5394. in the yeare of Christ 1424. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1754. a godly wise learned and vertuous Prince and a seuere iusticiar hee married Iane daughter to the Duke of Somerset Marquesse Dorset sonne to Iohn of Gaunt third sonne to Edward the third the victorious King of England who did beare to him two sonnes twinnes Alexander who died shortly and Iames the second who succeeded his father and sixe daughters Margaret wife to Lewes the eleuenth Dolphin then after King of Fraunce Elizabeth Duchesse of Britaine Iane Countesse of Huntley Elenor Duchesse of Austria Mary wife to the Lord Camphier and Annabella he was killed at Perth trayterously by Walter Earle of Athole Robert Grahame and their complices who were all apprehended and cruelly tormented to death the thirteenth yeare of his raigne after his deliuerance out of England and the one and thirtieth yeare after the death of his father buried in the Charterhouse of Perth which he founded 103 IACOBVS secundus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5407. in the yeare of Christ 1437. after the raigne 1767. a Prince subiect to great troubles in his youth hee married Margaret daughter to Arnold Duke of Gilder sisters daughter to Charles sirnamed Audax the last Duke of Burgundy who bare to him Iames 3. Alexander Duke of Albany hee married the Earle of Orkneyes daughter and begat on her Alexander Bishop of Murray hee parting with her married in Fraunce the Countesse of Boloine and begat on her Iohn Stewart Duke of Albany who was many yeares gouernour of Scotland The third sonne Iohn was Earle of Marre died in the Canon-gate without succession the first daughter married one Thomas Boyd Earle of Arran after his death married the Lord Hammilton and by that way the house of Hammilton is decorated by the Kings bloud This King was killed at the siege of Roxebourgh the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 104 IACOBVS tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5430. in the yeare of Christ 1460. after the raigne 1790. a good Prince corrupted with wicked Courtiers hee married Margaret daughter to the king of Denmarke sirnamed Diues and king of Norway who in his fauour renounced all title that hee had any manner of way to Orkney Schetland and the Isles for euer who bare to him Iames the fourth Alexander Bishop of S. Andrewes and Duke of Albany and Iohn Earle of Marre They died both without succession he made peace with King Henry of England who like a liberall Prince for the fauour he had receiued in Scotland restored the towne of Berwicke to the King Thomas Cochrane and VVilliam Rogers his peruerse Courtiers were hanged at the bridge of Lawder The King was killed at Bannockburne the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Cambuskenneth 105 IACOBVS quartus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5459. in the yeare of Christ 1489. after the raigne 1819. a noble and couragious Prince both wise and godly he made peace with England and married Margaret eldest daughter to Henry the seuenth King of England Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth in whose persons the cruell warres betweene the houses of Lancaster and Yorke were pacified the foresaid Margaret bare to him Iames the fift he was killed at Flowdon in battell the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 106 IACOBVS quintus succeded his father in the yeare of the world 5484. in the yeare of Christ 1514. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1844. a wise valiant Prince and seuere Iusticiar he married Magdalen daughter to the King of Fraunce who died shortly after he married Mary of Lorraine Duchesse of Longeuile daughter to Claude Duke of Guise who bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Marie hee died of displeasure at Falkland the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 107 MARIA succeeded her father in the yeare of the world 5513. in the yeare of Christ 1543. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1873. a Princesse vertuously enclined she married Francis Dolphin after King of France after whose death she returned into Scotland and married Henry Stewart Duke of Albany c. Lord Darley a comely Prince sonne to Mathew Earle of Lennox pronepnoy to Henry the seuenth King of England to whom she bare Charles Iames the sixth now our most gratious soueraigne king afterwards comming into England was receiued with greathumanity and after she was captiue at length put to death the eighth of February 1586. 108 CAROLVS IACOBVS sixtus succeeded to his mother in the yeare of the world 5537. in the yeare of Christ 1567. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1897. a godly learned Prince indued with singular knowledge and a sincere professor of the Gospell he married Anna daughter to Fredericke the second King of Denmarke and Norway and Sophia onely daughter to Ulricus Duke of Meckleburgh our most gratious Queene who hath borne the royall and hopefull Prince Henry Frederikc Prince of Wales Duke of Rothsay and Cornewall Earle Palatin of Chester great Steward of Scotland and Earle of Carect the nineteenth of February 1593. in the Castle of Striueling Elizabeth the nineteenth of August 1596. Charles Duke of Yorke and Albany Earle of Rosse the nineteenth of Nouember 1600. His Maiesty is now King of great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith The Lord of his great mercy for Christ his sake encrease all royall vertues in his Highnesse that he may remaine a comfort vnto Christs Church within his Maiesties Dominions To the Authour THe Romane Tullie Rose of all that race Of facund Mercurs boldly vnaffrayde In Milos fence to Clodius deface This sacred sentence in the Senate sayd Nought only for our selues we 're borne to toyle But for our friends and for our natiue soyle Thou wisely weighed hes these words I finde Thou cairs to cleere thy countrey from obscure To please thy friends thou fram'st thy wit and minde And by thy light thy countries light is pure She brought thee forth to light thou takes like paine Who made thee see to make her shine againe W. T. A TRVE DESCRIPTION AND DIVISION OF THE WHOLE REALME OF SCOTLAND of the situation distance and commoditie in euery part thereof and of the principall Cities Townes Abbeyes Palaces Forts Castles Towres and Riuers SCOTLAND is diuided from England by certaine Marches from the East Sea called the Scottish Sea to the West Seas called the Ireland Sea from the mouth of Tweed vp the same riuer till it come betwixt Werke and Hadden where the March leaues the riuer and passing South-west by dearne wayes knowne onely to the inhabitants of that countrey till it come to Redden-Burne or Water and so vp the said Burne while it come to the height of the Fellis of Cheuiot and so west by the toppes of the Fellis 'till a March ditch called the Meir ditch
Scots and Pictes he assisted by them and killed with his owne hands Hengist and exiled the rest of the Saxons King Congallus holding good pcace with Britaines and Pictes vexed with long infirmity died peace ably the two and twentieth year of his raign and buried in Icolmkill 45 CORANVS succeeded his brother Congallus in the yeare of the world 4471. the yeare of Christ 501. after the raign 831. a good King and seuere Iusticiar In this time arriued in Britaine Occa and Passentius sonnes of Hengist with a great multitude of valiant souldiers assisted by the Princes of Almaine against whom came King Ambrosius There followed a doubtfull and dangerous battell the victory enclining to Ambrosius yet very vnpleasant for at the same time there were many Britaine 's killed Neuerthelesse they parted the spoile of Saxons by right of armes Occa being aduertised of the comming of the confederate Kings to assist Ambrosius sent his brother Passentius to bring greater support out of Almaine by contrary windes he arriued in Ireland where he gathered a great number of hyred warriours and returned into Britaine Occa perswaded one Coppa a fained mediciner to poison King Ambrosius the confederate Kings comming with a strong armie to assist Ambrosius were aduertised of his death therefore they not knowing who was friend or foe and being vncertaine how he died they returned home Arthurus being King of Britaines assisted by the Scots and Pictes obtayned sundry victories against the Saxons The confederate Nobles abode certaine dayes in London And being richly rewarded by King Arthurus returned home The Realme of Scotland was gouerned in great felicity and iustice by King Coranus Then after certaine Traytors assisted by Donald Captaine of Athole murthered the King in his chamber the foure and thirtieth yeare of his raigne in the sixteenth yeare of the raigne of King Arthurus and in the twentieth yeare of Iustinian Emperour the yeare of Christ 535. He was buried at Icolmkil 46 EVGENIVS tertius Congallus first sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4505. in the yeare of Christ 535. after the raigne 865. a wise godly King and good Iusticiar he continued in good peace all his dayes and died the three and twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 47. CONGALLVS secundus succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4528. the yeare of Christ 558. after the raigne 888. a good iust and godly Prince he instituted many good lawes concerning Churches and Churchmen hee died in peace the eleuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill in whose time was S. Colme and S. Mungo 48 KINNATELLVS succeeded his brother Congallus the yeare of the world 4539. the yeare of Christ 569 after the raigne 899. a good and godly King hee died in peace the first yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 49 AIDANVS Coranus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4540. the yeare of Christ 570. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 900. He was a valiant and good King and seuere Iusticiar he confederated with the Britaine 's against the Saxons and Pictes there followed sundry battels at last the Britaines and Scottes came into Northumberland against the Saxons and Pictes and vanquished them in a dangerous battell the tenth part of the spoyie obtained in the field was dedicated to the Churches of Scotland and the Banners or Ensignes gotten at that time sent to Icolmkill he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 50 KENNETHVS primus Congallus second sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4575. the yeare of Christ 605. after the raigne 935. a good and peaceable Prince He died the first yeare of his raigne and was buried in Icolmkill 51 EVGENIVS quartus Aidanus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4576. the yeâ—…re of Christ 606. after the raigne 936. He was a godly and good Iusticiar and instituted many godly and good lawes for the Common-wealth of his subiects he raigned peaceably and died in peace the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 52 FERCHARDVS primus succeeded his father Eugenius the yeare of the world 4591. the yeare of Christ 621. after the raigne 951. a vitious Tyrant degraded by his Nobles and imprisoned he killed himselfe in prison the eleuenth yeare of his raigne 53 DONALDVS quartus succeeded his father Ferchardus the yeare of the world 4602. the yeare of Christ 632. after the raigne 962. a good and religious King holding peace with his neighbours being at fishing with his seruants for pastime he perished in Lothay the foureteenth yeare of his raign his body being found was buried in Icolmkill 54 FERCHARDVS secundus succeeded his brother Donaldus in the yeare of the world 4616. in the yeare of Christ 646. after the raigne 976. an auaritious and vitious tyrant bitten by a Wolfe in hunting whereof ensued a dangerous feuer being penitent of his euill life He died the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 55 MALDVINVS Donaldus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4634. in the yeare of Christ 664. after the raigne 994. He was a godly and wise King and a seuere Iusticiar holding good peace with his neighbours He was strangled by his wife in the night by suspition of Adultery the twentie yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill on the morrow his wife was taken with her Complices and burned to death 56 EVGENIVS quintus Malduinus brother Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4654 in the yeare of Christ 684 after the raigne 1014. he was a valiant and good King he obteyned a great victory against Edfreid King of Northumberland being killed with 10000 Saxons and Bredius King of Pictes fugitiue he dyed the fourth yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 57 EVGENIVS sixtus Ferchardus secundus sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4658 the yeare of Christ 688 after the raigne 1018 a good religious and peaceable King he died in peace the 9. yeare of his raigne Buried in Icolmkill 58 AMBERKELETHVS succeeded in the yeare of the world 4667. the yeare of Christ 697 after the raigne 1027 an auaritious euill King killed by a shot of an Arroâ—… The second yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 59 EVGENIVS septimus succeeded his brother Amberkelethus in the yeare of the world 4669. in the yeare of Christ 699. after the raigne 1029 A good King contracting peace with the King of Pictes then called Garnard married his daughter Spontana who being with childe in the next yeare was murthered in her bedde insteed of the King by two brethren of Athole who had conspired the Kings death The murtherers at length were apprehended and cruelly put to death He continued a religions and vertuous King he endewed sundry Churches liberally holding good peace with his neighbours died in peace the 16 yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 60 MORDACVS sonne to Amberkelethus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4685 in the yeare of Christ
king good and wise in his beginning subiect to great affliction and persecution At last being assisted by Iames Dowglasse cosen to William Lambertō Archbishop of Saint Andrewes tooke all his gold and horses with sundrie young valia◅t men of his opinion who remained with the said King Robert both in warres and peace to the end of his life Of this Iames Dowglasse descended the valiant and illuster surname of Dowglasse the sure target and defence of Scotland as in old verse sheweth So many good as of the Dowglasse hath beene Of one surname was neuer in Scotland seene King Robert hauing van quishet king Edward the second of Carnaruen being of sundrie Nations to horse and foote three hundreth thousand warriours and King Robert not aboue thirtie thousand olde well exercised valiant men at the battell of Bannockburne deliuered Scotland free from all seruitude of England All Englishmen being expelled out of the land Hee married first Isabel daughter to the Earle of Marre who bare to him Margery married to Walter the great Steward of Scotland after her death he married the daughter of Haymerus de Burck Earle of Haltouia or Hulster in Ireland who bare to him Dauid the Prince Margaret Countesse of Sudderland and Mawde that died young Iohn Balioll transferred his right of the Crowne of Scotland vnto King Robert and his heires In this time Hanton an Englishman for the killing of one Spencer came into Scotland and was courteously receiued by King Robert and rewarded him with the lands of Cadyowe whose posteritie is spread in great number now called Hamiltons endowed with great honour and riches King Robert died at Cardrose the 24. yere of his raign buried in Dumfermling After this time Sir Iames Dowglasse as most worthy champion was chosen by the Nobles to passe with king Roberts heart to Ierusalem and there to cause to bury the same within the temple beside the Sepulchre of our Lord conforme to the said kings direction because he had auouched or vowed till he had past with a great armie in defence of the Christian faith against the Turkes and Saracens if he had not beene hindered or stayed by warres at home and now preuented by death Sir Iames Dowglasse willingly obeyed as he that most faithfully had serued King Robert in his life time and inclosing the heart in a case of gold enbalmed with sweet spices and precious oyntments accompanied with Sir William Sinclair and Sir Robert Logane with many other noble and valiant men past and buried the said heart with great reuerence and solemnity at the place appointed Therefore the Dowglas buries the bloudy heart in their armes or Coat There after Sir Iames Dowglasse with his noble and valiant men accompanied with other Christian Princes then present Many times obtained great victorie against the Turkes and Sarazens So that by his often victories he purchast great honours of the Christian name Purposing to returne home by tempestuous winds was compelled to land in Spaine vpon the borders of Granad where he assisting the King of Aragon in his warres against the Sarazens obtaining great victories At last being negligent of himselfe was inclosed with one ambushment purposely lead for him by the Sarazens he and his most valiantly defending were vanquisht and killed with all his Nobles and valiant men Thus ended the Noble and valiant Dowglasse one of the most worthy and renowned knights that was in his daies It is chronicled that he was victorious against the Turks and Sarazens thirteene times and against others his enemies in battell fiftie seuen times in memory of the Dowglasse in our time there was a port or gate in Danskin called the Dowglas port Now reedified sumptuously called the Hochindure the high port also there are sundrie Earls in the Easterne parts of that name and specially one was called Graue or Earle Scotus a great Nicromancer his title was Ieronimus Scotus Graue or Earle of Dowglasse his brethren dwell in Italy 98 DAVID BRVSSIVS succeeded his father the yeare of the world 5300. in the yeare of Christ 1330. after the raigne 1660. a good Prince subiect to much affliction in his youth being first after the death of Earle Thomas Ranulph his Regent forced for his preseruation to passe into France and returning home at the battell of Durham was taken and detained prisoner in England twelue yeares after he was at liberty hee married the foresaid Iane daughter to Edward the secōd king of England after her death he married Margaret Logy daughter to Sir Iohn Logy Knight and died at Edenbourgh without succession the fortieth yeare of his Raigne buried in Hollyrood house 99 EDVVARDVS BALLIOLVS sonne to Iohn Balioll assisted by King Edward the third vsurped the Crowne the yeare of the world 5302. in the yeare of Christ 1332. after the raigne 1662. hee was expelled by King Dauids Regents and King Dauid established 100 ROBERTVS STVARTVS the first King of the Stewarts sonne to VValter the great Steward and Margery Bruce king Robert Bruce his daughter succeeded his mothers brother in the yeare of the world 5◅41 in the yeare of Christ 1371. