OCR Text |
Show The hiftorie ofScotland, The hiftorie of Scotland. queene saptiti accor Spearesfwasin Gruglamd Bgobeis Gaaice: . she fovont of the nobles - putband of Cngland,abichwas takenatthis battell.Cherith clothes of filke, beluct,andgolo,, tbich tere found we inthe Cnoalith campe, were diftributed fo the aby Boies and monafferics of therealine,to make theres of betiments, copes, and fronfalsforaltars. ihe Carmelite frier, of home pe beardbefme, brought thither by king Coward to oeleribe the bictozte of the Guolifhmen, tuas taken prfoner amongt o > ther and commandedby king Robert to twriteco tratilic the bicoxie oftheSeots,accovingashebad fener tho therevpongathered his rutticwits tog' ther, € made certeine rude verfes beginning thus, 2 De planted cade anetriimcoomcaronne ntiddy fem deeviade cobem palichemate lade: tober "sols barréh verlei¢ thisrinre With the *Watton thisri I miake, Withbs B Carmelites =} Bewailing whileftfirch theame Leake: ( + this Donttors bp mertatton of fudyas greatlie -eciue themof the Scotith nation that houlo riot fauozeahim , refozed to the fauo2 of Beufe, bnder -bnto.thatitotone, as map apreere even bnto tis bay. And.this was dare for a memorial, to thetp fthat lone and hartic beeuolence thefe twolmights -_bare totwards king Robert and his people +fn the great Itberalitic recefued at bis bands, This git ousbitorie chanced to the Scots onthe dapahithe -_natinitie of faintJou Waptt ; tthe pearergrg, 1314 % Aboutthis tine for the varietie of Fortune (tn fo H-Thin fmalla courfe of peares ) happened athing not oy eitiae -tvonxthlethe reporting. sor Fobin Mentity, fahieh before betratenbis vere friend detallate tothe Cng- ih , being therefme (as of right he ought)ertreme lie batenof the Scots, twas (in vecompentethereof ferric Hortlie after topalle oner yicland. Firfhion omits Bt was thpafeD bp ie people that this of Drkenie with flue poundes Merlingiof the cw flomes of Aberdett, tofurmith the famte church,with and twar. ahapecubes eee their agroued manhood fhetwen in this confi, were higblicrearnedat Robert Fies thehands of king Robert. Dnekobert Fleming, the treaton wrought a ming reMat= Hy ehofe means he reuended ; we fathietirs gaint hintby Zohn Cumin, toith Gaughter of the nice « SPents) boas almotk the onlte thing(ercept fome fein bum weenyaeoe ist ftach fort, f mofklo 6 is Potw, then the king Hhouls opebpepionr4 two Colchon, amile vittant from othe king , fork inner should either ‘ ; of Cnglith eaeathenfate )afier that be nation, ¢ being (accozding to ioe fle of Dum fhobeing fomekhat moued therewith , and mifie Bing (uch difineaturen talke, wityenin words that the bictozte might chance bnito him. Jfo2 theabic) With 14. Edward infouncdthereof, canted thembp fas courteonflie tnutted to it tft be bad 1 anfiuered that be would not eate a si fox ercults bed into the cellar below. Wher finerthat anttonefer the time, the captewe atoap tott bm by the {ato John Wentith mi 7 "her places a ton :after that he han (earched @ ote to bint A trumpet to beconucicd onto the Scotith campe , So {mith twasablent and anthecoming of te Wwithcommanbdement toatdking Robert tothe bts But the hing not twatting ie ake open cel tion, : the ioining of thebattels, he canted proclamation tobe made,that hofoener brought their beadsbnto bint , hould hane an hundzcd marks in reward. Thing Robert hearing in what vanger they had tun for bis fake, vetwarded them foith great rides The SHcotilh oF the tpoile qot in the field , with the trhich thep re» fcc turning into ISzabant ,built a goblie bonfe in Aw ded. tuerpe, naming the fame Scotland , andeaufing fhe Scotitharmes, and the picture of 1Banfe tores be gingto fet bp in the fame, aypointenitfozaloo frit, did eee hs ae, ctterti daze, thereby all the ee pefoxe the Bing.» the armedmen were -- "confcdicd the bole -_fuho being feucraltie ony a matter; and aea i. paitone the hanen to haue carted ape oper land, ifthep bad taken entity toas onclie <8 ret being punifhed, ap farther paine bet into priforr, ereferued ndfrombis friends® pinned at king tpould not offe fhis 3 2 as fhat was. For oe atime Daught i¢ beabeantifull idm: r ers ee hab manie great potuer ert fons,be loft aloft the onehalfeof bis folks thzongh ned to cate horTes and otier fc) lothfome nieats, terof king Robert, andtothe heires generalof bic boote by latofull {ucceflion . Jn Ghtch partementit toas further decreed, that if the king were itt bis mi: therewith to (utteine their langutthing lines . at length being ayp2oched within a daiesfournie of bis brother, in patpofe to haue {uportedbin with thofe enriain Kandolyh, andifanic nrifforteme chancedonto the comming, fonght ontwilelic with the Englihinen latnewy es Rings perfor and kingdomthouldbeconmnittests people tbich be bad lett, bis brother not abiding big wzrnfeia at a place called Dundach, and