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Show Thehiftorie of Scotland. us lib.7, fic isreportedsthat Acheas Syli a, Sates peauiney tw epcotland:; for ioe 45igs ith Headset" ay abeadlikea colt. Feito, the goucrito}: he was foifullie/receinen, ommatery, Fonte Cugenins the fourth tothe fainking James, con fidering the crucinette of finch alwithed fact,withthe -_-dingthequrene highliefox bir politike toorking:, in -_decetuirig fo totfe aman astherhancelloewas.qhen {pexdierencnge, therefne erecuten'by the nobilitice) thould fap, that be mud) doubted; thether be ought twith qreater praifets commend tiem tbichreue= ged the bigs death, than by tharper fentence pw -_vaifed heagreat potwerof his friends andyell-tuil -_lers ,andbefieged the cyancelloz in the; cattel) ofGs -benburgh. Oe { 3 The bithopperceining in that danger be find nith thofe that had committed -< .) du fos -_etwasconueied bp bote bnto Strivelingythers Chebng aieanieooe i i sfundate ftrange 10 Dotng! iy i neatt 4 and gouernoz, Wut the earle vefufing etthen tobelpe and monftrous things chancen in Scotland, at averth there tas a fold that bought forth litter fhe one o2the:ather, allenging:- that they twere both ouerambitionsinfebking tehaucthe tholegoucrm = of pigs fnith heads like bitodogs... A cotv. alfo ment of the wrealine in theiebands . She danceliog Suszrtme bought fagthacalfe, hauing abeadlikeacolt. Jn therrpercetuing btinfelfe aeftitate of all helpesmane the baruct before the kings death, abating, far as fene withlong treating ee And tie agreementtwith the goucrno2, wnder certeine-conde : {winter following , the froft as vehement, tions, that he fhould retetne Pillthe caflelhofGoew eye rag iapbpte aleand nite were fold.bp pound tueight, and.then poundseetaht sreltepacgaint the fire. Afwordiwastenegliving burgh bnder: bis poffeffions aun Ihetwtfe continys oe Mill in his office of chancellas<hoztliv afterthe earle oe - 1439 again nhomeafwell fhe gouernozas cay 439 -cellog bad coneetued great hatred , e lett behing -- hima fonne(begot of the earle-of Cratiodsdangh: _ter)atanted. waitiam,a chil of fourtene vaeidl age'; tha (ucceeded. bis father tm the earlboute 0 Dotoglaffe;aypearing atthe irik to be Auell inelined -_of nature, but afterwards bp eutll companio; be fword feene 4 ma notune inthe aire, to thenoletfe dead than 20 of Dotuglatteneceatten atHettelriche,in thepears "i iwonder of the people. fir made alway through the frattozons Lames the amattect the.carle of ce ~ befoeis {pect fieobis elveft fonne Jamesthe fecondof that name ffcond, beinigasthen but firpeares of agefuctededto the 1436 crofune as latofull beire to the famte,anobybismotherand the nobilitte of the realine was bgonghtto ‘Scone,thereby the bniucrfall confent of the thee twared wild-and infolent. i eifates be was crowned king of Scotland, being Aboutthis (eafon, James Steward fore to ° Buchan, 103, the' ro2 ktitg of that realine ftom Jfergule thefri, 30 lozdof JLozne\, maried the qaeene seine 45e fas furnanted James with the fietie face, bp _-uodeed. the earle-Doiwglafle in bis onrulie _ evel reafon of a broad red fpot Khich) bebadinone of bis 02: therebpont 3 both the fato James: -_a topo chakes. Chis James athisconming tomansftate SChedaugh- prourda flout prince, and maried thenaughterof ter of theduke the pukeof Geloeriad,as alter Mall apeare.. Fn ther William +, With the queene,,Avere commit = _peifon inthe caffell of Steucling beste tr aypointment;but thoetlie after they were be of Gelderland the hearing hebadfonretroubleandbutinellebp bythe futcof the lord chancellog ; fie William Cre: rgd 4 te i for their gad abearing, ing, onder great came