theim whereupon thei tooke the Isles their common refuge he gaue muche of Scotlande as Galloway Pentlāde Mers and Annandale with sundery other landes to this Hengest his people to inhabite whiche thei did accordyngly but when this Hēgest afterward thursted after the Kyngdom he was banished and yet afterward beyng restored he conspired with y e Scottes agaist Aurilambrose the sonne of Constantyne the iust inheritor of this whole dominiō but his vntruth and theirs bothe wer recompensed together for he was takē prisoner by Eldulph de Samor then Erle of Gloucester and his hed for his traitory striken of by the same Erle by commaundemente of the same kyng Aurilambros in this felde the Scottes wer vanquished but Octa the soonne of Hengest was receiued to mercie to whom and his people this Aurilambros gaue the countrey of Galloway in Scotlād for whiche thei became his Subiectes And hereby appereth that Scotlande was then agayne in his handes Vter called also Pendragon brother to this Aurilambros was nexte Kyng of Britons agaynst whom these sworne Saxōs new forsworne subiectes confederate with the Scottes newly rebelled but by his power assembled against thē in Galloway in Scotlande thei were discomfited and all Albania recouered into his handes This Vter reigned in this state ouer them .xviii. yeres Arthur y e sonne of this Vter begotten before y e mariage but lawfully borne after succeded next to the croune of greate Briteigne whose notable actes though many vulger fables haue rather wondered at then credited yet all the Scottishe writers confesse that he subdued all greate Briteigne and made it tributory to hym and subdued the Saxons then scatered as farre as Cathenes in Scotlande and in all his warres against theim he had the seruice and obeisaunce of Scottes and Pightes but at the last settyng their feete in the guyle of their predecessours thei newly rebelled in the repressyng whereof he deposed their Kyng and conquered al the countreys of Scotlande Islande and Orknay and made one Angusiā his kynseman kyng of Scottes Vrian kyng of Islāde Murefrēce kyng of Orknay he made one Pyramium Archbishop of Yorke whose auctoritie extēded through all Scotlāde Thus Arthur reigned in this state .xxii. yeres Malgo shortly after succeded to the whole kyngdom of greate Briteigne vpō new resistaunce he newly subdued Irelād Islād Orkades Norway Dēmarke made Ethelfrede a Saxō kyng of Bernicia that is Northūberlād Louthiā muche other lāde of Scotland whiche Ethelfrede by the sworde obteined at the hādes of the wilfull inhabitauntes and was true Subiecte to this Malgo. Cadvvā succeded to the kyngdom of greate Briteigne who in defence of his subiectes the Scottes made warre vpon this Ethelfrede but at the laste thei agreed and Cadvvan vpon their rebelliō gaue all Scotlande vnto this Ethelfrede whiche he thereupon subdued and enioyed but afterward in the reigne of Cadvvallo that next succeded in great Briteigne he rebelled wherupon the same Cadvvallo came into Scotlande and vpon his treason reseazed the coūtrey into his awne hādes and hauyng with hym all the viceroys of Saxons whiche thē inhabited here his subiectes in synguler battaill slewe thesame Ethelfrede Osvvald was shortly after by Cadvvallos gifte made Kyng of Bernicia and he as subiect to Cadvvallo and by his commaundement discōfited the Scottes and Pightes and subdued al Scotlande Osvvy the brother of this Osvvald was by the like gifte of Cadvvallo made nexte Kyng of Bernicia and he by like cōmaundemēt newly subdued the Scottes Pightes held thē in that obeysaūce to this Cadvvallo duryng .xxviii. yeres Thus Cadvvallo reigned in the whole Monarchie or great Briteign xlviii yeres hauyng al the vii kynges therof aswel Saxons as others his subiectes for albeit the nōber of Saxons frō tyme to tyme greatly increased yet were thei alwaies either expulsed or els made tributory to the onely kynges of Britons for the tyme beyng all their awne writers confesse he died in the yere of our Lorde 676. And so reigned in this state ouer thē .xxviii. yeres Cadvvallader was nexte kyng of the whole greate Briteigne he reigned .xii. yeres ouer all the Kynges thereof in greate peace and tranquilitie and then vpon the lamentable death of his subiectes which died in sundery deceasses innumerably he departed into litle Briteigne whose sonne and cosyn Iuor and Iue beyng repulsed frō this Englande by the Saxsons went into Wales where emong the Britons thei and their posteritie remayned Princes vpon this greate alteraciō warres being through the whole dominiō betwene Britons and Saxons the Scottes thought tyme to slip y e collor of obedience therupon entered in league with Charles then Kyng of Fraunce in this wise 1 The iniurie of Englishemen doen to any of these people shalbee perpetually holden commen to bothe 2 When Frenchemen be inuaded by Englishmen y e Scottes shal send their army in defēce of Fraūce so that thei be supported w t money victailes of Fraūce 3 When Scottes bee inuaded by Englishemen the Frenchmen shall come vpon their awne expences to their supporte 4 None of these people shall take peace or truce w t Englishemē w tout the aduise of other c. MANY