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scot_n call_v their_o temple_n 125_o celts_n who_o 58_o celtiberi_fw-la so_o call_v from_o the_o celts_n and_o iberian_o 49_o celuinus_fw-la or_o cialine_n king_n of_o the_o east-saxons_a 156_o slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 157_o charles_n the_o dolphin_n of_o france_n seek_v aid_n of_o the_o scot_n 334_o charles_n of_o burgundy_n slay_v at_o nants_n 420_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o tyranny_n in_o his_o country_n 434_o charles_n the_o five_o send_v to_o scotland_n to_o join_v in_o affinity_n with_o they_o 63_o why_o his_o mother_n be_v commit_v to_o perpetual_a imprisonment_n 269_o charles_n guise_n cardinal_n guarantee_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 114_o charn_n island_n 27_o chourna_fw-la isle_n ibid._n childeric_n a_o saxon_a commander_n wound_v 152_o christian_a religion_n promote_v in_o scotland_n 125_o christ_n birthday_n profane_v 151_o christian_n join_v in_o league_n against_o the_o dane_n 176_o christiern_n of_o denmark_n with_o all_o his_o male-stock_n cast_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n 269_o chualsa_n isle_n 73_o cicero_n quote_v about_o britain_n 86_o church_n its_o woeful_a state_n 417_o cimbri_n so_o the_o french_a and_o german_n call_v thief_n 77_o 78_o city_n name_n in_o bria_n brica_fw-la briga_n 63_o 64_o 65_o in_o dunum_n 65_o 66_o 67_o in_o durum_fw-la 68_o in_o magus_n 69_o clacman_n prefecture_n or_o stewarty_a 18_o clarence_n duke_n of_o it_o slay_v in_o france_n by_o the_o scot_n 335_o clarshack_n what_o 24_o claudian_a a_o verse_n in_o he_o correct_v by_o joseph_n scaliger_n 76_o cleirach_n isle_n 31_o cloich_n isle_n 25_o clydsdale_n 13_o 14_o cluyth_v 92_o cnapdale_n 17_o cockburn_n forest_n or_o path_n 13_o cockrane_n one_o of_o king_n james_n the_o iiid_n evil_a counsellor_n put_v to_o death_n 425_o coemetery_n for_o the_o king_n of_o three_o nation_n 27_o coilus_n king_n of_o the_o britain_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 96_o colca_n a_o rare_a kind_n of_o bird_n 32_o colgernus_fw-la a_o saxon_a commander_n kill_v 152_o coll_n isle_n 27_o collonsa_n isle_n 26_o colman_n a_o holy_a bishop_n 160_o columb_n the_o saint_n his_o monastery_n 26_o his_o great_a authority_n 155_o he_o tell_v of_o a_o victory_n at_o a_o very_a great_a distance_n 155_o 156_o his_o death_n 157_o columb_n isle_n see_v icolumbkill_n colvansa_n isle_n 27_o colurn_n i._n e._n chourna_fw-la or_o hasel_n isle_n 26_o comes_fw-la stabuli_fw-la who_o 247_o commodus_n the_o emperor_n in_o britain_n 117_o commonalty_n usual_o comply_v with_o the_o humour_n of_o their_o prince_n 188_o affect_v innovation_n 413_o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n with_o their_o several_a pretension_n 248_o the_o controversy_n not_o decide_v in_o scotland_n but_o refer_v to_o edward_n of_o england_n ibid._n the_o case_n as_o state_v by_o edward_n and_o propound_v to_o lawyer_n 249_o bruce_n refuse_v the_o kingdom_n offer_v he_o on_o ignoble_a term_n 250_o edward_n decide_v for_o balliol_n ibid._n competitor_n for_o the_o regency_n 283_o conanus_fw-la elect_v viceroy_n 101_o conanus_fw-la persuade_v to_o peace_n but_o be_v seditious_o slay_v by_o the_o britain_n his_o countryman_n 141_o conarus_n king_n of_o scotland_n join_v in_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o father_n 113_o he_o demand_v large_a subsidy_n but_o be_v deny_v 114_o he_o war_n against_o the_o britain_n 113_o end_n his_o life_n in_o prison_n 115_o confidence_n sometime_o praise_v for_o constancy_n 358_o congal_n i._n king_n of_o scotland_n 147_o congal_n ii_o enrich_v priest_n 159_o congal_n iii_o 166_o conscience_n guilty_a give_v no_o rest_n 195_o constantine_n chlorus_n in_o britain_n 124_o choose_a general_n by_o the_o briton_n 125_o make_v their_o king_n 143_o slay_v by_o vortigern_n ibid._n constantine_n the_o emperor_n bear_v 124_o constantine_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 145_o reign_n wicked_o ibid._n his_o violent_a death_n 146_o constantine_n ii_o 174_o renew_v public_a discipline_n ibid._n slay_a by_o the_o pict_n 175_o constantine_n iii_o 179_o make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o dane_n ibid._n invade_v the_o subject_n right_o ibid._n abjure_v the_o kingly_a office_n 172_o and_o retire_v into_o a_o monastery_n 180_o constantine_n iu_o surname_v calvus_n 196_o canvas_n for_o the_o crown_n ibid._n inveigh_v against_o the_o law_n of_o kenneth_n about_o hereditary_a succession_n 197_o 〈◊〉_d the_o decree_n of_o its_o council_n seasonable_a for_o perjure_a person_n 77_o controversy_n between_o the_o balliol_n and_o the_o bruce_n concern_v the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n 245_o etc._n etc._n convention_n of_o the_o noble_n to_o choose_v a_o regent_n after_o murray_n death_n 251_o coney_n isle_n 25_o 30_o see_v sigrama_n corbr_v i_o king_n of_o scot_n 108_o corbr_v ii_o surname_v galdus_n 109_o he_n first_o fight_v with_o the_o roman_n ibid._n and_o beat_v they_o out_o of_o caledonia_n 111_o cornavii_n 22_o they_o be_v in_o scotland_n and_o england_n too_o 60_o cornish_a rise_v against_o henry_n vii_o of_o enggland_n 10_o 11_o cornovallia_n or_o cornuvallia_n whence_o derive_v 60_o corshera_n isle_n 26_o coval_n 17_o covihaslop_n see_v round_a isle_n council_n of_o constance_n send_v ambassador_n to_o scotland_n 334_o they_o deny_v faith_n to_o be_v keep_v with_o those_o they_o call_v heretic_n 77_o count_n of_o rothes_n commit_v to_o prison_n 92_o coupins-oy_a 36_o courtesy_n to_o prisoner_n 319_o court_n many_o time_n prefer_v honour_n before_o honesty_n 333_o cowper_n a_o town_n 18_o cracoviac_n see_v kirkwal_n craford_n earl_n of_o it_o take_v part_n with_o the_o douglass_n 384_o but_o afterward_o desert_n they_o 389_o and_o be_v receive_v into_o pavour_n by_o the_o king_n ibid._n crackle_n i._n e._n little_o jangle_v bell_n terrify_v horse_n 307_o crathilinthus_n king_n of_o scot_n 123_o much_o addict_v to_o hunt_v 124_o crathilinthus_n kill_v his_o grandfather_n 192_o he_o rise_v in_o arm_n but_o be_v suppress_v 193_o cree_n river_n 14_o cressingham_n a_o english_a general_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 255_o creighton_n send_v
