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english_a admiral_n 19_o andrew_n berclay_n behead_v for_o treason_n 273_o andrew_n car_n escape_v out_o of_o prison_n 36_o he_o disagree_v with_o douglas_n 38_o andrew_n car_fw-fr revenge_n his_o father_n death_n 18_o andrew_n car_n beat_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n 120_o andrew_n forman_n send_v into_o england_n and_o france_n by_o james_n iv._o 16_o he_o have_v a_o great_a many_o church-preferment_n 29_o send_v again_o into_o england_n 26_o he_o be_v accuse_v by_o hepburn_n 33_o mediates_n for_o peace_n 35_o bruce_n sister_n son_n regent_z 296_o take_v by_o the_o english_a 288_o ransom_v 294_o his_o faithfulness_n and_o death_n 297_o andrew_n earl_n of_o rothes_n banish_v 175_o andrew_n wood_n faithful_a to_o king_n james_n iii_o 1_o admiral_n of_o the_o scot_n navy_n 1_o reconcile_v to_o james_n iv._o 2_o overcome_v the_o english_a in_o one_o sea-fight_n ibid._n and_o also_o in_o a_o second_o 4_o andrew_n stuart_n chancellor_n 413_o his_o freedom_n of_o speech_n against_o a_o popish_a king_n 173_o he_o be_v wound_v in_o fight_n 222_o angus_z 18_o angus_n or_o aeneas_n raise_v a_o insurrection_n in_o galway_n 230_o angusianus_n king_n of_o scotland_n 126_o slay_v by_o the_o pict_n ibid._n annandale_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n annand_n 13_o 14_o anna_n momorancy_n suspect_v the_o power_n of_o the_o guise_n in_o france_n not_o without_o cause_n 121_o anselm_n the_o norman_a archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n 219_o anti-assembly_n in_o scotland_n two_o 276_o 280_o anthony_n darcy_n slay_v by_o david_n hume_n 38_o apparition_z to_o king_n kenneth_n iii_o upon_o his_o murder_n of_o malcolm_n 195_o apparition_n to_o king_n james_n iv._o dissuade_v he_o from_o a_o war_n with_o england_n 20_o 21_o apoceanitae_fw-la who_o 10_o apology_n of_o the_o scots_a noble_n to_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n 267_o etc._n etc._n 272_o etc._n etc._n apostasy_n punish_v by_o god_n 159_o arran_n or_o arren_a island_n 24_o arborary_a or_o tree_n isle_n 25_o archibald_n douglas_n create_v regent_n 288_o he_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o english_a 290_o archibald_n earl_n of_o douglas_n surname_v the_o austere_a his_o feud_n with_o geo._n dunbar_n 325_o he_o die_v 326_o archibald_n his_o son_n succeed_v he_o who_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o english_a 329_o release_v ibid._n make_a duke_n of_o turein_o by_o the_o dolphin_n of_o france_n 336_o slay_v by_o the_o english_a there_o ibid._n archibald_n douglas_n his_o great_a power_n 359_o his_o affront_a answer_n to_o the_o chancellor_n 362_o his_o death_n 363_o archibald_n douglas_n his_o oration_n to_o the_o noble_n against_o the_o king_n evil_a counsellor_n 423_o with_o the_o effect_n thereof_o 424_o archibald_n douglas_n his_o speech_n to_o king_n james_n iv._o dissuade_v he_o to_o fight_v the_o english_a 22_o at_o which_o the_o king_n be_v offend_v and_o douglas_n retire_v in_o discontent_n 23_o he_o marry_v the_o widow_n of_o james_n iv._o 29_o accuse_v by_o hepburn_n 33_o take_v edinburgh_n but_o resign_v up_o the_o government_n thereof_o 38_o fly_n into_o england_n 34_o return_v from_o france_n and_o england_n into_o scotland_n 46_o oppose_v by_o his_o wife_n 46_o choose_a one_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o king_n and_o kingdom_n 47_o overthrow_v lennox_n 50_o forbid_v to_o meddle_v with_o the_o government_n 53_o outlaw_v and_o banish_v 56_o return_v after_o fifteen_o year_n exile_n 75_o come_v to_o compose_v controversy_n he_o be_v detain_v by_o hamilton_n 82_o his_o memorable_a speech_n and_o fact_n 87_o he_o persuade_v the_o regent_n to_o break_v with_o the_o cardinal_n and_o to_o side_n with_o the_o noble_n 88_o he_o beat_v the_o english_a 89_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n with_o the_o bishop_n of_o aberdene_n imprison_v 46_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n execute_v as_o accessary_a to_o the_o king_n and_o regent_n murder_n 266_o ardan_n rider_n or_o the_o high_a isle_n of_o the_o horseman_n 28_o ardiescar_n isle_n 25_o aremorici_n or_o armorici_n who_o 7_o 8_o
