A CATALOGVE OF THE KINGS OF SCOTLAND Together with their seuerall Armes Wiues and Jssue LONDON M.DC.X. MAlcolme sur-named Canmor that is Great-Head the third of that name King of Scots was the eighty sixt King after Fergusius that gouerned the kingdome of Scotland This Malcolme was the sonne of Duncan the sonne of Crinanus Prince of Cumberland begotten vppon the Kinswoman of Siward Earle of Northumberland Vnto this Malcolme Edward the Confessor King of England gaue the kingdome of Scotland to bee held of the Crowne of England during the raigne of which Malcolme King Edward dyed Edgar Aetheling or Adeling vnto whom in equiry the kingdome of his deceased Kinsman king Edward the Confessour appertained at that time remaining in Hungary with his Mother his Sister and a great family putting foorth to sea with intent to returne into his Natiue Countrey being tossed with contrary winds at last landed vppon the coast of Scotland where being curteously entertained by this Malcolme after much conference and curteous offices for at that time Malcolme spake the English tongue as his owne which in those seasons was seldom vsed among the Scottish Nation by reason that he had liued a banished man fourteene yeares of his youth in England Margaret Edgars sister for the excellent beauty and Noble carriage of her selfe in the Court of Scotland so much pleased the fancy of Malcolme that he desired her for his wife and married her By whom he had sixe sonnes and two daughters William the Conqueror in the sixt yeare of his raigne ouerthrew this Malcolme in battaile and of him as of his Leige-man exacted the Oath of fealty and homage which homage was performed as saith Roger Houedon at Abernethy in Scotland The like did William Rufus by the saide Malcolme and his two sons successiuely raigning Kings one after another as it appeareth by the Chronicles of Florentius a Monke of Worcester William of Malmesbury Roger Houedon Henry of Huntington and others This Malcolme after he had raigned 37. yeares and eight months was slaine with Edward his eldest sonne at the siedge of Almeric or Anwik a Castle in Northumberland Anno. Dom 1093. and lyeth buried at Tinemouth hauing before builded the Churches of Durham in England and Dunfermeline in Scotland He bore for his Armes Or a Lyon rampant Gules only without any Tressure at all for wheras it hath bin generally receiued that the Tressure hath beene vsed in the Armes of Scotland from the time of Achaius King of Scots who first made league with the French which giueth some colour to the matter being garnished with Flour-de-luces Yet I make a question vvho can proue any Armes either with vs heer in England or in Scotland of that antiquity Surely none vntill of long time after and much about the time of this Malcolme if any at al then were But out of all doubt whensoeuer they first began to bear Armes they bore the Lyon only without any tract or tressure as is abouesaid which I find continued in that order vntill the time of Alexander the second King of Scotland as apeareth by his Seal who in his shield bore this Lyon rampant simply without any addition And his sonne Alexander the third was the first that I finde to vse the tressure floury and that but a single one neither as you may see it cut in stone at Westminster in the time of the said Alexanders raigne which Tressure K. Edward the first vsed also but single in the seals which he made for the matters concerning his kingdom of Scotland And I make no doubt but that whensoeuer this tressure was first assumed it did imply and was a token of certain and sure league made with the French which afterward daily grew stronger and stronger and to the intent that they would shew how willing they were to keepe it of their single Tressure they made a double one MArgaret the daughter of Edward the Out-law son of Edmund Ironside King of England sister to Edgar Etheling by whose death issulesse shee was heire of the Saxon Kings and Monarchs and Queene of Scotland by mariage of Malcolme the third king of that Realme She dyed in the Castle of Edenborough in the yeare 1093. vpon report of her husbands death foure dayes after his decease For her sanctity of life shee was after her death Cannonized a Saint and remaineth registred in the Kallender of Saints Shee was no lesse innobled by her mother Agatha the daughter of Henry the fourth Emperor Grand-childe vnto Lewis and lineall descendant of Charles the great then by her Father Edward being the issue of so many holy and glorious Princes Their Issue Edward who was slain with his Father at Alnwick by the most valiant knight Morell the 17. of the Calends of September in the 37. yeare of the raigne of his Father Edmund who dyed a Child Ethelred dyed yong also Edgar who slew his Vncle Donevald raigned in his stead and helde Cumberland by the guift of william Rufus Alexander who after the decease of his Brother entered vpon the kingdome and also held Cumberland by the graunt of Henry the first Dauid who raigned after the death of his Brother Alexander Matild or Mauld sur-named