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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. ‘at bhich placebe was mot Thehiftorie of Scotland: -ther and a fet of bis offer friends,taking bis right fell,nd Patrike Galbytth captetne of the bigberca: fell, did fo dintde their goucrnementof the fato eas fell (being a thing of areat ciccutt) that euerie one rteespndene Where, -_courfeinto the caftell, and (asit were bya cetteine fiben thep had remained tio dates , the chancellod deftiniecating bimlelfe hedlong into the fnaresof {after bee bad themed manie tokens of a ftiendlie -hiseniinies, at (uch time as be cameto the caftell, mind onto bint) bicanfe he would vtterlie bani) -_the gouterno2 (accordingto his promife) fas readte fiom fhe earle all {afpicfon of bin, that be bad anie there to meet him,to the end the matter might forme iiifitke in the faid carle) began familiatlie to perto be fy2ought by common content, and the ineight fuade bint, that (remembzing the kings dignifie, of fo great enuie might hotlight bpon the head of and the office of hin tehome the lot of inberitance, oneman, Dotvglatte beittg bonozablie andfriends fhefr countrie latwes, and theconfent of the parlss ro lie bp the qouerno: Teceiued into the caffell, fas foy ment bad aduanced to the gouernement and admis dinner placed at the kings table.Wut in the miooett niftration of all things) be Mould in all humilitie -of this fet meat (fotver fatvce being prepared) acknotwledge bim for bis chiefelo2d andking; that there twas a bulles head fet before him,tbich in thole bad a peculiar and feuered entrance info bis stone pat withoutofferte of the other. wut petthefe tino (asmoff part of the realme of Scotland then twas, and.as it alwates,o2 moff commontie bapenet t in the minozitie of the prince,then euerie one twill be a king) wanted nottheir faci ons, tthome thep did fol: fher) pas in greatett credit with bin, Ghote death robberie and fpoile; that be would from henceforth applic himfelfe to the defente of tuffce,to the end that the king not entring into bis adolefcencie 02 pars (as Wwe tearmett)ofdifcretion,is fain heauilie with bis formeroffentes(if there twere ante) might rather be attributed fo eutlicountfell of the wicked, than teares to lament, febtch the chancello (gvieuing to fee) did greatlie tebuke tn the king fuch ntimelie hegligentlie kept,than dutic 03 the fEate of the tine Tequited,found opportunitie fo erpell Patrike from thence,and to caufeall bis furniture to be cavied ont of the fame, conuerting the fato caffell to his owne ble. Jn the end (the nert dav after) Patrike bnoers fanding thereof and comming totth foure trrarmed Y ike fpeches declaring the fatth of a wel: in poster alone,turned bim state , then faking armo2, expelled the others out of the higher caftell: after thich calling atd ont of the fotvne nert abdioining,be 1444. me. burgh with Dauid bis bother partaker of all his -_realme became moze quiet ; for bis bncle James counfels and actions. Dotuglatle baron of Abircoane that fucceeded bint, Hhisfairetale of thechancellor, moze than in -beingamanof great ftature, and verie fat, * fimes patk 02 then befeemed theplacethichhe pot -bimfelfe to quietnete, and itued butthee pere: 4 feffed, iwith the mante meflengers fent to bim front ter, Dhe foxefaid CHtilliam had but one ee Aierander the gouerno2 (fo meet him on the wap) was calledthe faire matden of iriosget! 