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spain_n ardea_n ol_n muro_n muro_n part_v of_o old_a casââle_n in_o spain_n spain_n boppart_n in_o the_o bishopric_n of_o tâeves_n or_o tââers_n tââers_n broughton_n in_o hampshire_n as_o cumden_n quaere_fw-la whether_o not_o stockbridge_n which_o though_o a_o mean_a place_n now_o yet_o be_v former_o a_o note_a town_n as_o appear_v by_o its_o send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n at_o this_o day_n it_o be_v yet_o a_o considerable_a pass_n between_o winchester_n and_o salisbury_n salisbury_n which_o divide_v france_n from_o italy_n or_o rather_o piement_a from_o dauphine_n dauphine_n inhabitant_n of_o extremadura_n or_o andalusia_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o corduba_n in_o spain_n spain_n guadalquivar_n a_o famous_a river_n in_o spain_n spain_n barcelos_n a_o town_n now_o of_o portugal_n former_o of_o spain_n near_o the_o river_n celand_n inhabit_a heretofore_o by_o the_o celerini_n celerini_n people_n of_o hispania_n boetica_fw-la boetica_fw-la in_o extra-medura_a in_o spain_n spain_n 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that_o plain_o enough_o for_o beside_o the_o vain_a promise_n on_o both_o side_n the_o rythm_n say_v that_o the_o island_n be_v not_o then_o inhabit_v but_o desolate_a but_o that_o it_o be_v inhabit_v before_o but_o where_o i_o pray_v then_o be_v those_o portentous_a figment_n of_o gogmagog_n and_o tentagol_n and_o other_o frightful_a name_n of_o man_n invent_v for_o terror_n shall_v i_o say_v or_o for_o laughter_n rather_o what_o will_v become_v of_o those_o doughty_a combat_n of_o corineus_n and_o other_o the_o companion_n of_o brutus_n against_o not_o the_o earthborn_a but_o hellborn_a giant_n thus_o far_o concern_v brutus_n and_o his_o oracle_n though_o these_o be_v so_o great_a fiction_n yet_o posterity_n be_v so_o little_a ashamed_a of_o they_o that_o but_o a_o few_o year_n ago_o no_o mean_a writer_n among_o they_o have_v impudent_o feign_v that_o the_o trojan_n speak_v the_o british_a language_n homer_n homer_n and_o halicarnasseus_n dionysius_n halicarnasseus_n do_v easy_o 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abroad_o that_o they_o be_v coin_a in_o its_o decay_n record_v by_o unlearned_a flatterer_n and_o entertain_v by_o ignorant_a and_o too_o credulous_a person_n who_o do_v not_o understand_v the_o fraud_n of_o such_o cheater_n for_o such_o be_v the_o disposition_n of_o those_o impostor_n who_o do_v not_o seek_v the_o public_a good_a by_o a_o true_a history_n but_o some_o private_a advantage_n by_o flattery_n that_o when_o they_o seem_v high_o to_o praise_n theâ_n they_o most_o of_o all_o deride_v and_o jeer_v for_o what_o do_v they_o else_o who_o pretend_v to_o advance_v the_o nobility_n of_o a_o people_n for_o its_o great_a splendour_n do_v fetch_v it_o from_o the_o scum_n and_o riffraff_n of_o nature_n and_o yet_o credulous_a shall_v i_o say_v or_o not_o rather_o sottish_a person_n do_v pride_n themselves_o with_o a_o pretend_a eminency_n of_o a_o original_a which_o none_o of_o their_o neighbour_n will_v envy_v they_o for_o they_o also_o who_o have_v write_v of_o blame_v scotish_n 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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 âindochus_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 etânus_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 congalâus_fw-la iii_o ibid._n lxvii_o