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Show The hiftorie ofSoctland. tuum pleniffimis temporibus omnibus facti imperi nettlte fo prow, that the fame officer toas in Cnge principibus & magiltratibus profpectio incumbat, Land befopethe tine of the fame king , (ith it aypea ne imperiumaut cius me mbra aliquid detrimenti reth, that the Scots for the mot part bane altwaics ac@piant, feque per prateretintes & redeuntes ex taken (ete maner of governement ,latwes, and cur externis nationibus, calidas negationes, ad turban. ftomes from 08 , ae twill be J Doubt not Mffictentiic dum pacem publicam, aut noxias diflentiones fub protted, although it mate be that fone twill affirme quouis pretextu tractari, ftrui aut feminari inter or~ that they night baue this officer from the Srencby dines & membra iinperi finant aurpatiantur 5 pra" mien ¢ Romans as other nations han : ubteh as J cipué cumnune exempla in vicinis locis extat,quam Da ndt fappofe , becaufe the Mommas had but little eft, Dinitirs amtongit themr, for as thepnener died amie', , facile aliquid ftrai & feminaripoflit. Ita factum ve illuftriffiinus princeps Georgius,lohannes comes fach officer in this Land webflett thep qouerned bere Palatinus Rheni, dux Bauariz, comefque Veldent(for-ante thing that J can pet learre ) fo tt ntate be, Zie,&c: motus pracedentibus & alijs rationibus, ia (Uetaate thep till not ferme to hate boreterd ante abfentiasper fuos capitancos& miniftros,in {uo ter order of their governement from ts)\that thep twill ritorio Lutzelfteinenfi , & vrbe Palatinopoli, nos fuppore that thep bad the firf groundof this officer cumnoftris retineri mandauerit, Quam caufam & fronrthe French , with ehonte thrp bane alfvates mandatumretentionis imperatori , antequam¢xe~ beeite in league everfince the time of thete king Ae ueretur,fignificauit. Poft fa&tamretentionem,celchains the firt, &bo (beginning bis refgne in the Gado cius certior facta de literis imperatoris nobis peare of Chut fenen bundzed fonrefcore and eight) dederat, Did Riit a perpetuall league with Qharles the great... communicatis de Spira, vbi mandatum proteftatione ibi aliqua habita, feftinanter huc apSut leaning this, tue fate (mere particularlie trea pulit : prafertim etiamfimul cum literis imperato~ thie of Scotland) that much about this time , John ris , alique copiz inftructionis & memoralium ¢cius ele bithop of Rolle (ho bad forme peares befoze celfitudini miflz fuerar, ynde auéta fufpicio s aliquid béeeire fonecerteine time fmpzifonedin the Lotver nos ad extitpandam religionemtentare + & cum of London tn Cralandand bad tranelicd to Home mentio aliqua extitpande religionis hifce verbis about tie affaires of the intp2ffoned queene of Scate facta fuerit, nimirdm, vt extirpata harefi,religio Land, here he labo2ed to procure {uch atid for bir, as reuiuifcat , & fimul cnm procuratione Scoticorum the princes tthich fauozed bir faction tould pelo) pid Depatt from Monte, awd went from the pope to Randulyh , as the fecond of that nante now enw peror, Which (aid Lelle, taking bis tournete out of Static , patfed though the frontier totones of Ger« manie, andivas fateat Platsburgh, othertuife catled Palatinopolis; by George duke of Wanfer, countic Palatine of Abene , and earle of Teloesens ; in Gbich citie , bis coffers and other things iwere tified anid (earthed; at that time there toere manic titings found, and amongf ofbers cers feine papers, in thichdip apeare that friends te quene of Scots had of all the parts of Curaye, frhat enfinies , and that neutrals : twffh letters and other inffrudions of Zhiltp king of Spaine. Al