he_o 421_o again_o possess_v by_o he_o and_o deliver_v to_o the_o english_a 427_o retake_v by_o the_o scot_n 429_o dunbritton_n 17_o the_o castle_n surrender_v to_o robert_n bruce_n 268_o twice_o surprise_v 371_o take_v by_o the_o queen_n 164_o retake_v by_o the_o regent_n by_o surprise_n with_o the_o manner_n how_o 260_o it_o be_v situation_n and_o why_o so_o call_v 262_o 263_o duncan_n king_n of_o scot_n 229_o he_o be_v slay_v ibid._n duncan_n earl_n of_o marr_n regent_n 284_o slay_v in_o battle_n 285_o duncan_n stuart_n rise_v in_o arm_n be_v suppress_v 323_o duncaledon_n rather_o than_o deucaledon_n to_o be_v read_v in_o ptolemy_n 56_o dunchonel_n isle_n 25_o dundee_n 18_o dundean_n enemy_n to_o the_o gordon_n 286_o dunedin_n by_o the_o ancient_a scot_n now_o edinburgh_n 171_o dungisby_n head_n 22_o see_v betubium_n duni_n pacis_fw-la what_o 15_o 119_o dunkelden_n 18_o duno_n or_o dunum_n word_n so_o beginning_n or_o end_v be_v the_o name_n of_o place_n 65_o 66_o 67_o dunoter_n 19_o dunsinnan_n hill_n and_o castle_n 212_o dunstafnage_n 20_o duodecemvirate_n in_o scotland_n 253_o dur_n the_o name_n of_o some_o place_n derive_v therefrom_o 68_o durstus_n king_n of_o scot_n 102_o he_o invite_v the_o nobility_n to_o a_o supper_n and_o there_o treacherous_o kill_v they_o ibid._n he_o be_v slay_v 103_o durstus_n make_v king_n of_o the_o pict_n 132_o slay_v in_o battle_n 137_o e_o eanfrid_n 159_o easdale_n isle_n 25_o easter-day_n a_o dispute_n about_o it_o raise_v by_o austin_n the_o monk_n 157_o eboracum_n i._n e._n york_n whence_o derive_v 60_o ecclesiastic_n their_o power_n over_o king_n 237_o their_o avarice_n 238_o 243_o they_o be_v reform_v by_o constantine_n ii_o be_v superstitious_a 195_o eder_n preserve_v by_o his_o nurse_n 104_o educate_v by_o cadvallus_n 105_o create_a king_n of_o scot_n 106_o edgar_n then_o in_o scotland_n demand_v by_o william_n the_o norman_a 216_o return_v to_o england_n 217_o make_a king_n of_o the_o sâ—ots_n 221_o build_v coldingham_n abbey_n ibid._n edifice_n a_o strange_a one_o 15_o edinburgh_n or_o edinum_n whence_o so_o call_v 171_o its_o several_a name_n 175_o how_o seat_a 276_o a_o convention_n hold_v at_o one_o end_v when_o the_o enemy_n have_v the_o castle_n at_o the_o other_o ibid._n edinburghers_n will_v not_o admit_v the_o english_a exile_n nor_o hamilton_n to_o enter_v their_o city_n 252_o edmund_n king_n of_o england_n his_o story_n 215_o he_o give_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n to_o malcolm_n king_n of_o scot_n 181_o edward_n i._n king_n of_o england_n takes_z away_o all_o scotish_n monument_n 119_o endeavour_n to_o bring_v scotland_n under_o his_o dominion_n 249_o enter_v scotland_n with_o a_o great_a army_n 264_o 265_o overcome_v the_o scot_n and_o force_v they_o to_o swear_v â—ealty_n to_o he_o 259_o appoint_v magistrate_n all_o over_o scotland_n ibid._n desire_v margarite_n of_o norwey_n heiress_n of_o scotland_n a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n but_o she_o die_v before_o her_o marriage_n 245_o edward_n ii_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 263_o besieges_n berwick_n make_v a_o truce_n with_o the_o scot_n and_o retreat_n 270_o 271_o worsted_n in_o scotland_n 272_o be_v cast_v into_o prison_n by_o his_o wife_n and_o his_o son_n and_o there_o put_v to_o a_o cruel_a death_n 274_o edward_n iii_o king_n of_o england_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o scot_n 300_o balliol_n takâ—â—_n into_o his_o protection_n 288_o hâ—s_n cruelty_n to_o seton_n child_n 289_o 〈◊〉_d berwick_n 288_o have_v three_o king_n his_o prisoner_n at_o once_o 304_o he_o overthrow_v the_o scot_n 290_o take_v berwick_n 290_o enter_v scotland_n once_o or_o twice_o but_o retreat_v again_o 293_o 296_o his_o death_n 308_o edward_n duke_z of_o york_z call_v himself_o king_n of_o england_n 396_o edward_n iu_o of_o england_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o scot_n 416_o he_o die_v 428_o he_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o tyranny_n 434_o edward_n vi_o of_o england_n a_o hopeful_a prince_n his_o death_n 114_o edward_n bruce_n call_v to_o be_v king_n in_o ireland_n 269_o assist_v his_o brother_n robert_n 265_o edward_n balliol_n with_o a_o numerous_a fleet_n in_o the_o bay_n of_o forth_o 284_o he_o overcome_v the_o scot_n 285_o enter_v on_o the_o kingdom_n 286_o swears_n fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 288_o his_o supposititious_a son_n 7_o education_n at_o court_n what_o 160_o egfrid_n king_n of_o northumberland_n slay_v by_o the_o pict_n 161_o edwin_n of_o northumberland_n 159_o eel_n take_v in_o abundance_n 14_o egg_n isle_n see_v rum_n 28_o eglish_n or_o church_n isle_n 25_o eglisa_n or_o eglish-oy_a isle_n 36_o elbeouf_n marquis_n of_o it_o stay_v with_o the_o queen_n in_o scotland_n 154_o elgin_n a_o town_n 20_o eliot_n authority_n disallow_v 4_o elizabeth_n queen_n of_o england_n send_v aid_n to_o the_o reformer_n of_o religion_n in_o scotland_n 141_o 144_o her_o grave_a oration_n to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n 155_o 156_o etc._n etc._n she_o in_o part_n adopt_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n 222_o her_o letter_n to_o the_o regent_n to_o defer_v the_o convention_n of_o the_o estate_n ibid._n her_o other_o letter_n to_o he_o which_o break_v off_o the_o course_n of_o his_o victory_n 223_o she_o be_v inform_v by_o the_o regent_n that_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o queen_n depose_n