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
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
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