recetiting the oucrs *"% -thotn , was Maine bimfelfe with a great numberof as James Dotvglafte. other . Jtis oncerteine tether be hav anie knoty: fingmoncein great Stewardof Scotland. Aifo king Robert for that bts firff totfe aforefain tvas deceaffed, maried fhortli¢ after Elisabeth the daughter of the earle of Ulffer, on thome be got a fonne named Danid, and two Daughters, the onc named Margaret , amd the thep got the vicorie ) fhonld remaine to bint: arin therefore he made fuch balk tofight . ut bowie. ver it was, thus be twas laine on the fourteenth of October,in the peare 1317, Cdiward king of England, heaving that king Pargerte, mpd the forefaid Walter Steward, hing Robert went though all theboundsef hisrealme, and bid not onelie confirmmte the ancfent liberties ad primleges of the burrotnes and totunesin all 7 hsece bim : eene re~ :"Atee oe -_tonching.atreafon that tas Detileha bat gatnf him, by the capteineof ae i Manne, that pardon obteined, be opened nNto One Loto im the twine-cellar ofthe calle, meno wat wentouerinto Zreland, to {apportbis Ring Robert other : but {uffering great Dittrede at bis fir paitethours _commririg thither , for want of vittels x other pronis HHO Firelanp, Robert tas palledouer into Jreland, thought the Sutherland, and bare bim a fone nained Jobr: fie foferue twell for bis purpofe, eftfones to ine the (ccond departed this world in bir infancte . AE 30 wade Scotland : and herevpon comming with a ter the martage folemnised betwirt bis Dangbter great potver to the bowers, be purpofed to haue -_teinecarpentarcailed Wotwlandcame : bt feos wg tt tent number of mento defend the borers , and He cee ee -_imfelfe witha great power of other fouldiers any and if he chanced to die twithout {uch beires, then 10 eric famine t hunger , ¢ the refioue were conftreis Mould the crotune defcend to Matgeric thedaugh other Manld. The fir was maried tothe carle of lene ee H Dowglate goueria: in Scotland , withacompes He moze _ This Pargeric was gottenby king Woberton 20 Lovageof the conuningof bis brother king Kobert,o2 Fretano, the carle of War his fitter, hisfirk wife, antwas that through defire of fante be feared leatt if be fated matied by the aduife of bis nobles tmto Walter till his brother came, @ great part of the praife( if therefoeoftend 92 loofe the earle of Lenny; a tall his calamities bene fhe sauygreuen me moll the onelie fitend ofthe king + -argc the earle buneritwd; he foathinith ¢ eae willing biminno twife to refute the .os ty bpon the bargaine was pinta ee a knights of wzabant that feruevamongelf the Cngz termoft of thetrpotvers, purpofing to punif}tiem according tohis mind ,ifbeatteined the bicorie,as Ayocama- he hadto doubt but he Mould. Werebpon,before tnBes Conard Gaufe, and tothe beires mate of his bovis bert Stove. faid Randolyh, that then the goucrnemerit of the fame John, had the lands of Cumnernald given 55 take 02 till the bing (bein . fing, M06 bin, hich were ofthe inheritance belonging tothe" had obtefned the cattle. Leeper- - peterim faid Cumin. Jt is reported bp titers, thattiwo thing abathed,, but keeping on ventancnt)ecin? liffiment, chaniced toheare manierepodhiull words fpoken in the Guglitycampe againtt king wobert, ocotiany 178 cowniteimed king, and the crotoneintailesto the mauled, -_-eites male of his bodie latwfullie begotten, md HPargerie the for twantof {uch heires, to temaine tto his brother nozitic, he thould then be gouerhed by Xhomas te fame 802? wg" {was faint Magnus, fometime pririce of Drkertie, qo calile (according to compofitions) anv fo: thatcaule hing Robert rndotwed the dure) Aitmediatlieatter Bing Wobert calleda partes 4. belive manicotter rewards) benefited tutth thegar: cattle) becanfe he afd not thinke the ibe that thep were the ferdants of God, aitd going té Holpe the Scots at Wannorfbone. Dun the mowow ;, of to be of fuch god nto bin, sh a lp famous bictorie again the tetn aoe he did atter (erue mof faithfullte, dianthip of the caftle of Dunbritor: which fort (after fimerece ni Dap ty recoucred tothe teineot uid Wwere all the oth et cattles before faid -others).thatirematned in the bands of the Cnglitys Hherebe foine Hyathauc iudged, hotwthis bicorie foas atteined by thefingular fanoz of alutightie 20 md becaufethis fort was by nature inerpugnable, hing Abert dealt twith the capteine:( bp fue ag Goo, by reaton of mrivacles which thep rebearfe to -were friends and of Kinred bivto hint) to betrate the baypen atthe fametime. Zhe night before the day eatin oont.ee.Laie-- of thebattell , there cante to the abbeie of Olatterw no p erefore, ¢ fwo men in complet armour ; defiring to ie ‘wauldagree,bules ts. Robert would gnome: wine anes all night: the abbat kepinganhouleof a : ays bis ealedomte of aLennor for Miracies i€ great holpitalitie ,receiued them rightgladlie, and -the bing being