be_v the_o murder_n of_o her_o husband_n 227_o 228_o she_o send_v letter_n to_o the_o noble_n of_o scotland_n to_o receive_v their_o queen_n again_o 239_o etc._n etc._n their_o answer_n to_o her_o letter_n 241_o howard_n conspiracy_n against_o she_o detect_v 244_o she_o demand_v the_o english_a fugitive_n to_o be_v give_v up_o to_o she_o by_o the_o scot_n 284_o she_o be_v make_v arbiter_n between_o the_o party_n in_o scotland_n 260_o some_o of_o her_o council_n will_v have_v king_n james_n send_v into_o england_n 275_o which_o the_o scot_n refuse_v to_o do_v 280_o she_o favour_v the_o king_n cause_n most_o yet_o be_v politic_o slow_a in_o her_o aid_n 279_o 286_o ella_n a_o english_a king_n 172_o ambassador_n from_o france_n desire_v the_o scot_n to_o make_v war_n upon_o england_n 119_o ambassador_n from_o france_n and_o england_n to_o scotland_n 352_o england_n divide_v by_o four_o river_n 13_o the_o king_n thereof_o the_o pope_n feudatary_n 237_o its_o king_n make_v peace_n or_o truce_n with_o the_o scot_n 249_o 250_o enecus_n general_n of_o the_o dane_n 200_o slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 201_o enemy_n not_o to_o be_v undervalue_v 174_o 291_o their_o sudden_a liberality_n to_o be_v suspect_v 43_o english_a how_o say_v to_o rule_v over_o all_o britain_n 180_o incommoded_a in_o their_o march_n in_o scotland_n 276_o their_o army_n worsted_n 270_o quit_v their_o claim_n to_o any_o part_n of_o scotland_n 234_o regain_v a_o great_a part_n of_o scotland_n 303_o draw_v into_o a_o ambush_n 304_o their_o army_n of_o 60000_o man_n 274_o drive_v out_o of_o all_o scotland_n except_o berwick_n 300_o english_a soldier_n less_o rapacious_a than_o the_o french_a 313_o worsted_n in_o scotland_n 391_o overthrow_v by_o the_o scot_n at_o sea_n 379_o ask_v aid_n of_o the_o scot_n against_o their_o own_o king_n 392_o english_a their_o horse_n frighten_v in_o scotland_n 42_o make_v war_n on_o scotland_n 59_o enter_v scotland_n again_o 86_o be_v worsted_n 89_o again_o enter_v 100_o and_o give_v the_o regent_n a_o great_a overthrow_n 104_o enter_v scotland_n again_o 105_o and_o prevail_v against_o james_n douglas_n 106_o english_a fleet_n attempt_v the_o orcades_n 123_o english_a call_v deliverer_n of_o scotland_n 152_o send_v aid_n to_o the_o reformer_n in_o scotland_n 143_o assist_v the_o vindicator_n of_o king_n and_o regent_n murderer_n against_o the_o queen_n faction_n 253_o etc._n etc._n 256_o 257_o their_o queen_n elizabeth_n design_v to_o be_v destroy_v and_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n too_o 280_o enner_n what_o it_o signify_v 106_o ennerlute_a or_o ennerlochy_n a_o mart-town_n 20_o ennerness_n a_o mart-town_n 106_o eorsa_n isle_n 27_o eoy_n isle_n 29_o ericaean_a or_o heath_n isle_n 26_o erisbach_n isle_n see_v abridic_n eriscaia_n or_o erisay_n isle_n 30_o erin_n isle_n ibid._n erra_fw-la isle_n 26_o esk_n river_n 13_o south_n and_o north_n 19_o thence_o the_o country_n call_v eskdale_n 13_o etfin_n king_n of_o scot_n 163_o ethelfrid_n king_n of_o northumberland_n 156_o rout_n the_o scot_n 157_o march_n into_o galway_n ibid._n ethodius_n i._o king_n of_o scot_n make_v law_n about_o hunt_v 112_o overcome_v the_o islander_n ibid._n slay_a by_o night_n in_o his_o bedchamber_n by_o his_o harper_n ibid._n ethodius_n ii_o rule_n by_o his_o deputy_n 119_o be_v slay_v ibid._n ethus_n king_n of_o scot_n 171_o yew_n island_n 31_o eubonia_fw-la or_o man_n isle_n 24_o evenus_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 103_o aid_n the_o pict_n against_o the_o briton_n ibid._n the_o first_o that_o require_v a_o oath_n of_o
allegiance_n of_o his_o subject_n ibid._n first_o settle_v itinerary_a judge_n in_o scotland_n ibid._n evenus_n ii_o 105_o overthrow_v the_o orkney_n man_n 106_o evenus_n iii_o note_v for_o obscenity_n 107_o he_o make_v a_o law_n for_o polygamy_n ibid._n be_v slay_v ibid._n eugenius_n i._n or_o evenus_n king_n of_o scot_n 127_o slay_v by_o the_o roman_n 128_o evenus_n a_o islander_n put_v to_o death_n 174_o eugenius_n ii_o 138_o his_o character_n 144_o in_o his_o time_n the_o roman_n leave_v britain_n ibid._n eugenius_n iii_o brother_n of_o congal_n king_n of_o scot_n 154_o assist_v against_o the_o saxon_n ibid._n eugenius_n iu._n brother_n of_o aidanus_fw-la 158_o bring_v up_o under_o columb_n ibid._n he_o harbour_v the_o fugitive_n saxon_n ibid._n eugenius_n v._n 161_o eugenius_n vi_o ibid._n learned_a in_o theology_n ibid._n in_o his_o time_n it_o rain_v blood_n ibid._n eugenius_n vii_o cause_v the_o memorable_a fact_n of_o king_n to_o be_v record_v 162_o he_o be_v suspect_v for_o the_o murder_n of_o his_o queen_n but_o causeless_o ibid._n eugenius_n viii_o slay_v in_o a_o assembly_n of_o the_o noble_n 163_o evonia_n castle_n 20_o eusdale_n county_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n ewe_n 13_o 140_o example_n of_o prince_n more_o influential_a on_o subject_n than_o their_o law_n 155_o exchequer_n officer_n defend_v sometime_o most_o unjust_a law_n 113_o exchequer_n profit_n sometime_o disprofit_v 35_o excommunication_n unjust_o pronounce_v affect_v not_o the_o excommunicate_v 272_o exile_n more_o tolerable_a than_o servitude_n 132_o f_o fabilla_n or_o fable_n isle_n 30_o fair_a or_o fara_fw-mi isle_n 36_o faith_n or_o fidelity_n towards_o wicked_a person_n unsteadfast_a 105_o 107_o sacred_a among_o soldier_n 319_o 330_o not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n as_o papist_n say_v 130_o falamgal_a isle_n see_v finlagan_n falcon_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o muick_n 28_o famine_n break_v stout_a spirit_n 140_o famine_n and_o pestilence_n in_o scotland_n 388_o fara_fw-mi isle_n 29_o farrow-head_n 21_o faunus_n oracle_n 43_o fenella_n command_v kenneth_n to_o be_v slay_v 169_o feraia_v isle_n 29_o ferchard_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 158_o endeavour_n to_o