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 caâ—a_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 isle_n 27_o collonsa_n isle_n 26_o colman_n a_o holy_a bishop_n 160_o columb_n the_o saint_n his_o monastery_n 26_o his_o great_a authority_n 155_o he_o tell_v of_o a_o victory_n at_o a_o very_a great_a distance_n 155_o 156_o his_o death_n 157_o columb_n isle_n see_v icolumbkill_n colvansa_n isle_n 27_o colurn_n i._n e._n chourna_fw-la or_o hasel_n isle_n 26_o comes_fw-la stabuli_fw-la who_o 247_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n in_o britain_n 117_o commonalty_n usual_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o their_o prince_n 188_o affect_v innovation_n 413_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n with_o their_o several_a pretension_n 248_o the_o controversy_n not_o decide_v in_o scotland_n but_o refer_v to_o edward_n of_o england_n ibid._n the_o case_n as_o state_v by_o edward_n and_o propound_v to_o lawyer_n 249_o bruce_n refuse_v the_o kingdom_n offer_v he_o on_o ignoble_a term_n 250_o edward_n decide_v for_o balliol_n ibid._n competitor_n for_o the_o regency_n 283_o conanus_fw-la elect_v viceroy_n 101_o conanus_fw-la persuade_v to_o peace_n but_o be_v seditious_o slay_v by_o the_o britain_n his_o countryman_n 141_o conarus_n king_n of_o scotland_n join_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o father_n 113_o he_o demand_v large_a subsidy_n but_o be_v deny_v 114_o he_o war_n against_o the_o britain_n 113_o end_n his_o life_n in_o prison_n 115_o confidence_n sometime_o praise_v for_o constancy_n 358_o congal_n i._n king_n of_o scotland_n 147_o congal_n ii_o enrich_v priest_n 159_o congal_n iii_o 166_o conscience_n guilty_a give_v no_o rest_n 195_o constantine_n chlorus_n in_o britain_n 124_o choose_a general_n by_o the_o briton_n 125_o make_v their_o king_n 143_o slay_v by_o vortigern_n ibid._n constantine_n the_o emperor_n bear_v 124_o constantine_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 145_o reign_n wicked_o ibid._n his_o violent_a death_n 146_o constantine_n ii_o 174_o renew_v public_a discipline_n ibid._n slay_a by_o the_o pict_n 175_o constantine_n iii_o 179_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o dane_n ibid._n invade_v the_o subject_n right_o ibid._n abjure_v the_o kingly_a office_n 172_o and_o retire_v into_o a_o monastery_n 180_o constantine_n iu_o surname_v calvus_n 196_o canvas_n for_o the_o crown_n ibid._n inveigh_v against_o the_o law_n of_o kenneth_n about_o hereditary_a succession_n 197_o 〈◊〉_d the_o decree_n of_o its_o council_n seasonable_a for_o perjure_a person_n 77_o controversy_n between_o the_o balliol_n and_o the_o bruce_n concern_v the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n 245_o etc._n etc._n convention_n of_o the_o noble_n to_o choose_v a_o regent_n after_o murray_n death_n 251_o coney_n isle_n 25_o 30_o see_v sigrama_n corbr_v i_o king_n of_o scot_n 108_o corbr_v ii_o surname_v galdus_n 109_o he_n first_o fight_v with_o the_o roman_n ibid._n and_o beat_v they_o out_o of_o caledonia_n 111_o cornavii_n 22_o they_o be_v in_o scotland_n and_o england_n too_o 60_o cornish_a rise_v against_o henry_n vii_o of_o enggland_n 10_o 11_o cornovallia_n or_o cornuvallia_n whence_o derive_v 60_o corshera_n isle_n 26_o coval_n 17_o covihaslop_n see_v round_a isle_n council_n of_o constance_n send_v ambassador_n to_o scotland_n 334_o they_o deny_v faith_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o those_o they_o call_v heretic_n 77_o count_n of_o rothes_n commit_v to_o prison_n 92_o coupins-oy_a 36_o courtesy_n to_o prisoner_n 319_o court_n many_o time_n prefer_v honour_n before_o honesty_n 333_o cowper_n a_o town_n 18_o cracoviac_n see_v kirkwal_n craford_n earl_n of_o it_o take_v part_n with_o the_o douglass_n 384_o but_o afterward_o desert_n they_o 389_o and_o be_v receive_v into_o pavour_n by_o the_o king_n ibid._n crackle_n i._n e._n little_o jangle_v bell_n terrify_v horse_n 307_o crathilinthus_n king_n of_o scot_n 123_o much_o addict_v to_o hunt_v 124_o crathilinthus_n kill_v his_o grandfather_n 192_o he_o rise_v in_o arm_n but_o be_v suppress_v 193_o cree_n river_n 14_o cressingham_n a_o english_a general_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 255_o creighton_n send_v
allegiance_n of_o his_o subject_n ibid._n first_o settle_v itinerary_a judge_n in_o scotland_n ibid._n evenus_n ii_o 105_o overthrow_v the_o orkney_n man_n 106_o evenus_n iii_o note_v for_o obscenity_n 107_o he_o make_v a_o law_n for_o polygamy_n ibid._n be_v slay_v ibid._n eugenius_n i._n or_o evenus_n king_n of_o scot_n 127_o slay_v by_o the_o roman_n 128_o evenus_n a_o islander_n put_v to_o death_n 174_o eugenius_n ii_o 138_o his_o character_n 144_o in_o his_o time_n the_o roman_n leave_v britain_n ibid._n eugenius_n iii_o brother_n of_o congal_n king_n of_o scot_n 154_o assist_v against_o the_o saxon_n ibid._n eugenius_n iu._n brother_n of_o aidanus_fw-la 158_o bring_v up_o under_o columb_n ibid._n he_o harbour_v the_o fugitive_n saxon_n ibid._n eugenius_n v._n 161_o eugenius_n vi_o ibid._n learned_a in_o theology_n ibid._n in_o his_o time_n it_o rain_v blood_n ibid._n eugenius_n vii_o cause_v the_o memorable_a fact_n