sufferable opinions maie be had of warr without the praisyng of it as onely admittible by inforced necessitie and to be vsed for peace his sake onely where here the Scottes soughte warre for the loue of warre onely for their league geueth no benefite to themselfes either in fre trafique of their awne commodities or benefite of the Frēche or other priuilege to the people of both what discommoditie lofyng the entercourse exchaūge of our cōmodities beeyng in necessaries more abundaunt then Fraunce the Scottes feele and we perfectly know What rewyn of their Tounes destruccion of Countreys slaughter of bothe our people haue by reasō of this bloudy league chaunced the Histories bee so lamentable as bee to hortible emong christian men to be remembred but God gaue the increase accordyng to their seede for as thei did hereby sowe discencion so did thei shortly after repe slaughter For Alpyne their Kyng possessyng a lighte mynde that would be a loft with a litle wynd hoped by this league shortly to subdue all greate Briteigne and to that ende not onely rebelled in his awne kyngdō but also vsurped the kyngdome of Pightes whereupon Edvvyn kyng of Englāde made one Brudeus Kyng of Pightes whom he sent into Scotlāde with a great power where in battaill he toke this Alpyne Kyng of Scottes prisoner discōfited his people and beeyng this Alpyne their kyng founde subiecte and rebel his hed was striken of at a place in Scotlande whiche thereof is to this day called Pasalpyne that is to saie the hedde of Alpyne this was the firste Cropes of their Frenche league Osbright Kyng of Englande with Ella his subiect and a great nomber of Britons and Saxōs shortly after for y t the Scottes had of theimselfes elected a new kyng shortly after entered Scot
issue of his body to punishe whiche traitery Locrine and his brother Camber assembled their power and entered Albania and there slewe this Humber whose body thei threwe into a great riuer Some write that this Humber beyng desperate threw hymself into this Riuer but all confesse that in this riuer his bodie was drouned and that hereof toke the name of Humber which it kepeth to this daie This Locrine herupon seazed Albania into his awne haÌ„des as excheated wholy to hymself not yeldyng any part therof vnto Camber his brother whereby also euidently appereth the entier seigniory ouer it to consist in hymself accordyng to whiche exaÌ„ple like lawe emong brethren euer since hath continued preferryng the eldest brother to the onely benefite of the collateral assencion from the youngest aswell in Scotlande as in Englande vnto this daie Locryne reigned in this state ouer them .xvii. yeres EbraÌ„ke the lineall heire froÌ„ the bodie of this Locryne that is to saie the sonne of Mempris soonne of Madan sonne of the same Locryne buylded in Albania the castle of Maidens nowe called Edenbrough and the Castle of Alcluth or Alclude now called Dunbriton as the Scottishe Hector Boecius confesseth wherby moste euideÌ„tly appered that this Ebranke was then therof seazed This Ebranke reigned in this state ouer them .lx. yeres after whose death this Albania as annexed to the Empire of Briteigne discended to the onely kyng of BritoÌ„s vntil the discent to the twoo sisters sonnes Morgan and Conedage lineall heires from thesaied Ebranke who brotherly vpon the first example deuided the realme Morgan had Logres and Conedage had Albania but shortly after Morgan thelder brother ponderyng in his hed the loue to his brother with the loue to a kyngdome excluded nature and gaue place to ambicion and therupon denounced warr to his brother in whiche warre as the rereward of his vntruthe death miserably ended his life wherby Condage obteined the whole Empire of al Briteigne in whiche state he remained .xxxiii. yeres APTER whose time thesame lineally desceÌ„ded to thonly kyng of BritoÌ„s vntill after the reigne of Gorbodian who had issue two sonnes Ferres and Porres whiche Porres requiryng like particion of the land affirmyng the former particions to bee rather of lawe then fauour was by the handes of his elder brother both of his life and hoped kyngdome bereued at once but their vnnaturall mother vsyng her natural malice that for the deathe of her one sonne would bee reuenged by the losyng of bothe miserably slewe the other Cloten by all writers aswell Scottishe as other was the next inheritor to the whole Empire but lackyng power the meane in those daies to obteyne right he was conteÌ„ted to deuide the same emong .iii. of his kinsmen so that Scater had Albania But after the death of this CloteÌ„ his sonne Dunuallo Moluncius made warr vpon these three Kynges and at last ouercame them and so recouered the whole dominion in token of whiche victorie he caused hymself to be crouned with a croune of gold the first that was worne emong kinges of this nacion This Dunuallo erected temples wherein the people should assemble for Praier to which teÌ„ples he gaue benefit of Sanctuarie he made the lawe for wager of battaill in cases of murder and felonie whereby a thefe that liued and made his arte of fightyng should for his purgacion fight with the true man whiche he had robbed but he beleued that the