introduce_v tyranny_n ibid._n malicious_o nourish_v faction_n among_o his_o noble_n and_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o pelagian_a heresy_n 159_o he_o kill_v himself_o ibid._n ferchard_n ii_o wicked_o kill_v his_o wife_n and_o abuse_v his_o daughter_n 160_o he_o be_v excommunicate_v reprove_v by_o coleman_n and_o repout_n at_o his_o death_n ibid._n feredeth_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n 166_o ferelay_v island_n 30_o fergus_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n send_v for_o out_o of_o ireland_n 95_o the_o kingdom_n settle_v on_o he_o by_o common_a consent_n 96_o drown_v at_o carickfergus_n in_o ireland_n 97_o came_n first_o into_o albium_n when_o alexander_n the_o great_a take_v babylon_n ibid._n fergus_n ii_o whilst_o a_o child_n fly_v by_o sea_n with_o his_o parent_n into_o scandia_n be_v recall_v from_o thence_o and_o make_v king_n 133_o 134_o he_o be_v slay_v in_o fight_n 137_o his_o praise_n with_o a_o comparison_n between_o he_o and_o fergus_n i._n ibid._n he_o be_v deserve_o call_v the_o second_o founder_n of_o the_o scotish_n kingdom_n ibid._n fergus_n iii_o poison_v by_o his_o wife_n for_o his_o adultery_n 163_o she_o own_v the_o fact_n and_o kill_v herself_o 164_o fergus_n of_o galway_n child_n disagree_v after_o his_o death_n 246_o feritharis_n king_n of_o scot_n 97_o a_o old_a law_n concern_v succession_n to_o the_o crown_n make_v in_o his_o time_n ibid._n ferlegus_n son_n of_o fergus_n conspire_v against_o his_o uncle_n for_o which_o he_o be_v condemn_v 97_o 98_o fethelmach_n king_n of_o scot_n 127_o fiddler_n or_o harper_n one_o kill_v king_n ethodius_n i._n 116_o another_o assist_v to_o destroy_v fethelmach_n 127_o fifteen_o judge_n appoint_v in_o scotland_n but_o soon_o disuse_v 59_o fife_z county_z 18_o so_o call_v from_o fifus_fw-la 170_o fight_v memorable_a between_o scot_n and_o english_a 355_o at_o bannock_n 267_o at_o otterborn_n 317_o 318_o 319_o fish_n shapeless_a 29_o a_o strange_a sort_n ibid._n fincormachus_n king_n of_o scot_n 125_o findochus_n king_n of_o scot_n 121_o overcome_v donald_n ibid._n be_v slay_v by_o mean_n of_o his_o brother_n caransius_fw-la 122_o finelaw_n or_o finlaw_n bishop_n author_n of_o ill_a counsel_n 339_o finlagan_n isle_n 26_o finnanus_fw-la king_n of_o scot_n 102_o fiole_n isle_n 25_o flada_n isle_n 24_o 28_o 29_o 30_o flanders_n artificer_n send_v for_o from_o thence_o into_o scotland_n 347_o flata_n island_n 36_o flattery_n the_o pest_n of_o great_a family_n 363_o 380_o flavanae_n isle_n 30_o fordun_n 19_o forestia_n ibid._n forth_o or_o scotish_n sea_n 13_o fortune_n a_o example_n of_o its_o inconstancy_n 375_o fotlar_n isle_n 37_o franc_n who_o 46_o francis_n i._n king_n of_o france_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n restore_v to_o liberty_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o spaniard_n 62_o he_o send_v the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n into_o scotland_n 78_o be_v alienate_v from_o lennox_n 83_o send_v montgomery_n into_o scotland_n 91_o francis_n ii_o of_o france_n send_v la'bross_a into_o scotland_n 136_o he_o be_v influence_v by_o and_o be_v under_o the_o power_n of_o the_o guise_n 150_o his_o death_n ibid._n francis_n duke_n of_o guise_n curator_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 114_o appoint_a general_n of_o the_o popish_a faction_n 153_o 174_o franciscan_n or_o beg_v friar_n their_o wealth_n 128_o france_n its_o miserable_a state_n 151_o it_o be_v king_n francis_n promise_v to_o aid_v the_o scot_n of_o the_o queen_n faction_n 254_o and_o the_o scots_a rebel_n 279_o 280_o upon_o what_o ground_n he_o do_v it_o ibid._n frazer_n family_n almost_o extinct_a 89_o frederethuâ—_n slay_v 166_o friend_n betray_v friend_n 332_o their_o injury_n the_o most_o grievous_a 314_o our_o father_n friend_n not_o to_o be_v neglect_v 101_o friendship_n with_o prince_n far_o off_o sometime_o safe_a than_o with_o those_o near_a home_n 44_o french_a gaul_n franâ—s_n their_o original_a 46_o they_o receive_v character_n of_o letter_n from_o the_o massilian_n greek_o 38_o their_o communion_n with_o the_o briton_n 61_o when_o french_a and_o scots_a alliance_n first_o begin_v 165_o they_o send_v aid_n to_o the_o scot_n 90_o 106_o their_o soldier_n very_o licentious_a 313_o their_o army_n leave_v scotland_n 314_o their_o unjust_a demand_n 312_o what_o good_a the_o scot_n get_v by_o their_o alliance_n 322_o their_o king_n distract_v 334_o they_o ask_v aid_n of_o the_o scot_n ibid._n they_o renew_v their_o league_n with_o the_o scot_n 240_o 251_o 273_o french_a and_o scots_a soldier_n mutiny_n 109_o their_o auxiliary_n in_o scotland_n can_v forbear_v their_o wont_a plunder_v 314_o they_o hinder_v a_o alliance_n with_o england_n by_o bribe_n as_o much_o as_o they_o can_v 43_o 44_o assault_v werk_n castle_n 45_o their_o soldier_n kill_v the_o governor_n of_o edinburgh_n with_o some_o of_o the_o citizen_n 209_o they_o design_v to_o surprise_v hadington_n ibid._n they_o be_v disgu_v by_o the_o scot_n 110_o french_a and_o english_a in_o scotland_n agree_v 111_o french_z transport_v into_o their_o own_o country_n 112_o french_a king_n send_v auxiliary_n to_o strengthen_v the_o queen_n regent_n 135_o 143_o french_a ambassador_n demand_n from_o the_o reform_a 136_o 152_o french_z their_o contumelious_a pride_n against_o some_o of_o the_o scot_n 143_o 144_o their_o design_n to_o establish_v tyranny_n ibid._n french_a ambassador_n busy_a between_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o royalist_n 218_o 219_o upon_o the_o queen_n overthrow_n he_o skulk_v away_o 221_o french_z to_o leave_v scotland_n by_o consent_n 149_o french_a ship_n send_v with_o provision_n and_o ammunition_n into_o scotland_n take_v by_o the_o royalist_n 279_o french_a tongue_n heretofore_o not_o much_o different_a from_o the_o british_a 58_o