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in_o former_a time_n be_v as_o it_o be_v redeem_a from_o a_o shipwreck_n be_v collect_v and_o publish_v by_o he_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o which_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o commit_v to_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n at_o present_a be_v in_o the_o seventy_o four_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o be_v in_o attendance_n on_o the_o education_n of_o james_n the_o six_o king_n of_o scotland_n to_o who_o he_o be_v appoint_v tutor_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o where_o be_v break_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n he_o belong_v for_o the_o desire_a haven_n of_o his_o rest._n he_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o edinburgh_n on_o the_o 28_o the_o day_n of_o september_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o salvation_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o two_n the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n i._o fergus_n i._n pag._n 95._o ii_o feritharis_n p._n 97._o iii_o mainus_n p._n 98._o iv._o dornadilla_n ibid._n v._o nothatus_fw-la p._n 98._o vi_o reutherus_n p._n 99_o vii_o reutha_n p._n 101._o viii_o thereus_n ibid._n ix_o josina_n ibid._n x._o finnanus_fw-la p._n 102._o xi_o durstus_n ibid._n xii_o evenus_n p._n 103._o xiii_o gillus_n base_a born_n p._n 104._o fourteen_o evenus_n ii_o p._n 105._o xv._n ederus_n p._n 106._o xvi_o evenus_n iii_o p._n 107._o xvii_o metallanus_fw-la ibid._n xviii_o caratacus_n ibid._n xix_o corbr_v 1._o p._n 108._o xx._n dardanus_n ibid._n xxi_o corbr_v ii_o surname_v galdus_n p._n 109._o xxii_o luctacus_n p._n 111._o xxiii_o mogaldus_n p._n 112._o xxiv_o conarus_n p._n 113._o xxv_o ethodius_n i._n p._n 116._o xxvi_o satrael_n p._n 117._o xxvii_o donald_n i._n ibid._n xxviii_o ethodius_n ii_o p._n 119._o xxix_o athirco_fw-mi ibid._n xxx_o nathalocus_n p._n 120._o xxxi_o â—indochus_fw-la p._n 121._o xxxii_o donald_n ii_o p._n 122._o xxxiii_o donald_n iii_o p._n 123._o xxxiv_o crathilinthus_n ibid._n xxxv_o fincormachus_n p._n 125._o xxxvi_o romachus_n ibid._n xxxvii_o augusianus_n p._n 126._o xxxviii_o fethelmacus_n p._n 127._o thirty-nine_o eugenius_n i._n ibid._n xl._o fergus_n ii_o p._n 133._o xli_o eugenius_n ii_o p._n 138._o xlii_o dongardus_n p._n 144._o xliii_o constantin_n i._n p._n 145._o xliv_o congallus_n i._n p._n 147._o xlv_o goranus_n p._n 148._o xlvi_o eugenius_n iii_o p._n 154._o xlvii_o congallus_fw-la ii_o p._n 155._o xlviii_o kinnatellus_n ibid._n xlix_o aidanus_fw-la ibid._n l._n kenneth_n i._n p._n 158._o li._n eugenius_n iu._n ibid._n lii_o ferchard_n i._n ibid._n liii_o donald_n iu._n p._n 159._o liv._o ferchard_n ii_o p._n 160._o lv._o maldvinus_n ibid._n lvi_o eugenius_n v._o p._n 161_o lvii_o eugenius_n vi_o ibid._n lviii_o amberkelethus_n p._n 162._o lix_n eugenius_n vii_o ibid._n lx._n mordacus_n ibid._n lxi_o etâ—nus_n p._n 163._o lxii_o eugenius_n viii_o ibid._n lxiii_o fergus_n iii_o ibid._n lxiv_o solvathius_n p._n 164._o lxv_o achaius_n ibid._n lxvi_o congalâ—us_fw-la iii_o ibid._n lxvii_o dongalâ—us_n ibid._n lxviii_o alpinus_n ibid._n lxix_o kenneth_n ii_o p._n 167._o lxx_o donald_n v._o p._n 172._o lxxi_o constantin_n ii_o p._n 174._o lxxii_o ethus_n p._n 175._o lxxiii_o gregory_n ibid._n lxxiv_o donald_n vi_o p._n 78._o lxxv_o constantine_n iii_o p._n 179._o lxxvi_o malcolm_z i._o p._n 18â—_n lxvii_o judulfus_fw-la ibid._n lxxviii_o duffus_n p._n 182._o lxxix_o culenus_n p._n 184._o lxxx_o kenneth_n iii_o p._n 187._o lxxxi_o constantine_n iv._o surname_v the_o bald._n p._n 196._o lxxxii_o grimus_fw-la p._n 19â—_n lxxxiii_o malcolm_z ii_o p._n 200._o lxxxiv_o donald_n vii_o p._n 207._o lxxxv_o macbeth_z p._n 211._o