fucrties t forfeiture of {ufiictent band. About the fame tine, Fauesthe reafonrof the greatanthoritic ano ruletbieh fhe bigh intei aime fought tobeateemainteine, Getociert ~ but inthe end he fabs Dotwglafle, andother, eet ie te ‘ Ehortlie after biscoronation,becanfe hetwasnot Dernlie was flaine at Palmas thoane el sas IBotd, Andin the peare nN of Alevander Leuingfion of Calendertnight;qouery Wolntet and his: fornes ; there thaoug! a, ile Hit Aepan= noref the king andrealme,and fir William Creity DerLeutng= ton knight was confirmed in bis officeto iniopthe fon goucrnc2. cane as be before han done,thye W.beingcommittes ycloraey to bis kiping , togtther toith the caftell of Coew Thomas twas flaine bp Aleyanbes cacn ee -_gueat troubles tr the iwett part-of a" ‘qlesing iameavle of Dotwglatte tent Malco - nai af Cumernald,and Alane of aLotwoer,on Sede the feuenth , king of France ,to obteine' - burgh. Arebenbalvearle of Dowglasremainedin duchie of Lotwzatne, which was oN in qperths biscountries of Dotvglas ¢ Annardale, and would 50 baly Dotwglatteat the battell of aedinabe Mifebedience neither svete qouerno) noz chancellor, aberbyareat andthe latt carle, father to thiscarle .pontat watetrouble thas raiten within the tealme. Within a tntoted-the Came all bis life time; siete a : §=--fnte tuas the foner obtrincd: fic ma earle mozeinfolent thanbefore, fach atcaine yee Short time alfo, the goucriioz and chancelio: were ni ulden. Dbhegonerno2 with thequeeneremainedat Striueling,but the chancello: hadthe bing Mill with Hinvin the cattell of Coenburgh; and tbat the one Ape kept fuchaport,addleto ne ame tothe pose attending bponbim, {peciallie when "0 in fall ape commanded tobedone, the other forbad: thereby neitherof them was obeied, nop anic execution of court, that it fhould feemebe han the oe eat -_-rregard;for he thought bimfelfe fafe inoug) je tuftice putin peacile,fo thatthrough alithecountric, L437. = </ Apolicie fide:,-and herevpon with a {mall companic repat' Sronght by septa Grenburgh, here the tobaing bir purpoteto ete. -_tetning the like {rate and post,o2 jee- befant telffe, {poties , and oypreffion were exercifen with: 6o cuer bis father at ante time had itpt90 hoo outfeareof puntlyment . Lhe queene perceiuing int: tnfomuch as be would rive wl inerfe errant {uch mifehiefe to reigne throughout all parts ofthe -_o2ffe,of the abich number there - ont it tealme, deuifen a meane to aduancethe qouernos fheeucs anbd robbers, that tere a ‘ome enti -_pnilaiwfulland fwicked pzactifes by vecolane, Sebo Certeinecapteins of the gles ,as oe reanbet patie:, aid fo mud by great Ditfimulation , that (he laine ,and spurdac Cipfon, mien varied fell, and foremaine with the king 5 but within tha and burntthe countrie of Lenor, perfuaded the chancello2 to fuffer bir to enter thecae baies atter, fhe feigned onemomingtogoonpil "> grimage onto the White kirke, and caufenthe king dit fone tobe handfomnliecouced imatrunke,as of the inhabitants of the fame 3 mss Po ane flue twomen.and childzert , twithou! cpearthil yest if be bad beene (ome fardell of bisayparell, and land, thelike was neuer heardhe pier inte laid bpon a funrpter bortte brite ALieth,from thence en theretpith, and fo the realme packed bp, fentbhim by oneof bir trufticferuants death,bp peftilence, that fel ¢ = plagued ia cif, torecouer the king front the gouerno2, and fo ona moziting tole foure and tiwentic men with bim.and tode to the parke of Siriucling ubere the king was then bunting, and the gouerno: abfent at Werth. ft baypeneth altvates through pietic of. gentle barfs, torue the affliced) there arofe great enute againg the capteinsandieaders of the