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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. 264. akdonald in pric eee_a forthatinic» Buchanan. fo funndgie printleges and greatliberttes to the oni: Privateers -_uevfitie of faint Andzetws,to the high abuancement eet eofad) comfogtenthe fillie tpoman , prontifing bir Lefleus, @, es Thoutlieto bebolowiufkrenengethereof.diherevpon -thetrdtfputations, taking great pleature therein, Pakdonald being bzought out of pztfon with tivelucof bis companions, the king commanded Such as were knotwne tobe learned Mtenyand ere prefented to bint by the butucrfitic, he peferred to that thep (bpthe talion law of Motes that peeldeth an ete for an cic,anda toth fora tooth, and bp theerampieof Phalaris, tho burnt him firhin the bull that was the author thereof fox others) Mhouly like: 10 great benefices andotherecclefiatticall linings,dill as the faine chanced to be bacant. (ipaning fox that Fein, canfe made a laty inthe fat bniverfitie that none Las: fhould intop the rome of acanoninanic caitheozall Ps74 ‘ Wife be hod iithiron horethmes, in that foatas 1430. thereof, ans was oftentimes bimifelfe ppefent at leatt of the canoit laity.}15p aibich meanes all maner of bertue and god learning tneveafen baile -the tealine During bis time, and namslie -. Os ns was had in great priceabich be _- - w 2D by_ in churches with organs, the obich :we is time 2 Aer which at length (Donbting ifheliuedbeiwould werenot much) knotwne amongt m 5 -ae not ceaffe to commit the like, o2elfe reucnge the fante)be chopped off Makdonalds head, + cauledbis Puch that about the fame time, bere met ©Spier lement bolderat Perth,in the febich pores vie atperb tivelue fellotues uid partakersto be banged in the .. law bifhop of S. Andzelws, in yo ol = . = ~ digh waies.) effates there affembledmadea long andrig et : 3 the third peere after, fitch twas from ~~ ozation to eee Lostbee-nerd ibyog ton r 205 onthe cleucnth baie of Daober, Fittie Bnghts babbed. epee se at the pautitne of theletwe ie Srehembald earie of Dow- glas arecited and put i puioh. aD peudent ig sth : ame -_prefentiuftice, andall i- _oe andgad ordinances were foreniued, th : : e ne78 feafhsecopanesori » -ppott and conmmo we twas there one wicked lage crept Seane " fants,there were fiftte knights made. Among the fing fo fat, that if fpedie --_ ae Bhich,and firf of allother , was Tlilliamthe fonne 30 time,all thote commopdities aa igen oe of Ard@embald Dowglas , that inepeeney of e pontSohbea me;as Hi = » i carledome of Dotuglas: ts father the fain as, er fin t 53 oi Dotvglas, Crane before this fine, 02 (as other authors fap) in the peere nert infuing, numbers ofcoftlie nifhes vp osipleces po and bledafter the Cglth om" pai ihasatreftedby thekingscommandement,andput m yard, remaining foalongtime, tillatlength by {uppticationof the queene, and other pares of the realme,the king pardoned him [tuith John wenne- binderance of manshealth , ad Sen a table wafting of their on and <r _ pa4 " laudable temperance bfed a"a ae met it old time twere fuel co _ aoa bie] of all offentes, and {ct both them And Aleran might appeare moze ae, ~ =erie FrThin, der eatle of Holle atlibertie. Jking Jamesin this 40 to,than that neiy Bind of g! - ni om i. Bing James fozt aid that in him lap tobzing the realme ofScot: ceiuing moze ercefle of - = ool va 9 vefirousite Land in fuch quiet tranquillttic, that(in parging the ceth to the nourif}ment of tal ae fodese purge bis fion of {uch deintie and delicate ) tealme of bre fameofall offendo2s, and fuch asltuedbyp reitteand now - . whe gerions, rodvbing)paffengers bythehigh waies mighttraucll TARE RTIOOEs thant bzeaboFante evil difpofed perfonsto moFr. Thin, Buchan.li.ro, fatvces,and denifed potions , as were beries (pzacifed thzoughall partsof bisrealzie) be forgot not tolokeinto Girall offentes fhich were fe. ctetlte done 5 and of lefle Danger ; determining fo in amonaft thent.As fox fuch gentlemen as _ bad broughtwith him forth of England, thep ai Wworthie in ded to be cherifhed and hadin big ; i abufe e rsoan lig imp a nour; neither was this tedonto them, eee ‘pores? 