dhic notithfanding (though the p gaue the fato Geo2ge occaffon to miftruft Lefle,as an ents nie fo bis religion ) this bifhop of Wolffe was after: ward aflinificd , becaule he was furnithed with the emperors pafeszt, 02 fafecondud fo come dnito him. Wikerefore the puke of Wanter for his better vit charge, and fo manifeft fo the fuozld that thep aio nothing but that , hich bofh the prefent eftate of tele troublefoime times , and the dutie ofa religt Hus prince required, did honozablie difinitle the faio Welle , bearing all his charges , refforing all bis Gods , ¢ conucieng bimontof his domintons with a@godlte companie of hoofemen, after that he bad canted the fain bifyop of 1Kolle fo leauea tefffmonts all inziting tn the Latine towing buver bis one hand , to {het that noinfurie was done to the fain bithop , in that his deteintng and fearch for thofe caufes; ¢that the bithop thould not ante twaie {eke ante reaenge thereof : the conte of abich writing (as ¥ receiued the fame) ¥ haue faithfullic anv verbatim fet dotwne tn this fort. The teftimoniall left by the bifhop ; monaftcriorum, quorum Palatini aliquot poffident, 9 aliquid moturos in Germania putauerit, prafertim ofRoffe with the duke of Bauier, Z| Os Iohannes Lefleus, Dei'gratia , epi= copus Roffenfis , & adminiftrator Mo= |rauiz y 8c: teftamur hocferipto paldm =) & apud omnes hocinfpeCturos,aut lec= turos. Cilminhifce periculofis & mo- cum plurimoscatholice religionis principes & c= pifcoposin itinere cum literis credentalibusa papa falutaucrimus,& inuiferimus. Ad quamfulpicionem amouendam & purificandam, cum celfitudo eius aduenit,leétione aliquarum copiarumconatifumus celfitudini eiusfatisfacere. Efitamenaliquid fcrupulide extirpanda religione ac opinio de aliquibus negotijs quz vrgerem remaneret, que paccm pub- licam taminreligione, quampoliticis perturbare,d¢ fufpicionem principibus Auguftane confeffionis mouere,non mints quamipfius celfitudini poflent. Nihilomintis celfitudo eius, magis alijs rationibus, quam precedentibus fufpicionibus immunentium periculorum nondiutits nos detenturos conclufit. Eatamen conditione, yt promiteremus nos con- tra patriain caufareligionis per viamarmorutm, aut ftruGtione diffentionum, aliquid nunquam tentaturos,ficut & alibi : fed quod exhortationibus pijs & do@trina facere poffimus , liberamrelinquerecon{cientiam. Secund6, quod polliceamur more folito, pro noftro, noftrartimque familiarum nomine,neqs pernosneque per alios, vila via & ratione que n0- minari poflic, illam detentioncmvindicatam fore. Quare confideratione habita pericnlorum & mote um, que paffim ( poriffimiimvero in locis vicinis) cernuntur , facroimperio, optima ratione metuen= dum & vigilandum, maximé vero in extremis 1mperij limitibus &terminis. Ideo ab illuftriffima eius celfitudine ratione publicorum decretorum, Saree tiflimz inter ordines cdiunctionis, hanc circdfpettionem& detentionem noftram non iniquo animo ferimus , neque proiniuria accipimus ¢cum prz- fertim cius celfitudo non modé liberaliter nos habuerit, fed abfque omni rerum noftrarum iactura, alijfque difpendijs, nosliberos fecerit, & gratios© fplendido equitum comitatu in maiorem fecutt- ratem deduci iufferit. Idcircd fanéé pollicemut, (decreto Conftantienfis concilij, quo diuerfis aRo- mana religione hominibus fidem datam feruans dam haud effe,fancitum fuiffe dicitur, hocipfo {cripto & optimo modo renuntiances)nosnoftro,noftra- rumque familiarum nomine, iam neque per nos,ne= que per alios vila vi, velratione,recta aut obliquay qua cius celfitudinem aut eis famulos aut ae - The hiftorie ofScotland. & ditioneshanc retentionemperfequi