of_o king_n to_o be_v record_v 162_o he_o be_v suspect_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o queen_n but_o causeless_o ibid._n eugenius_n viii_o slay_v in_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o noble_n 163_o evonia_n castle_n 20_o eusdale_n county_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n ewe_n 13_o 140_o example_n of_o prince_n more_o influential_a on_o subject_n than_o their_o law_n 155_o exchequer_n officer_n defend_v sometime_o most_o unjust_a law_n 113_o exchequer_n profit_n sometime_o disprofit_v 35_o excommunication_n unjust_o pronounce_v affect_v not_o the_o excommunicate_v 272_o exile_n more_o tolerable_a than_o servitude_n 132_o f_o fabilla_n or_o fable_n isle_n 30_o fair_a or_o fara_fw-mi isle_n 36_o faith_n or_o fidelity_n towards_o wicked_a person_n unsteadfast_a 105_o 107_o sacred_a among_o soldier_n 319_o 330_o not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n as_o papist_n say_v 130_o falamgal_a isle_n see_v finlagan_n falcon_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o muick_n 28_o famine_n break_v stout_a spirit_n 140_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n in_o scotland_n 388_o fara_fw-mi isle_n 29_o farrow-head_n 21_o faunus_n oracle_n 43_o fenella_n command_v kenneth_n to_o be_v slay_v 169_o feraia_v isle_n 29_o ferchard_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 158_o endeavour_n to_o introduce_v tyranny_n ibid._n malicious_o nourish_v faction_n among_o his_o noble_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n 159_o he_o kill_v himself_o ibid._n ferchard_n ii_o wicked_o kill_v his_o wife_n and_o abuse_v his_o daughter_n 160_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v reprove_v by_o coleman_n and_o repout_n at_o his_o death_n ibid._n feredeth_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n 166_o ferelay_v island_n 30_o fergus_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n send_v for_o out_o of_o ireland_n 95_o the_o kingdom_n settle_v on_o he_o by_o common_a consent_n 96_o drown_v at_o carickfergus_n in_o ireland_n 97_o came_n first_o into_o albium_n when_o alexander_n the_o great_a take_v babylon_n ibid._n fergus_n ii_o whilst_o a_o child_n fly_v by_o sea_n with_o his_o parent_n into_o scandia_n be_v recall_v from_o thence_o and_o make_v king_n 133_o 134_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o fight_n 137_o his_o praise_n with_o a_o comparison_n between_o he_o and_o fergus_n i._n ibid._n he_o be_v deserve_o call_v the_o second_o founder_n of_o the_o scotish_n kingdom_n ibid._n fergus_n iii_o poison_v by_o his_o wife_n for_o his_o adultery_n 163_o she_o own_v the_o fact_n and_o kill_v herself_o 164_o fergus_n of_o galway_n child_n disagree_v after_o his_o death_n 246_o feritharis_n king_n of_o scot_n 97_o a_o old_a law_n concern_v succession_n to_o the_o crown_n make_v in_o his_o time_n ibid._n ferlegus_n son_n of_o fergus_n conspire_v against_o his_o uncle_n for_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v 97_o 98_o fethelmach_n king_n of_o scot_n 127_o fiddler_n or_o harper_n one_o kill_v king_n ethodius_n i._n 116_o another_o assist_v to_o destroy_v fethelmach_n 127_o fifteen_o judge_n appoint_v in_o scotland_n but_o soon_o disuse_v 59_o fife_z county_z 18_o so_o call_v from_o fifus_fw-la 170_o fight_v memorable_a between_o scot_n and_o english_a 355_o at_o bannock_n 267_o at_o otterborn_n 317_o 318_o 319_o fish_n shapeless_a 29_o a_o strange_a sort_n ibid._n fincormachus_n king_n of_o scot_n 125_o findochus_n king_n of_o scot_n 121_o overcome_v donald_n ibid._n be_v slay_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o brother_n caransius_fw-la 122_o finelaw_n or_o finlaw_n bishop_n author_n of_o ill_a counsel_n 339_o finlagan_n isle_n 26_o finnanus_fw-la king_n of_o scot_n 102_o fiole_n isle_n 25_o flada_n isle_n 24_o 28_o 29_o 30_o flanders_n artificer_n send_v for_o from_o thence_o into_o scotland_n 347_o flata_n island_n 36_o flattery_n the_o pest_n of_o great_a family_n 363_o 380_o flavanae_n isle_n 30_o fordun_n 19_o forestia_n ibid._n forth_o or_o scotish_n sea_n 13_o fortune_n a_o example_n of_o its_o inconstancy_n 375_o fotlar_n isle_n 37_o franc_n who_o 46_o francis_n i._n king_n of_o france_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n restore_v to_o liberty_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spaniard_n 62_o he_o send_v the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n into_o scotland_n 78_o be_v alienate_v from_o lennox_n 83_o send_v montgomery_n into_o scotland_n 91_o francis_n ii_o of_o france_n send_v la'bross_a into_o scotland_n 136_o he_o be_v influence_v by_o and_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o guise_n 