4 almoft euerie houre, draue a deepe (ofpicion in the maried to one THilliam Dotvglaffe, pani op beadsof the earles companie riving with bim to 45 eatle Jamesbefore bis decealle , ee ae : Coenburagh, of forne trecherie fo be ment tolvards fhould not be Dinived: bicaufe the ear - . the lands of Wigton, ialtwanie, a to the friends of Dotwglaffe, that foe of them did boldlie andliberallie abmonthh him, that be thoulo remaine in that purpofe(abich once he did)to fate, to returne, and notte go forward twith the chanicello2: andatthe leaft (if be twould aduenture bimfelfe) to fend bone bis brother Dautd, fo the end that he might not hasard the trhole familie bnder the fore 50 Dzmont temained fo bir as beire ae > earle William, after the deceafle of a pire Hames, beganto tar burulie, and tofo asingle toward maners of the other Hilliam on cate latelie bebeaded (as before pe baue et a ae {upport mane difobedient perfons - soviet the gouerno2 and chancello2,aberbpon = tuneof one ftroke, as bis father had before admontis Maughters and opp2efftons tere committed. 1 fhed him then he died. WWhereat the bnaduifed 5s thisman, being moucd toangeragain&- # Againe (bp the martage ofasthisearle CAUlliam ee pnrulie - withbisric kinflwoman) be did (befives bis it tere by one that fhould make proclamation thers fore) pacifie the fecret murmurings that tuere a, mongeft the companie ; and anflwered (uch of bis fecret enute,and of that rofe open mal co iis, countering (ufficientlic With them , par Tein thot €partlie by {ubtiltie , mainteined bis ve uel friends as found fault therewith, that be (afficient: licknetw, that it teas the commonplague of all opzelitons androbberics, in defpite o pure faid ‘hich occaftoned the nobilitic to fudge, amas outh of bis ener bp the shies of fome of bis men (as m The 5 bebaniour) aduance bimfelfe in sper ad great families , altwaies fo haue fuc) men about 60 earle {was prinie of thetr ee one 3otv them,as being impatient of quiet and cafe, refpect tbich eniill difpofed compante , there poinfeed not the danger andimiferie of thefr patrons, fo it Gormacke of Atholl , who (txben be ae maibe commoditie tuto them : tho bicaute (thep the countrie about bimt twith this mu peed thoulv notbe reffreined within the bounds of peaces -of robberte) Did fet bpon THilliam aaie be ba full laives) are authors of fedition , in tbich ( oben all things are in turmotle) thep mapthe better wan: of perth,and bad almoft killed ae ne he et led a theefe ofAtholl to crecution. = ihe det abzoad to fatiffie thetrenill bumoz:thofe fpear thaues) (true men being altwaics a the the OF oo capteine ches bee regarded not , fince be rather refpected andtrufted the app2mued ioifedome of the chancel riffe recoucred the battell > an ie Gozmacke, with thirtic of bis compante, lo2 and the goucrno2,than theflouthiull rath minds -_reff to flight into the aoa of fuch {editions perfons. After which (to cut atwaie occafton from the ref fo anfiwer) be fet (purrestobisbhorfle, andbaftened bis tourneie moze than be divbefoxe, with his bear 3n the pare 1 4 43, not - . ffellof Dunbzeton(tbich is not rep baies: (0.30 --dued) fas tinile taken within a i the fries ---sdbert Semplicr that was captetne tel, againe ont of bisaouerfaries bands > Md fo vpor knotpleage betreof giuen onto the earleof Cratw ford, be biméelfe comming font Dundee bnto Are broth,at the verie inffant eben the battels tuere rea, die to foine , caufed firt bis fonne to fate; and after thattheir alfo out ofthe inferior catfetl, and gotpot feflton of the thole caftell to btmietfe.) _ Fhe kingafter he came to the age of fonretéene bypacommon fonldier that kneto nothing tbat bis demand ment', fo that be fell dotwne theretwith, ano prefentlie died in the place: fherebpon togtther the parties tventincontinentlie without moze protracs ting of time, and fo fought twith fuch fucceffe, as bes fore pe bane heard. Zhe earle of Ned to apperre before the king: ubich becaufe thep res 4o Iwith confifcat to the kings ble, tuith