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1701. a good valiant and victorious king hee married Eufame daughter to Hugh Earle of R◅sse who bare to him Dauid Earle of Straitherne VValer Earle of Athole and Alexander Earle of Buchq◅ham Lord Badyenoch after her death for the affection hee bare to his children begotten before his marriage hee married Elizabeth Mure daughter to Sir Adam Mure Knight who had borne to him Iohn after called Robert the third Earle of Carricke and Robert Earle of Fiffe and Menteth and Eufame wife to Iames Earle of Dowglasse hee died at Dundonald and buried at Scone the nineteenth yeare of his raigne 101 ROBERTVS tertius sirnamed Iohn Fernyar succ◅eded his father in the yeare of the world 5360. in the yeare of Christ 1390. after the raigne 1720. He was a modest and peaceable Prince hee married Annabill Drummond daughter to the Knight of Stobhall who bare to him Dauid the Prince Duke of Rothsay who died in prison in Falkland by procurement of Robert Duke of Albany who aspired to the Crowne and Iames his second sonne taken prisoner in his iourney into Fraunce and deteyned by Englishmen the space of eighteene yeares King Robert died of displeasure when he heard his one sonne deceased in Falkland and the other sonne taken prisoner the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Paslay Robert Duke of Albany Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth gouerned Scotland the yeare of the world 5376. in the yeare of Christ 1406. after the raigne 1736. Iames the first being captiue in England a noble and valiant Prince he died the fourteenth yeare of his gouernment Duke Murdo Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth was made Gouernour foure yeares Iames the first returning home from captiuitie caused the said Murdo and his sonne to be executed for oppression of his subiects 102 IACOBVS primus began his raigne the yeare of the world
The abridgement or Summarie of the Scots Chronicles with a short description of their originall from the comming of GATHELVS their first Progenitor out of Graecia into Egypt And their comming into Portingall and Spaine and of their Kings and Gouernours in Spaine Ireland and Albion now called Scotland howbeit the whole number are not extant with a true Chronologie of all their KINGS Their Reignes Deaths and Burials from FERGVSIVS the first King of Scotland vntill his Royall MAIESTIE now happily Raigning ouer all Great Brittaine and Ireland and all the Isles to them appertaining With a true description and diuision of the whole Realme of Scotland and of the principall Cities Townes Abbies Fortes Castles Towers and Riuers and of the commodities in euery part thereof and of the Isles in generall with a memoriall of the most rare and wonderfull things in SCOTLAND By IOHN MONIPENNIE Printed at Brittaines Bursse by Iohn Budge 1614. To the most High and Mightie Monarch IAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britane France and Ireland defender of the faith c. IT May be by many iustly most gracious Soueraigne imputed to me for no small presumption to present to your Royall Maiestie a Prince of so great learning and excellent iudgement these simple fruits of my vnskilfull endeuours taken in this short abridgement In most humble and obedient manner I do preferre vnto your Highnesse these my weake and vnlearned labours according to my ability which how vnworthy they be of so great a princely fauour as wel for the meannesse of me the writer as for the plainnesse and rudenesse of the stile yet if for the worthinesse of the matter and of your Maiesties great accustomed clemency vouchsafe then your Highnesse fauourable regard they shall be as fortunate as if they had beene composed by greater more learned men wherein briefly â—…ay be seene the great and infinite mercy of God towards your royall person that it hath pleased his superexcellent wisedome by his mighty power to preserue your Highnesse ancient Kingdome of Scotland vnconquered vnder the Empire and gouernment of one hundreth and sixe Kings your Maiesties royall progenitors and in speciall when almost the whole world was brought vnder the Romane Empire by the sword Also to reduce in one peaceable Monarch these ancient mighty landes many Ilands which haue bene diuided in many seuerall Kingdomes one of Britons seuen of Saxons one of Scots one of Pictes one of Orkenay and sixe of Ireland also some of the valiant and illustre noble actes of your Highnesse most royall and ancient progenitors and of their raignes liues deathes and burials Accept them most mightie Monarch I most humbly beseech your royall Maiesty in your Highnesse gracious protection and according to my bounden dutie incessantly with all humility I will pray the great God of all might and power to his eternall glory long to preserue your Royall Maiestie and your gracious Queene in blessed health and peace to raigne ouer these your Highnesse great vnited Kingdomes and to enlarge the same and your Maiesties most royall and hopefull posterity to the worlds end Your Maiesties most humble and obedient Subiect IOHN MONIPENNY THE ABRIDGMENT OR SVMMARY OF the Scots CHONICLE WITH A SHORT DESCRIPTION of their originall from the comming of GATHELVS their Progenitour out of Graecia into Egypt and of their Kings and Gouernours in Spaine Ireland and Albion howbeit the whole number are not extant with a true Chronologie of all their Kings lineally descended from FERGVSIVS the first King of Scotland vnto his sacred Maiestie now happily reigning ouer all Great Britaine Ireland and all the Isles to them appertaining GATHELVS son of CECROPS King of ATHENS by his insolence made many inuasions in Macedonia and Achaia in Graecia And because he could not suffer correction he with many valiant Grecians came into Egypt followed Pharao in his warres against the Aethiopians who with great cruelty had wasted the most part of Egypt vnto Memphis the principall citie of that Realme Pharao with support of Gathelus vanquished and ouercame the Aethiopians in a most dangerous battell And Gathelus valiantly vanquished and wanne their principall citie called Meroe After this great victory he being a lusty person strong of body and of a great spirit wan great fauour with the King and his familiars that the Kings daughter SCOTA was giuen in marriage vnto Gathelus with many lands Shortly after Pharao died and another Pharao succeeded who opprest the Israelites with great seruitude and tyranny Gathelus abhorring such cruelty conferring with MOYSES also hauing respons of the Oracles of Egypt was foreseene of the plagues to come vpon Egypt made prouision for all things necessary for sayling and tooke shipping with his wife Scota his valiant Grecians and many Egyptians from the riuer Nilus the yeare of the world 2453. After long sayling and trauell he arriued at the land of Numidia being stopped to land he pulled vp sailes and with dangerous and painfull passage through the Straites he landed in one part of Spaine then called Lusiâ—…nia by his arriuall called Portgathel now Portingall at his landing the olde inhabitants came against him with arrayed battell whom he vanquished He builded one Citie vpon the riuer Munda then called Brachare now called Barsolona Then after he came into the North part of Spaine now called Galâ—…ia where he builded a citie called Brigance now Compostella where he reigned with Princely dignity and instituted lawes and named his people Scottes after his wife Scota for she had born vnto him two sonnes twinnes HIBER and HEMICVS He brought with him from Egypt the marble fatall chaire which was transported to Ireland and to Albion now called Scotland wherein all their Kings were crowned vntil the time of King Edward the first who transported the whole ancient regall monuments of Scotland with the marble fatall chaire to Westminster where it remaineth to this day The Scots shall brooke that Realme as natiue ground If words faile not where euer this chaire is found Gathelus sitting in his marble chaire within this citie of Brigance gouerned his people with Princelydignity peaceably and instituted lawes And seeing his people encrease with such great multitude and not willing to violate the bande made with the old inhabitants being informed by diuers expert explorators that there was an Isle opposite to Spaine on the North with a rude people inhabited hauing no lawes nor manners Therefore he brought all the shippes he could get with expedition to the next Sea port with sufficient prouision with Hiber and Hemicus accompanied with valiant warriours and ordeyned Hiber to be Admirall to passe the said Isle which they obeyed hoisting sayles with fortunate windes arriued the fift day after in the said Island Immediately landing their people then pitched their Tents on the next trenches The rude inhabitants amazed at the arriuing and landing of such a multitude of warriours fledde with their cattell and goods into their Cauernes Hiber commaunding