Goddes for then thei supposed many would by miracle assigne victorie to the innocent partie the priuilege of whiche first lawe and benefite of the latter aswel in Scotlande as in EnglaÌ„de be enioyed to this daie fewe causes by late positiue lawes emong vs excepted wherein the benefite of wager oâ— battaill is expelled by whiche obedience to his lawes it dooth manifestly appere that this Dunuallo was then seazed of Albania now called Scotland this DuÌ„uallo reigned in this state ouer them .xl. yeres Beline and Brenne the sonnes of this Dunuallo did after their fathers death fauourably deuide the lande betwene them so that Belyne had Logres and Brenne had Albania but for that this Brenne a subiect without the consent of his eldre brother and lorde aueÌ„tured to mary with the daughter of the kyng of Denmarke Belyne seazed Albania into his awne handes and thereupon caused the notable wayes priuileged by Dunuallos Lawes to be newly wrought by mennes handes whiche for the leÌ„gth was from the â—urder parte of Cornewall vnto the Sea by Northe Cathnes in Scotlande For Religion in those daies he constituted ministers called Archeflamines in their funccions moste like the aucthoritie of Bishoppes of all their awne writers is sixe hundred yeres lackyng .x. yeres After that Brutus had reigned ouer the whole Islande beeyng the same lande enioyed by hym and his posteritie before their commyng duryng discentes of kinges of this Briteigne and this intrusion into a land so many hundred yeres before inhabited and by so many discentes of Kynges quietly enioyed is the best tule that all their awne writers allege for theim This Fergus hereupon immediatly did deuide al Albania emong his capitaines and their people wherby also moste euidently appereth that there were no people of that nacion inhabityng there before in prosse whereof the same particion shall folowe THE landes of Cathnes liyng agaynste Orknay betwene Dummesbey and the Water of Thane was geueÌ„ vnto one Cornath a Capitaine his people The landes betwene the Water of Thane and Nes nowe called Rosse liyng in bredth from Cromart to the mouthe of the water of Lochte wer geuen to Lutorke another Capitain his people The landes betwene Spay and Nes from the Almayne seas to the Irelande Seas nowe called Murray land wet geuen to one Vvarroche and his people The laÌ„d of Thalia now called Boyn Aynze Bogewall Garyot Formartyne and Bowguhan were geuen to one Thalis and his people The landes of Matr â–ª Badezenoche and Lochquhaber were geuen to Martache and his people The landes of Lorne and Kyntier with the hilles mountaynes thereof liyng from Mar to the Irelande seas wer geuen to capitain Nonaunce his people The landes of Athole were geuen to Atholus another capitain his people The landes of Strabraun and Brawdawane liyng West from Dunkell were geueÌ„ to Creones and Epidithes ii Capitaines The landes of Argile were geuen to Argathelus a capitain The landes of Linnox and Clidisdale were allotted to Lolgona a capitain The landes of Siluria now called Kile Car rike and Cunyngham wer geueÌ„ to Silurche another Capitayne The landes of Brigance nowe called Gallowaie were geuen to the compaignie called Brigandes whiche as their best menne were appointed to dwell next the BritoÌ„s who afterward expulsed the Britons from Annandale in Albany wherby is confessed it to be before enhabited by BritoÌ„s The residue of the lande nowe called Scotland that is to saie Meirnis Angus SteremoÌ„de Gowry Strahern Pirth Fiffe Striuelyng Callender Calderwoode Lougthian Mers Teuedale with other the
with Bassianus fewer Romaynes held with Geta but the greater nombre with neither thei fought Geta was slain and Bassianus made Kyng but hetherto the dayly memorie of perpetuall seruitude in the Brutus thought the death of the father no sufficient reuenge to the iniury dooen by the graundefather and therefore thei deposed this Bassianus and made Carassius a Briton their kyng who vpō victory had against this Bassianus gaue vnto y e Scottes Pichtes and Scithians the countrey of Cathenes in Scotlande whiche thei after inhabited whereby appereth his season thereof Coill discended of the bloudde of auncient kynges of Briteigne was shortly after kyng of Britons whose onely daughter and heire called Helen was maried vnto Constācius a Romayn who daunted the rebellion of all partes of greate Briteigne and after the death of this Coil was in the right of his wife kyng therof and reigned in his state ouer thē xv yeres Constantyne the sonne of this Constance and Helen was nexte kyng of Britons he passyng to Rome to receiue the Empire therof deputed one Octauius king of Wales and Duke of Gwisscop which some expoūde to be West sex some Cornewall and some Windsore to haue the gouernement of this dominion but abusyng this kynges innocent goodnes this Octauius defrauded this trust and toke vpon himself the Croune for whiche traytorie albeit he was once vanquished by Leonyne Traherons vncle to Constantyne yet after the death of this Traherons he preuailed again and reigned ouer all Briteigne Constantyne beyng nowe Emperor sent to Maximius his kynseman hether to destroy thesame Octauius whom