth thereof againe. Dther there were that (uoged it bet Wwarbdagainft the Danes, king Conttantine thought the timeto ferue berie well fo) his purpofe,to repnces all thofe regions of Scotland, thic) tole part toity fuvdentie to go againt Conftantine before he made bis aducrfarte(the fozefaid Malcolme)onver his fabs bimfelfe ffrong ; for if they came bpon him per he teaion. alll, firff hep knocked at the dave "- fs"bad porn tapped bard thereat: laftlic, doubting neg ae baypened, thep beake open doze vag ~ wing p colt dead bpon the ere Goze. bis The clamozand cric herebpon Was -_ - pete were proutded fo; their comming , mante of them 6° He aflembled therefore twentie thoufand men, ting Conthat feigned themfelucs tobe bis friends, wonlofoy and comming into Louthian, beard bow Kenneth hanna fake ban, fone as they fawanie power of bis ent §-the baftard afopefato( beingleft by bis bother gpab Malcolme, -_‘feruants, and Jfeivella curfied and fous) apnicked * a mics at band. And then thould be esther fall into their hands, oz be Dztucn to fice the realm fo; (afer colme to reift Conftantines attempts) hao got ta gitber an buge armte of bis brothers friends , ano adeed: but the Dugratious woman ae copies gardof bislife. - ZXbe flerce pong man following this counfell as the bef to bis {eeming , ¢ trufting moze to bis olpne twit than tothe graueabutfe of ment of tilt, afleny twas come tnto Cratomond,aberethe riuerfalletty -into the Forth, three miles from Coenburgh , pure le place, that hap. committed fo heinous - fecretlicoutof the woaic, that no LATTEcy gemtee Heard of.Some {ppoted that Me fed tS erie ha -_-‘ftantine, by tbote helpe the gat oust pftantine 2a Theambitious defire ubich the fame «atthe Bing? € -_hetved be hadto fucceed in goniermmcleNa, moztallarndge towards theking, bpontheoccai: that Skenneth twas dead. be got his i ons heferehearfen(amelie atiwell forthe deatyof able to till their grounds , Ffinallie,there rafe one leat thitett alcolme thould feeketo deliuer him» felfe from danger , be might baypilie wind bimfelfe bythecratticneuife of thebing (as befae ispartlie mentioned.) Chis woman therefrebeingofattout fomach, longtime before bauing conceined aniny Dbhe pozecommons and hufbandmentere brought -_-to fuch miferie through the offen fpoilings and robs beries bfed bp the menof tvarre, that thep terenot ger of themthatpurfucdbir, per the aa pst turneda litticontof the tuaie to lovge at the caftett So wnatpe cae 4 weshames Sprith eo ail manner of Wwild beafts that were to be han thecaltellof wads , there the had appointed bores - pa APE Swentto Fo- pifit the reliks of Palavius Khichremainetyere, he -‘fions made into cath others poffeMions, with fury SeeCon: hae heard in bis fathers lifetime ) prince of Cumy 4° thecouenantofthe ancient league. Qalcolme corte fara, berland , hearing that Conftantine (againtt the oz -‘{enting tok.Cotwards requeft,came witha mightie i thing fooath of a chett 02 coffer, thereby toa be Danger. ; . ‘hing {were openlieknotwne bnto them. {pises vitor 08 -«sAFUL oaiiting for bis comming forth in not at ferhebhadbeeneat JFoodune,a towne in Mernes,to Thus was the realme dinided into twwofunnsie factions , aberevpon followed Wwaftings and incurs twell bithops as other,that in their fermons erborted 3° (clucs,renting and pulling in peecestheit ofpite mt? ther Erheliev, the people to repent and amend their naughtie lis -_-{erablenatineconntrie, Edivard king of Cugland p2rchateo nings: fo? otherivife budonbtedlic fuch grifite fights being opzefled With inuetion of Danes, twas glan Pesce ofthe Kuh treme bis penitent bart, thereby toanoid the vengeance hic) be fodin feare of tobe prepared fo; bim, bp Atehanced heredpon,that withina horttimeas Theking Wut all thefe dzcadfull tuonders inight not twithe braly the Scotifhinen from their ticked vices, therebnto in thofe dais thep were ttholieginen, tinning in thefr wilfulnefe, being fubbomeharten ft, by mieanes tehereof the efeaped outa ad i teaforrof bis heinous and tuicked crime. failed,and cattell died fo generallie,that if there bad {dering him toacceptit in god part, hough t oe nedlie todo werthiepenance, leaving nothing bre Donekhidhethourhtmight ferueforawitneeof that beheld it. Inthe fummmer nertfollowing,come ewtiticot repentance, iffobe wecontinue penitent-and wil, -‘farkedead,and lap flat onthe ground. 