friar_n mendicant_n mercenary_n to_o parish-priest_n and_o curate_n 345_o 346_o their_o opinion_n and_o why_o manducants_n rather_o than_o mendicant_n 129_o fuda_n isle_n 29_o g_z give_v letter_n common_o use_v by_o the_o french_a for_o five_o 60_o 61_o gaga_n isle_n 25_o gall_a gael_n gall_n 62_o galdus_n the_o surname_n of_o corbr_v what_o it_o signify_v 109_o galeatius_fw-la sforza_n slay_v by_o his_o uncle_n 231_o gallovid_n in_o old_a scotish_n signify_v a_o gaul_n 14_o galo_n cardinal_n the_o pope_n legate_n in_o england_n 237_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o scot_n 238_o a_o wicked_a and_o avaritious_a man_n ibid._n galvinus_n son_n of_o lothus_n 151_o galway_n why_o so_o call_v 14_o 61_o 139_o garalinga_n isle_n 29_o garaard_v king_n of_o the_o pict_n 162_o garvae_fw-la isle_n three_o 25_o garvillan_n isle_n 30_o gavin_n isle_n 25_o gaul_n send_v colony_n into_o spain_n 48_o into_o italy_n 49_o into_o germany_n ibid._n into_o britain_n 50_o into_o ireland_n 51_o gathelus_n a_o prince_n feign_v by_o some_o to_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o scot_n nation_n 46_o gavin_n dunbar_n
the_o king_n tutor_n make_v chancellor_n 54_o gavin_n douglas_n call_v archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n 29_o commit_v to_o prison_n 164_o genrach_n isle_n 26_o geoffry_n of_o monmouth_n a_o writer_n of_o british_a affair_n 8_o geldrian_o come_v to_o help_v the_o english_a against_o the_o scot_n 295_o geloni_n paint_v their_o body_n 53_o genistery_n or_o broom_n isle_n 25_o george_n buchanan_n imprison_v for_o religion_n escape_v out_o of_o his_o chamber-window_n whilst_o his_o keeper_n be_v asleep_a 67_o he_o be_v send_v in_o embassy_n with_o other_o into_o england_n 224_o his_o ingenuous_a speech_n concern_v himself_o 71_o george_n brother_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o douglas_n make_v earl_n of_o ormond_n 377_o command_n the_o force_n against_o england_n 378_o extol_v for_o his_o victory_n over_o they_o 380_o declare_v a_o public_a enemy_n 387_o behead_v 390_o george_n douglas_n earl_n of_o angus_n 377_o his_o memorable_a fact_n 398_o he_o be_v against_o the_o queen_n mother_n 399_o his_o bold_a and_o unworthy_a speech_n to_o the_o king_n 50_o george_n douglas_n the_o regent_n young_a brother_n 217_o deliver_v the_o queen_n out_o of_o prison_n 218_o george_n dunbar_n earl_n of_o merch_n espouse_n his_o daughter_n to_o david_n king_n robert_n son_n 325_o which_o marriage_n not_o take_v effect_n he_o join_v with_o percy_n of_o england_n against_o the_o scot_n 326_o proclaim_v a_o public_a enemy_n ibid._n percy_n and_o he_o overthrow_v the_o scot_n 307_o take_v douglas_n prisoner_n in_o fight_n 327_o join_n with_o percy_n against_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v wound_v and_o take_v prisoner_n 329_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o regent_n returns_z into_o scotland_n 332_o george_n gordon_n send_v with_o a_o army_n against_o england_n 70_o the_o king_n hatred_n against_o he_o 71_o accuse_v and_o imprison_v 115_o release_v 116_o study_v to_o raise_v commotion_n 154_o privy_a to_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o murray_n 168_o condemn_a for_o treason_n 170_o restore_v by_o the_o queen_n to_o his_o former_a dignity_n 173_o chief_n of_o the_o queen_n faction_n 209_o george_n lesly_n earl_n of_o rothes_n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 121_o there_o poison_v as_o it_o be_v believe_v 122_o george_n ruven_o slay_v 282_o george_n wiseheart_n preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n 93_o persecute_a by_o cardinal_n beton_n against_o the_o regent_n mind_n 94_o foretell_v the_o death_n of_o cardinal_n beton_n 97_o his_o pious_a and_o christian_a deportment_n before_o and_o at_o his_o martyrdom_n 95_o 96_o 97_o gerlock_n isle_n 28_o gerlock_n bay_n see_v loch-g_a 17_o gersa_n or_o gress-oy_a isle_n 37_o gernich_n or_o gaxnico_fw-la 22_o germany_n whence_o so_o call_v 42_o germâ—nâ—_n their_o fabulous_a original_a 45_o ingenious_a in_o relate_v the_o origin_n of_o their_o nation_n 38_o 39_o german_a navy_n land_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o scotland_n 94_o gessoriaci_n i._n e._n people_n live_v about_o calais_n 10_o getes_n paint_v their_o body_n 53_o gethus_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n 97_o slay_a 100_o getini_n and_o getae_n whence_o 49_o geurasdil_n isle_n 25_o gigaia_n or_o gega_n isle_n ibid._n gigamena_n isle_n ibid._n giles_n tutelary_a god_n of_o edinburgh_n his_o show_n affront_v 124_o gilbert_n kennedy_n slay_v by_o the_o command_n of_o james_n douglas_n 57_o a_o man_n of_o a_o great_a spirit_n ibid._n kennedy_n constancy_n in_o keep_v his_o word_n â—77_n gilbert_n kennedy_n earl_n of_o cassils_n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 121_o he_o die_v there_o not_o without_o the_o suspicion_n of_o poison_n 127_o gilbert_n his_o son_n choose_a judge_n in_o bothwelâ—s_n â—s_z case_n but_o excuse_n himself_o 195_o gilchrist_n kill_v his_o wife_n the_o king_n sister_n for_o her_o adultery_n 234_o king_n william_n general_n 230_o banish_a but_o receive_v again_o into_o favour_n 234_o gilcolumb_n slay_v 164_o gildas_n quote_v concern_v britain_n 93_o he_o write_v 400_o year_n after_o tacitus_n 38_o favour_v by_o aurelius_n ambrose_n 148_o a_o good_a man_n and_o die_v at_o glastenbury_n in_o somersetshire_n the_o prophecy_n that_o go_v under_o his_o name_n not_o genuine_a ibid._n gildominick_n and_o the_o murray_n man_n suppress_v 230_o gilespy_n cambel_n a_o actor_n in_o the_o reformation_n 129_o recall_v by_o threaten_a letter_n by_o the_o queen_n regent_n 130_o gilespy_n earl_n of_o argyle_n banish_v 175_o his_o levity_n 206_o privy_a to_o the_o queen_n wickedness_n 216_o general_n of_o her_o army_n 220_o refuse_v to_o own_v himself_o a_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n 