certaine of his warriours to passe forth and if the inhabitants would bee willingly subdued no slaughter to be committed vpon them The inhabitants being brought as prisoners to the Admirall and seeing him mercifull rendred themselues and their goods and he receiued them with such beneuolence that he suffered the olde inhabitants to encrease with his people vnder one name and lawe and called the land Hibernia now Ireland Hiber returning into Spaine left his brother Himecus with a strong garrison of valiant warriours with wiues and children to inhabite the land and to holde the same vnder obedience and subiection At his returne into Spain his father being deceased he succeeded King and augmented his Empire and conquered sundry lands from the Spaniards hauing with him at all times a strong guard of valiant men By his puissance and châ—…alrie he subdued the people in such manner that he was holden in great estimation and reuerence that they were constrayned to seeke his peace the land being named after Hiber Hiberia the Scots and olde inhabitants grew vnder one name and bloud with such tender and friendly beneuolence not remembring of old iniuries each one willing to defend his neighbour as well in peace as warres as his brother or father Of Hiber descended by long progression a great posterity lineally succeeding amongst whom were many noble and famous Kings howbeit the whole number of them are not extant HIMECVS gouerned Ireland in great felicity iustice and tranquility both the Scots and the olde inhabitants during his life time Immediatly after his decease arose an odious controuersie betweene the Scottes and the olde inhabitants for the gouernement euery nation contending to haue a gouernour of their owne blood which contention enduring long time at last they created two Gouernors betweene whom was continuall battels and great slaughter on eyther side through ambition and burning desire to be sole Gouernor of all Ireland After long and dangerous battels the two people broken with sundry displeasures were constrained to take peace howbeit the same endured but a short time each one of them pursuing other with battell and yet they dwelt many yeares together by enterchange of peace and warres while at the last the Scots suffering many iniuries sent their Embassador to METELLIVS who was then King of the Scottes in Spaine desiring to haue support against the old inhabitants of Ireland declaring them to be a rude wilde people impatient to suffer any Empire aboue them So that the Scots can haue no tranquility vnlesse the said people were the more speedily tamed and subdued This foresaid message was the more acceptable to the King Metellius for it concerned the Common-wealth both of the Scots nation in Spaine and Ireland descending by long progression of our lineage and blood and willingly satisfying the aforesaid Ambassadours request trusting the same to be no lesse honour and glory to himselfe as profite to his friends Therefore the King sent his three sonnes HERMONEVS PTOLOMEVS and HIBERT with a great Armie of valiant men into Ireland where they with right dangerous battels vanquished the olde inhabitants and brought them vnder subiection Hermonens returning into Spaine left his two brethren to gouerne the land who gouerned the same long time after in great tranquility and iustice insâ—…ituting lawes and instructed the Priests to make insence and sacrifice in the same manner as the Egyptians vsed so both the people encreased many yeares in great felicity peace and riches during the Gouernement of Ptolomeus and Hibert and long after their decease But too great prosperity engendreth euill maners and causeth men to worke often displeasures vpon themselues finding no forraigne enemies to inuade them at home The people after long peace were diuided for the gouernement contending for the same with great rigour and slaughter on both sides vntill the one had almost vtterly destroyed the other if they had not been reconciled by a noble man named Thanaus principall Ambassadour sent by the King then raigning ouer the Scots in Spaine reioycing of the felicity succeeding to his friends and to cause them by his prudent consultation to encrease together vnder one minde Thanaus being a prudent man bearing nuturall affection to both the parties perswading them at sundry conuentions to remoue all contention and to elect one whom they thought most expedient to be their King and to be obedient to him in all their gouernment Through this perswasion the whole people had such feruent desire to haue one King that all olde iniuries being forgotten they appointed Thanaus to elect a King whom he thought most expedient and hee seeing their mindes willing to haue a nuturall King declaring to them that there is in Spaine a noble Prince of great seuerity and iustice named SIMON BREK well accustomed with your lawes and lineally descended from the ancient King Metellius whom he thought most fittest to be their King The whole people hearing the name of SIMON BREK were well content to haue him their King because that name was esteemed very fortunate in those dayes Then after with consent of the whole people Ambassadours were sent into Spaine to request the said Simon to come into Ireland to be their King Hee knowing by graue aduisement the intent of the Ambassadours prouidâ—…d a great Fleete of Ships with all things necessary and finally by prosperous windes arriued in Ireland where hee was solemnly receiued and crowned in the chaire of Marble which he brought out of Spaine esteemed as a most rich jewel in those dayes from the beginning of the world 3314. From the floud of Noah 1658. From the building of Rome 102. Before the birth of Christ 651. He reigned with great felicity peaceably forty yeares being specially counsailed by the aforesaid Thanaus to whom he gaue sundry lands lying in the South part of Ireland beside the riuer Birsus which lands are now called Dowdall where hee dwelt with the people he brought with him out of the famous citie Brigance now called Compostella They were called Brigandes of whom after by processe of time descended many valiant and noble men who came with Fergusius the first King in Scotland by whom al the lands now called Galloway were then called Brigance whose inhabitants were euer full of manhood and strongest enemies against Romanes Britaines and Pickes Simon deceased his sonne FANDVF succeeded King after Fanduf succeeded ETHION after Ethion succeeded GLAVCVS after Glaucus succeeded NATHASIL after Nathasil succeeded Rothesay ROTHESAY was the first King that brought Scots with him into Albion The first Isle that he inhabited he called after his owne name Rothesay the remanent Isles were called Hebredes after Hiber the eldest sonne of Gathelus Rothesay hearing the death of his father Nathasil returned into Ireland and was there crowned King The yeare that Scots were brought out of Ireland into Albion was from the Empire of Simon Brek in Ireland 216. yeares from the beginning of the world 3530. The Scots spread in sundry parts of Albion lying farre North
damage of his people The Picts assembled an army wich many Britaines concurring to their support appear'd on eyther side a wicked vnnatural battel between two confederate people friends fathers and sonnes The Pictes came first iâ—…o the Scots lands against whom with no lesse courage then manhood the King with his valiant Scots with auncient armes displayed in forme of a Banner in which was a â—…dde Lion Rampant in a fielde of golde whilst the Scots and Pictes were in array in each others fight the armie of Britaines stood in array also deuising what way they might destroy them both with fâ—…me purpose when the Scots and Pcties were vanquished the one by the other that the party victorious should vtterly bee destroyed by their fresh army and when both these peoples were destroyed by this fleight the Britaines might enioy both their Realmes in Albion without any impediment This subtill sleight was discoured to King Fergusius by a banished Britaine through which both the armies moued no lesse by feare of enemies then by their own proper damage prolonged the battell certaine dayes King Fergusius desiring communication with the King of Picts who willingly with some of his Nobles had communication a long time together after long conference and deliberate consultation with their Counsellors on both parties and ruefull crying of the Pictes wiues being the Scottes daughters peace was finally concluded betweene the two confederate people vnder these conditions redresse of all iniuries being made on all parties The Britaines mouers of this battaile shall be reputed enemies to them both all other charges to be at the pleasure and will of the two Kings And when any enemy occurred that they and their people should conioine together vnder one minde and ordinance This peace being more strongly corroborate the Kings returned home King Fergusius in a most dangerous battell assisted by the Pictes vanquished the Britains which time King Coyl or Chimarus vnwatily kept by his Nobles was killed in the land after his name then called Coyll now Kyle in Scotland After this victory the King called his whole Nobles and Subiects to a general conuention and hee making a large and plausible Oration and speech the Nobles and Subiects condiscended and agreed that King Fergusius and his posterity should possesse the Crowne of Scotland whereupon Charters and Euidences were graunted to him and his sucessors for euer The Kingdome of Scotland being confirmed to King Fergusius his heyres and successors with deliberate counsell of his Nobles he diuided the whole lands then inhabited by the Scots amongst his Nobles and Captaines of the Tribes by lots or cauils The first lot chanced or fell vnto Cornath Captaine and his Tribe the land of Caithnes lying ouer against Orkeney betweene Dum misbye and the riuer of Thane Secondly to Captaine Lutorke the landes betweene the water of Thane Nesse now called ROS This Lutorke came with a band of valiantmen out of Ireland with King Fergusius into Albion This land of Ros lyeth in breadth from Cromarte to the water of Lochtie In this countrey was the famous Castle of Vrquhart of which the ruinous walles remaine in great admiration Thirdly to Captaine Warroth the lands lying betweene Spey and Neffe from the Almaine to the Irish Seas the people inhabitants of this part after their Captaine were called Wars being seditious they were expelled and the Murrayes possessed that land and called the same land Murray land Fourthly to Captaine Thalis the lands of Boyne Aynie Bogewall Gariot Formartyn and Bowquhan These landes