150_o his_o death_n ibid._n francis_n duke_n of_o guise_n curator_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 114_o appoint_a general_n of_o the_o popish_a faction_n 153_o 174_o franciscan_n or_o beg_v friar_n their_o wealth_n 128_o france_n its_o miserable_a state_n 151_o it_o be_v king_n francis_n promise_v to_o aid_v the_o scot_n of_o the_o queen_n faction_n 254_o and_o the_o scots_a rebel_n 279_o 280_o upon_o what_o ground_n he_o do_v it_o ibid._n frazer_n family_n almost_o extinct_a 89_o frederethuâ—_n slay_v 166_o friend_n betray_v friend_n 332_o their_o injury_n the_o most_o grievous_a 314_o our_o father_n friend_n not_o to_o be_v neglect_v 101_o friendship_n with_o prince_n far_o off_o sometime_o safe_a than_o with_o those_o near_a home_n 44_o french_a gaul_n franâ—s_n their_o original_a 46_o they_o receive_v character_n of_o letter_n from_o the_o massilian_n greek_o 38_o their_o communion_n with_o the_o briton_n 61_o when_o french_a and_o scots_a alliance_n first_o begin_v 165_o they_o send_v aid_n to_o the_o scot_n 90_o 106_o their_o soldier_n very_o licentious_a 313_o their_o army_n leave_v scotland_n 314_o their_o unjust_a demand_n 312_o what_o good_a the_o scot_n get_v by_o their_o alliance_n 322_o their_o king_n distract_v 334_o they_o ask_v aid_n of_o the_o scot_n ibid._n they_o renew_v their_o league_n with_o the_o scot_n 240_o 251_o 273_o french_a and_o scots_a soldier_n mutiny_n 109_o their_o auxiliary_n in_o scotland_n can_v forbear_v their_o wont_a plunder_v 314_o they_o hinder_v a_o alliance_n with_o england_n by_o bribe_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v 43_o 44_o assault_v werk_n castle_n 45_o their_o soldier_n kill_v the_o governor_n of_o edinburgh_n with_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n 209_o they_o design_v to_o surprise_v hadington_n ibid._n they_o be_v disgu_v by_o the_o scot_n 110_o french_a and_o english_a in_o scotland_n agree_v 111_o french_z transport_v into_o their_o own_o country_n 112_o french_a king_n send_v auxiliary_n to_o strengthen_v the_o queen_n regent_n 135_o 143_o french_a ambassador_n demand_n from_o the_o reform_a 136_o 152_o french_z their_o contumelious_a pride_n against_o some_o of_o the_o scot_n 143_o 144_o their_o design_n to_o establish_v tyranny_n ibid._n french_a ambassador_n busy_a between_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o royalist_n 218_o 219_o upon_o the_o queen_n overthrow_n he_o skulk_v away_o 221_o french_z to_o leave_v scotland_n by_o consent_n 149_o french_a ship_n send_v with_o provision_n and_o ammunition_n into_o scotland_n take_v by_o the_o royalist_n 279_o french_a tongue_n heretofore_o not_o much_o different_a from_o the_o british_a 58_o friar_n mendicant_n mercenary_n to_o parish-priest_n and_o curate_n 345_o 346_o their_o opinion_n and_o why_o manducants_n rather_o than_o mendicant_n 129_o fuda_n isle_n 29_o g_z give_v letter_n common_o use_v by_o the_o french_a for_o five_o 60_o 61_o gaga_n isle_n 25_o gall_a gael_n gall_n 62_o galdus_n the_o surname_n of_o corbr_v what_o it_o signify_v 109_o galeatius_fw-la sforza_n slay_v by_o his_o uncle_n 231_o gallovid_n in_o old_a scotish_n signify_v a_o gaul_n 14_o galo_n cardinal_n the_o pope_n legate_n in_o england_n 237_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o scot_n 238_o a_o wicked_a and_o avaritious_a man_n ibid._n galvinus_n son_n of_o lothus_n 151_o galway_n why_o so_o call_v 14_o 61_o 139_o garalinga_n isle_n 29_o garaard_v king_n of_o the_o pict_n 162_o garvae_fw-la isle_n three_o 25_o garvillan_n isle_n 30_o gavin_n isle_n 25_o gaul_n send_v colony_n into_o spain_n 48_o into_o italy_n 49_o into_o germany_n ibid._n into_o britain_n 50_o into_o ireland_n 51_o gathelus_n a_o prince_n feign_v by_o some_o to_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o scot_n nation_n 46_o gavin_n dunbar_n
ii_o 306_o his_o duel_n with_o henry_n percy_n 316_o be_v slay_v fight_v valiant_o 318_o his_fw-la three_o last_o die_v request_n ibid._n james_n douglas_n make_v earl_n when_o william_n douglas_n his_o father_n be_v slay_v 386_o he_o accuse_v the_o king_n and_o noble_n of_o perfidiousness_n ibid._n proclaim_a a_o public_a enemy_n 387_o marry_v beatrix_n his_o brother_n widow_n 388_o persuade_v to_o a_o reconciliation_n with_o the_o king_n which_o he_o refuse_v ibid._n be_v forsake_v by_o his_o friend_n he_o apply_v to_o england_n for_o aid_n 389_o and_o to_o donald_n the_o islander_n 390_o forsake_a by_o his_o wife_n ibid._n james_n douglas_n earl_n of_o morton_n and_o alexander_z hume_z take_v the_o coronation-oath_n for_o king_n james_n vi_o in_o his_o minority_n 214_o he_o provide_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n at_o his_o