234_o the_o regent_n receive_v he_o into_o favour_n and_o he_o be_v in_o great_a authority_n 235_o 251_o gillan_n isle_n 30_o gillo_n commander_n of_o the_o exile_a scot_n 129_o gillus_n the_o bastard_n king_n of_o scot_n 104_o fly_n into_o ireland_n 105_o slay_v by_o cadvallus_n 106_o glascow_n 14_o the_o bishop_n thereof_o frighten_v by_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n 376_o glass_n isle_n 28_o glenluce_n 14_o glotta_n river_n i._n e._n clyde_n 14_o glottiana_n see_v clydsdale_n goat_n isle_n 25_o god_n favour_n attend_v the_o good_a 213_o gomâ—dra_n isle_n 27_o goran_z king_n of_o scot_n 148_o persuade_v the_o king_n of_o the_o pict_n and_o briton_n to_o join_v with_o the_o scot_n against_o the_o saxon_n 148_o he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o his_o subject_n 154_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n fly_v into_o ireland_n ibid._n but_o be_v recall_v by_o congal_n ii_o 155_o gordon_n at_o feud_n with_o the_o forbe_n 284_o gordon_n a_o enemy_n to_o murray_n 162_o he_o labour_v to_o destroy_v he_o 164_o 166_o his_o design_n against_o he_o at_o one_o time_n wonderful_o prevent_v 168_o 169_o gordon'_v bold_a attempt_n against_o the_o queen_n herself_o 167_o gorlois_n wicked_o slay_v by_o uter_n 149_o goropius_n reprove_v 10_o goth_n who_o 33_o gothunni_n and_o gothini_n who_o 49_o grafton_n censure_v 252_o graham_n or_o grame_n 135_o appoint_a tutor_n to_o eugenius_n 137_o recal_n christian_n pastor_n into_o scotland_n 140_o graham_n dike_n 138_o grampian_n hill_n or_o mountain_n 17_o gramry_n isle_n 25_o granisa_n isle_n 36_o grace_n have_v the_o chief_a command_n in_o scotland_n against_o the_o french_a 146_o gregory_n king_n of_o scot_n his_o famous_a achievement_n against_o the_o pict_n dane_n and_o briton_n 175_o 176_o he_o take_v several_a city_n in_o ireland_n 177_o green_a isle_n 25_o 28_o grevan_n river_n 14_o gria_n isle_n 30_o griffin_n slay_v in_o fight_n 156_o grime_n king_n of_o scotland_n 198_o make_v a_o agreement_n with_o malcolm_n ibid._n which_o he_o afterward_o break_v be_v overthrow_v and_o make_v prisoner_n 199_o and_o die_v 200_o groom_n in_o a_o stable_a his_o bold_a attempt_n on_o james_n hamilton_n in_o revenge_n of_o his_o master_n death_n 52_o for_o which_o he_o be_v put_v to_o death_n ibid._n gruinorta_fw-la isle_n 31_o guidi_n 15_o 92_o guise_n their_o desire_n to_o hasten_v the_o marriage_n of_o mary_n with_o the_o dolphin_n 221_o their_o overgreat_a power_n suspect_v 122_o they_o design_n scotland_n as_o a_o peculiar_a for_o their_o family_n 151_o they_o seek_v to_o destroy_v james_n earl_n of_o murray_n as_o a_o enemy_n to_o popery_n 165_o gun_n isle_n 27_o gun_n i._n e._n great_a ordnance_n of_o iron_n when_o first_o begin_v to_o be_v use_v in_o scotland_n 394_o h_n hadington_n 13_o deserted_n by_o the_o english_a 111_o hago_n a_o danish_a admiral_n 181_o hay_n or_o have_fw-mi isle_n 30_o hakerset_n isle_n 29_o hamilton_n the_o original_a of_o their_o family_n 273_o hamilton_n leave_v the_o party_n of_o the_o douglass_n 390_o hamiltonian_o will_v to_o free_a the_o queen_n out_o of_o prison_n 216_o overthrow_v in_o battle_n and_o some_o of_o they_o take_v prisoner_n 221_o 222_o they_o meet_v at_o edinburgh_n in_o behalf_n of_o queen_n mary_n 252_o hara_n isle_n 37_o harald_n earl_n of_o caithness_n punish_v for_o his_o cruelty_n 235_o haraya_n or_o harray_v isle_n 31_o harper_n of_o old_a use_v to_o lie_v in_o the_o bedchamber_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o noble_n in_o 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ii_o 306_o his_o duel_n with_o henry_n percy_n 316_o be_v slay_v fight_v valiant_o 318_o his_fw-la three_o last_o die_v request_n ibid._n james_n douglas_n make_v earl_n when_o william_n douglas_n his_o father_n be_v slay_v 386_o he_o accuse_v the_o king_n and_o noble_n of_o perfidiousness_n ibid._n proclaim_a a_o public_a enemy_n 387_o marry_v beatrix_n his_o brother_n widow_n 388_o persuade_v to_o a_o reconciliation_n with_o the_o king_n which_o he_o refuse_v ibid._n be_v forsake_v by_o his_o friend_n he_o apply_v to_o england_n for_o aid_n 389_o and_o to_o donald_n the_o islander_n 390_o forsake_a by_o his_o wife_n ibid._n james_n douglas_n earl_n of_o morton_n and_o alexander_z hume_z take_v the_o coronation-oath_n for_o king_n james_n vi_o in_o his_o minority_n 214_o he_o provide_v for_o the_o commonwealth_n at_o his_o private_a charge_n 215_o command_v the_o king_n army_n against_o the_o queen_n 220_o go_v into_o england_n with_o the_o regent_n 224_o send_v ambassador_n into_o 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make_v he_o regent_n ibid._n but_o without_o success_n 232_o he_o submit_v to_o the_o regent_n 234_o james_n hamilton_n son_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n sister_n treacherous_o shoot_v murray_n and_o kill_v he_o 245_o 246_o james_n hamilton_n a_o bastard_n brother_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n choose_a judge_n against_o the_o lutheran_n 68_o he_o be_v try_v condemn_a and_o execute_v 69_o james_n hepburn_n earl_n of_o bothwel_n commit_v to_o prison_n 163_o 164_o but_o escape_n 167_o banish_a 66_o a_o rival_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_n 80_o call_v out_o of_o france_n by_o the_o queen_n 171_o 172_o endeavour_n to_o supplant_v murray_n 163_o divorce_v from_o his_o former_a wife_n 198_o procure_v a_o schedule_n from_o the_o nobility_n about_o his_o marriage_n with_o the_o queen_n 196_o surprise_v and_o marry_v the_o queen_n 199_o outlaw_v 173_o accuse_v of_o the_o king_n murder_n 194_o his_o mock-trial_n 173_o 193_o 195_o wound_a by_o a_o highway_n pad_n 184_o 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with_o the_o queen_n and_o bothwel_n 204_o but_o choose_v rather_o to_o leave_v the_o land_n 205_o he_o return_v from_o