ticked doers of fuch fpotle, whofe eutls were now gtotuneto fuch ereete, as byno meansthep might be fufferen 3 whofe facts -_ons were fo largelte fp2ead ouerthe realme, that hone could defend their life o2 Huehwd: but fuchas Did peeld themfelucs to thetr actions, and tehofe ric ches were fo increafed, as the tveake could not tuell veaAt dhattine the chancello2 with great conrtefie ro find anie belpe (in the anthoaitieof the niagiffrate) * Dralving tolvards the hing , did falute hint, being in againf their dtotence, foie feare to (er {uch companie come sutobim, ba: _ aherevponit liken the filer fort(lirtee there force ning fein in bis traine. Which then the chancelloa2 feemted not almoff able to be broken, 02 their parts perceiued, he praied the king to be of gwd comfort, to be feucred) to flic fo policie and leaue frength, and in elu fwo2d8 (fit for that time)erhozted bim that hot daring opentic to call the earle Dowalatte bp be ould lake to bimfelfe and the kingdome,andde: that name of capteine of ther, although thep twelt liner bimfelfe from the intpaifonment of Alerander knetu bimtobe the chiefe antho2 and fauto2 of thofe fhe couernoz , lining fieelie from henceforth aftera People. Wherefore the gouernay and the chancelloz kinglie maner ; that be (hould not accuffome him: -_(fo2 atime Diffembling the hatred tbich they barbous felfe to obcie the pleafure and couctoufnes of others, 20 redagaint Doluglalle) perfuadedthe tole paries fhat he hould ofc to commandbisfubiecsinalltu! ment, that it were moze conuentent twith faire and latefull caufes; and that he fhould deliuer bis {perches to pacifie Dotuglaffe , than twith Mein of people from thefe entls ubtch increafed vpon them, fulptctous and euill words to firre bint to further by the anrbitfon and couctoufnelle of the rulers, Lbich he could not notw well remedie o2 remit, ercept the Bing would take on him the gouernement, the beat : efpecialtic confidering that be twas of that Great wealth md potuer, that he alone, if he Mon a gaint them, might binder all the decrevs of the pars ibid) to dw, be had twithout all Danger 02 trouble lement: but if bee foined with the nobilitie, there proutded a nicane-, 4fo2. he bad tn a readinette might be eafie remedie found to falue all thefe pres fuffictent number therefore , hich Mould attend fent enils. Through ebieh twife and fabtitl perfuaty pani the king there ( curr he wouldgo, 02 to ble 30 on of Aleranderthe gouernour , it was decreed ae ante offer matter as nad fhould require . Which mong then, that there foul be honourable tet, the king taking twtthapleafantcountenance(cither ters directed tobtmin the common t {peciall name becaufe the matter liked hint tell, o2 to diffemble of all the nobtlitie, tehich Mould aomonttbim, that the feare he bad of the chancelloz) oid fullie ayproue, betng mindfull of the bonozable place tbich be pot and went with bis fmall bnarmed compante ano felted (and ofbis wmrthie anceftors , by whome the the chancello2 toward Coenburgh.) Coumon-tuealth of Scotland hadreceiued manic Te chancellor(as Hector Boctius faith) havcaw -fingular benefits) be fhould repaire to the parley ment, {hich well conto not, and willtrtglie twonty feruants, tenants, and friends,fecretlie to be readie Hot, either Keepe 02 determine anything tn the fame that moming about the tolwn of Strineling,to refit qo without bis prefence. An thich aemblie, if bee bis aduerfartes if they thould baue vfed ante force would complatne of ante tuzongs 02 qriefes offe againé him: and now baderfanding of the kings red bnto bim, bee (houlo be fatiffied fo fullie as they going thus with the chancello2, they came to btm