in singuler battaill discomfited this Octauius whereupon this Maximius as well by the consent of great Cōstantyne as by the eleccion of all the Britons for that he was a Britō in bloud was made kyng of this Briteigne This Maximius made war vpon the Scottes and Scythians within all Briteigne ceassed not vntill he had slain Eugenius their Kyng expulsed and driuen them out of the whole boundes of Briteigne and newly inhabited all Scotland with Britons no man woman or childe of the Scottishe naciō suffered to remain within it whiche as their Hector Boecius saith was for their rebelliō and rebellion properly could it not be excepte thei had been subiectes he suffered the Pychtes to remain his subiectes who made solempne othes to hym after neuer to erect any peculiar kyng of their awne nacion but to remain vnder the old Empire of thonely kyng of Britons He reigned in the whole state of this Briteigne .xxxiiii. yeres ABOVT xlv yeres after this beyng long tyme after the death of this Maximius with the helpe of Gouuan or Gonan and Melga the Scottes newly arriued in Albania and thereof created one Fergus the seconde of that name to be their kyng but because thei wer before banished the continēt lande thei crouned hym kyng of their auenture in Argile in the fatall chater of Merble the yere of our Lorde CCCC xxii Maximian soonne of Leonyne Traherons brother to kyng Coill and vncle to the holy Helen was by liniall succession next kyng of Britons but to appease the malice of Dyonothus kyng of Wales who also claimed the kyngdome he maried Othilia eldest daughter of this Dyonothus and afterward assembled a great power of Britons and entered Albania and inuaded Gallowaie Mers Annandale Pentlande Carrike Kyll and Cunyngham and in battaill slewe bothe this Fergus then kyng of Scottes Durstus the king of Pichtes and exiled all their people out of the continent lande whereupon the few nombre of Scottes then remainyng on liue went to Argila and made Eugenius their kyng VVHEN this Maximian had thus obteigned quietnes in Briteigne he departed with his cosyn Conan Meredecke into Armorica where thei subdued the kyng did depopulate the countrey which he gaue to Conan his cosyn to be afterward inhabited by Britons by the name of Briteigne the lesse and hereof this realme tooke name of Briteigne the greate whiche name by consent of forein writers it kepeth vnto this daie AFTER the death of this Maximian dissencion beeyng betwene the nobles of greate Briteigne the Scottes swarmed together again came to the wall of Adrian where this realme beyng deuided in many fashions thei ouer came one and hereupō their Hector Boecius as an hēne that for laiyng of one egge will make a great cakelyng solemply triumphyng of a conquest before the victorie allegeth that hereby the Britons were made tributaries to the Scottes and yet he confesseth that thei wonne no more lande by that supposed cōquest but the samle porciō betwene theim and Humber which in the old particions before was annexed to Albania it is hard to bee beleued that suche a broken nacion as the Scottes at that tyme were returnyng from banishment within foure yeres before since in battaill lost bothe their kynges and the greate nōber of their best men to bee thus sodenly able to make a conquest of greate Briteigne verie vnlikely if thei had conquered it thei would haue left the whote sonne of the Easte partes to dwell in the cold Snowe of Scotlande Incredible it is that if thei had cōquered it thei would not haue deputed offices in it as in cases of conquest behoueth And it is beyond all belefe that great Briteigne or any other Countrey should be wonne without the cōmyng of any enemie into it as thei did not but taried at y e same wall of Adryan But what nede I speake of these defences when thesame Boecius scātly trusteth his awne belife in this tale For he saieth that Galfride and sundery other Autentique writers sōderly vary frō this part of his story wherein his awne thought accuseth his cōsciēce of vntruth Wherein he furder forgettyng howe it behoueth a lyer to bee myndefull of his assercion in the fourth Chapiter next folowyng wholy bewraieth hymself saiyng that the confederate Kynges of Scottes and Pychtes vpon ciuil warres betwene the Britons whiche then was folowyng hoped shortly to enioy all the land of great Briteigne from beyond Humber vnto the fresh sea whiche hope had been vain and not lesse then voyde if it had been their awne by y e conquest before Constantine of litle Briteigne descended frō Conan kyng therof cosyn of Brutes bloud to this Maximiā and his next heire was next kyng of great Briteigne he immediatly pursued the Scottes with warres and shortely in battaill slewe their Kyng Dougard the firste yere of his reigne and so recouered Scotlande out of their handes and toke all the holdes therof into his awne custodie Vortiger shortly after obteyned the Croune of Briteigne against whom the Scottes newly rebelled for repressyng whereof he mistrustyng the Britons to hate him for y e treasonable death of Kyng Constance sonne of this Constantyne as one that to auoyde the smoke dooth fall into the fire receiued Hengest a Saxon with a greate nombre of his nacion into this Realme with whom and a few Britons he entred Scotlande and ouer came