travel_n and_o be_v make_v regent_n 213_o his_o resolute_a speech_n 217_o he_o meet_v the_o queen_n of_o england_n ambassador_n at_o york_n 224_o waylay_v by_o his_o enemy_n in_o his_o journey_n ibid._n go_v to_o london_n 226_o where_o he_o manage_n the_o accusation_n against_o the_o queen_n 227_o whence_o honourable_o dismiss_v and_o his_o transaction_n there_o approve_v in_o scotland_n 233_o he_o be_v desert_v by_o his_o friend_n 243_o too_o câ—â—eless_a of_o himself_o 245_o kill_v by_o one_o of_o the_o hamilton_n 246_o his_o laudable_a character_n 246_o 247_o james_n murray_n offer_v to_o encounter_v bothwel_n hand_n to_o hand_n 209_o james_n sandiland_n ambassador_n from_o scotland_n to_o france_n 150_o james_n sandiland_n send_v against_o the_o thief_n 59_o carry_v proposition_n from_o the_o reformer_n to_o the_o queen_n regent_n 125_o james_n stuart_n marry_v joan_n the_o widow_n of_o james_n i._n 364_o be_v banish_v 375_o james_n stuart_n the_o queen_n brother_n put_v the_o english_a to_o a_o retreat_n 108_o have_v threaten_a letter_n send_v he_o by_o the_o queen_n 130_o a_o actor_n in_o reform_v religion_n 131_o make_a earl_n of_o marr_n and_o murray_n 161_o iceni_n and_o icium_fw-la 10_o icolumbkil_n 26_o idleness_n the_o source_n of_o mischief_n 345_o idler_n isle_n or_o of_o the_o otiosi_fw-it 25_o jerna_n i._n e._n ireland_n 69_o jew_n imitate_v by_o the_o romanist_n 381_o issurt_n or_o issert_n isle_n 30_o igerne_n vitiate_a by_o uter_n yet_o he_o afterward_o marry_v she_o 149_o ignis_fw-la fatuus_fw-la what_o 264_o ila_n isle_n see_v yla_n ilan_n na_fw-fr covihaslop_n 26_o image_n demolish_v at_o perth_n 128_o immersi_fw-la isle_n 26_o impostor_n notorious_a one_o 393_o 6_o 7_o etc._n etc._n 58_o indigenae_fw-la who_o 42_o 50_o indulfus_n king_n of_o scot_n 181_o casual_o slay_v by_o the_o dane_n 182_o indulgence_n overmuch_o to_o child_n punish_v 337_o informer_n though_o sometime_o allow_v yet_o dangerous_a instrument_n in_o a_o state_n 148_o inhumanity_n to_o prisoner_n 297_o innerlochy_n 20_o innerness_n 20_o interregnum_fw-la in_o scotland_n after_o alexander_n the_o iiid_n death_n 245_o inundation_n of_o the_o river_n tay_n at_o perth_n 236_o and_o great_a one_o in_o lothian_n 305_o john_n annins_n write_v the_o original_a of_o the_o briton_n in_o verse_n 42_o johannes_n scotus_n send_v for_o by_o charles_n the_o great_a 165_o john_n or_o jean_n isle_n 26_o john_n balliol_n his_o genealogy_n 246_o 247_o 248_o more_o solicitous_a for_o a_o kingdom_n than_o a_o good_a name_n 250_o make_a king_n and_o surrender_v himself_o and_o kingdom_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n ibid._n he_o confess_v his_o fault_n for_o so_o do_v 251_o disgust_n edward_n of_o england_n 252_o overthrow_v by_o edward_n make_v prisoner_n and_o release_v 251_o 252_o 253_o john_n king_n of_o england_n meditate_v a_o war_n against_o scotland_n 235_o make_v divers_a league_n with_o the_o scot_n 236_o enter_v scotland_n 237_o the_o pope_n beneficiary_n ibid._n poison_a by_o a_o monk_n 238_o john_n son_n of_o alexander_n brother_n to_o james_n iii_o duke_n of_o albany_n declare_v regent_n when_o in_o france_n 31_o he_o arrive_v in_o scotland_n 32_o get_v the_o queen_n mother_n into_o his_o power_n 34_o go_v into_o france_n appoint_v governor_n in_o his_o absence_n 37_o return_v to_o scotland_n 39_o raise_v a_o army_n against_o england_n but_o make_v a_o truce_n 40_o 41_o go_v again_o into_o france_n whence_o he_o return_v with_o a_o great_a navy_n 41_o 42_o march_n into_o england_n and_o assault_n werk-castle_n 45_o go_v the_o three_o time_n into_o france_n and_o his_o power_n be_v vacate_v in_o his_o absence_n 46_o john_n erskin_n send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 63_o of_o the_o queen_n faction_n 105_o make_a governor_n of_o edinburgh_n castle_n 115_o send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 121_o john_n brother_n to_o king_n james_n iii_o put_v to_o death_n 421_o john_n erskin_n favour_v the_o reformation_n 126_o afraid_a of_o the_o queen_n regent_n 128_o beat_v the_o rebel_n out_o of_o sterlin_n 282_o choose_a regent_n 283_o straiten_n edinburgh_n 286_o john_n armstrong_n captain_n of_o thief_n execute_v 57_o john_n earl_n of_o athol_n marry_v beatrix_n douglas_n 301_o he_o &_o his_o wife_n take_v prisoner_n by_o donald_n 408_o john_n earl_n of_o buchan_n aid_v the_o french_a king_n son_n 334_o make_a lord_n high_a constable_n of_o france_n 335_o slay_v there_o by_o the_o english_a 336_o john_n cumins_n march_v into_o england_n and_o waste_v northumberland_n 253_o his_o treachery_n against_o robert_n bruce_n 2â—0_n which_o cost_v he_o his_o life_n ibid._n john_n earl_n of_o carick_n base_a son_n to_o robert_n ii_o 307_o john_n cockburn_n of_o ormiston_n wound_v and_o take_v by_o bothwel_o 140_o john_n cuningham_n employ_v in_o surprise_v dumbarton-castle_n 263_o john_n earl_n douglas_n brother_n make_v baron_n of_o
balvany_n 377_o proclaim_v a_o public_a enemy_n 387_o john_n damiot_n a_o conjurer_n foretell_v rize_n death_n 182_o john_n forbâ—s_v condemn_v and_o behead_v 6â—_n john_n fordon_n author_n of_o the_o history_n call_v scotochronicon_a 146_o john_n fleming_n the_o queen_n governor_n of_o dumbritton_n castle_n when_o it_o be_v surprise_v 263_o he_o escape_v but_o his_o wife_n be_v well_o treat_v by_o the_o regent_n 265_o john_n fleming_n of_o bogal_n take_v there_o ibid._n john_n herris_n undeserved_o put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o douglass_n 384_o john_n hepburn_n powerful_a and_o factious_a 31_o his_o feud_n with_o the_o hume_n 32_o 33_o he_o insinuate_v himself_o into_o john_n the_o regent_n 31_o accuse_v douglas_n hume_n and_o forman_n 3â—_n john_n gordon_n â—arl_n of_o huntly_n take_v by_o murray_n and_o put_v to_o death_n 170_o john_n hamilton_n archbishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n 