lxxxvi_o malcolm_z iii_o p._n 224._o lxxxvii_o donald_n banus_fw-la viii_o p._n 220._o lxxxviii_o duncan_n ibid._n lxxxix_o edgar_z p._n 221._o xc_o alexander_n i._o surname_v acer_fw-la ibid._n xci_o david_n i._n p._n 222._o xcii_o malcolm_z iu_o p._n 227._o xciii_o william_n p._n 231._o xciv_o alexander_n ii_o p._n 237._o xcv_o alexander_n iii_o p._n 240._o xcvi_o john_n balliol_n p._n 250._o xcvii_o robert_n bruce_n p._n 261._o xcviii_o david_n ii_o p._n 282._o xcix_o edward_n balliol_n p._n 286._o c._n robert_n ii_o p._n 306._o ci._n robert_n iii_o p._n 223._o cii_o james_n ay_o p._n 338._o ciii_o james_n ii_o p._n 359._o civ_o james_n iii_o p._n 396._o cv_o james_n iv._o p._n 1_o cvi_o james_n v._n p._n 73._o cvii_o henry_n stuart_n p._n 28._o and_o mary_n stuart_n p._n 175._o cviii_o james_n vi_o p._n 214._o the_o history_n of_o scotland_n book_n i._n when_o i_o first_o determine_v to_o write_v the_o famous_a achievement_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o after_o i_o have_v purge_v they_o from_o the_o mixture_n of_o vain_a fable_n to_o vindicate_v they_o from_o oblivion_n i_o think_v it_o conducive_a to_o my_o purpose_n to_o repeat_v from_o the_o very_a beginning_n design_n as_o much_o as_o so_o long_a a_o distance_n of_o time_n and_o first_o the_o scarcity_n than_o
infect_v with_o their_o soloecism_n that_o on_o the_o contrary_a when_o they_o have_v once_o taste_v of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o the_o latin_a tongue_n they_o pare_v off_o much_o of_o the_o roughness_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v upon_o it_o they_o so_o smooth_v some_o harsh_a word_n as_o to_o make_v they_o less_o offensive_a to_o the_o ear_n rochester_n such_o as_o be_v oxonia_n and_o roffa_n for_o oxonfordia_n and_o raufchestria_n and_o many_o other_o lud_n himself_o not_o contradict_v and_o he_o allow_v himself_o the_o same_o liberty_n in_o many_o other_o word_n though_o he_o be_v so_o severe_a a_o exactor_n in_o this_o one_o word_n britannia_n but_o now_o he_o do_v pertinacious_o contend_v against_o the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o all_o nation_n for_o a_o new_a obscure_a and_o uncertain_a word_n sure_o it_o be_v that_o the_o royal_a name_n of_o lud_n of_o a_o danish_a original_a and_o keep_v as_o a_o palladium_n to_o this_o very_a day_n may_v not_o be_v bury_v in_o oblivion_n to_o prevent_v which_o lud_n manage_n a_o contest_v against_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o multitude_n the_o antiquity_n of_o time_n and_o even_o against_o truth_n itself_o there_o be_v yet_o also_o another_o observation_n in_o the_o word_n acceptation_n britannia_n that_o foreign_a writer_n make_v it_o the_o name_n of_o the_o whole_a island_n but_o the_o britain_n and_o english_a who_o have_v write_v the_o british_a history_n sometime_o agree_v with_o foreign_a writer_n in_o their_o appellation_n of_o it_o and_o sometime_o they_o call_v only_o that_o part_n of_o the_o island_n britain_n which_o be_v a_o roman_a province_n and_o that_o various_o too_o as_o the_o event_n of_o war_n change_v the_o border_n sometime_o they_o make_v the_o wall_n of_o severus_n adrian_n sometime_o that_o of_o severus_n to_o be_v the_o limit_n to_o their_o empire_n the_o rest_n which_o be_v without_o those_o wall_n they_o sometime_o term_v barbarous_a bede_n sometime_o outlandish_a people_n bede_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o first_o book_n write_v thus_o wherefore_o the_o pict_n come_v into_o britain_n begin_v to_o inhabit_v the_o north_n part_n of_o the_o island_n for_o the_o britan_n inhabit_a the_o south_n he_o say_v also_o chap._n 34._o aidan_n be_v king_n of_o the_o scot_n who_o inhabit_v britain_n and_o lib._n 4._o chap._n 4._o writing_n of_o the_o return_n