dongalâus_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 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word_n from_o whence_o we_o may_v know_v which_o be_v forein_o introduce_v and_o which_o be_v patriot_n for_o as_o the_o word_n philosophia_fw-la geometria_n and_o dialectica_fw-la though_o oft_o use_v by_o latin_a writer_n yet_o have_v scarce_o any_o latin_a word_n of_o kin_n to_o they_o or_o derive_v from_o they_o from_o whence_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o draw_v their_o original_a so_o on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o word_n paradisus_fw-la and_o gaza_n be_v use_v by_o the_o greek_n and_o yet_o it_o appear_v by_o this_o that_o they_o be_v inquiline_n or_o foreign_a because_o they_o can_v show_v any_o original_a nor_o any_o progeny_n derive_v from_o they_o in_o the_o genuine_a greek_a tongue_n the_o same_o observation_n may_v be_v also_o make_v in_o other_o tongue_n which_o will_v help_v we_o to_o judge_v what_o word_n be_v domestic_a and_o what_o be_v adventitious_a or_o foreign_a let_v it_o suffice_v to_o have_v speak_v thus_o much_o in_o general_n let_v we_o now_o propound_v 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derive_v as_o albingaunum_n albula_n albici_n albini_n etc._n etc._n 11_o alcluyth_v 92_o alexander_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 221_o 222_o why_o surname_v acer_fw-la ibid._n his_o justice_n to_o a_o poor_a woman_n 222_o he_o be_v relieve_v by_o hermit_n ibid._n alexander_n ii_o 237_o enter_v england_n and_o take_v carlisle_n ibid._n he_o and_o his_o queen_n visit_n henry_n of_o england_n 239_o his_o queen_n die_v at_o london_n 239_o he_o marry_v a_o french_a lady_n ibid._n alexander_n iii_o 240_o the_o noble_n combine_v against_o he_o 241_o he_o have_v a_o interview_n with_o henry_n of_o england_n 240_o be_v make_v knight_n by_o he_o and_o espouse_n margarite_n his_o daughter_n ibid._n assist_v the_o king_n of_o england_n 243_o he_o and_o his_o queen_n present_a at_o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n edward_n i._o he_o marry_v joleta_n a_o french_a lady_n 244_o he_o forbid_v
argadius_fw-la regent_n 115_o be_v accuse_v he_o repent_v and_o supplicate_v for_o pardon_n ibid._n whereupon_o he_o be_v continue_v in_o his_o government_n ibid._n and_o prevail_v against_o the_o islander_n 116_o argyle_n country_n 17_o argyle_n earl_n join_v with_o the_o reformer_n 131_o arren_a see_v arran_n arrii_n paint_v their_o body_n 53_o arrogance_n the_o usual_a companion_n of_o power_n 412_o uterson_n beget_v in_o adultery_n king_n of_o the_o britain_n 150_o his_o character_n 154_o he_o overcome_v the_o saxon_n and_o take_v london_n and_o york_n from_o they_o ibid._n he_o be_v slay_v 151_o 152_o arthur_n the_o son_n of_o henry_n viii_o of_o england_n marry_v katherine_n the_o infanta_n of_o spain_n 11_o 14_o arthur_n forbes_n slay_v 284_o arveâni_n who_o 46_o asclepiodotus_n a_o roman_a lieutenant-general_n kill_v allectus_n in_o britain_n 124_o askerme_n isle_n 29_o assassination_n of_o king_n henry_n odious_a to_o all_o nation_n 192_o assassins_n of_o king_n henry_n labour_n to_o impute_v the_o parricide_n to_o murray_n and_o morton_n 191_o astrological_a prediction_n courtier_n much_o addict_v to_o they_o 418_o asyle_n isle_n see_v flavannae_fw-la 30_o athelstan_n king_n of_o england_n fight_v the_o pict_n 165_o he_o be_v slay_v at_o a_o place_n since_o call_v athelstan_n ford_n 165_o