Bona vpon whose Vertues was made this memorable Epigram who was Queen of England wife to k. Henry the first Prospera non laetam fecêre nec aspera tristem Prospera terror ei aspera risus erant Non decor effecit fragilem non Sceptra Superbam Sola potens humilis Sola pudica decens Mary who was Countesse of Bullogne married vnto Eustace Earle of Bullogn vnto whom she bare one daughter Mauld heire of the County of Bullogn and married vnto Stephen King of England vnto whom she bare Eustace who dyed before his Father She dyed 1115. the 27. of December An. Dom. 1096. DVncan the base sonne of Malcolme and after him Edgar and Alexander the lawfull children of Malcolme successiuely raigned ouer the Scots This Duncan forced Donevald Brother vnto King Malcolme to fly his Country and by the graunt and gift of william Rufus King of England raigned in his stead after hee had performed his Oath of homage and fealty made to the sayde king william Rufus And after the said Duncan had raigned one yeare and an halfe hee was slaine by Makpender the Thane and Earle of Mornes An. Dom. 1007. Whereupon the same King william Rufus sent Clito Edgar with an Army into Scotland therein to seate his Brother in Law Edgar the sonne of King Malcolme after the expulsion of his Vnckle Donevald who vsurped vpon the kingdom and he gaue vnto the saide Edgar the Kingdome and receiued the accustomed homage and fealty The saide Edgar deceased the sixt of Ianuary 1107. and vnto him succeeded Alexander his Brother by the consent of King Henrie the first Anno. Dom. 1107. vnto whom he also gaue the like Oath of homage fealty Seuenteene yeares raigned Alexander but because both himselfe as also his
the Prelats the Earles Barons and Nobles and all others the chiefe persons of Scotland comming vnto Yorke in the foresaide yeare the seauenteenth day before the Calends of September he did acknowledge by his Letters Patents vnto his Lord Henry King of England the sonne of Maud the Empresse that he his heires and successors should for euer be subiect vnto the Kings of England as vnto their Leige-Lordes After the decease of King Henry this william came againe to Canterbury and did his homage vnto Richard the first the sonne and heire of the saide Henry And after his death also the sayde William did his homage and swore his allegiance to Iohn King of England Brother and heire vnto the foresaide Richard on a heigh hil without the Citty of Lincolne in the sight of all the people vpon the crosse of Hubert Arch-Byshop of Canterbury At last falling grieuously sicke he departed this life at Striueling the day before the Nones of December in the yeare of Christ 1214. in the seauenty and two yeare of his age and the 49. of his raigne or as others say in the 52. and lyeth buryed at Abirbrothoke a Monastery which he himselfe had founded The first wife ADa the daughter of Robert de Auenell saith Scot. Chronicon was the first wife of king william whose name and progeny to other Chroniclers are not very wel knowne perhaps for that he maried her as yet being but a priuate person and are therefore silenced or omitted of Historiographers But his daughter Adama begotten vpon her he married vnto Patric of Dunbar Earle of March The second wife ERmengardis the daughter of Richard Viscount Beaumont the sonne of Rosalin Viscount Beaumont of Constance the base daughter of Henry the first and Kinswoman to Henry the second was the second wife of King William She was married vnto him at Woodstocke in the Nones of September in the yeare of our Lord 1186. by Baldwin Arch-Byshop of Canterbury in the 33. yeare of the raigne of King Henry the second Shee founded the Monastery of Bulmurinagh died the 3. Ides of Febr. 1233. in the 47. yeare after hir espousals lies buried in Bulmurinagh being of hir own foundation as aforesaid Children by his second wife Alexander King of Scots borne vpon the feast day of Saint Bartholomew at Hadington 1198. Henry slaine by his Vnckle Malcolme He was Father vnto Patric Galightly one of the twelue Competitors for the Kingdome of Scotland Isabel maried to Roger Bigot Ea. of Norffolke and Earl Marshall of England and afterward to Robert Lord Roos de Hamelak from whom discended William Lorde Roos another Competitor of the kingdome of Scotland Margaret married to Hubert de Burgh Earle of Kent 1221. who dyed without issue by her Mariorie perhaps base married to Lord Eustace of Vesey vnto whom she brought the Barony of Sprouston for her Dowry Aufric married to William of Say in Ireland from whom descended Roger de Amundeuile or Mundeuile a Competitor also of the sayde kingdome An. Dom. 1214. ALexander the second after the decease of William his Father was crowned King of Scotland at Scone on the feast day of S. Nicholas with great honour beeing but sixeteene yeares old and an halfe when he began to raigne A Prince surely worthy of gouernment a man who towards the poore was bountifull cherrished the good abhorred the euill and accustomed to doo right vnto all men with Iustice and equity Hee obserued the peace most faithfull