were then called vnder one name Thalia by the name of their Captaine Fiftly to Captaine Martach all the lands of Marre Badzenoth and Loth Quhabar The sixth to Captaine Nouance the landes of Lorne and Kyntier with the high places and mountaines thereof lying from Marre to the Irish Seas The seauenth to Atholus the lands of Athole for he was descended of the Scots of Spain and came out of Spaine into Ireland and with Fergusius he came into Scotland The eight to Creones and Epidithes two Captaines of the Tribes the lands of Strabrawne and Braidawane lying West from Dunkeld The ninth to Captaine Argathelus the lands of Ardgile his people were named Argatheles from Gathelus their first progenitour but now they are called men of Ardgile The tenth to Captaine Lolgonas the lands of Leuenox and Cliddisdale The eleuenth to Captaine Silurch the lands of Siluria which Region is now diuided into Kyle Carrike and Cunningham the inhabitants were right ingenuous and strong The twelfth to the Brigandes the lands of Brigance now called Golloway King Fergusius after the diuiding of these lands he instituted lawes to represse vice he builded the Castle of Berigone in Longhquhaber He past the remanent of his dayes in good peace with the Britaines and Pictes At the last he was elected as Iudge arbitrall to discerne vpon certaine high Controuersies chancing amongst his friends in Ireland He accompanied with certaine of his Nobles past into Ireland and pacified them of all matters returning home by a very dangerous tempest perished with all his Nobles that were in his company vpon a rocke in the Sea called after his name Craigfergus the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne In his raigne was Morindus King of Britaines and Cruthneus Camelon King of Pictes who builded vpon the water of Carron the Citie of Camelon the principall and strongest Citie of the Pictes which resisted the Romanes and Britaines vntill that Kenneth King of Scotland who exiled the Pictes out of Albion brought it vnto vtter subuersion This Cruthneus Camelon builded also the towne and Castle of Edinburgh sometime called the mayden Castle for all the noble young women of the Pictes were nourished and learned in all skilfull labour of their hands vntill they were ready to marry Fergusius departing this present life as aforesaid a conuention was holden by the Nobles for election of a King After a long disputation and reasoning it was concluded by plaine consent of Parliament and enacted when it hapned their King to decease and hauing heyres gotten of his body being children the neerest of the Kings bloud and fittest to doe iustice shall possesse the Crowne for his time after his death the Kings sonne shall succeed to the crown without impediment if he were able thereto by the same acte it was prohibited children to be Kings This custome endured long time which raised much discord in this Realme of Scotland for the fathers brother raigning in the minority of his Nephew cast his chiefest busines to destroy him and likewise the Nephew to the fathers brother for ambition of the Crowne through which occurreth continuall killing of Kings and Nobles to the great damage of the Realme and Common wealth 2 FEZITHARIS brother to Fergusius by the aforesaid act began his raigne the yeare of the world 3666. before the comming of Christ 305. yeares from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 26. yeares he was a good King and seuere Iusticer and was
wall of Adrian Anthonius Seuerus sonne gouerned Britaine and builded and repaired the wall of Adrian strongly with Towers Seuerus dying Anthonius killing his brother Getus was Emperour He was the first that coined money of golde and siluer and imbraced the Christian faith he died in peace the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 28 ETHODIVS secundus Ethodius 1. sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4186. the yeare of Christ 216. after the raigne 546. anvnwise and base minded King the Realme prudently gouerned by his Nobles he was killed by his guard the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 29 ATHIRCO succeeded his father Ethodius the yeare of the world 4201. the yeare of Christ 231. after the raigne 561. a good Prince in his beginning afterwards being degenerate and pursued by his Nobles for his vitious life killed himselfe the twelfth yeare of his raigne 30 NATHALOCVS succeeded in the yeare of the world 4212. the yeare of Christ 242. after the raigne 572. a cruell tyrant killed by his Nobles vsurped the crowne the eleuenth yeare of his raigne 31 FINDOCVS Athicroes sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4223. the yeare of Christ 253. after the raigne 583. a good and valiant King hee was killed at a hunting by instigation of his brother Carance and Donald Lord of the Isles The Traytors killers of him being tormented to death and Carance exiled the eleuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 32 DONALDVS secundus succeeded his brother Findocus the yeare of the world 4234. the yeare of Christ 264. after the raigne 594. a good King he was wounded in battell and being vanquished by the insurrection of Donald of the Isles three thousand of his armie killed and two thousand with their King taken the third day with melancholy died the first yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 33 DONALDVS tertius Lord of the Isles vsurped the Crowne the yeare of the world 4235. the yeare of Christ 265. after the raigne 595. a cruell tyrant killed by Crathalinthus his successor at which time there was vniuersall persecution of the Christians vnder the Empire of Decius the twelfth yeare of his raigne 34 CRATHILINTHVS Findocus son succeeded the year of the world 4247. the year of Christ 277. after the raigne 607. a valiant good Iusticiar and godly King Hee purged the land of superftition planting the true Christian Religion In this time chaunced in the hunting betweene Scots and Pictes discord so hastily that there were many killed on both parties Carance brother to Findocus or Carasus 77. Britaine King exiled for suspition of his slaughter was long in the Romanes warres with Dioclesian Emperour and vsing himselfe valiantly returned into Albion with many valiant warriours and great riches placed his people in Westmerland being reconciled with the King he at length agreed the two long confederate kings people Carance assisted by the twoconfederate Kings with a great army in three battels comming to Yorke was resisted by Quintê° Bassianus Captain of Britains whom he killed with many valiant Romans After this battell victoriously won against the Romans the rich spoyle parted according to the law of arms Carance with his victorious armie past to London where he was receiued with great reuerence and possessed the crowne of Britaine contrary to the Empire of the Romans reteyning in his companytwo thousand Scots Picts continually for a guard he being assaulted in battel by the Romanes and Britaines was alway victorious The seuenth yeare of his raigne in Britaine hee was killed by Alectus Romane Captaine King Crathalinthus ended the rest of his dayes in good peace and died the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 35 FINCORMACVS Father brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded the yeare of the world 4271. the yeare of Christ 301. after the raigne 631. a godly valiant King he was a worthy promoter of Christian Religion in Scotland at which time Traherus Romane Captaine with many legions sent by Constantinus Emperour into Britaine to represse Octauius then King of Britaines being expelled was fugitiue in Scotland Traherus assembling a great Armie against the King of Scots and Octauius King of Britaines whom the foresaid King of Scots refused to render being solicited friendly and therefore sharpely and proudly manaced by the said Traherus followed a cruell and dangerous battell the Romanes finally vanquished and sixteene thousand of the Romanes killed and fifteene thousand Albions Fincormacus and Octauius pursued vntill they came to Yorke where the two Kings were pleasantly receiued by the Nobles of Britaine Octauius restored to the Crowne Fincormacus for his assistance was perpetually confirmed with an oath to him and his successors the lands of Westmerland and Cumber which Carance had graunted in his time to the Scots and Pictes for the assistance of him by King Crathilinthus against the Romanes King Fincormacus continued the rest of his dayes in peace with the Britaines and Pictes and died the seuen and fortieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 36 ROMACHVS brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4318. in the yeare of Christ 348. after the raigne 678. a cruell tyrant killed and beheaded by his Nobles the third yeare of his raigne in whose time Arrius beganne and Ireland became Christians 37 ANGVSIANVS Crathilinthus brother sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4321. in the yeare of Christ 351. after the raigne 681. a good and valiant King Nectanus King of Picts to reuenge the killing of Romanes gathered an armie against the Scots there followed a sharp battell The Scots being victorious and many of the Nobles of the Pictes killed and their King fugitiue vnto Camelon their principall Citie After that the Pictes renued battell and came to the wood of Calidone where the King of Scots with a great armie ioyned battell with great cruelty both the Kings were killed and many of their Nobles the third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage without succession 38 FETHEIMACHVS another brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4324. in the yeare of Christ 354. after the raigne 684. Hee was a good and valiant King and victorious against the Pictes and killed their King in battell he was trayterously murthered in his owne chamber by two distembling Pictes and an Harper The third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage The murtherers were apprehended and most cruelly tormented At this time S. Andrewes Church was builded by the King of Pictes at the request of Saint Rewell 39 EVGENIVS primus Fincormacus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4327. in the yeare of Christ 357. after the raigne 687. a vasiant iust and good King he was killed in battell his brother taken and all his Nobles killed with fifty thousand of his armie by the cruelty of the Romanes Britains and deceitfull Pictes and the whole nation of Scottes exiled a long time the third yeare of his raigne 40 FERGVSIVS secundus