bis cattell of persis Dotwglatie twas intailed bpon the heites a os from oneto another of the traine , and came fo fatt Wherebpon Wuntleie efcaped by th king wi PTS, Would not anic lonaer be binder the qrouernes fight: but Alerander Dgiluie being takerand fore mkt bunfetfe, Ment of others but toke the rule bpon himfelfe. The {vounded, wasled to the caftell of Fineluin, there earleof Dotwglatfe informed thereof , came to him 3 o thortlie after hedied ofbis hurts. This battell was at Striueling,and put himfelfe and all be bad to res fought the 24 of Januari, inthe peere of our 1020 maineat bis pleafare :herebvponthe king recetued I 44%. bimt,pardonedall bis patted mifoemteanozs , and ad, % The king thus ruled by the trope of the Dotw Fr.Thia, mitted him to be one of bis fpeciall friends and prt: glaffes , thecarle Dotwglatle fent to fir Utilliam te councellozs in all bis affatres. 1p his perfuatton Cretehton knight, to deliver vp the cattell of Coens thortlie after, fir Alerander Leningfton, ¢ William burgh. Wut Creichton(fateng that the catell was 1445. L.Ma, Creichton being difchargedof thetr offices, tere al' committed to bis gouernement bp the ttholerealme, 1446, bel, fo putoff from the councell , and all their friends bay and that the king bad not anie thing to do theretpith Huchanan.~ nithed the court , and theythemfelues were fammoy bnitill be cameto bis full age) bad all bis qaods fongthy lt. 1 1, Affer the death of the faid earle . the fate of the him, Wtherebponthe fame begaito be blundered der Lindfeie, an' Alerander Dailbie o2 Dgilnie(as fome waite bim) about the office of the balliffetike of Arbeoth, the ttch the maitter of Cratoford intots eng, twas difplacen and putout by the fan Dgilnie, calling forth fir Alerander Dailuie to talke iwith perfons (to fetch alwaie bis furniture and houthold: 25 btm, in pacpofeto baue madepeace bettpirt him and ffuffe) entered into the caffell; ano firtt finding the bisforne, twas thruttinto the month with a {peare, tothe natural difpotttion of bimfelfe: for fothe ree -andinozdittate mourning, for the death of bis = pentance of bis pong pares might be taken for fhe conmmon-twealths entmie, tote life ne profe of bis innocencie in {uch euils. ipl rin 30 wien at alwaieall peace andtranquil! Dariusterkaw the cae to come fo Coen- 271 the maifter of Cratwford, to recouer bis low: for Watrike twas fecretlie thought to fauout pe right (as he tobe it) gota power togither twith belpe Dotwglatfe , for which cate Semplier, 02 (as fome ofthe Hamiltons,and twith the fame fetsed bpon the haue Sfmoplie) the other capteine perceining the abbrie,and Dgiluie with helpeot the earle of bunts patt of the caffell therein patrike ruled to be ntore lie,camethither tutth an arntie toreconer the place be would permit the large patrimonie obteined bp daigs twas Afigne of death. Wheretwith the pong thebloud of bis anceffors todefcend to poftcritieby man amased (and greatlie troubledin bis mino,inItneall inheritance as be bimfelfe recetuedtt;that be twardlie tepenting that he follotucd not the adutfeof {would clearelic deliver the name and familie of the bis follotuers) twas about to rife from the table: but Dotvglafles (no lefle famons for their dutie, than being ayrebended bp atnied men (aqpointedto that theit beds) notonelic fromthe filthiefpot of trea: -_furtetion) be twas cariedinto the court nert to the ca: fon, butalfo from all nofeof {ufpicion thereof; that 20 Gell,ard was there (in reuenge and pimiffment of be would refraiite-bimfelfe and bis from offering bis onbzideled pouth)bebeaded,with bis brother Da: inturies to the tueake and commion people 5 that be ufd,and palcolne Fleming,tho(ert nto bis bro {world remoue from bim all {uch as were giuen to Boetiusfatth, he fameweiter reporteth that the occation of battell ofp chance, through the bariance that fell this out bettwirt the earle of Cratofords eldeft fonne Glerans fafed toda , theytere proclanted rebels, and put to Cretehton, tubleh the kings people enteredintoany |" the borne. The earle Dotwglatle then for the olo polleffen. 