private_a charge_n 215_o command_v the_o king_n army_n against_o the_o queen_n 220_o go_v into_o england_n with_o the_o regent_n 224_o send_v ambassador_n into_o england_n 261_o his_o cheerfulness_n to_o encounter_v the_o enemy_n 278_o take_a prisoner_n and_o then_o take_v he_o prisoner_n who_o captive_a he_o be_v before_o 282_o james_n haliburton_n take_v prisoner_n 281_o james_n hamilton_n earl_n of_o arran_n admiral_n of_o a_o navy_n under_o james_n iv._o 16_o he_o plunder_v knockfergus_n in_o ireland_n ibid._n at_o last_o sail_n for_o france_n 17_o be_v choose_v regent_n 75_o oppose_v archibald_n douglas_n after_o his_o return_n from_o france_n 39_o high_o disgu_v by_o king_n james_n v._o 65_o compel_a to_o change_v his_o opinion_n concern_v the_o controvert_v point_n of_o religion_n 79_o 80_o his_o shameful_a flight_n vanity_n and_o inconstancy_n 84_o 86_o remiss_a in_o the_o case_n of_o george_n wiseheart_n 111_o corrupt_a by_o avarice_n 112_o put_v from_o his_o regency_n and_o make_v duke_n of_o chastleherault_n 113_o 114_o james_n hamilton_n return_v from_o france_n 229_o endeavour_n to_o engage_v queen_n elizabeth_n of_o england_n to_o make_v he_o regent_n ibid._n but_o without_o success_n 232_o he_o submit_v to_o the_o regent_n 234_o james_n hamilton_n son_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n sister_n treacherous_o shoot_v murray_n and_o kill_v he_o 245_o 246_o james_n hamilton_n a_o bastard_n brother_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n choose_a judge_n against_o the_o lutheran_n 68_o he_o be_v try_v condemn_a and_o execute_v 69_o james_n hepburn_n earl_n of_o bothwel_n commit_v to_o prison_n 163_o 164_o but_o escape_n 167_o banish_a 66_o a_o rival_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n 80_o call_v out_o of_o france_n by_o the_o queen_n 171_o 172_o endeavour_n to_o supplant_v murray_n 163_o divorce_v from_o his_o former_a wife_n 198_o procure_v a_o schedule_n from_o the_o nobility_n about_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o queen_n 196_o surprise_v and_o marry_v the_o queen_n 199_o outlaw_v 173_o accuse_v of_o the_o king_n murder_n 194_o his_o mock-trial_n 173_o 193_o 195_o wound_a by_o a_o highway_n pad_n 184_o design_n to_o destroy_v murray_n 192_o his_o challenge_n answer_v 209_o he_o fly_v 210_o and_o die_v distract_v in_o denmark_n 215_o james_n kennedy_n archbishop_n a_o adversary_n to_o the_o douglass_n 373_o retires_n from_o a_o corrupt_a court_n 376_o disallow_n the_o faction_n of_o the_o queen-mother_n 399_o his_o oration_n that_o woman_n ought_v not_o to_o govern_v 401_o etc._n etc._n his_o praise_n death_n and_o character_n 409_o 410_o james_n kennedy_n build_v a_o vast_a ship_n 420_o james_n levingston_n put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o douglassian_a faction_n 375_o 376_o lindsy_n obstinacy_n in_o follow_v his_o enemy_n 319_o james_n macgil_n send_v with_o other_o ambassador_n into_o england_n 224_o 261_o james_n macintosh_n unjust_o put_v to_o death_n 160_o james_n the_o son_n of_o murdo_n burn_v dumbarton_n 339_o james_n earl_n of_o murray_n appoint_a vicegerent_n 60_o settle_v the_o border_n 57_o send_v into_o france_n 63_o james_n earl_n of_o murray_n refuse_v to_o associate_v with_o the_o queen_n and_o bothwel_n 204_o but_o choose_v rather_o to_o leave_v the_o land_n 205_o he_o return_v from_o travel_n and_o be_v make_v regent_n 213_o his_o resolute_a speech_n 217_o he_o meet_v the_o queen_n of_o england_n ambassador_n at_o york_n 224_o waylay_v by_o his_o enemy_n in_o his_o journey_n ibid._n go_v to_o london_n 226_o where_o he_o manage_n the_o accusation_n against_o the_o queen_n 227_o whence_o honourable_o dismiss_v and_o his_o transaction_n there_o approve_v in_o scotland_n 233_o he_o be_v desert_v by_o his_o friend_n 243_o too_o câ—â—eless_a of_o himself_o 245_o kill_v by_o one_o of_o the_o hamilton_n 246_o his_o laudable_a character_n 246_o 247_o james_n murray_n offer_v to_o encounter_v bothwel_n hand_n to_o hand_n 209_o james_n sandiland_n ambassador_n from_o scotland_n to_o france_n 150_o james_n sandiland_n send_v against_o the_o thief_n 59_o carry_v proposition_n from_o the_o reformer_n to_o the_o queen_n regent_n 125_o james_n stuart_n marry_v joan_n the_o widow_n of_o james_n i._n 364_o be_v banish_v 375_o james_n stuart_n the_o queen_n brother_n put_v the_o english_a to_o a_o retreat_n 108_o have_v threaten_a letter_n send_v he_o by_o the_o queen_n 130_o a_o actor_n in_o reform_v religion_n 131_o make_a earl_n of_o marr_n and_o murray_n 161_o iceni_n and_o icium_fw-la 10_o icolumbkil_n 26_o idleness_n the_o source_n of_o mischief_n 345_o idler_n isle_n or_o of_o the_o otiosi_fw-it 25_o jerna_n i._n e._n ireland_n 69_o