of_o colman_n out_o of_o england_n into_o scotland_n he_o say_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n colman_n who_o be_v of_o scotland_n leave_v britain_n and_o elsewhere_o then_o they_o begin_v for_o many_o day_n to_o come_v from_o the_o country_n of_o scotland_n into_o britain_n and_o far_o oswald_n be_v slay_v near_o the_o wall_n that_o the_o roman_n have_v build_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n to_o defend_v britain_n and_o to_o repel_v the_o assault_n of_o the_o barbarian_n claudian_n the_o same_o form_n of_o speech_n be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o author_n lib._n 2._o chap._n 9_o claudian_n do_v not_o seem_v to_o be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o manner_n of_o speech_n peculiar_a to_o the_o britain_n when_o he_o write_v that_o the_o roman_a legion_n which_o curb_v the_o fierce_a scot_n lay_v between_o the_o britain_n i._o e._n opposite_a to_o the_o scot_n that_o it_o may_v cover_v the_o britain_n from_o their_o fury_n in_o the_o far_a part_n of_o england_n and_o border_n of_o scotland_n monmouth_n william_n of_o malmsbury_n and_o geoffry_n of_o monmouth_n none_o of_o the_o obscure_a writer_n of_o british_a affair_n do_v often_o use_v this_o kind_n of_o speech_n in_o who_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o take_v notice_n that_o that_o only_o be_v call_v britain_n which_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o wall_n of_o severus_n though_o this_o matter_n be_v so_o clear_a to_o they_o than_o no_o man_n can_v be_v ignorant_a of_o it_o yet_o it_o have_v produce_v great_a mistake_n among_o the_o writer_n of_o the_o next_o age_n what_o some_o have_v affirm_v in_o their_o work_n i._n e._n that_o alured_n athelstan_n and_o some_o other_o of_o the_o saxon_a king_n do_v sometime_o reign_v over_o the_o whole_a island_n when_o yet_o it_o be_v clear_a they_o never_o pass_v beyond_o the_o wall_n of_o severus_n for_o when_o they_o read_v that_o they_o hold_v the_o empire_n of_o all_o britain_n they_o present_o think_v that_o the_o whole_a island_n be_v possess_v by_o they_o neither_o be_v the_o observation_n much_o unlike_o in_o the_o use_n of_o those_o name_n britannus_n and_o britto_n britto_n for_o all_o the_o old_a greek_a and_o latin_a writer_n caâ—l_v the_o whole_a island_n britannia_n and_o all_o its_o inhabitant_n britain_n without_o any_o distinction_n the_o first_o that_o i_o know_v of_o the_o roman_n who_o call_v they_o briton_n be_v martial_a in_o that_o verse_n martial_a quam_fw-la veteres_fw-la bracchae_fw-la brittonis_fw-la pauperis_fw-la galagaskinâ—_n the_o old_a trouser_n of_o britton_n poor_a the_o vulgar_a common_o call_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o gallic_a peninsule_n briton_n though_o gregory_n tourâ—_n turonensis_n always_o call_v it_o britain_n france_n and_o its_o inhabitant_n britain_n the_o roman_n do_v constant_o call_v their_o provincial_n britain_n though_o their_o provincial_n themselves_o like_o the_o name_n of_o briton_n well_o enough_o both_o name_n have_v one_o original_a viz._n britannia_n and_o as_o they_o both_o flow_v from_o one_o root_n so_o they_o both_o signify_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n and_o that_o the_o verse_n of_o etc._n ausonius_n the_o poet_n do_v plain_o show_v synonymus_fw-la silvius_z ille_fw-la bone_fw-la qui_fw-la carmina_fw-la nostra_fw-la lacessit_fw-la nostra_fw-la magis_fw-la meruit_fw-la disticha_fw-la britto_n bone_fw-la it_o be_v silvius_n bonus_n who_o my_o distich_n blame_v but_o britto_n bonus_n be_v his_o proper_a name_n silvius_z hic_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la quis_fw-la silvius_n iste_fw-la britannus_n aut_fw-la britto_n hic_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la