5° their nation. MBut the Scott - vigbie plod 2 take atwaieall euill cuflomes hic) bad continued -chieflietobe blamed, that ay amee cat in the reakne. Jfo2 cuffome, being an other nature doth bung to pafle, that a common erro2 (by mante ages continued)maketh aperfedt laty, and therefore fo great an oe Cia mia of the ea° aypeared bp the fundzie vice: oat, ete amb 19 a4 fame,as ercefle, fenfuail wege be nowt niffer iuffice, if they bad perfons of high anthozitie that might punt their falle fentences)be chofe forth of all bertue,then _-the ue de ; pout of intemperance, be the oo oa fete kings igh! > fpectat! perfonsof the better fo2xt (comunended fox -all vice. Af it might there eal apse Jeff them. se bauing thus with diligence fuppzeffed the rob. (¢bicanfe the inferioz tudges toould the betteradmis pedrett. -fingof gmds. Jo: if tempe aie that tst0l8P, » f 1 deliuer bp the houfe immediatlie bpon fight of thofe S Bn the fame pere'the feuenteenth dap of June, 1o detters bito the buingers ofthe faine; burff notdifobeie bis conunandentent, clockeatatternone, the day being darkened oner them to enter according te theircommittton. aHitthy head for the {pace of one balfe boure.togitber , as though it bad bene night; ain therebpowit realnie.giuing them full authozitie to heareand vez damagable to bis orale manent iol proitable termine al] quarels and {utes(if ante were brought ‘buto them) hereof the oxdinarie iudges - (fo2 was meritozious eon - Teale of allpists >» amid neceffavic fox the publi . feate) burt not o2 (for hatred o2fauoz would not.oz teats. (fox firength of others) could not give anie perfec indgement. phaemoarsverted - fs a ; Maar rs f pelical aca a wed alfo the bafliffes and prouofts of goad ‘Zn opdinance for meafures, tolwnes, to fee that tuff meafures were vied by all manner of buiers and fellers, and none to be occu picd but {uch as were figned with the note ¢ marke Caftels re« pared and muntted, of the (aid batliffeso2 pzouofts. Mo2eoucr,he repar ted and fortified the caffels and fortrefles of bis tealue, and futfed them twithfuderdinance and munition as tuas thought erpedient. ee aranted als railed an armie,¢ came twith the fante to Rorburgh, befieging the cattell for the {pace offifticne daics tos gither. e bad in this armic (as the repost-went) the nuinber of tiwa-yandied thoufand men, accounting Inbuge ermmie, belo at arson Perth, there the forefaty Geooge varle of Pare ; was ditberited of all bis lands and linings for bis Che earie ot. fathers offenfe committe Againking Robe rt the Bar cd third. Thus the'boute of the Dunbars lott the varies Pt dif intwelue moneths after,a parlement was dameof Darcy, therein the fame had.flo nrithen fo » manic p&res togither, to the great pefenfe and fafer catiage men ¢ all other furh as folloticn thecampe : 20 gard of the realmeof Scotland on that fide, againt pot notwwithtanding alt this huge maltituoe,baning both ciuill moforeine enimies. watfed bis potwder ahd:dther munition, before bee heking pet meuedtoi th fome pitie toward fo The enrtoore could do ante greatbirt to bis entities, be twas cons noble alinage,within thozt time after gaue the earl, & Buch: Ben of occn- freivied toratte bis field, and leaue the cattell inthe doine of Buchquban to the fatd George ; and atter qubangiaey ae t Cngtif}mens bands a as he fifoundit. it, Attor this is king kiz the kings decealle, the lozdsof the councetl thinking to George James percciuing hot the knotvlenge of banotis Dunder, the faine to little , attgned fortt to hime and bis fon Setthmen Ctatts and manuall octupations was decaicn in Patrike,the fummeof foure bundzed marks erin, pere Scotland, through continualerercite of twars,fince Ite, to bereceiued out of aparcell of bis olne ancis the dates of Alerander the third , to the further av ent inheritance of the earledonte of Parc,to infoy Hancentent of the common-tuealth,and that bis fubs 3 the fametill Jamesthe fecond came to full age. Jn Beleneffe the tects might bane occafion to auotd flotith anoidles Tit of ati the pare 1435, Alerander Stetward earle of par 143. heffe ( the retof all mifchiefe) be bsought a great mlttnefe, death of Departed ontof thislife, This Alerander twas a bay number of cunning craftefinen out of Germanie, ard fonneof the carle of Wudhquban,that twas one Mterander Steward erle France,and other parties; tointruct his people in of the formes of king Robert the fccond. We was a of War. their arts and faculties, Bae Crew tarnt, Notlong after,one Paule Crata wWohemiar bone, teas burnt at faint Andrews, fox preaching ad letting forth the Dodrine of Fob Wus, + Fobn man of right Angular prowelle, ann in bis pout foly lowing the warres, twas twith Lbiltp duke of Wure gognie at the fegeof Ltege,oz Laithe,ubere he bare Leodium, bimfelfe fo manfullie, that fetv toan the like bono, Wikeliffe. John Fogo being one of themthat hel: at that tournie, ot long after, to bis bigh abuances ped chieflie to condemne bim, twas mane(fo: bis 4° ment, be got : in mariage the lavie Zacoba countetfe great and carneft diligence therein Metwed ) abbat mki of Wolland : nottvithitanding, be continued but a of Pelroffe. ( After which, the fatv king James bes tibtle with bir , being fozced to forgo bir companie, ~- ; gan to take bpon bimn the perfon of a priuate man, either for that the bad another bufband , 03 elfe fo3 fundste times affociating bimfelfe to the companis that the inhabitants would not {ufter a ttranger to of others (but cfpeciallic of the merchants) in chans reigne ouer them. Sed ayparell, according to the ttate of fuch perfons After bis