bring the Scottes to iust obeisaunce after his coronacion as heire testameÌ„tary to Edwarde the confessor entred Scotland where after a litle resisteÌ„ce made by the Scottes the sayd Malcolme then their kyng did homage to him at Abirnethy in Scotlande for the kyngdome of Scotlande This Willyam reigned in this state .xxii. yeres Willyam surnamed Rufus soÌ„ne of this Willyam called the conqueror succeded nexte to the croune of England to whom the sayd Malcolme kyng of Scottes did like homage for y e kingdome of Scotland but afterwarde he rebelled was by this William Rufus slaine in the fielde where vpoÌ„ the Scottishmen did chose one Donal or Dunvval to be their kyng but this Willyam Rufus deposed him and created DunkaÌ„ soonne of Malcolme to bee their kyng who did lyke homage to him but this Dunkan was slaine by the Scottes and Dunvvall restitute which ones again by this Willyam Rufus was deposed Edgar soonne of Malcolme was by him made their king who did like homage for ScotlaÌ„d to this Willyam Rufus This WillyaÌ„ reigned in this state ouer theim xiii yeres Henry called Beauclerke the sonne of Willyam called the coÌ„queror after y e death of his brother Willyam Rufus succeded to the croune of England to whoÌ„ the same Edgar kyng of Scottes did homage for Scotlande This HeÌ„ry Beauclerke maried Mawde the doughter of Malcolme kyng of Scottes and by her had issue Mawde afterward emprice Alexandre the sonne of Malcolme brother to this Mawd was nexte kyng of Scottes he did like homage for y e kyngdome of Scotland to this Henry the first This Henry reigned in this state ouer them .xxxv. yeres Mawde called the emprice doughter and heire to this HeÌ„ry Beauclerke Mawde his wife receiued homage of Dauid brother to her and to this Alexandre next kyng of Scottes for y e kingdome of Scotlande This Mawde the emprice gaue vnto this Dauid in mariage Mawde the doughter and heire of Voldosius earle of Huntyngdon and Northunberlande and herein their euasion appeareth by whiche they allege that their kynges homages wer made for the erledome of Huntingdon for this Dauid was the first that of their kinges was erle of HuÌ„tyngdon whiche was since all the homages of their kinges before recited and at the tyme of whiche mariage and long after the sayd Alexander his brother was king of Scottes doyng the homage aforesayd to Henry Bewclerke Henry called Fitz Emprice the soonne of Mawde the emprice doughter of Mawde doughter of Malcolme kyng of Scottes was next kyng of Englande he receiued homage for Scotlande of Malcolme soonne of Henrye soonne of the sayd Dauid their last king whiche Malcolme after this homage attended vpon the same kyng Henry in his warres against Lewes then kyng of Fraunce whereby appereth that their Frenche league was neuer renued after the last deuision of their couÌ„trey by Osbright kyng of EnglaÌ„d But after these warres fynyshed with the Frenche kyng this Malcolme beyng again in ScotlaÌ„d rebelled whervpon this kyng Henry immediatly scazed Huntyngdon Northumberland into his owne haÌ„des by confiscacion and made warre vpon him in Scotland in whiche thesame Malcolme dyed without issue of his body Willyam brother of this Malcolme was next king of Scottes he w t al the nobles of Scotland which could not be for any erledome did homage to the sonne of this king Henry the second with a reseruacion of y e duetie to kyng HeÌ„ry the second his father also therldome of Huntyngdon was as ye haue hearde before this forfaited by Malcolme his brother neuer after restored to the croune of Scotland This WillyaÌ„ kyng of Scottes did afterwarde attende vpoÌ„ the same kyng Henry the seconde in his warres in Normandy against the Frenche king notwithstandyng their Frenche league then did him homage for Scotland and thervpon was licensed to depart home into Scotlande where immediatly he moued war against the same kyng Henry beyng yet in Normandy but God toke the defence on kyng HeÌ„ries part deliuered the same WilliaÌ„ kyng of Scottes into the haÌ„des of a fewe Englishemenne who brought him prisoner to this kyng Henry into Normandy the x. yere of his reigne but at y e last at the suit of Dauid his brother he was at this fine for the amendement of his trespas to paye .x. M. pounde sterlyng â–ª and to surrendre al his title of the erledom of Huntyngdon Cumberland NorthumberlaÌ„d into the haÌ„des of this kyng Henry which he did in all thynges accordyngly and here vpon he ones againe did homage to the same kyng Henrye whiche now could not be for the earledome of Huntyngdon the right wherof was alredy by him surrendred and for the better assuraunce of this fayth the streÌ„gthes of Berwicke Edenbrough Roxbrough Striuelyng were deliuered into the handes of this kyng Henry of England whiche their owne writters confesse but Hector Boecius sayeth that this trespas was amended by fyne of xx M. poundes sterlyng that therldome of Huntyngdon CuÌ„berland and Northumberlande were deliuered as Morgage into the handes of this kyng HeÌ„ry vntill other .x. M. poundes sterlyng should be to him payed but though that