athelstan_n base_a son_n of_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n overcome_v the_o dane_n and_o scot_n in_o battle_n 179_o 180_o recover_v dunbritton_n from_o the_o scot_n ibid._n athircus_fw-la or_o athirco_n king_n of_o scotland_n 119_o he_o reign_v vicious_o and_o kill_v himself_o 120_o athol_n a_o fruitful_a country_n 18_o it_o abound_v with_o witch_n 357_o atrebates_n who_o 56_o aven_n 15_o aven_n and_o avon_n what_o they_o signify_v 70_o avon_n laggan_n 26_o avona_n isle_n its_o etymology_n 25_o auresius_fw-la ambrose_n his_o original_a 146_o 147_o aureliacum_fw-la i._n e._n orilhach_n 60_o austin_n a_o monk_n come_v into_o england_n and_o call_v himself_o archbishop_n of_o all_o britain_n 157_o he_o promote_v superstition_n rather_o than_o true_a religion_n ibid._n authority_n get_v by_o good_a art_n be_v lose_v by_o bad_a 208_o auus_n or_o awe_o a_o loch_n or_o river_n 17_o auxerre_n see_v altissidorus_n b_o baca_n isle_n 27_o badenach_n county_n 19_o balta_n isle_n 37_o balliol_n edward_n land_n in_o scotland_n 285_o overthrow_v seton_n and_o the_o regent_n ibid._n declare_v king_n 286_o worsted_n in_o scotland_n 287_o edward_n of_o england_n espouse_n his_o cause_n 288_o bandy_n betwixt_o he_o &_o the_o noble_n 291_o 292_o ball_n a_o priest_n stir_v up_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n to_o a_o insurrection_n 309_o bancho_fw-la a_o scot_n general_n 208_o overthrow_v the_o dane_n 210_o slay_v by_o macbeth_n 211_o baptism_n celebrate_v but_o once_o a_o year_n and_o sometime_o by_o parent_n themselves_o 30_o bard_n who_o 39_o 57_o they_o commit_v nothing_o to_o writing_n 35_o barnera_n island_n 29_o 30_o barodunum_fw-la or_o dunbar_n whence_o so_o call_v 170_o baronia_n i._n e._n renfrew_n 14_o barra_n isle_n 29_o bas-alpin_n the_o place_n where_o alpin_n be_v slay_v 167_o bassianus_n a_o roman_a general_n in_o britain_n 124_o slay_v there_o by_o allectus_n ibid._n bassinet_n or_o monk-fish_n ominous_a 175_o batavian_o or_o hollander_n their_o fleet_n return_v from_o dantzick_n spoil_v by_o alexander_n earl_n of_o marr_n 349_o beath_n island_n 25_o beatrix_n leave_v her_o husband_n james_n douglas_n ask_v pardon_n of_o the_o king_n 391_o she_o marry_v john_n earl_n of_o athol_n the_o king_n be_v natural_a brother_n ibid._n bedford_n the_o earl_n thereof_o king_n henry_n general_n in_o france_n carry_v james_n of_o scotland_n along_o with_o he_o thither_o 336_o bede_n quote_v 91_o 92_o 93_o bed_n make_v of_o heath_n 23_o bei_n what_o it_o signify_v 22_o belhac_n isle_n 25_o bellach_n isle_n 25_o belus_n king_n of_o the_o orcades_n kill_v himself_o 106_o bergh_n in_o german_a signify_v high_a 12_o bergion_n the_o name_n of_o a_o giant_n 11_o berling_n what_o 32_o bernera_n a_o island_n 25_o the_o great_a and_o the_o small_a 29_o 30_o birth_n a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o destroy_v by_o a_o inundation_n 236_o berton_n for_o breton_n 5_o berwick_n take_v from_o the_o english_a by_o robert_n bruce_n 269_o besiege_a by_o edward_n of_o england_n 370_o render_v to_o the_o english_a 397_o its_o castle_n take_v by_o ramsay_n but_o regain_v by_o percy_n 308_o bethic_n isle_n 26_o betubium_n or_o dungisby_n head_n a_o promontory_n 21_o bigga_n isle_n 37_o bishop_n of_o england_n not_o true_a to_o maud_n their_o queen_n 224_o bishop_n in_o scotland_n holy_a monk_n 165_o choose_v heretofore_o by_o their_o canon_n 417_o ancient_o not_o diocesan_n 