with King Iohn and Henry his sonne vnto the which Iohn and afterward to his sonne Henry hee did his homage for the kingdom of Scotland And pacifying the rebellious Islanders he departed the way of all flesh at Kerueray in the west Isles in the yeare of our Lord 1249. the second day of Iune after almost thirty and fiue yeares of his happie and fortunate raigne and lieth buried in the Monastery of Melros in the 51. yeare of his age and the 35. of his raigne The first wife IOane the Daughter of Iohn King of England and sister to King Henrie the third was Queene of Scotland and the first wife of King Alexander being espoused vnto him in the yeare of Christ 1221. at Yorke who comming out of Scotland desired to visite Canterbury and in her returne towards London died the fourth of the Nones of March leauing behinde her no issue Anno. 1238. She lieth buryed betweene the Armes of Henry K. of Engand Richard Earle of Cornwal her Bretheren in the Church of Tharent The second wife MAry the Daughter of Ingelram of Guines L. of Coucy in Fraunce was second wife to K. Aexander She was maried to him at Roxburg in Scot. in the year 1239. on Whitsonday She died 1282. beyond the seas His Issue by the second wife Alexander the third King of Scotland borne at Roxburg the one and thirty day of August 1240. Margaret a Daughter married to one Alan le Husee vnto whō she brought forth Ermengard a Daughter also maried to one whose sur-name was de Seules From whom Nicholas de Seules one of the Competitors for the kingdom of Scotland discended An. Dom. 1249. ALexander the third the sonne of Alexander the second after his decease was crowned King of Scotland And because this Alexander at the death of his father was but nine yeare old a great feare possessed the Gouernours of the child least vpon contempt of his Nonage vsurpations on euery hand should bee inforced vpon the Kingdome Whereupon in all hast Messengers in the Kings name were dispatched vnto Henry the third King of England both to continue the ancient league and amity as also to request his daughter for their King in mariage wherunto K. Henry granted in all points so Alexander tooke Margaret the Daughter of the said King Henry for his wife and afterward did his homage to the saide Henry Father in in Lawe and to his sonne Edward for the kingdome of Scotland At last in the yeare of our Lorde 1285. The 19. day of March the saide Alexander falling from his horse vpon the sandes on the North side of Kyngorne and breaking his neck dyed in the 37. yeare of his raign and lyeth buried at Dunfermeling hauing formerly builded the crosse Church of Peibles After whose death the kingdome of Scotland for the space of sixe yeares and nine moneths had no Gouernour which produced many lamentable greeuances as shall heer-after appeare He left one onely daughter and heire vnto the kingdome named Margaret and she was married vnto Eric King of Norway who bare also another Margaret commonly called the Maiden of Norway who presently after her Mother also deceased issuelesse Whereupon Controuersie arose as concerning the succession For the kingdome lay vacant by the tearme of sixe yeares and nine months as aforesaide the state being promiscuously gouerned by sixe Vice-royes or Gouernours The Gouernors for the South-side of Forth were Robert Arch-Byshop of Glasquo Iohn Cumin and Iohn great Steward of Scotland for the
Daughter of Iohn Earle Warren and Surrey was wife vnto this Iohn Balliol King of Scotland Their Issue Edward de Balliol who after the death of Robert Brus entred his fathers inheritance and tooke vpon him the supreame authority of the kingdome of Scotland An. Dom. 1306. RObert le Brus Earle of Carict the sonne of Robert Earle of Carict great Nephew of Isabell the second Daughter of Dauid Earle of Huntington great Vnckle vnto Alexander the third hauing now put Balliol to flight assumed the kingdome of Scotland from which he held himselfe so long vniustly debarred And so vpon the feast day of the Annunciation of our blessed Lady he was crowned King in the Monastery of Scone in the year of Grace 1306. But Edward the first king of England desirous to represse his actions for his own aduantage leuied a puissant army against him vnder the direction Lieutenancy of Aumary de Valence Earle of Pembroke at that time Deputy gouernor of the kingdom of Scotland who at Methwen encouÌ„tred the sayd K. Robert wherein the said Robert was ouerthrowne and put to flight the 19. of Iune 1306. But reinforcing his strength he oftentimes renewed the war with Edward the first second and third Kings of England and was the mirrour of Chiualry in those dayes This valiant King after he had raigned 24. yeares being stroken with a Leprosie dyed at Cardros 1328. the 7. of Iune the 2. of Edward the third and lieth buried in the Monastery at Dunfermeling King Robert being dead Thomas Ranulph Earle of Murrey was made Gouernour of the kingdome but hee was poysoned at Musselburg the 13. of August 1332. It is reported that Robert vpon his death-bed willed three things in his Testament