King He died in peace the fift yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 67 DONGALLVS Saluathius sonne beganne his raigne the yeare of the world 4794. the yeare of Christ 824. after the raigne 1154. a valiant and good King sending his Ambassadours to the Pictes after the death of DORSTOLOGVS their King killed by his brother Eganus who marrying his brothers wife BRENNA daughter to the King of Marches who after murthered the said Eganus in his bedde notwithstanding his armed Guard to reuenge the murther of her first husband The Scots Ambassadours at commaund and in the name of ALPINVS King Achaius sonne begotten betwixt him and Fergusian sister to Hungus late King of Pictes The two brethren aforesaid being murthered without succession the right and title of the Crowne of Pictes succeeded by the law of God and man to the aforesaid Alpinus Therefore desiring the Pictes to accept him as their naturall Prince both of Scotland and Picts land which they refusing elected FEREDECH to be their King The Scots Ambassadors denounced battell to the Pictes King DONGALLVS preparing a great armie to passe against the Pictes perished in a Boat passing ouer the water of Spey the seuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 68 ALPINVS Achaius sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4801. the yeare of Christ 831. after the raigne 1161. a valiant and good King being right heire to the Crowne of Pictes in a dangerous and cruell battell killed Feredech their King then after the Pictes elected BRVDVS his sonne King who was killed the first yeare by sedition among the Pictes His brother KENNETH was made King who comming with an Armie against the Scots rent off his coate armour and was fugitiue to the mountaines where hee was shamefully killed by a Countryman not knowne who he was The Pictes immediatly elected a fierce and valiant Prince BRVDVS to be their King who directing Ambassadors to Alpinus desiring peace all matters to be redressed and the olde band to bee renued King Alpinus answered that he would make no peace vntill the crowne of Pictes were deliuered vnto him as righteous inheritor Brudus raised a great armie and came ouer the bridge of Dunkeld to Angusse The night afore the battell he caused all the carriage men and women that came with his armie to stand in arrayed battell with linnen shirts aboue their clothes with such weapons and armour as they might furnish for the time This done hee ordayned an hundred horsemen to gouerne them without any noyse or din in the next woode commaunding none of them to come in sight vntill the battels were ioyned King Alpinus was at this time in a Castle which was situate on a hill not farre from Dundee and beheld the Armie of Pictes marching forwards incontinent he arrayed his Scots then the battel 's ioyned with great slaughter on all parts Immediatly the carriage men and women afore rehearsed came mouing forwards vpon the backe of the Scots who belieuing that a fresh armie of Pictes were to come against them not looked for at the last the Scottes were fugitiue for this hidden sleight before rehearsed was the discomfiture of the Scots armie The Pictes followed with cruell killing of all they might ouertake In this battell was King Alpinus taken and beheaded The place where he was beheaded is called Pasalpin that is the head of Alpin his body was buried at Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne After this great victory obtayned against the Scots Bredus King of the Pictes returned to Camelon and conuocated a Councell making their oathes neuer to desist from battell vntill they had vtterly destroyed the Scots and made a Statute what euer he was that laboured to haue peace with the Scots hee should be beheaded Some of the wise Pictes not allowing their oathes and Statutes counsailed to vse victory with measure who were exiled and came into Scotland 69 KENNETHVS secundus surnamed the great succeeded his father Alpine the yeare of the world 4804. in the yeare of Christ 834. after the beginning of the Realme of Scotland 1164. a good and valiant King he married the Lord of the Isles daughter who bare to him three sonnes The Pictes comming against the Scots they contended amongst themselues for a thing of nought thus was their armie diuided and many slaine vntill night seuered them King Brudus could not pacifie them therefore hee with the rest of his armie past home and hee shortly after died for displeasure DONSKEN his brother was elected King and redressed all iniuries that he might Three yeares continued sundry incursions on both parts King Kenneth setling his wits to defend his Realme putting strong souldiers in all forts adioyning to the borders of the Picts and commaunded his people to be daily exercised in chiualry to be ready against euery trouble that might occurre In the fourth yeare King Kenneth made a conuention of his Nobles consulting how hee might reuenge his fathers slaughter and obtayne the crowne of Pictes rightfully appertayning vnto him The season of the yeare being expedient to raise their armie the Nobles not consenting thereunto for the great slaughter lately made on their King and Nobles therefore the King conuenting all his Nobles perswading them that hee had greater matters to propound By solemne banquet within his Palace he royally entertayning them vntill darke night after they were brought to seueral chambers within the Palace and when they were in profound sleepe the King caused sundry men to passe to euery seuerall bedde where the Nobles did lie cladde with fish skinnes hauing in their handes a Clubbe of Muscane tree which with the fish skinnes in the darke did shew a marueilous glaunce and light all at one time each one holding in the other hands a bugle horne and speaking through the horne appearing to be no mortall mans voice did shew they were Angels sent by God to the Princes and Nobles of Scotland to cause them to obey the desires of the King for his desire was so iust and right that the Pictes for repulse thereof shall be brought to such extermination that no puisance nor wisedome of man can resist their speeches ended they obscured their clubbe and skinnes vnder their cloathes their light vanishing at one time The Nobles seeing this vncouth vision were astonisht and tooke little rest that night on the morrow at their conuention each one declaring their visions all being at one time concluded firmely the same to be no fantasie but an heauenly vision assuring them of victory and felicity reuealing the same to the King who assured them that the same vision appeared to him the samehoure howbeit he would not first reueale it least his Nobles should esteeme him glorious By generall Statute all able persons were commaunded sufficiently prepared to meet the King on an appointed day In two battles the King being victorious against the Pictes to their vtter extermination King Donsken and all his nobles being killed his sword and coat armour were sent to
in Normandy was from the Incarnation of Christ 886. yeares The valiant deedes done by the Danes in sundrie parts of the world was in great admiration to all people Rowland called Robert begat on the Emperour Charles his daughter WILLIAM who succeeded after his father To William succeeded RICHARD the first to him succeeded RICHARD the second who had two Sonnes ROBERT and GVSTARD Robert begat WILLIAM the bastard Duke of Normandy who conquered England and vanquished both Englishmen and Danes and possest the crowne thereof And Gustard past into Italy and made many and cruell inuasions in Cicill Calabre and Naples In this time the Murrayes and Rosses inuading each other with cruell killing 2000. men were killed on either parties the King came vppon them with a great army and punished the principall mouers of this trouble to the death he dyed in peace the 11. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 75 CONSTANTINVS tertius Ethus sonne began to raigne the yeare of the world 4874. in the yeare of Christ 905. after the raigne 1245. a valiant prince not fortunate in Warres he married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him one sonne being vexed with Warres in the time of King Edward and Athelstane his bastard sonne he became a Chanon in Saint Andrewes and died the 40. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 76. MILCOLVMBVS primus Donaldus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4913. in the yeare of Christ 943. after the raigne 1283. a valiant Prince and good Iusticiar he married the Lord of Twylths daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter A confederacy was made betweene England and Scotland that Cumber and Westmerland shal be perpetually annexed to the Prince of Scotland raigning for the time to be holden in fee of the Kings of England By vertue whereof Indulfus sonne to Constantine the third as Prince of Scotland tooke possession both of Cumber and Westmerland The King passing the rest of his dayes in peace seuere Iustice which caused a conspiracy in Murrayland where this noble King was traiterously killed the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill The murtherers and their assistants all apprehended were cruelly tormented and put to death 77. INDVLFVS Constantinus tertius sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4922. in the yeare of Christ 952. after the raigne 1282. a noble valiant Prince He vanquished in battaile Hagon Prince of Norwaye and Helricke Prince of Denmarke and was killed by a Stratageme of Warre the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 78 DVFFVS Milcolumbus sonne began his raign the year of the world 4931. the yeare of Christ 9â—…1 after the ragin 1291. a good Prince seuere Iusticiar He was trayterously murthered by one Donalde Captaine of Forres in Murrayland and his wife was buried secretly vnder a bridge at Kinlus The murtherers being apprehended were seuerely executed and put to death the 5. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 79 CVLENVS Indulfus sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4936. the yeare of Christ 966. after the raigne 1296. he was marryed to the King of Brittaines daughter a vitious Prince killed by Rodardus a noble man at Mesfen whose daughter he had defloured the 4. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 80 KENNETHVS tertius Duffus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4940. in the yeare of Christ 970. after the raigne 1300. one valiant and wise Prince and seuere Iusticiar for one time he caused 500. notable theeues to be hanged on gibbets and inhibited their bodies to be taken downe beside the Castell of Bertha to giue example to others The Danes with a great Fleete of ships arriued in the mouth of Taye and destroyed the towne of Mountrose killing all the people demolishing the wals wasting the whole country comming thorough Angus with great cruelty and laying a strong siege to the Castle of Bertha The King came with a great army there followed a dangerous and cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie valiantly defended on both parties At the last one Haye with his two sonnes enforcing the Scots that were fugitiue to returne and by their valiant courage renewing battaile the Danes were vanquished and fugitiue the most part of them being slaine The King enriched Haye and his sonnes giuing them a great part of the spoile of the Danes with as much land as a Falcon flew ouer of one mans hand vntill she lighted called the Falcons stone So he obteined the whole lands betweene Tay and Arrole sixe miles of length and foure of breadth This was the beginning of the noble and ancient surname of Hayes decorate with great honours riches and lands valiant defendours of the realme of Scotland This noble King so long decorate with Iustice the blinde and immoderate affection that he had to his sonne was occasion that he killed by poyson Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland He abrogated the old lawes concerning the Kings and instituted The King being deceased his eldest sonne or Nephew notwithstanding what age soeuer he were of and though he were borne after his fathers death shall succeed to the crowne The Nephew borne on the Kings sonne shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on the Kings daughter and the Nephew gotten by the Kings brother shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on his sister These lawes to be obserued amongst all other nobles in succession of their heritage When the King is young one noble man of great prudence and authoritie shal be chosen gouernour of the Realme vntill the King come to age of fourteene yeares and then the King to gouerne his Realme by his owne authoritie All other inheritours shall succeede to their fathers heritage after the expiration of one and twentie yeares and within that time they shal be gouerned by curatours or guardians and vntill those yeares be outrunne they shall not be admitted to claime their heritage He proclaimed his sonne Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland Once when the King was lying in his bed he heard a voice saying O Kenneth belieue not that the cursed killing of Prince Malcolme is hid from God O thou vnhappy tyrant which for desire of the crowne hast killed an innocent inuading thy neighbour with treasonable murther which thou wouldest haue punished with most rigour if it had bin done by any other person then thy selfe Therefore thou hast incurred such hatred of God that thou and thy sonne shal be suddainly killed for thy nobles are conspired against thee The King was greatly affrayde of this voice and being very penitent confessing his offence to a Bishop who comforting him he did sundry good workes appertaining to a Christian Prince At the last King Kenneth comming to the Castell of FETHERCARN was as appeared thankfully receiued by FENELLA Lady thereof where in the midle of the Castle most curiously wrought was an Image of
world 5068. in the yeare of Christ 1098. after the raigne 1428. a good and religious King the first annoynted King he builded the Priory of Coldingham and died peaceably the ninth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunfermling without succession 90 ALEXANDER the first sirnamed Fierce succeeded his brother the yeare of the world 5077. in the yeare of Christ 1107. after the raigne 1437. a good and valiant King he builded the Abbeyes of Scone and Saintcolms Inch he married Sibilla daughter to William Duke of Normandy the seuenteenth yeare of his raigne he died in peace buried in Dunfermling 91 DAVID primus King Malcolms third youngest sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 5094. the yeare of Christ 1124. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1454. a good valiant and very religious King he builded many Abbeyes as Holy-rood-house Kelso Iedborugh Melrose Newbottell Holmcultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kinlosse Dunfermling Holme in Cumber two Nunneries one at Carliel the other at north Berwick he founded two Abbeyes besides new Castle the one of S. Benedicts order the other of white Monkes hee founded 4. Bishopricks Ros Breichin Dunkeld Dunblane ordeyning them great lands rents and possessions al out of the patrimony of the crown King Dauid of Scotlād in his time possessed Northumberland Cumber Huntington and Westmerland he married the inheritrix of the aforesaid lands called Mawde daughter to the Earle of Northumberland and Iuditha daughters daughterto William the Conquerer King of England In the time of King Stephen of England he repaired the towne of Carliel with new wals his sonne Prince Henry died with great lamentation of the whole Realme hauing three sonnes and three daughters King Dauid caused Malcolme eldest sonne vnto Prince Henry late deceased to be declared Prince of Scotland After that he past into Northumberland and made William his second Nephew Earle thereof after he went to Carliel where he made Henry the Empresse her sonne Prince of England Knight taking his oath hee should neuer take Northumberland Cumber Westmerland and Huntington from the Empire of Scotland afterwards this victorious and religious King Dauid died in peace being greatly honoured and beloued of his subiects and neighbors the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne he died in Carliel and buried in Dunfermling MILCOLVMBVS quartus sirnamed the Mayden nephew to King Dauid began his raigne in the yeare of the world 5123. in the yeare of Christ 1153. after the raigne 1483. a good and milde Prince he builded Cowper Abbey in Anguisse and subdued sundry rebellions died at Iedbourgh buried at Dunfermling the twelfth yeare of his raigne 93 GVILIELMVS sirnamed the Lion succeeded his brother Malcolme in the yeare of the world 5135 in the yeare of Christ 1165. after the raigne 1495. a good valiant King vnfortunate he married Emigerda daughter to the Earle of Bewmont who beare to him two sons and two daughters he builded the Abbey of Abirbrothoke she builded the Abbey of Bamerinoch after that the Castle of Bertha was demolished by inundation of waters King Guilliam narrowly escaping with his wife and children his young sonne and nurse perished and sundry others he founded and builded the towne called Perth and graunted sundry great priuiledges thereunto now called S. Iohns towne The King continuing in peace died the nine and fortieth yeare of his raigne buried in Abirbrothoke 94 ALEXANDER 2. succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5184. in the yeare of Christ 1214. after the raigne 1544. a valiant and good King and seuere iusticiar hee pacified all rebellion in his Realme he agreed with King Henry of England and married his sister reteyning Northumberland Westmerland Cumber and Huntington and King Alexanders two sisters were married vnto two great Princes of England He past into France and renued the auncient band in the meane time Iane his Queene died without any succession The next yeare he married at Roxbourgh Mary daughter to Ingelram Earle of Coucey in Fraunce of great beauty who bare to him a sonne Alexander who succeeded after him he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Melrosse 95 ALEXANDER tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5219. in the yeare of Christ 1249. after the raigne 1579. a good young Prince being at his coronation nine yeares of age After that