171_o bishop_n of_o dunblane_n send_v into_o france_n to_o excuse_v the_o queen_n marriage_n with_o bothwel_n 200_o etc._n etc._n he_o be_v chouze_v in_o his_o embassy_n 209_o bishopric_n six_o in_o scotland_n 218_o four_o other_o add_v to_o they_o and_o endow_v 223_o bishop_n of_o caithness_n have_v his_o eye_n and_o tongue_n pluck_v out_o 235_o another_o burn_v 236_o bishop_n of_o caledonia_n or_o dunkel_n command_v when_o the_o english_a navy_n be_v worsted_n in_o the_o forth_o 270_o whereupon_o call_v the_o king_n bishop_n ibid._n bishop_n of_o dunkel_n commend_v 40_o bishop_n of_o durham_n come_v too_o late_o to_o assist_v percy_n 317_o 319_o his_o army_n terrify_v with_o the_o noise_n of_o horse_n 320_o bishop_n of_o st._n david_n send_v by_o the_o english_a king_n to_o the_o scot_n 63_o bishop_n of_o the_o orcades_n prefer_v court-favour_n before_o truth_n 199_o bizets_n a_o family_n in_o ireland_n ancient_o from_o scotland_n 240_o blackmoney_n what_o 425_o blackness_n betray_v to_o the_o hamilton_n 286_o blandium_fw-la a_o old_a drink_n among_o the_o scot_n 23_o blair_n of_o athol_n 18_o blood_n rain_v for_o seven_o day_n over_o all_o britain_n 261_o also_o milk_n etc._n etc._n turn_v into_o blood_n ibid._n bogia_n or_o strabogy_n 140_o boadicea_n see_v voadicea_n bodotria_n i._n e._n the_o scotish_n sea_n 100_o boid_v creep_v into_o favour_n at_o court_n 409_o their_o faction_n against_o the_o kennedy_n 410_o they_o carry_v the_o king_n to_o edinburgh_n and_o strengthen_v themselves_o by_o get_v the_o king_n pardon_n 411_o their_o greatness_n occasion_n their_o ruin_n 412_o boin_n country_n 20_o boat_n or_o boot_n isle_n 24_o bracara_n or_o braga_n 47_o braid_v albin_n 17_o brasa_n isle_n 37_o brecantia_n a_o town_n 65_o bredius_n overthrow_v by_o ederus_n 106_o brendinus_n slay_v in_o battle_n 156_o brennus_n two_o 79_o brettish_fw-mi isle_n 4_o bria_n brica_fw-la briga_n signify_v a_o city_n with_o the_o name_n of_o several_a city_n so_o end_v 63_o 64_o 65_o bridi_fw-la isle_n 26_o brien-loch_n 31_o brigantes_n and_o brigiani_n 65_o brigantium_n ibid._n brigidan_n isle_n 26_o brigid_n or_o bride_n church_n burn_v 408_o britanny_n its_o description_n 1_o etc._n etc._n several_a island_n ancient_o so_o call_v ibid._n mention_v by_o aristotle_n and_o lucretius_n 3_o it_o have_v divers_a acceptation_n 8_o it_o be_v original_a and_o description_n out_o of_o caesar_n tacitus_n etc._n etc._n 81_o 82_o inhabit_a by_o three_o nation_n 70_o 71_o several_a limit_n of_o it_o ancient_o 180_o britain_n their_o fabulous_a original_a 41_o they_o praise_v god_n in_o five_o tongue_n 33_o britain_n and_o gaul_n of_o one_o religion_n 56_o they_o paint_v their_o body_n 76_o make_v no_o difference_n of_o sex_n in_o government_n 85_o vex_v by_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n 139_o they_o ask_v aid_n of_o the_o roman_n 93_o 135_o 136_o make_v peace_n with_o scot_n and_o pict_n 139_o enter_v scotland_n 100_o foment_n division_n betwixt_o scot_n and_o pict_n 95_o overthrow_v by_o scot_n and_o pict_n 142_o their_o woeful_a complaint_n to_o aetius_n 93_o 143_o have_v hard_a condition_n of_o peace_n impose_v upon_o they_o 141_o what_o sort_n of_o weapon_n they_o use_v in_o war_n 50_o they_o be_v five_o hundred_o year_n under_o the_o roman_a government_n 70_o overthrow_v by_o scot_n and_o pict_n 156_o subdue_v by_o the_o saxon_n 70_o revolt_n from_o the_o roman_n and_o after_o twelve_o year_n return_v