3/ene :to pat faneas MHebehelo him fall tothe ground pe a Chekingte: lingtoamend. thing Lienneth beingconfirmedin heth great te- Hopeof forgiueneiicby thefe and fundzie other the so Dic, the got fm2th bp a backe boxe into ke pentance. hotks, fothat Conffantine twit great inoignation Somat was conftrcined to beeake bp bis campe, and fo to dis canze. leauebis enterpzife for that (eafon, ‘ TCymone fected,great deathof people infucd.chemoneapa _crueltie , that the fame might bea fufficient tnétrace wperedblon: red of abloudie colour, tothe great terrozof them 3 tion that milthiefe hameneth through ciuill tfcow. like pretiousttones , the had peouided as iha > im,and therefore required bimto-take the me -dbefter toadnife it, incontinentlic the cro him, to bcake bphisarmie, and to fle backe into nite gis. bad begun bis reigneoucr the Scotithmen, and in there great famine and penurie of vittels in both t26anted ard the goldenapple {et forichlic. twithfee= nefle of life, sntoabome be confellen bis beimous 40 Wwithoew aloe, as though the vould a ~ oe ate neth bp bis peinate authozitie ao gone abouttoa 159 -_incounter then, the brute hid) rant of his great number and puiffance, caufen palcolmefo2 verie -_-feare Mat he fhoulo not be able tn anie patttontatd) Datcotme - hnogate the fame) ought tovefcend vento him, asall Cumberland: by reafon thereof he had beene pnt to eee the toszly beric twell tuderiton. fuch bindevance and dithonoz, as would not eafilie Conyfoe Rgeuras procured friends fo one) fiee, that -_haue bene reconered , han not Ikenneth the battard , bp their meanes being of high anthozitic inthe fonne of bis father the aboue mentioned ihennetl tm, tealme, hetwas bzonahtbythen onto Scone, and -_incamped witha mightie potuer about Sterling , Contentine there crotwiied king the 12 dap affer Thenneths de- ro defended the padagesof the forth, that Conttans peurd -ceaffe, in the 25 peere after that the fame Zenneth tine With bis armtie could not come ouer. Lherrofe Lackeofvit- -_citdts, faybires, topates, ABRIDes EON ie notin value tomrthie tobe offered ‘nto his pine biseies. Wherefore inthemominghe confeficth his commingin gathim bute bifhop Pouean, amanof greatholie honor andbighdignitie. anv aeaiat ne fines. anbimoff fvicked offente, befeeching him of counfell, toate he might obteine pardon and forginenes ai hin in atteining fo the crotone,abic) by theold opdinance and lato of the realme (inftituted inthe beginning,and obferucd till now of late, thatikem bled togither in all batt poffible about the number of ten thenfand men, with ubome making totwarns poling there fo abine bis enimtes, if thep minded to -affaile him. Conttantine herebpon batten thither @ onfttentitte wards , and comming within Aight of bis enimics, tomen bartelt ftreightiwaies ioined battell with them ; immedtats WIth henneth -omeafferaerineths vecealTe, ere" say ae iongreatlic.Jfo2immerdiatlie ese ienips togithets ssae™ Confantine with (pxvie toznies, atlength became Mito Lonthian . Conffantine being informed of atl _lie theretwith there rofe (uc) anoutragious tempett "Y babar. and Iuent bnto oiuerfe places reqult bugepsiver ,@ that palling fozty withthe fame ta notable to (@ about them to make anie vefenfe w "ps td bis aourrfaries boings,hav gotten togither alfo an of wind , commingout of the ea,4 brining the fand in the faces of Conffantines men that thep were D.¥. gaing |