returne into Scotland, be fent meffery Woarres ber With whombe would companie,to the end be might gers into Wolland, requiring to baue the iMues and twirtthe carle of War # the thereby learne ubat men did fap and iudge of bim, profits of fuch Lands as were due bnto himin right Tre etbewe of andfo anders, bnderftand what was to be cooreaed i the gov Ceraray SSatstar: Uernement ofthe common-twealth. |Aboutthe fame 5° Ofthe faid counteffe his wife; but receiuing nought faue a froward anflwer , bee prouided bin of thips, Ban Fogo, Sts Berth finte twas the abbeie of Chartarar monks fou "Seaca. ded befives Perth, bp bing Zames, with great cott and magnificence. The tess Srepe em: Alfo the oxo Scrwpe andother affociats with bim, caine in ambaflage from Wenvrie the firt, king of ints Sertany Cngland. Fhe effec of bole meflage was, to haue the ancient league betWwirt the Scots and Frencty men diffolued , promiifing that if the councell of Scotland would confent thereto, and toine in leage tw ke pertaalio With the Cnglifhmen ; that both the towne anv ca, ell of Gerwike, with all the landslieng betwirt ~ Led ano the Recroffe (as the cots write)fhouln be Deliuered into the Scotthmens hanos. Bing James having (mailcrevit in fuch fatre promifes, percetued the fame to tend onlte to this end, that the league bettwist the Frenchmen ano Scots might be once cicarelte bjoben, and then to ble the matter as Sccafion fhouto feruz their turne. Chis matter theres -_-people fromall saearroetagesr=dh that ext oeoA fee being proponed before the councell , it was cons Guded, that in no tile the (aid league betwirt the Ftendmen ad Scots thould be viflolued , anv fo Serevpon the Engitth antbalave:s were bifpats foes and furfetting banke ‘aF fetver bulbs ans then there was oder ent ough te rralmt, os2¥ moze {pace diet fhould be e a oat a feces = _licencing gentlemen one! ve te of tet be seo -dales,tobe ferucd with a that (eater. £2 ing knotyne in Scotland ttl lefle, {uch intemperance ts rifen tr procefotctot's was cals led'the blacke boure.At the nert Lanmnas,the king Bordargh their wifedame , granitic, and bolineffe of life) and nefle, to thew bis - tent fae, fm , made them iufkices , ahome be fent ouer all the 6o denceinrep2etling this a ut fheuld othe ting tt, ; enburgh, pe fent-alfothe earic of Angus twith bis chanceliog Tatefamed Adam Yepbomne of Wales to thecatell of Dunba r, dDelinering them letters figned twithbis hand,and dis Tected to the keepers of the (aio caftell,that thep hulp {was'a terrible eclipte of the furtte; at thzee of the cavicd three Daies togtther about the citte for a {pees tacle, to the people, tofcare to attempt {uch ertraoys -binarie wickednede; mebing proclamation that euerie one might {ethis new kindof pumithment. aehyme of es foas delivered of to fonnes at one birt),Aierander and James. Lhe fick pelinered of two fonts deceaffen in bis infancte. The other fucceded after at one bitih, r afein the hingdome.t wasnaimcd ThehiftorieofScotland. thisage imapbe fatiffier with no mrandile, that thep ntaietearte fetchbreath; Lhe thete noone fatfetting, thep ‘ib thon oats fundsie Erange and lothfome kindsof dileat es, bes: ing oftentines billew bp the fame tethe r flonrts Thitig pouty, a8 bp dallie erpertenee platnlic: aps church, dniles he werea batdbeller of dininitie,o2 at thep before bad (ered the woman; and then to, be The queene Cyegravie folotping that the sgrivtie ap appetite ot $i <~ 2d without maze taike concerning that matter. 3M the (ame pare, that isto lay,1433, the bing and made foe wartes on the Wollanders bp fea; firtt being putto the tuafe; but at length be toke a numberof thetr tips laden twith merchandise, as thep tere returning hommetpards from Dantsiche, Xhe mariners were prowned, and the {hips burnt, Thzongh ubidy tole the Wollanders being foxe aba, Tee twit the Dcotse theo,fell to a compofition with bint, and take truce with the Scots foz an bundzed peeres. This earle of Mar (o tong as be liued bad the gouernanceof the ° nozth parts of Socotlano bnoer king Yames the firtt, gottannergs top tearme of * 00 petres, for be was aright prudent perfon, as well in tars lke enterpzifes , asin ciuill avminiftration, we bought fozth of Mungarie fundzie great horlies So mares brought anid mares fo; generation , that bp fac) meanes the of Pangarte countrie might be poudedof great bores of their into a>cottany one race , ubere till that tne there wags none fos ban. bzed within Scotland, but (mall nags, moze met to ferue fo; tournieng backnites, than fo; ante feruice tn the warres. frat long before this time , there came an ambat. Bmbatlaons tof Dens fage trom the hing of Denmarke to king James, 08% requiring btm to make patment of (ndbveerelie trys « peterequett bute as was due to the fatbhing of Denmarhe, be, tng allo king of Postwate for the wefterne Files, ac Ces, sozoing |