to_o their_o obedience_n 124_o britton_n and_o britain_n all_o one_o 9_o their_o origin_n 50_o britto_n with_o a_o double_a t_o 5_o first_o mention_v by_o martial_a 9_o brix_n a_o diminutive_a word_n in_o scotch_a brixac_n 60_o bruce_n and_o cumins_n formal_o agree_v 259_o like_a to_o suffer_v for_o treason_n in_o england_n but_o escape_v by_o shoe_v his_o horse_n backward_o 260_o kill_v cumins_n for_o betray_v of_o he_o ibid._n bruce_n david_n send_v for_o france_n 286_o bruce_n edward_n drive_v the_o english_a out_o of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n 270_o he_o be_v afterward_o overthrow_v there_o by_o the_o english_a ibid._n bruce_n robert_n the_o kingdom_n confirm_v to_o he_o 269_o he_o be_v desire_v to_o accept_v the_o crown_n of_o ireland_n also_o ibid._n he_o call_v for_o the_o deed_n of_o man_n land_n
271_o and_o receive_v a_o affront_n thereupon_o ibid._n a_o conspiracy_n discover_v against_o he_o ibid._n he_o agree_v with_o balliol_n then_o in_o france_n 274_o his_o army_n enter_v england_n 275_o his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n 279_o his_fw-la three_o counsel_n to_o his_o noble_n ibid._n he_o will_v have_v his_o heart_n bury_v at_o jerusalem_n 280_o his_o death_n and_o praise_n 281_o brudeus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n 156_o brudus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n slay_v 166_o 167_o brutus_n his_o story_n 41_o to_o 44_o buchan_n 19_o its_o etymology_n 139_o buchan_n the_o earl_n thereof_o make_v lord_n high-constable_n of_o france_n 335_o bull_n be_v head_n put_v upon_o a_o man_n heretofore_o a_o sign_n of_o death_n in_o scotland_n 370_o burgundus_fw-la from_o burgus_n 63_o bullock_n a_o english_a man_n turn_v to_o the_o scot_n 298_o put_v to_o death_n 301_o burgh_n a_o danish_a name_n 201_o burra_n isle_n 35_o 36_o 37_o buthroti_n who_o 46_o buiia_n isle_n great_a and_o small_a 29_o 30_o 70_o c_o cadvallus_n make_v vice-king_n 105_o he_o die_v of_o grief_n 106_o caithness_n 21_o 133_o caithness_n man_n cruel_a against_o their_o bishop_n and_o be_v punish_v for_o it_o 239_o calaman_fw-mi isle_n 26_o calden_n in_o scotch_a be_v a_o hazel_n 56_o caledonia_n a_o town_n i._n e._n dunkel_n 18_o caledones_n who_o ibid._n caledonian_n wood_n whence_o so_o call_v 56_o caledonian_n pict_n and_o scot_n sometime_o all_o call_v britain_n 74_o calen_n cambel_n with_o two_o other_o choose_a governor_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n 47_o he_o be_v send_v against_o the_o douglass_n 56_o calfa_n isle_n 27_o calthrop_n politic_a engine_n in_o war_n what_o 266_o camber_n son_n of_o brute_n 42_o cambri_n ibid._n why_o so_o call_v 61_o camus_n the_o dane_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 202_o caâa_n isle_n 26_o 28_o cantire_a promontory_n 17_o canutus_n a_o danish_a general_n in_o scotland_n 202_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o scot_n 203_o caprary_a or_o goat_n isle_n 25_o cara_fw-it isle_n 25_o carail_a town_n 18_o purge_v from_o monument_n of_o idolatry_n 131_o caratacus_n king_n of_o scotland_n 107_o the_o orcades_n not_o subdue_v by_o claudius_n caesar_n in_o his_o time_n 108_o carausius_n a_o roman_a compose_v the_o difference_n betwixt_o scot_n and_o pict_n 124_o he_o seize_v on_o britain_n for_o himself_o ibid._n carausius_n brother_n of_o king_n findocus_n cause_v he_o to_o be_v slay_v 122_o cardorus_n unjust_o put_v to_o death_n by_o dardanus_n 188_o