on might laivfullte, the tay , and attending bim, brought bimfafelie And if he or ante of bis friends 02 familie ban and toitbout further trouble nto Coenburgh, ubhere committed ante difordered part , the nobilitie there be was jotfullic receiued , Lhe gouerno; then he met would fullie remit the fame, as well for the nov {was aduertifen hereof , was grienonflic difpleafen; bilitie of bis, and the tumzthic memorte of the dang but becaule be knew not botwto remebdie the mat bone bp his ancettors; as for that thepratherattrt, ter , be went to Coenburgh, and there got John buted fuch actions to the iniuric of the times, and Sunes bithop of Murrey, and Wenrie Licton bl 50 the frailtie of bis age, and the perfuafion of otherg, * (hop of Aberdene , to laboz fone agreement betiwirt than ontobim, of trhomte there was concetied a btm and the chancello2: thicy thep d1D in this wife : fingulac hope of great towarbdneffe,fox the aduances the kingto remaine inthe keeping ofthe chancelment of his name and benefit of bis countric. Ther, lo2 , and the gouerno; to continue bisoffice. And fo foxetf be would conte and foine with them be oulp bp this accozd thep were made friends. Tecetue in gouernement that part, place, ind office #eDuring abid turmotles, CAlulliam Dowglatic of the commmon-tnralth pleafeth him, to the end that with a certeine p2tde of mio bad bighlic bone that ag in times paff, their countrie bad bane ma _, bimtielfe nifobeteng therule of the gouerne:, 201 nig wates deliuercd out of mott beanie Dangers bp daining to toine in fociette of the chancellop) dio veto the band of the Dotwgtalles , fo at this prefent, the the dedlie hatred of them both againt him; for bic) Go fame might alfo bv bis prefence ann furtherance , be caufe they feke by all means bfterlie to take bim againe adnanced and frengthened fromand again Swaic. Fo; the oaing wbercof( to the end it might thofe inteftine eutls tbheretvithall if nowfainted. be perfozmed without ante tummlt thep appoint a Ehe pong man (by natare and age griepie of glorte) Patiement to be bolven at Coenburgh; thither came being moned with thefe flatteries , and the other not afeto(as at other times in (uch aflemblies it al pertuafions of bis friends (thereof cuerie one was apneth but aloft the ubole countries came blinded twith a certeine hope of gad to hayen to ng thither , tocomplaine of the inturies which bimfelfe) they now beamed it bett forgetting all for 30 receiued: of tbich fo2t,there was (ud) a my = qubouen lod of ute Dnder es gat s be fer ,, Jn this peare chanced a _foxe anf veare alfo the gouerno: toke the thole adminiftras tion dpon bint,therewith the chancello2 was difplear fed, and leaning the king and bimin Strtueling,repaired to Coenburgh,there he veuifed the iwap boy fed the number of foure thonfand bo2tfemenof bis. qo 92 rather fomethat before, Slane Setetns a nate of bimfelfeableto.gaucrne,bp reafon of bis tender ages the nobles and eltates of the realmechofefir chanceiloz.. fchton and Alevander Zeton.af Gurdon, ‘oho be The hiftorie ofScotlatid. teifte,oweliton, deartty, and death of people. This le hew , that men could no out great motion of a pitifs tie one for bimtelfe , Gldzen fo; the fathers BiNDS DID complaine th bers (potled ofall their (ub mer Dangers) to thinke bpon their private commas old the fame D: then cue dities and totth that refolution take their ournie to come to the parlement. tert bpthe rob there way , rove farth of Coenburgh manie miles to met the Dotuglaffe, and courteouflie tnntten f Fhe chancello: uben he bnderftwd theytwere on Cabeceopen (as the carte to bis caftell of Creteston, hich late in his Cc, wale 269 |