were true yet proueth he not that that money was payed nor the land otherwyse redemed or euer after came to any Scottishe kynges handes And this it appeareth y t therldome of HuÌ„tyngdon was neuer occasion of the homages of the Scottishe kynges to y e kinges of England either before this tyme or after At this tyme Alexander bishop of Rome supposed to haue generall iurisdiccion ecclesiasticall through christendome conferred the whole clergye of Scotlande accordyng to the olde lawes vnder the iurisdiccion of the Archebishop of Yorke This Henrye reigned in this state ouer theim xxxv yeres Richarde surnamed Cure de Lyon soonne of this Henry was next kyng of England to whom the same WillyaÌ„ kyng of Scottes did homage at Cantorburye for the kyngdome of Scotland and in the â—nde of the warres of this king Richard did send Dauid his brother with .v. M. Scot tishemen This kyng Richarde was taken prisoner by the duke of Ostriche for whose redempcion the whole realme was taxed to great summes of money vnto the whiche this WillyaÌ„ kyng of Scottes as a subiecte was contributory and paied two M. markes sterlyng This Richard reigned in this â—â—ate ix yeres John the brother of this Richard was next king of EnglaÌ„d to whom the same WillyaÌ„ kyng of Scottes did like homage for the kyngdome of Scotland vpoÌ„ a hill beside Lyncolne takyng his faith therfore vpon the crosse of Hubert then Archebishoppe of Cantorburye a great nomber of people beyng there assembled for y e purpose This Ihon reigned in this state ouer them .xvii. yeres Henry the third of that name soonne of this kyng Ihon succeded nexte to the croune of Englande to whom Alexandre kyng of Scottes did homage for Scotland at Yorke This Alexandre dyed at this fayth w t this kyng Henry After the death of this Alexander kyng
at Cockeburnes pathe Sowtry hedge whiche when this Dauid went about to recouer againe his power was discōfited and himself by a fewe Englishemen taken brought into England where he remained prisoner .xi. yeres during whiche tyme this king Edward enioyed Scotland peaceably then at the cōtēplacion of y e wery suite of his sorowfull sister wife of this Dauid he was contented ones again to restore this Dauid to y e kyngdome of Scotland whervpō it was cōcluded that for this rebellion Dauid should pay to this king Edward the summe of one C. M. markes sterlyng and should also destroy all his holdes and fortresses stādyng against the Englishe borders and further should assure the crowne of Scotlande to the childer of this kyng Edward for lacke of heire of his owne bodye all whiche thynges he did accordyngly and for the better assuraunce of his obeisaunce afterward he deliuered into the hādes of this kyng Edward sondry noble men of Scotlād his pledges this Edwarde reigned in this state ouer theim .li. yeres Richard the sonne of Edward called the blacke prince soonne of this Edwarde kyng was nexte kyng of Englande who for that the sayd Jane y e wife of the sayd kyng Dauid of Scotlande was deceassed without issue beyng enformed howe the Scottes deuised to their vttermost power to breake the limitacion of this inheritaunce touchyng y e croune of Scotlande made foorthwith warre against theim he brent Edenbrough spoiled all their coūtrey toke al their holdes maintained cōtinually warre against them vnto his death whiche was Anno domini M. CCC xcix Henry the fourth of that name was next kyngof Englād he cōtinued these warresbegon agaīst them by kyng Richard ceassed not vntil Robert kyng of Scottes the third of that name resigned his croune by appointment of this king Henrye and deliuered his sonne James beyng then of thage of .ix. yeres into the hādes of this king Hēry to remaine to his custodie wardship and disposicion as of his superior lord accordyng to the olde lawes of kyng Edwarde the confessor all this was done Anno domini M. CCCC iiii which was within v. yeres after the death of king Richard This Henry the fourth reigned in this state ouer theim xiiii yeres Henrye the fift of that name soonne of this kyng Henrye the forth was next king of England he had warres against the Frēch kyng in all whiche this James then kyng of Scottes attended vpon him as vpon his superior lorde with a conuenient nomber of Scottes notwithstandyng their league with Fraunce but this Henry reigned but .ix. yeres whereby the homage of this James their king hauyng not fully accomplished y e age of .xxi. yeres was by reason lawe respited Henry the sixt the sonne of this Henrye the .v. was nexte kyng of England in whō the seignorie of Scotlande and custodie of this James beyng by law and reason discēded he maried the same James kyng of Scottes to the doughter of Hēry Beauford then Earle of Somerset and toke for the value of this mariage the summe of one hundreth thousād markes sterlyng This James kyng of Scottes at his ful age did homage to thesame kyng Henry the sixt for the kyngdome of Scotlande at Wyndsore This Henry the sixt reigned in this state quietly seazed of this seignorie ouer the Scottes without any chalenge or interrupcion by them .xlix. yeres and so thereof quietly dyed seazed Synce whiche tyme vnto the daies of Kyng Henrye the .vii. graundfather to our soueraigne lorde that nowe is albeit this realme hath been molested with diuersitie of titles in whiche vnmete time neither law nor reason admit prescripcion to the preiudice of any right yet did kyng Edwarde the forth next kyng of England by preparacion of war against the Scottes in the latter ende of his reigne sufficiently by al lawes induce the cōtinuaunce of his claime to thesame superioritie ouer theim After whose death vnto the beginnyng of the reigne of our late soueraigne lord kyng Henry the viii exceded not the nomber of xxvii yeres aboute whiche tyme the impediment of our clayme chaunced of the Scottes part by the nonage of James their last kyng whiche so continued the space of .xxi. yeres lyke as whose minoritie was by all lawe reason impediment to him selfe to make homage so was thesame by like reason impediment to the kyng of this realme to demaund any so that the whole time of intermissiō of our claime in y e tyme of the sayd kyng Henry the viii is deduced vnto the nomber of xiii yeres But what nede I to examyne the intermission of our claime by any length of tyme since this superioritte passed the consentes of all Scotlande by their solempne acte of Parliament against whiche neither lawe nor reason can enhable theim to prescribe This haue I declared proued vnto you how Brute our first progenitr ohis people and their posteritie enioyed the whole Isle of great Britaigne in .xlii. discentes of kynges almost .vi. c. yeres before any Scottisheman came within it I haue also proued vn to you how after their commyng into it immediat war was made vpō theim by the kynges of this Briteigne whiche ceased not vntill they wer expulsed all the bondes of it and albeit at diuers tymes they entred it again yet did these warres neuer ceasse agaīst them vntil they became subiectes in whiche state they haue remained about xvi C. yeres I haue also proued vnto you how from tyme to tyme synce y e beginnyng the Scottes receiued and obeyed the olde lawes and customes of this realme mooste of whiche remaine among theim to this day I haue further proued how their kynges haue been contributorye to the redempcion of kynges of this realme whiche is the duetie of onely subiectes I haue also proued vnto you howe the generall iurisdiccion ecclesiastical of Scotland many hundreth yeres after y e beginnyng was subiected to y e dioses and rule of tharchebishoppe of Yorke in Englande whereby also appeareth the same to be then vnder this dominion I haue likwise proued vnto you that Willyā called the Conqueror of whom our king is linially discended was heire testamētary of the whole dominion by the testament of kyng Edward the cōfessor though whiche were not true yet was y e obediēce of Scotlād from the beginnyng inseperably appendaunt to the croune of this realme and folowed the possession of y e seignorie as thynges annexed lyke as the dignities of the Roman Empier folow the state of Rome according to whiche their homages and oure claymes haue been continued to this day I haue proued vnto you also howe thearldome of Huntyngdon was only atteined but by one of their kynges and that at the latter ende of his tyme long after y e kyng his brothers homage done for y e croune of Scotland and fortified surrendred by the next synce whiche time it neuer was restored again into any of their kynges hādes and yet to satisfie theim
AN EPItome of the title that the kynges Maiestie of Englande hath to the souereigntie of Scotlande continued vpon the auncient writers of both nacions from the beginnyng M. D. XLVIII CVM PRIVILEGIO AD IMPRIMENDVM SOLVM To the moste noble â–ª and excellent prince Edward the vi â–ª by the grace of GOD kâ—ng of Englande Fraunce and Irelande defendor of the 〈◊〉 and vpon yearth supreme hed of the Churche of Englande and Irelande â–ª your humble and obedieÌ„t subiecte Nicholas Bodrugan otherwise Adams wissheth loÌ„g life and the same prosperous and happie ALthough I knowe right well mooste noble Prince that ther be diuerse whiche bothe by their couÌ„saill and writyng do to their vttermoste powers swade the vnion of Scotlande vnto youre highnes by the mariage of their Quene a meane thereunto bothe honourable and Godly Yet neuertheles the same study and furder declaracioÌ„ of your maiesties title to the superioritie thereof semeth vnto me to bee so indifferently perteinyng to all menne whiche doo professe obedience to youre highnes that no mannes studie ought to be taken as vain or vnthankefull whiche humbly bryngeth furthe to that common vse whatsoeuer iudgement profite or knowlege he supposeth to haue founde either by studie or inquisicioÌ„ foreseyng that in tempestious vpswellynges of water or shipwracke fire or other like calamities of men right acceptable vnto vs is the labor of those and thankes worthie which willyngly do runne to helpe vs although in the meane tyme there be other sufficient nombre to deliuer vs from the perill obiected Herefore moste noble prince perceiuyng the auncient 〈…〉 this greate Britaigne and â—â—â—ding suche plentie of writers coÌ„fessyng your superioritie of Scotland as could not by any entendement so fully consent vpoÌ„ any vntruth I