carick_n 14_o carniburgh_n two_o island_n 27_o carron-water_n 15_o carron_n why_o surname_v schrimger_n 218_o cave_n a_o unusual_a one_o turn_v water_n into_o stone_n 20_o cassivelannus_n his_o town_n i._n e._n verulam_n take_v by_o caesar_n 82_o cecily_n edward_n of_o england_n daughter_n promise_v in_o marriage_n to_o the_o son_n of_o james_n iii_o 422_o the_o intend_a marriage_n null_v and_o the_o dowry_n repay_v 427_o celestine_n pope_n send_v palladius_n into_o scotland_n 145_o cell_n so_o the_o ancient_a scot_n call_v their_o temple_n 125_o celts_n who_o 58_o celtiberi_fw-la so_o call_v from_o the_o celts_n and_o iberian_o 49_o celuinus_fw-la or_o cialine_n king_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a 156_o slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 157_o charles_n the_o dolphin_n of_o france_n seek_v aid_n of_o the_o scot_n 334_o charles_n of_o burgundy_n slay_v at_o nants_n 420_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o tyranny_n in_o his_o country_n 434_o charles_n the_o five_o send_v to_o scotland_n to_o join_v in_o affinity_n with_o they_o 63_o why_o his_o mother_n be_v commit_v to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n 269_o charles_n guise_n cardinal_n guarantee_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 114_o charn_n island_n 27_o chourna_fw-la isle_n ibid._n childeric_n a_o saxon_a commander_n wound_v 152_o christian_a religion_n promote_v in_o scotland_n 125_o christ_n birthday_n profane_v 151_o christian_n join_v in_o league_n against_o the_o dane_n 176_o christiern_n of_o denmark_n with_o all_o his_o male-stock_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n 269_o chualsa_n isle_n 73_o cicero_n quote_v about_o britain_n 86_o church_n its_o woeful_a state_n 417_o cimbri_n so_o the_o french_a and_o german_n call_v thief_n 77_o 78_o city_n name_n in_o bria_n brica_fw-la briga_n 63_o 64_o 65_o in_o dunum_n 65_o 66_o 67_o in_o durum_fw-la 68_o in_o magus_n 69_o clacman_n prefecture_n or_o stewarty_a 18_o clarence_n duke_n of_o it_o slay_v in_o france_n by_o the_o scot_n 335_o clarshack_n what_o 24_o claudian_a a_o verse_n in_o he_o correct_v by_o joseph_n scaliger_n 76_o cleirach_n isle_n 31_o cloich_n isle_n 25_o clydsdale_n 13_o 14_o cluyth_v 92_o cnapdale_n 17_o cockburn_n forest_n or_o path_n 13_o cockrane_n one_o of_o king_n james_n the_o iiid_n evil_a counsellor_n put_v to_o death_n 425_o coemetery_n for_o the_o king_n of_o three_o nation_n 27_o coilus_n king_n of_o the_o britain_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 96_o colca_n a_o rare_a kind_n of_o bird_n 32_o colgernus_fw-la a_o saxon_a commander_n kill_v 152_o coll_n 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their_o life_n macbeth_n severe_a against_o thief_n he_o make_v wholesome_a law_n but_o afterward_o degenerate_v &_o cause_n bancho_fw-la to_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v slay_v lie_v south-west_n 3_o mile_n from_o cowper_n in_o angus_n mackduff_n ill_o resent_v macbeth_n he_o fly_v into_o england_n and_o stir_v up_o duncan_n son_n against_o he_o he_o malcolm_z by_o the_o assistance_n of_o edward_n k._n of_o england_n recover_v the_o kingdom_n from_o macbeth_n macbeth_n see_v note_v a_o p._n 77._o 77._o malcolm_z first_o bring_v in_o foreign_a title_n of_o honour_n into_o scotland_n scotland_n mackduff_n the_o first_o earl_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n three_o grand_a privilege_n