silvius_n aut_fw-la malâ—s_fw-la est_fw-la silvius_z be_v good_a what_o silvius_n the_o britain_n silvius_z no_o britton_n be_v or_o a_o bad_a one_o silvius_z esse_fw-la bone_fw-la britto_n ferturque_fw-la britannus_n quis_fw-la credat_fw-la civem_fw-la degenerassâ—_n lonum_fw-la silvius_z bonus_n a_o britain_n or_o britton_n how_o he_o degen'rate_v from_o good_a denizon_n nemo_fw-la bone_fw-la britto_n est_fw-la si_fw-mi simplex_fw-la silvius_n esse_fw-la incipiat_fw-la simplex_fw-la desinet_fw-la esse_fw-la bone_fw-la no_o britton_n good_a if_o silvius_n begin_v to_o be_v simple_a simple_a and_o good_a do_v not_o agree_v silvius_z hic_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la britto_n est_fw-la silvius_n idem_fw-la simplicior_fw-la res_fw-la est_fw-la dicere_fw-la britto_n malus_fw-la silvius_z be_v bonus_n yet_o a_o britton_n still_o it_o be_v plain_a phrase_n to_o say_v the_o britton_n ill_a silvi_n britto_n bonus_n quamvis_fw-la homo_fw-la non_fw-la bone_fw-la esse_fw-la ferris_n nec_fw-la se_fw-la quit_v jungere_fw-la distich_n britto_n bono_fw-mi o_o silvius_n bonny_a britton_n but_o bad_a man_n britton_n and_o good_a together_o join_v who_o can_v they_o who_o contend_v that_o the_o britain_n be_v a_o colony_n of_o the_o gaul_n do_v say_v that_o hercules_n beget_v a_o son_n on_o celto_n a_o gallic_a virgin_n call_v britannus_n from_o who_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o britain_n have_v their_o original_a pliny_n place_v this_o nation_n near_o to_o the_o village_n morini_n the_o artois_n atrebates_n and_o the_o calais_n gessorâ—aci_n neither_o be_v there_o want_v some_o greek_a grammarian_n to_o confirm_v it_o as_o suidas_n and_o he_o who_o write_v the_o book_n call_v etymologiâ—um_fw-la magnum_fw-la c._n iâ—lius_n caesar_n and_o c._n cornelius_n tacitus_n seem_v to_o have_v be_v of_o the_o same_o opinion_n and_o so_o do_v other_o latin_a writer_n also_o not_o unlearned_a yet_o not_o so_o famous_a as_o those_o two_o beside_o the_o religion_n speech_n institution_n and_o manner_n of_o some_o nation_n inhabit_v near_o the_o gallic_a sea_n do_v evince_v the_o same_o thing_n out_o of_o which_o the_o britain_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o have_v be_v exhaust_v by_o transmigration_n and_o the_o morini_n by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o have_v be_v quite_o extinguish_v the_o word_n morinus_n seem_v to_o draw_v its_o etymology_n from_o sea_n more_o which_o in_o the_o old_a gallic_a tongue_n signify_v the_o sea_n venta_n call_v in_o old_a latin_a venta_n belgarum_n because_o inhabit_a by_o the_o gallo-belgae_n i._n e._n winchester_n and_o leland_n icenum_fw-la derive_v from_o other_o icium_n these_o name_n make_v it_o very_o probable_a that_o their_o colony_n transport_v with_o they_o into_o a_o foreign_a soil_n their_o own_o country_n term_n in_o the_o place_n of_o a_o surname_n and_o at_o their_o very_a entrance_n meet_v with_o the_o britain_n who_o they_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v their_o offspring_n they_o bring_v they_o home_o and_o do_v as_o it_o be_v entertain_v they_o at_o their_o own_o house_n for_o morinus_n among_o the_o old_a gaul_n signify_v sea_n marinus_n and_o moremarusa_n mare_n mortuum_n though_o gorropius_fw-la have_v almost_o steal_v from_o we_o those_o two_o last_o name_n