1Sutleatt they thould fieme to offer ante Gtudge be bare them, ratfed an armie, and barricd manifett tong to the fai Creichton, they gauc out their lands. $n reuenge teherof {te William Creicy the fame edtet (asa belle of thetr malice ano enuie) ton fpotled the carle of Dotwglaffe bis lands, fo that ubhicy Creichton had before caufed tobe effablithen great trouble was rated throughthe ubole countrie, and proclamed. fo be firtt of all otpers manea laty, and the lands of Strabroke, Abircomme, ¢ the tone that thofocuer did dente 02 refift the king, bemarw of Blacknelh were burnt aud deftroied. ding the delitierte of ante caffell, Mhoulo be in Danger . The earle of Dowglatleruled tubolic about the of treafon;the breach and erecutionof trbtch latw vid * king, ¢ made Archembalo dis brother earle of aur: 50 ficft come and fall by and vpon bim, bp thome that rev, bptoming bimin mariage with a ladie of the might be worthilte fain(tbtch is wfed to be fpokenint Soule of Dunbar inberetrir therof. Po2rouer, ugh common prouerbe) (pe ts fallen into the fnare ubid Dotwglafle was made earle of D:mont. Thusthe be prepareofo3 others . Gberevpon the Dotnglate tarle of Dowglafle aduancedhis name, andioined (fincethe caftell would not othertwtfe be veliuered) & frtendthtp with the earle of Crawforw, with Do tharpelie befieged the fame by the {pace of nine mo» nald earle of the {les,and twtth the carte of Kole, to neths, tbhich inthe end Cretcyton furrendered into the end that ech of them fhould be afftttant to others. bis bands , oncerteine conditions to be perfoymen, Inthis meane time the carle of Cratwforn at the re, At which time allo thefain Cretchton wasreinue, 1 446,1 fle, quett of the carte of Dotwglas, toke a great preie of fred toith the bono? of the chancellozthtp, although he ~~ Gwdsont of the bithop of S.Anozews landsin Fife, 60 neuer after intangled bimfelfe with affaires of the ubich bithop was called James Lenedie , fifters fon hingdome , hoping that intinte to come (then the toking James the firtt : abere through the carle of varke clouns of the wicked men , ibid) bad not » Cratpfozd on the one part ano the earle of Wuntleie verfpead all things, were ouerblotwen) a better with the Dgilutes on the other, met at Arbroth tn fet fozne of governement twould be bjonght in, as a battetl where the carte of Cratpford tos flaine, and certeinelight to gine thine to the common. twealth, Dinerfe barons on bis fine , although the bictorte and James Steward a worthte knight (not he that Geto rematned with his fonne, the marfter of Craw {was furnamed Zhe blacke) toasflaine at Kirkepa ford, who (uccerdcd bis father and was called carte trike two miles from Dunbzeton,by Aleranner tt Beirdie. Dn the earte of Huntletes fine were laine, lie nh Mobert Wold, ubole ernettie not being fatit- Buchan.lib,r1, Joon Forbes of Petflege Aler mver Werkleie of fied with his blond , they laboured to bring bis twife Oartulie, Robert gHarivell of Celine , Cetilliam (great totth dilp, + bpon point of deliverance) witty Saroun of Barrotpfictsfir John Dtshant of Aver> in thetr Danger. 02 the perfoymance thereof , they dagie, and flue hund2eD moze on thetr fire , and one fent a prieft onto bir,that (inbatte anv as it there Damazed of the vidorers were alfo Maine, as Hector -troubled) thoulp tefl bir i that of ftretle the notw re. feo |