the Kings of England and Scotland with their Nobles conuened in Yorke where king Henry the third of Englands daughter Margaret was married to King Alexander of Scotland Enduring his tender age the Realme of Scotland was wel gouerned by his Nobles be comming to perfect age willing to execute iustice summoned the Earles of Mentieth Athole and Buchquhane and the Lord of Strabogy which were all of the name of Comminges and for non comperance denounced them rebels They with their assistance being a great number because there was of the same name by the aforesaid Lords thirty Knights and landed men They imprisoned the King in Striueling a certaine space King Acho of Norway came into the Isles with many Danes King Alexander to resist him came with a great armie there followed a cruell and dangerous battell long with vncertaine victory at last the Danes being vanquished and foure and twenty thousand of them killed Acho was fugitiue to his Ships his whole Nauie by tempestuous storme being spoyled returned with foure Ships left of his whole Fleete into Norway Then after his sonne Magnus renouncing all title to the Isles contracted his sonne Hanigo to be married with King Alexanders daughter one yeare of age at their both perfect age At this time Alexander Earle of Carrike past to the holy land hauing a daughter Martha who succeeding in his heritage who married a Nobleman Robert Bruce sonne heire to Robert Bruce Lorde of Anandale in Scotland and Lord of Cleueland in England This Martha aforesaid inheritrix of Carike in the third yeare beare the Noble and inuincible Champion Robert Bruce King of Scotland Margaret sister to King Henry the third of England beare to King Alexander two sonnes Prince Alexander and Dauid one daughter Margaret married vnto Hanigo Magnus sonne King of Norway who beare to him Margaret called the Mayden of Norway In this time died Dauid King Alexanders second sonne Alexander the Prince was married at Roxburge vnto the Earle of Flanders daughter whereat many of the Nobles of Scotland and England were present for thetime The third yeare after Prince Alexander died at Lundors the twentieth yeare of his age to the great lamentation of the whole Realme for in him failed the whole succession of King Alexander the third except the Mayden of Norway who was begotten on his daughter Margaret before rehearsed King Alexander by counsell of his Nobles after the death of his first Queene married Ioleta the Earle of Drux daughter in Fraunce by whom he had no succession He builded the Crosse Church of Peblis He died of a fal off his horse ouer the west craig at
Kingorne the seuen and thirtieth year of his raigne buried in Dunfermling The day before the Kings death the Earle of March demaunded of one Thomas Rymour what wether should be the morrow Thomas answered that on the morrow before noone there shal blow the greatest winde that euer was heard in Scotland on the morrow being almost noone the ayre appearing calme the Earle sent for the said Thomas and reprouing him said There was no appearance Thomas answering yet noone is not past immediatly commeth a Post and sheweth that the King was falne and killed Then Thomas said to the Earle that is the winde that shall blow to the great calamity of all Scotland After the death of King Alexander the third the Realme was gouerned by sixe Regents for the South side of Forth Robert Archbishop of Glasgiue Iohn Comming and Iohn the great Steward of Scotland For the North side of Forth VVilliam Frester Archbishop of Saint Andrewes Makduffe Earle of Fifâ—…e Iohn Comming Earle of Buchquhaâ—…e they gouerned the space of seuen yeares During which time Edward the first King of England sent his Ambassadors into Scotland for marriage of the Mayden of Norway aforesaid The Nobles of Sâ—…land being agreed in all points with the said King Edward sirnamed Longshankes the Ambassadors of Scotland directed to bring the mayden of Norway the right inheritrix of Scotland with them before their arriuing she was departed this present life by meanes whereof great contention arose betweene Robert Bruse and Iohn Balioll the deciding of the said matter was by the Nobles of Scotland vnwisely referred to King Edward 96 IOHANNES BALLIOLVS was preferred before Robert Bruse by King Edward sirnamed Longshanke who being elected Iudge in the foresaid controuersie admitting him King with condition that the said Baliol should acknowledge him for his superiour which condition refused by Robâ—…rt Bruse hee as an auaritious vnworthy man receiued began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5263. in the yeare of Christ 1293. after the raigne 1923. a vaine glorious man little respecting the good of his country in the fourth yeare he was expelled by the aforesaid King Edward into France where he died long after in exile Scotland being without King or gouernour the space of nine yeares during which time King Edward cruelly oppressed the land destroyed the whole auncient monuments and shedde much innocent blood About this time William Wallace sonne to Sir Andrew Wallace of Cragy Knight of huge stature and maruellous strength of body with good knowledge and skill in Warlike enterprises hereunto such hardinesse of stomacke in attempting all maner of dangerous exploits that his match was not any where lightly to be found he bare inward hate against the English Nation when the fame of his worthy actes were notified many Nobles and Commons were ready to assist him therefore hee was chosen Gouernor vnder the Baliol to deliuer the Realme from bondage of England At this time many Abbeyes and spirituall Benefices were in Englishmens hand which he by commission of the Archbishop of S. Andrew auoyded and put forth of all partes and receyuing the whole armie that was vnder the conduct of Iohn Cuning Earle of Bucquhan he conquered many Castles Fortes and strengths out of English mens hands King Edward being in Fraunce hearing hereof sent his Lieutenant Hugh Crassingham with a great armie into Scotland where VVilliam VVallace encountring him at Striueling bridge killed the said Crassingham with the most part of his armie many being drowned and few escaping away with life great dearth being in Scotland he gathered a mightie armie and past into Northumberland wasting and spoyling the countrey to Newcastle for he with his armie remained in England almost the whole Winter from the feast of All Saints vntill Candlemas liuing vppon the spoyle of Englishmens goods King Edward being in Fraunce hearing the deedes of VVallace sent his Ambassadour soâ—…e menacing him that had inuaded his Realme which he durst not haue done if he had beene at home VVallace answered that he had taken the aduantage as he had done in the wrongfull Conquest of Scotland he being chosen by the Nobles as indifferent Iudge and further sent word vnto King Edward that if God fortunate him to liue he purposed to holde his Easter in England and comming with an armie of thirty thousand valiant men into England at the appointed time King Edward was readie with an army of threescore thousand vpon Staines Moore to giue them battell Being ready to ioyne the Englishmen drew backe hauing at that time no lust to fight as appeared the Scots seeing them draw backe would haue followed but VVallace fearing deceit stayed them and returned with infinit spoyle and booties gotten in that iourney into Scotland King Edward being aduertised that VVallace was greatly enuied by the Cunings Robert la Bruse raised a great armie and came to Falkirke and VVallace not knowing of any deceit raised a great armie to resist being in sight of Englishmen there began a great contention for the leading of the Vantguard and by their owne misgouernance many Noblemen were killed Robert Bruse was against the Scottishmen that day Shortly then after VVallace came and renounced in Perth the Gouernement and also refused great and large offers of King Edward to be his subiect and true man Iohn Cuning and Simon Froser being admitted Gouernours King Edward sent a great armie to Perth subduing the countrey The aforesaid Gouernours raised an armie of eight thousand valiant men King Edward sent with Ralph Comfray thirty thousand men deuiding them in three armies to passe in three sundry parts through the countrey and to meete at Rosling The Gouernours aforesaid encountring with the first ten thousand defeated them and so at three sundry times in one day the Scots obtained the victory King Edward impatient hereof gathered a mighty army of sundry nations and subdued with great cruelty the most part of the Scottish nation About this time was Willam Wallace traiterously betrayed by Sir Iohn Menteith at Glascoe and deliuered King to Edward and being brought to London was cruelly executed in Smithfield King Edward accusing Robert Bruse of a contract made betwixt him and Iohn Cumyng and he straitly denying the same was aduertised by the Earle of Glocester of the kings displeasure causing a Smith to shoe his horses backward in the Winter the ground being couered with snow he came into Scotland howbeit he was sharply pursued and meeâ—…ng with his brother and some friends and being aduertised that the Cumyng was in the Friers at Dumfreis After hard commoning he suddenly killed him wherethrough hee purchased many enemies both English men and Scottish men and was hardly pursued especially by the Cumyngs being then very potent and rich and a great number of them 97 ROBERTVS BRVSSâ—…VS sonne to Isabell King VVilliams brothers daughter began his raigne in the yeare of the world 5276. in the yeare of Christ 1306 after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1636. a valiant