vel vindicare velle, Erad maiorem huius{cripti & promiffi corroborationem propria manu fignauimus , & figillo noftro appreffo confirmauimus. Aétum & datum Luzelfteni28 Decembris : annoDominit 578. Johannes Lefleus epifcopus Roffentis & adminiftrator ecclefie Morauenfis, ac alij deinde reges multis amplifque agris, in Fifa Augufia,Gourea,& Gasedhe atiCane rakkinelis munifiee cumulabant)magnz hodie nobis vit= tuti{que commendatione in Scotia vigent. Df thole line and nameat this Date (as ts before fatd) contis nutng in great bono? , the earle of Rothos now lining called Lefle divelieth tn Fife, and married the daughter of the earle of Cotwete 02 Gotwrke the famecarle of Rothes being a perfon no lefte ro wifeand honorable, than defcended of anctent and onorableanceffo 2s. Wut lean f i os returne from tbhenfe we aioe 7 he bithop of Rolle being departed from fhe duke of Wanter (as before pon haue -_peare tollatuing obtch aa ie eae hat one thonfand flue hundzed thee fco2e and nineteene Scotland. For nben Cogar the fonne of Cotward Amies Steward the lox of Dbignie in France, the outlaty and kinfmanto Cotvard the Confeflo2 being of the boute of the Stetwards, and fonne to This Lele being , pet lining, ? md (asAbnders and) in great credit in France, pollelting the place of the chancellog of fons, ts defcended of an anct ent familie, asone tote anceffozsand namebath both tnfoten honozable titles in defcent , andgreat places of goucrnement in the common-twealthof Ring of Cngland was bered With bnint war, fir Fobn the eldett brother of Patthew Leneur, fortes Te tord of by Harold king of Cngland thefon of Omdivine, 20 fime regentof Scotland,buried at 2terling, asig DS" ethen by the Po2man baffard furnamed the Cons befoxe touched, did come into Scotland , twas bp ta quero2, tich fue iarold and obfeined the crofone the ktttg moff honozablie receiued, and aduanced to fc of Cugland; Cogar did priutlie take Hiping with further bono. Jfo2 the King taking front Uobert bis mother Agatha, and bis tivo fitters , tothe end, Stetward(thorthe laff peare be had created carle that being not outof all bope eusr to obteine the of Leneny) thetitle of that earledome of Leneur, kingdom of England,thep might direc thett courfe be notu inuetfen this 1020 of Dbignie twith the fame, and fatle againe tnto iungarie, from tbenfe thep and created bim earle of Leneur, thereby moze came, IButtt hapened by dinine peoutdence , that firmelie tobind the lord of Dbignie in France to being on the fea, thep tuere grieucnflie moletted be faithfull dnto him tn Scotland, Anod leat be Lolth behement winds, which forciblic made hem 3° fhoulo fdemeby taking the earledome from obert sopert Stex forfake their appointed courfe, and daue them into Stetuard to haue tzonged him, the King foy recomy ward made the mouth of the rfuer of Fo2th o2 Frith, ahote tare pente thereof,beffoweth ppon the fata wobert Stes rleot Aparck, ding place ts pet fo befene, ¢ at this date called SD. ward as honozable a title and carloome as the fame Margarets hanen(after the name of bir thid was After to this Gogar ¢ calleo Margaret)axbome Wale colmebing of Scots (for the rare parts both of bo, dies mind theriwfth fhe was fvmnderfullp induced) Dd affer take fo totfe , ¢folemmite crotpned to the * great comfont of the thole bingdome . Upon Kbtch {was,fo2 be inueffed the fame Robert twith the earles dome of March. Motlong after tpich the king erees ting the fame carledome of Lenenr bnto a dukes Dome, be dfd beffoty that homo? of duke bpon the fato lod of Dbignte,+ created him duke of Lencur, ibich title at this date, bis fonne being a