of_o the_o mackduffâ_n mackduffâ_n call_v straâ_n or_o sârath-boây_a forty_o mile_n north_n of_o aberdeen_n aberdeen_n mackbeth_n son_n slay_v by_o malcolm_n malcolm_n or_o icolumbââl_v a_o isle_n 2_o mile_n from_o the_o south_n end_n of_o mul._n mul._n malcolm_z assaulted_z by_o private_a conspiracy_n which_o 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etc._n etc._n etc._n or_o mortlich_n mortlich_n malcolm_z erect_v new_a bishopric_n bishopric_n malcolm_z erect_v new_a bishopric_n bishopric_n sumptuary_n law_n make_v by_o malcolm_n malcolm_n marâheta_n mulierum_fw-la what_o what_o malcolm_z build_v the_o cathedral_n of_o durham_n and_o dumferling_a dumferling_a king_n william_n rufus_n war_n against_o malcolm_n malcolm_n malcolm_z and_o his_o son_n edward_n slay_v by_o the_o english_a english_a on_o the_o river_n lian_n on_o the_o british_a sea_n weât_v of_o calais_n calais_n prodigy_n viz._n the_o inundation_n of_o the_o german-sea_n and_o men-killing_a thunderbolt_n thunderbolt_n donald_n promise_v the_o island_n to_o magnus_n king_n of_o norway_n norway_n donald_n fly_v fly_v duncan_n slay_v by_o the_o procurement_n of_o donald_n donald_n edgar_n pious_a reign_n he_o build_v the_o monastery_n of_o coldingham_n coldingham_n lie_v within_o two_o mile_n of_o aymouth_n in_o mersâ_n near_o the_o scotish_n sea_n alexander_n valour_n 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maud_n according_a to_o their_o oath_n david_n of_o scotland_n maintain_v the_o cause_n of_o maud_n his_o kinswoman_n he_o lay_v perjury_n to_o stephens_n charge_n north_n allerton_n lie_v near_o the_o river_n small_a in_o the_o north-riding_a of_o yorkshire_n he_o fight_v the_o english_a and_o overthrow_v they_o a_o agreement_n between_o david_n and_o stephen_n not_o observe_v which_o have_v its_o source_n near_o black-law_n in_o teesdale_n the_o scot_n overthrow_v by_o stephen_n another_o agreement_n between_o the_o scot_n and_o stephen_n king_n of_o england_n henry_n heir_n of_o england_n send_v to_o david_n his_o uncle_n to_o be_v make_v knight_n by_o he_o he_o king_n david_n lose_v his_o hopeful_a son_n and_o heir_n heir_n but_o âears_v his_o affliction_n pious_o and_o patient_o patient_o may_v 24._o lie_v on_o the_o northwest_n of_o aberdeneshire_n k._n david_n extraordinary_a character_n for_o piety_n and_o virtue_n a_o great_a pestilence_n ãâã_d scotland_n somerl_v rises_z in_o arm_n but_o be_v overthrow_v henry_n of_o england_n design_n against_o malcolm_n and_o make_v he_o take_v a_o feodatary_a oath_n to_o he_o he_o carry_v malcolm_n into_o france_n and_o at_o his_o return_n despoil_v he_o of_o his_o ancient_a patrimony_n in_o england_n england_n the_o scot_n make_v war_n upon_o england_n peace_n conclude_v between_o the_o english_a and_o scot_n wherein_o malcolm_n quit_v northumberland_n a_o rebellion_n in_o galway_n quell_v the_o murray-man_n under_o gildominick_n rise_v in_o arms._n but_o be_v suppress_v suppress_v sâmerled_v stir_n again_n but_o be_v overthrow_v and_o slay_v the_o estate_n persuade_v malcolm_n to_o marry_o his_o negative_a answer_n to_o their_o request_n request_n december_n 9th_o 9th_o william_n solicit_v henry_n of_o england_n for_o the_o restitution_n of_o northumberland_n he_o accompany_v henry_n into_o france_n france_n part_v of_o nârthumberland_n restore_v to_o the_o scot_n scot_n william_n enter_v england_n with_o a_o army_n 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