greatlic in doubt that to ey ' ; iktobe-- making them gad these , Demanded ubat thep ae oy the fai (thongh i bizd he bebementlic longed ing: tb whe anfivered fwere , and Hither thep were going: Keverhen, fheichamberlaine found them departed before anie af the gates were opened, ethebedsfatremade,and not fitted otheriptte than as they {eft them once flight» Zhe fame dapthat thebattelltwasfoughten, aknight clan in faire beight armour declared to the people at Aberden, Hots the Scots had gotten.a 1314. ear ment at Aire,uhere,bp confent of the the fates he freshen with netw fuctods | his bisther thas Ike ta tums itt Dartger to be calf away, helett ir James boone (ome greatfeat. ibut fir James Mowglas the gouerto2,bauitg likelvie gathered an arinte,qaue himbattell , and put both bim this people to fight, Jnthis battell were Maine thee notable capteins on places therehe came, butalfoaugmentedthe fame, and granted Unto diuerfe, afwelltotunes as baroe the Englith five : as fir Comund Utlaw a Gah -_coigne capteine of Wertwike , with fir James see nies , fundate neto prerogatives and frandyifes, as will, and the third fir James Dotwglatfe fue with and Aberoen. 3nthe peare follotping , trhich toas in the peare gaint the Scots by land, thoughtit bei to affatte them bp fea , abich wap forth the Crglithmen com, if ) with Long and infufferable trrannie of the Cng- therefoze a fleet of (hips, and fent the fame into the fenveth a hae map aypeare bp his charters made wnto themof the -_hisotune hands. King Cotward percetuing it twas faine, fpeciallic to the townes of Perth Dundee, 4o not like that he thould ow ante god at that time a 1315, the princes of Ireland oppreffed (as they toke litbmen, and trating by fupport of Scots to reco: montetere ever to gerd for the Scots, We rigged t.@owary Forth , thie) burnedthe countric on each foe , and Minto Seve uer thetr libertie now after fo notable an onerthroty toke mante rich boties from the inhabitants narg Fala tothe Gore, ofthe whole Englifh putfance , fent ambaflanors Duncaneearle of Fife , hearing of thefe cruct: buto king Robert , requiring that it might pleafe bini to fend bis brother Coward wule, toreceiue ties bone by the Cnglifhmen , came fo;th toith flue tbe crotone and gourrnement of their countrie of 5° hundzed hardie fouldicrs, to defend the countric fromfuch inuafions : but ben be perceiued that the Zrel md, This requett being granteo, Coward pre enimies toere of greater numberthan be was able pared to take that tournic tn band, and fo twith a well fo incounter, bauing but an handfull of men final power of Dcotitymen tranfpozting ouer into in comparifon to them , be gaue fomethat backe, Sretang , and toting with an armte of fudyas were ond in the meane time met with Gillam Sine teadic to alftit bmn there , he tobe the towne of L- er, and flue a great number of Cnglitbmen tid) -claré bithop of Drinkeld , having aboutthre (core Were found in the fame. Zhen afterwards, bp the generall confent of alt the eftates of Jrrlaio; CoWard Wrule was proclamed king of that reatmc sand armed men in bis compante, tho blaming the carle for bis faintneffe of courage, caufed bim to fet for, Ward againe towards the enfmies, ¢ finding them certeine of the Jrith nobuutiefent ambafladors bry 6o bufie in {polling eharcleng the countrie, they gaue enqicmen to the pope , to fue for a ratification of their ad'and proceduigs , for the (uertic andiveale of thett coun' trie , Oth the were not able longer to fulteine the anonfet bpon them (0 flercelie,that there tas Maine dt(comfiten, at the firft incounter to the number of flue huntien of the Cnqlifomeh, andthe refinue chafen to their greenous poke of the Cnglith traloome . Thefe _botestieng at Durbrifell, which thep entred infu ainbaflade:s , thzough their carnett diligence , got Gath favor mn thew fute , that the pope {uweie times charged the Cnalifomen-to anon out of Sretand: - bowbeit , they (eemed to pale little of his comman, bafte,that one of the botes being pettered toith over great number , fanke toith thembefose they coutn get to their hips. &,Kobert ever after cuffomablie callen this Cail. Sinclare his onebithop,fo; the yiuyam Hin: ctare canten &. Roberts bithop. Dements in that bebalfe fo: ther vailie fonght how noble protves abhich he thetwen in th!s enterprife. Shoulplove the polleffion of that countrieuhtdytheir Uelaltér Steward ano Margerie Brule was bome, Ware bopn:. to make themfeines ftrong tn that part , teal theo cntuics tuere abont to get frezth of theirs. Bing Robert being infouned hetw though the teenfezcement of the Caghtharnue,betngvailicres Bu tte faine perte Kobert Steward the fonne of Mebert Gte- thich Robert after the veath of %. Danio le wWyufte was preferrento the crowne. After this, Chomag 171% Mandall earle of Hurrev, the fecond dap of Apzill Za. secoucrco 4 |