jew_n imitate_v by_o the_o romanist_n 381_o issurt_n or_o issert_n isle_n 30_o igerne_n vitiate_a by_o uter_n yet_o he_o afterward_o marry_v she_o 149_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la what_o 264_o ila_n isle_n see_v yla_n ilan_n na_fw-fr covihaslop_n 26_o image_n demolish_v at_o perth_n 128_o immersi_fw-la isle_n 26_o impostor_n notorious_a one_o 393_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n 58_o indigenae_fw-la who_o 42_o 50_o indulfus_n king_n of_o scot_n 181_o casual_o slay_v by_o the_o dane_n 182_o indulgence_n overmuch_o to_o child_n punish_v 337_o informer_n though_o sometime_o allow_v yet_o dangerous_a instrument_n in_o a_o state_n 148_o inhumanity_n to_o prisoner_n 297_o innerlochy_n 20_o innerness_n 20_o interregnum_fw-la in_o scotland_n after_o alexander_n the_o iiid_n death_n 245_o inundation_n of_o the_o river_n tay_n at_o perth_n 236_o and_o great_a one_o in_o lothian_n 305_o john_n annins_n write_v the_o original_a of_o the_o briton_n in_o verse_n 42_o johannes_n scotus_n send_v for_o by_o charles_n the_o great_a 165_o john_n or_o jean_n isle_n 26_o john_n balliol_n his_o genealogy_n 246_o 247_o 248_o more_o solicitous_a for_o a_o kingdom_n than_o a_o good_a name_n 250_o make_a king_n and_o surrender_v himself_o and_o kingdom_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n ibid._n he_o confess_v his_o fault_n for_o so_o do_v 251_o disgust_n edward_n of_o england_n 252_o overthrow_v by_o edward_n make_v prisoner_n and_o release_v 251_o 252_o 253_o john_n king_n of_o england_n meditate_v a_o war_n against_o scotland_n 235_o make_v divers_a league_n with_o the_o scot_n 236_o enter_v scotland_n 237_o the_o pope_n beneficiary_n ibid._n poison_a by_o a_o monk_n 238_o john_n son_n of_o alexander_n brother_n to_o james_n iii_o duke_n of_o albany_n declare_v regent_n when_o in_o france_n 31_o he_o arrive_v in_o scotland_n 32_o get_v the_o queen_n mother_n into_o his_o power_n 34_o go_v into_o france_n appoint_v governor_n in_o his_o absence_n 37_o return_v to_o scotland_n 39_o raise_v a_o army_n against_o england_n but_o make_v a_o truce_n 40_o 41_o go_v again_o into_o france_n whence_o he_o return_v with_o a_o great_a navy_n 41_o 42_o march_n into_o england_n and_o assault_n werk-castle_n 45_o go_v the_o three_o time_n into_o france_n and_o his_o power_n be_v vacate_v in_o his_o absence_n 46_o john_n erskin_n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 63_o of_o the_o queen_n faction_n 105_o make_a governor_n of_o edinburgh_n castle_n 115_o send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 121_o john_n brother_n to_o king_n james_n iii_o put_v to_o death_n 421_o john_n erskin_n favour_v the_o reformation_n 126_o afraid_a of_o the_o queen_n regent_n 128_o beat_v the_o rebel_n out_o of_o sterlin_n 282_o choose_a regent_n 283_o straiten_n edinburgh_n 286_o john_n armstrong_n captain_n of_o thief_n execute_v 57_o john_n earl_n of_o athol_n marry_v beatrix_n douglas_n 301_o he_o &_o his_o wife_n take_v prisoner_n by_o donald_n 408_o john_n earl_n of_o buchan_n aid_v the_o french_a king_n son_n 334_o make_a lord_n high_a constable_n of_o france_n 335_o slay_v there_o by_o the_o english_a 336_o john_n cumins_n march_v into_o england_n and_o waste_v northumberland_n 253_o his_o treachery_n against_o robert_n bruce_n 2â—0_n which_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n ibid._n john_n earl_n of_o carick_n base_a son_n to_o robert_n ii_o 307_o john_n cockburn_n of_o ormiston_n wound_v and_o take_v by_o bothwel_o 140_o john_n cuningham_n employ_v in_o surprise_v dumbarton-castle_n 263_o john_n earl_n douglas_n brother_n make_v baron_n of_o
her_o faction_n garrison_n edinburgh_n from_o whence_o they_o sally_v out_o 〈◊〉_d morton_n â—â—â—_o massacre_n design_v in_o france_n by_o the_o guâ—â—es_n 750_o matthew_n stuart_n earl_n of_o lennox_n marry_v margarite_n hamilton_n â—_o send_v for_o out_o of_o france_n into_o scotland_n 78_o return_v 171_o circumvent_v by_o the_o cardinal_n be_v cunning_a about_o his_o marry_v the_o queen_n 80_o upon_o which_o he_o rise_v in_o arm_n but_o be_v force_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o regent_n 82_o he_o justify_v himself_o to_o the_o french_a king_n 83_o be_v worsted_n and_o fly_v into_o england_n where_o he_o be_v kind_o receive_v and_o marry_v margarite_n douglas_n 83_o 85_o 86_o create_a regent_n 258_o 259_o take_v brechin_n from_o huntly_n 260_o hurt_a by_o a_o fall_n 261_o maximianus_n commander_n of_o a_o roman_a legion_n in_o britain_n 136_o he_o overthrow_v the_o scot_n and_o pict_n 137_o maxim_n grave_n in_o policy_n 176_o another_o 208_o other_o 239_o maximus_n in_o britain_n 127_o he_o overcome_v the_o scot_n 128_o take_v