thought it my deutie to offre vp thesame vnto youre highnes â–ª whiche histories like as almightie God hath from tyme to time in fauor of the truth and of your title preserued So hath his Godhed signified no lesse fauour to your highnes vouchesauyng to nobilitate thesame in the persone of your maiestie conserued vnto this youre tyme the noble house of Seymour whose auncester Eldulph de Samour beeyng then Erle of Gloucester many hundreth yeres a gone in the tyme of Kyng Aurelie Ambrose lewe Hengest the Saxon capitall enemy of the Briton nacion â—y whiche noble seruice like as this Realme was deliuered from the tyrany of Saxons and restored to the whole Empire name of greate Briteigne so we youre obedient and louyng subiectes truste that the right noble duke of Somerset and the lorde Seimour of Sudeley your graces high Admirall youre Maiesties dere vncles shall in the seruice of your highnes for the like restitucion of the name and Empire of greate Briteigne vnto your highnes shew theÌ„selfes the worthie successors of such an auÌ„cester Neither haue I purposed herin with opprobrious wordes to skolde with the Scottes and thereby to wipe of one durt with another Neither 〈…〉 builde vpon our awne Engâ—â—â—â—â— auethors but all my purpoâ—â—â—â— by indifferent writers with plain and euident truth whiche thyng bothe time and maners do euermore require to publishe youre maiesties right and their defence folowyng therein for the more part VeremuÌ„d Camphil Cornelius de Hibernia and Boecius their awne auethors whiche peines because I haue assumed rather as a necessarie seruice to my couÌ„trey then for mine awne glory I truste I shall offende none but suche whom it should bee ashame to please Myne inclinacioÌ„ is to haue the good worde of euery maÌ„ but the diseased malice of some cannot saie well of any Albeit touchyng the phrase and stile of this my writyng if thesame to any man shall not satisfie his expectacion let hym consider that in parte it behoueth to vse the wordes of the historie in whiche I am restrained by promise of an Epitome and that in the residue it was not my mynde to trisle with the fiue flowers of Rethorike but to bryng rather faithfull then painted gliteryng ouerture vnto thinges afflicted The veritie of the Histories I trust shall so hereby appere that both the good men of ScotlaÌ„de by reason and thenemies if any suche bee by their awne shame shalbe driueÌ„ to coÌ„fesse this myne assercion to be true and thesame suche as thoug the mariage by the iniquitie of some take not effecte yet to publishe to the world sufficient cause for the 〈…〉 naunce of your majestie◠〈◊〉 against them wherein the honor of a kyng may not geue place to their wilfull rebellion And for recouery whereof vndoubtedly almightie God for your syncere fauor to the auauncement of his holy woorde will by his promise as he hath begon continue your highnes in felicitie and victory ouer all his and your enemies wher vnto all youre true subiectes doo saie AMEN IF the veritie which auncient and indifferent writers haue made commoÌ„ to all nacions might aswell perswade the Nobles and Commons of Scotlande as it hath reason bothe to charge theÌ„ and disproue all their obieccioÌ„s thei would right sone laie doune their weapons thus rashely receiued to fight against the mother of their awne nacioÌ„ I mean this realme now called EnglaÌ„de the onely supreme seat of theÌ„pire of greate Briteigne In whose bosome cast with vs as bothe in one moulde thei haue receiued the same toungue lawe and language for asmuche therefore as nowe touchyng the mariage of their Quene there is nothyng of our part left vndoen that ought to perswade theim to concorde and thesame by diuerse of theim hetherto wholy neglected thei shall of my parte easely perceiue that to increase their errour approue their folly or allowe their obstinacie I am not disposed but contrarily by y e veritie wher in their awne writers shalbee no defence to theim but meere condempnacion to publishe to the world the state of these contencions our title their defeÌ„ce pursuyng the which I will folowe y e wordes of thistorie as foloweth THE auncient writers of the Histories of this whole Isle of greate Briteigne coÌ„fesse that after our firste progenitor Brutus the yere from the beginnyng of the worlde .iiii. M. xxvii had arriued in this Isle and after his awne name had called it Briteigne he had issue thre sonnes Locryne Albanactus and Camber betwene whom after his deathe thei agreed in this particioÌ„ that Locryne had this first and worthiest part whiche now is called England Albanactus the second part now by the Scottes possessed by hym called Albania whiche their awne writers confesse and to Camber chauÌ„ced the third part now called Wales the two better partes to be holden of the firste as of the worthiest of the bloud accordyng to the Troyan lawe from whence thei were discended whiche superiorite also by their different bearyng of the Armes of the father leuyng the entier cote in the eldest brother is sufficieÌ„tly testified vntill this daie The particion in this wise established Albanactus possessyng Albania was by Humbre his subiect miserably slam with out