First that the Kings of Scotland should neuer alienate the Scottish Islands nor bestow them on great personages Secondly that the Scottes should neuer giue a long nor determinate day vnto the English to fight on Thirdly he willed his heart to be deliuered vnto some woorthy knight that had vowed himselfe to the warres in the Holy-Land to carry it into the field with him whensoeuer he shold fight against the Infidels which accordingly he bequeathed vnto that NoblemaÌ„ Iames Douglas for that he had heertofore made a Vow that in proper person he would vndertake to fight against the Infidels aforesaide The first wife ISabell the daughter of Doneuald Earle of Mar the sister of Wartheâ—… Earle of Mar was wife of Robert Earle of Carict who dyed before he had fully gotten the kingdome Robert her husband beeing the second time ouerthrowne at Dalry And as shee fled into Ros was taken and brought into England vnto King Edward the first and in England remained vntill the battell of Bannock commonly called the battell of Bannocks Bâ—rne fought in the time of King Edward the 2. The second wife ELizabeth the daughter of Hanmer de Burgo Earl of Vlster in Ireland was the second wife of Robert Brus King of Scotland who dyed the 26. of October Anno Dom. 1327. His Issue by his first wife Marioria married to that Nobleman VValter Steward the sonne of Iames Steward who dyed the seauenteenth of the Calends of August 1309. great Seneschall of Scotland vnto whom she brought foorth Robert Steward who succeeded Dauid le Brus in the Kingdome of Scotland It was couenanted at Aire 1315. by the Nobles of the kingdome that if King Robert deceased without heire male that then his Brother Edward Brus should be King And if the sayde Edward also dyed without male that then this Marioria and so others of the kings Daughters should succeede in case they married to the good liking of the King and the Realme His Issue by the second wife Dauid who succeeded his Father in the kingdome Margaret married to the Earle of Sutherland who dyed in bringing forth of Iohn her sonne Which Iohn dyed a pledge in England for his father Dauid And according to the intaile had succeeded as descended from the eldest sonne if he had liued Maud married to Thomas Isaac by whom he had two daughters Ioane Katherine that dyed at Striueling by whom hee had this Maud it appeareth not EDward Balliol the onely sonne of Iohn Balliol King of Scotland came into Scotland after the decease of Robert Brus affirming that the kingdome appertained vnto him And at Duplin obtaining a great victory against the Guardians of Dauid Brus and of the kingdome of Scotland by the assistance of Edward the thirde King of England by the sword he made good way to his foresaid claime to the kingdome of Scotland and accordingly tooke vpon him the regall Dignity in the Monastery of Scone the foure and twentith day of September Anno. Dom. 1332. With whom tooke part Dauid Earle of Atholl Henry de Beaumont Earle of Bucquhane Gilbert de Vmfrauille Earl of Angus Raph Baron of Stafford Richard Talbot and many others the Nobles of England who had Title vnto Lands in the same kingdome in right of their wiues The second yeare after this Edward King of Scots did his homage vnto Edward the third at New-Castle vpon Tyne for the whole kingdome of Scotland and the adiacent Isles vpon the Feast day of Saint Geruais and Prothasius the fourteenth Calends of Iuly in the yeare of grace 1333. Vpon occasion of which homage the Commons of Scotland rose against both the kings in diuers parts of the kingdome Whereupon Balliol was inforced for a time to make his abode in England In the Interim whereof Dauid the son of Robert Brus as yet a Child and in the custody of Thomas Randolph Earl of Murrey Protector is crowned King who afterwards growing vnto mans estate proued a Prince of no lesse spirit then his Father but not so fortunate For Edward Balliol Dauid as yet being yong and Thomas Randolph deceased inuaded the kingdome and put Dauid to flight who together with his Wife the Sister of Edward the third was inforced to flye into France where he lay obscurely eight yeares and more But at last Dauid preparing for his returne hee was receyued with the generall applause of the people and Balliol reiected necessity inforcing him to flye into England vnto King Edward Where weighing with himselfe his manifolde eiections at last freely released vnto Edward the third King of England his intire right vnto the kingdome of Scotland for the sum of 2000. pound yeares for his maintainance as appeareth by good record Breuia directa Baronibus 38. Edward 3. in Scaccario viz. Termino Michaelis An. 38. Ed. 3. Rex concessit Edwardo de Baliolo nuper Regi Scotiae ex custuma portuuÌ„ Kingeston Sancti Botolphi 2000. li. singulis Annuis ad sustentationeÌ„ secunduÌ„ conuencionem factuÌ„ inter dictum Eduardum Regem Angliae praedictum Edwardum de Baliole de concessione corone iuris regni sui Scotiae An. Dom. 1329. DAuid Brus the sonne of Robert Brus after the eiection of Balliol in the yeare of our Lord 1329. was