the_o chief_a government_n upon_o he_o 129_o banish_v all_o the_o scot_n out_o of_o britain_n ibid._n measure_n and_o weight_n amend_v and_o rectify_v 334_o mechanical_a engine_n of_o brass_n a_o strange_a one_o 192_o mecla_n isle_n 37_o meliss_n graham_n deprive_v of_o strathearn_n by_o the_o king_n 351_o man_n fight_v like_o wild_a beast_n one_o with_o another_o 324_o mendiâ—ant_a friar_n call_v manducant_fw-la 129_o menteiâ—h_o 17_o 140_o mentheâ—'s_n treachery_n against_o robert_n bruce_n 268_o he_o be_v reward_v 269_o merch_n 13_o merchant_n forbid_v to_o traffic_v by_o sea_n for_o a_o time_n 244_o merchant_n or_o châ—nnards_n isâ—e_v 26_o mercenary_a soldier_n change_v with_o fortune_n 236_o fit_a to_o establish_v tyranny_n 117_o 177_o merlin_n the_o prophet_n or_o impostor_n rather_o when_o he_o live_v 147_o a_o wicked_a man_n 149_o a_o comparison_n between_o gildas_n and_o he_o à _fw-la dissimili_fw-la ibid._n mern_n whence_o so_o call_v 170_o mernoch_n isle_n 25_o mertaâ—k_a isle_n 31_o metellan_n or_o maitland_n king_n of_o scot_n 107_o michael_n weems_n help_v the_o royalist_n 277_o milesian_n fable_n what_o 77_o minturnae_n 78_o modred_a son_n of_o lothus_n general_n of_o the_o pict_n force_n 151_o competitor_n with_o constantine_n 153_o slay_a ibid._n moesici_fw-la who_o 89_o mogald_n king_n of_o scot_n 112_o make_v a_o unjust_a law_n 113_o he_o be_v slay_v ibid._n molas_fw-la isle_n 24_o mologhascar_n isle_n 25_o mon_n isle_n put_v false_o for_o man_n 24_o monfort_n slay_v by_o preston_n 297_o mongomery_n come_v into_o scotland_n 91_o monk_n poison_v king_n john_n of_o england_n 238_o another_o poison_n thomas_n randolph_n 283_o their_o impudence_n in_o devise_v fable_n 42_o their_o luxury_n 143_o their_o monastery_n overthrow_v by_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n 152_o monster_n like_o a_o hermaphrodite_n bear_v in_o scotland_n 4_o 5_o monk-fish_n never_o see_v but_o they_o predict_v mischief_n 175_o mordac_n king_n of_o scot_n 162_o mordac_n earl_n of_o fife_n son_n of_o robert_n take_v prisoner_n 327_o return_v to_o scotland_n 333_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o government_n 336_o take_v care_n to_o recall_v king_n james_n from_o england_n 337_o imprison_v 339_o execute_v 340_o more_o isle_n 25_o more_o in_o old_a gaulish_n signify_v mare_n the_o sea_n 10_o more_n marusa_fw-la 7_o 10_o 77_o morini_n who_o 10_o morton_n large_a account_n of_o his_o negotiation_n in_o england_n to_o the_o regent_n 267_o mother_n cruel_a to_o her_o own_o child_n 231_o mourn_v garment_n when_o first_o use_v in_o scotland_n 66_o muick_n isle_n 28_o mull_n of_o galway_n 14_o mull_n isle_n 26_o mulmore_n isle_n ibid._n mungo_n or_o st._n mungo_n see_v kentigern_n murderer_z discover_v sometime_o by_o touch_v the_o murder_v body_n 184_o murdo_n and_o his_o son_n put_v to_o death_n 348_o murray_n a_o fruitful_a country_n 20_o its_o inhabitant_n seditious_a 230_o murray_n make_v regent_n 226_o his_o death_n 298_o musa_fw-la isle_n 37_o musadil_n isle_n 25_o musician_n or_o wander_a minstrel_n restrain_v 282_o 283_o n_o naick_n isle_n 28_o nagunner_n isle_n ibid._n name_n new_a by_o ambitious_a man_n give_v to_o place_n 170_o 171_o name_n of_o town_n new_a show_v the_o affinity_n of_o a_o language_n 62_o naomph_n isle_n 26_o naosg_n isle_n 26_o narn_n 140_o nathalocus_n king_n of_o scot_n 120_o murder_n the_o nobility_n and_o consult_v soothsayer_n ibid._n nathalocus_n a_o noble_a man_n conspire_v against_o athirco_n 119_o be_v himself_o slay_v 121_o navern_n province_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n navern_n 21_o 140_o nectamus_fw-la king_n of_o scot_n 126_o ness_n town_n i._n e._n innerness_n and_o river_n who_o water_n be_v always_o warm_a 20_o nightshade_n its_o description_n and_o property_n 209_o ninian_n 145_o nithisdale_n from_o the_o river_n nith_n 13_o 140_o nobility_n their_o tyranny_n over_o the_o commons_o restrain_v 182_o noble_n how_o ancient_o try_v in_o scotland_n 340_o norman_n overcome_v the_o saxon_n and_o dane_n in_o britain_n 71_o norman_a lesly_n his_o valour_n against_o the_o english_a 89_o he_o surprise_v st._n andrews_n and_o kill_v cardinal_n beton_n 98_o northumberland_n divide_v into_o two_o kingdom_n viz._n the_o deiri_n and_o the_o bernici_fw-la 159_o nostvade_v isle_n 37_o nothatus_n king_n of_o scot_n 98_o first_o set_n up_o arbitrary_a government_n ibid._n he_o be_v slay_v 99_o noviogagus_fw-la many_o city_n so_o call_v 68_o nun_n isle_n or_o monad_n 27_o o_o occa_fw-la general_n of_o the_o saxon_n overthrow_v by_o three_o king_n and_o wound_v 151_o 152_o occidental_a or_o western_a isles_n 22_o ocel-mountain_n 17_o olavus_n general_n of_o the_o scandian_o 200_o