whilst_o he_o be_v studious_a to_o extol_v his_o say_v advaticâ—_n beyond_o measure_n neither_o can_v the_o normandy_n aremorici_n or_o armorici_n deny_v that_o they_o be_v of_o our_o stock_n for_o we_o have_v ample_a and_o clear_a testimony_n both_o old_a and_o new_a as_o pledge_n thereof_o because_o be_v or_o be_v be_v a_o old_a gallic_a preposition_n which_o signify_v at_o or_o upon_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v say_v at_o or_o upon_o the_o sea_n i._n e._n maritime_a and_o moremarusa_n be_v derive_v from_o more_o i._n e._n mare_n the_o sea_n the_o last_o syllable_n be_v long_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o greek_a participle_n as_o for_o aremorica_n or_o armorica_n he_o which_o shall_v not_o know_v they_o at_o first_o hear_v be_v whole_o ignorant_a of_o the_o old_a gallic_a tongue_n they_o also_o signify_v maritime_a and_o so_o strabo_n interpret_v they_o who_o in_o greek_a always_o render_v they_o sea_n apâ—ceanita_n caesar_n write_v thus_o of_o the_o armoriâ—ks_n lib._n 5._o that_o 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regent_n in_o scotland_n ibid._n levy_n new_a tax_n 117_o but_o because_o of_o a_o insurrection_n desi_v from_o collect_v they_o 118_o refuse_v the_o proposition_n send_v she_o by_o the_o reform_a 127_o prepare_v force_n against_o they_o 129_o make_v a_o temporary_a agreement_n with_o they_o 130_o which_o she_o endeavour_v to_o elude_v ibid._n make_v another_o truce_n with_o they_o 134_o repartee_n betwixt_o she_o and_o the_o reform_a 136_o 137_o 138_o her_o death_n and_o character_n 146_o 147_o queen_n of_o scot_n not_o â—o_o use_v the_o english_a arm_n during_o queen_n elizabeth_n life_n 159_o queen_n of_o scot_n one_o of_o their_o death_n 430_o queen_n party_n divide_v from_o the_o king_n be_v 255_o they_o send_v ambassador_n to_o france_n and_o england_n for_o aid_n 254_o queen_n elizabeth_z reject_v they_o 254_o question_v debate_v whether_o a_o chief_a magigistrate_n may_v be_v compel_v by_o force_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n 159_o etc._n etc._n r_o raarsa_n isle_n 28_o rachlinda_n isle_n 25_o ralph_n evers_n his_o vain_a boast_n 87_o ralph_n rokesby_n betray_v percy_n his_o friend_n 332_o ralph_n sadler_n ambassador_n from_o england_n about_o the_o marriage_n of_o mary_n with_o king_n henry_n son_n 75_o he_o hear_v the_o scot_n difference_n and_o endeavour_n to_o compose_v they_o 224_o ramsay_n isle_n 25_o ranalds-oy_a 35_o ranalsa_n a_o southern_a isle_n 36_o randolf_n thomas_n invade_v england_n 270_o make_a regent_n 282_o execute_v a_o murderer_n though_o he_o have_v the_o pope_n pardon_n 282_o his_o law_n against_o thievery_n ibid._n he_o punish_v the_o cheat_n of_o a_o countryman_n 283_o poison_a by_o a_o monk_n ibid._n ratra_n river_n have_v no_o salmon_n in_o it_o 19_o 20_o rebel_n after_o murray_n the_o regent_n be_v dead_a have_v several_a meeting_n 247_o they_o send_v ambassador_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n to_o desire_v a_o truce_n but_o in_o vain_a 253_o 254_o they_o solicit_v the_o french_a and_o spaniard_n for_o aid_n 260_o assault_v leith_n 281_o surprise_v sterlin_n but_o beat_v out_o again_o 281_o 282_o attempt_v jedburgh_n but_o repulse_v and_o rout_v 285_o 286_o recognition_n what_o 15_o red_a or_o ridhead_n promontory_n 19_o redshanks_n who_o 106_o reformation_n the_o best_a method_n thereof_o for_o prince_n to_o begin_v at_o home_n 188_o reform_a religion_n the_o noble_n swear_v to_o maintain_v it_o in_o behalf_n of_o james_n vi._n whilst_o a_o child_n 214_o reform_a congregation_n in_o scotland_n the_o first_o so_o call_v 124_o reformer_n abrogate_v the_o queen_n regent_n power_n 139_o they_o meet_v with_o difficulty_n in_o their_o work_n 140_o be_v assist_v by_o the_o english_a 141_o 142_o their_o last_o letter_n to_o the_o regent_n 144_o regent_n slay_v at_o sterlin_n 282_o religion_n language_n name_n of_o place_n etc._n etc._n show_v the_o sameness_n of_o a_o people_n 56_o religion_n the_o noble_n arm_n for_o it_o in_o scotland_n 129_o the_o vindicator_n of_o it_o make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o regent_n 134_o 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