tofarnlic Ded William the Conqueroz, being more granow 40 pong gentleman doth mot honorablie potlete, he being the onlie perfonin that countric ahtch doth in lie moued than be toas befoxe, banfthend all the this our age intoie that title of duke , being fach an friends of Gogar ont of Grigland . Ip occaffon hono2 as twas but latelie begun among them, amo hereof, Lindfeie, Waus, Kamlete, ouell, ano vi, neuer berte plentifall in that regfon ; fox the fame uerfe other men of great nobilitie cametherfir bath not pet as ¥ fo? this prefent fuppofe nozithen at into Scotlandto craue atd of bing Walcolime; tich perfons being liberallic indued toith rich potleffions bp the fame Spaleolmes; their pofteritie boat this Date in ont age fourith toith great hono2. Wefives thich alto, at this time there came ont of igungarie anie one time(aben that title toas rifett among them)thac perfous abozed ivith that Mile. sow torfthing the matter of thetr firtt creatton and conti nuance, ¥ thinke it not bnflt to faie fomtbat tn this foith Agatha before touched dinerfe other perfonsof so place, fhe firt creation of oukes ta Hat countrte twas ey. gp crees anaccount,as Crichton, Fodzingham,Oiftert, 9 lis,Bzoththe,and others ; amongt thome Wartho, lometp Lefie defcendedof noble parentage, and of pled bp Wobert the thirdof thatname, thote right tion ofpunes famous, ahote (harpe twit,ercellencte of knotw lenge(tofned tith a found and rong bobdie ) then Palcoline the king of Scots did bebolo , he bfev Disbelpeinthe defente of the cattell of Goenburgb, and in all other tweightie affaires abid)concerned bp a goueritoz fo called. 3702 thus twzite the Scots as Lefleus bath oclineren twtth thefe {perches : Verdi Lefeuslib.z. Great balo2 of niind., d{d tufth the ret aypeare berte the warres. Dut of this familie of the Lelles bane fprong °° and flourithed manie tvo2tbie perfons,valtantlie rev Oiing and (nbouing thet enimies. And amongit thofe, one Walter iLctle earle of Kolle, ttho afters fox foard purcated tne) Gngular commenbation ofthe balo2 and inifedome fhetved in mante battels a fourth, the empero; Wetwes the fecond , ¢ Gyarles otpne name gaint the Saracens, Vc (one of their Scotland nova bifhop of Rolle in bis biftozie of uo hoftes fateth)a quodam animi generofo impetu,q generofi fragere, & fub iugi fortiter mittere olebat, ftir: ciufdem equitis cognomentum ficconfecutus & equipis comes Rothefius,multiquealij barones primum, tes Leflei cognominati (quos Maltolmus name being John,twas after turned vito Wobert, in gpcotland, fo3 Doubt of cuill faccefle to grow to the kingdame quumipfi nobiles arbitrarétur nomini inefle neicio quid ominis infaulti,quod reges Francia & Anglix, hoc nomine confignati,bello prehenderétur, mutatonomine Robertumvt patrem eum appellari decreueriit. Qua illorum fue in nominis abinsetlods Pat, ey Swhich king Johnof @ngland and rabjerpe fuperttitio,fiuc in regis conferuatione diligentia,ma~ Saneapes joris mali regi iam impendentis augurium quod- oneof hisown dammihi videtur.Nam non multopoft ex equo illi Countrie of decidenti, omnia membra ita contufa fuerunt, ve Dfotland (quod regnandi moleftias ac labores nullo modo HekiogBoe poterat pati)Roberti comiti Fifenfi fratri fuo regni {was ag infor: gubernarioné dedere cogeretar. Wich John as bes tunaten his fore ts fato,bautng now obteineda new name, twas etna the firit pich brought a new fitle of onointo bis Soe fe hkingdome: for be created Dauld bis eloctt fonne pukeof iothfete,and bis brother Robert (thom he bad made protedto? of the kingbome) duke of Albas nig , as is fet nowneby the fame Lefleus in thefe wojd85 |