old_a castle_n isle_n 31_o oracle_n feign_v by_o a_o monk_n 44_o oransa_n isle_n 28_o 29_o oration_n of_o archbishop_n kennedy_n that_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o chief_a government_n be_v not_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o queen-mothers_n 401_o etc._n etc._n orcades_n isle_n 33_o their_o description_n ibid._n writer_n not_o agree_v about_o their_o number_n 35_o orca_fw-la promontory_n 21_o ordovices_n who_o 109_o original_a of_o letter_n 38_o orkny_n the_o bishop_n thereof_o marry_v the_o queen_n to_o bothwel_n 199_o orma_fw-la isle_n 37_o orvansa_n or_o oversa_n isle_n 26_o osbreth_n aid_n pict_n against_o scot_n 172_o overthrow_v at_o first_o but_o afterward_o beat_v the_o scot_n ibid._n osellius_fw-la a_o french_a man_n desirous_a of_o glory_n 120_o differ_v with_o the_o scots_a noble_n but_o afterward_o yield_v to_o they_o ibid._n osrim_a isle_n 26_o oswald_n king_n of_o northumberland_z promote_v the_o christian_a religion_n 159_o otterborn_n fight_n wherein_o the_o english_a be_v worsted_n 318_o oversa_fw-la isle_n 26_o ovia_n isle_n ibid._n otiosi_fw-la isle_n 25_o oxon_n for_o oxonford_n 8_o p_o paba_n isle_n note_v for_o robbery_n or_o piracy_n 28_o 29_o pabaia_n isle_n 30_o palladius_n send_v by_o pope_n celestine_n into_o scotland_n first_o set_v up_o bishop_n there_o 145_o pandulphus_fw-la the_o pope_n legate_n 238_o papa_n isle_n great_a and_o small_a 36_o 37_o parish_n priest_n and_o friar_n mendicant_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n 243_o parricide_n god_n suffer_v not_o to_o be_v unrevenged_a 184_o 185_o parsimony_n the_o mother_n of_o health_n 33_o parsonage_n &_o church-preferment_n sell_v 419_o bestow_v of_o they_o cause_v strife_n 57_o pas_o book_n or_o the_o black_a book_n of_o pasly_n what_o 134_o patrick_n graham_n choose_v bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n by_o his_o canon_n in_o the_o room_n of_o jameâ—_n kennedy_n 411_o make_a primate_n of_o scotland_n by_o the_o pope_n but_o obstruct_v by_o the_o courtier_n ibid._n he_o labour_v to_o maintain_v church-priviledge_n 417_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o force_v to_o resign_v his_o bishopric_n 418_o 419_o and_o die_v in_o prison_n ibid._n patrick_n grey_n one_o of_o those_o who_o slay_v king_n james_n iii_o 433_o patrick_n grey_n commit_v to_o custody_n 92_o patrick_n a_o holy_a man_n send_v into_o scotland_n 145_o patrick_n blackater_n fly_v from_o the_o douglass_n 47_o he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o john_n hume_n 48_o patrick_n hamilton_n put_v to_o death_n for_o religion_n by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o priest_n 53_o patrick_n lindsy_n side_n with_o the_o reformer_n 132_o go_v with_o the_o regent_n into_o england_n 222_o ruven_n magnanimity_n 181_o 182_o he_o kill_v david_n rise_v ibid._n he_o acquaint_v murray_n with_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o 173_o paul_n mefane_a or_o meffen_n preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n trouble_v for_o religion_n 123_o harbour_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dundee_n 124_o paulus_n orosius_n quote_v 86_o correct_v 87_o paul_n term_n send_v with_o aid_n from_o france_n to_o scotland_n 110_o peace-down_n see_v duni_n pacis_fw-la peace_n sometime_o more_o dangerous_a than_o war_n 140_o 112_o 347_o peace_n confirm_v with_o a_o intend_a affinity_n betwixt_o scot_n and_o english_a 422_o but_o soon_o break_v ibid._n mediate_v for_o by_o
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earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o of_o james_n murderer_n torture_v and_o execute_v descant_n upon_o such_o severe_a execution_n marchâ—7_n â—7_z alexander_n levingston_n make_v regent_n william_n creigton_n make_v chancellor_n douglas_n labour_v to_o imbroil_v thing_n the_o râ—gent_a and_o chancellor_n disagree_v the_o queen_n by_o policy_n get_v the_o king_n person_n out_o of_o the_o chancellor_n power_n power_n situate_v below_o â—anton_a bridge_n on_o the_o ti_fw-mi ne_fw-fr in_o 〈◊〉_d lothian_n the_o chancellor_n high_o accuse_v and_o besiege_v in_o edinburgh_n castle_n the_o chancellor_n crave_v aid_n of_o douglas_n but_o receive_v a_o affront_a answer_n from_o he_o whereupon_o he_o agree_v with_o the_o regent_n and_o sâ—rrenâ—ers_v up_o edinburgh_n castle_n september_n 29._o lie_v on_o the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d in_o cuningham_n july_n 9_o deadly_a feud_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o archibaâ—d_n dougâ—as_n with_o the_o profuseness_n of_o his_o young_a heir_n heir_n or_o lâ—ther_o a_o great_a and_o 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