103_o a_o deâ—oâ—st_a man_n 111_o john_n hamilton_n trouble_v in_o conscience_n for_o the_o king_n murder_n discover_v his_o complice_n 267_o john_n kennedy_n make_v one_o of_o the_o king_n guardian_n or_o tutor_n 407_o john_n knox_n preach_v to_o reclaim_v those_o that_o kill_v cardâ—nal_a beton_n 100_o his_o sermon_n to_o the_o people_n of_o perth_n for_o the_o reformation_n 128_o 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o destroy_v popish_a shrine_n ibid._n his_o encourage_v sermon_n to_o the_o reformer_n at_o sâ—erlin_n 141_o hiâ—_n sermon_n at_o king_n james_n vi_o his_o inauguration_n â—14_n john_n ii_o lay_n the_o foundation_n of_o tyranny_n in_o portugal_n 434_o john_n lesly_n prâ—vy_n to_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o james_n earl_n of_o murray_n 167_o 169_o john_n mac-arthur_n captain_n of_o toâ—ies_n execute_v 341_o john_n melvil_n put_v to_o death_n 11â—_n john_n earl_n of_o marr_n brother_n to_o james_n iii_o put_v to_o death_n by_o open_v a_o vein_n till_o he_o expire_v 421_o john_n murderaâ—h_v take_v 116_o john_n monluâ—_n bishop_n of_o valence_n in_o scotland_n 14â—_n john_n maxwel_o of_o herris_n revolt_v from_o the_o reformer_n 176_o 177_o the_o queen_n put_v little_a trust_n in_o he_o 222_o make_a prisoner_n by_o the_o regent_n but_o release_v without_o public_a authority_n 253_o john_n earl_n of_o marr_n a_o commander_n in_o the_o king_n army_n 220_o john_n randolph_n send_v into_o france_n 287_o make_a regent_n 294_o take_a prisoner_n by_o the_o english_a 295_o slay_v in_o fight_n 322_o john_n scot_n his_o wonderful_a abstinence_n from_o food_n â—8_o john_n duns_n scotus_n where_o bâ—rn_n 306_o john_n ramsy_n preserve_v by_o the_o king_n 425_o prove_v a_o evil_a counsellor_n to_o james_n iii_o 431_o john_n stuart_n earl_n of_o lennox_n revolt_v from_o the_o regent_n 35_o but_o be_v again_o receive_v into_o favour_n ibid._n he_o endeavour_v to_o take_v the_o king_n from_o the_o douglass_n and_o be_v slay_v 50_o john_n stuart_n earl_n of_o athol_n send_v against_o john_n murderach_n 116_o a_o procurer_n of_o the_o match_n between_o henry_n and_o mary_n queen_n of_o scotland_n 192_o he_o lose_v hâ—s_a opportunity_n 206_o john_n vien_fw-it admiral_n of_o the_o french_a navy_n in_o scotland_n 311_o john_n windram_n secret_o favour_v the_o cause_n of_o true_a religion_n 65_o joan_z douglas_z and_o her_o husband_n their_o miserable_a end_n 66_o 67_o joan_n the_o wife_n of_o james_n i._o her_o manly_a fact_n 360_o put_v in_o prison_n with_o her_o husband_n 364_o her_o death_n 395_o joseph_n scaliger_n amend_v a_o place_n in_o seneca_n 76_o josâ—â—a_n king_n of_o scot_n 101_o a_o lover_n of_o chirurgery_n 102_o ireland_n ancient_a inhabitant_n call_v scot_n 73_o irish_a break_v in_o on_o galway_n in_o scotland_n 177_o and_o be_v overthrow_v by_o king_n gregory_n ibid._n irish_a scot_n make_v peace_n with_o the_o roman_n 130_o 131_o irish_a air_n temperate_a 2_o 51_o colony_n of_o gaul_n send_v into_o ireland_n 51_o description_n of_o ireland_n out_o of_o solinus_n 85_o irwin_n river_n 14_o island_n in_o shape_n like_o a_o man_n 26_o island_n encompass_v scotland_n their_o order_n and_o threefold_a division_n 22_o islander_n parsimonious_a 33_o healthful_a and_o long-lived_a 37_o prone_a to_o rebel_v 207_o islander_n western_a their_o manner_n of_o live_v at_o home_o and_o abroad_o 23_o etc._n etc._n isa_n or_o ishol_a isle_n 29_o 30_o issidorus_n i._n e._n issoir_n a_o city_n in_o france_n judgement_n and_o trial_n of_o noble_n how_o ancient_o manage_v in_o scotland_n 340_o jule-tide_n or_o christmas_n as_o it_o be_v call_v licentious_o observe_v 151_o julian_n romer_n take_v 110_o agricola_n exploit_n in_o britain_n 109_o 110_o recall_v from_o thence_o 111_o junius_n brutus_n 271_o julius_n caesar_n the_o first_o roman_n that_o enter_v britain_n with_o a_o army_n 84_o julius_n frontinus_n in_o britain_n 86_o 109_o jura_n isle_n 25_o justice_n can_v do_v more_o than_o terror_n of_o arm_n 180_o 189_o the_o most_o popular_a thing_n 348_o juverna_n ireland_n so_o call_v 69_o k_o karrera_n isle_n 25_o katherine_n medici_n after_o her_o son_n death_n undertake_v the_o government_n 151_o keame_n castle_n 25_o kebercurning_n 22_o kedwalla_n king_n of_o the_o briton_n 159_o keligire_v island_n 30_o kellasa_n isle_n ibid._n kelvin_n river_n 16_o ken_n river_n 14_o kenneth_n i._n king_n of_o scot_n 158_o kenneth_n ii_o 167_o compare_v with_o fergus_n ii_o persuade_v the_o nobility_n to_o war_n with_o the_o pict_n and_o overcome_v they_o in_o battle_n 169_o he_o may_v be_v call_v the_o three_o founder_n of_o the_o scotish_n kingdom_n 170_o kenneth_n iii_o 187_o circumvent_n his_o noble_n by_o a_o wile_n 188_o cause_n malcolm_n to_o be_v poison_v 193_o trouble_a in_o conscience_n for_o it_o 195_o make_v new_a law_n concern_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 193_o 194_o worsted_n at_o first_o by_o the_o dane_n yet_o afterward_o overthrow_v they_o 190_o 191_o slay_v by_o fenella_n 196_o kenneth_n king_n of_o the_o pict_n 167_o kentigern_n 145_o keniburgh_n island_n the_o great_a and_o the_o small_a 27_o kernici_n who_o 22_o kernicovalli_n ibid._n kingly_a government_n what_o 268_o it_o be_v origin_n ibid._n king_n their_o distress_n move_v pity_n 213_o king_n in_o scotland_n not_o to_o do_v any_o public_a affair_n without_o advise_v with_o their_o noble_n or_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n 102_o 230_o 251_o they_o use_v to_o ride_v the_o circuit_n themselves_o for_o the_o administration_n of_o justice_n before_o itinerary_a judge_n be_v appoint_v 103_o 123_o their_o wife_n ancient_o not_o call_v queen_n 402_o not_o in_o their_o power_n alone_o to_o make_v peace_n or_o war_n in_o scotland_n 322_o they_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o law_n 269_o how_o their_o public_a revenue_n if_o spend_v may_v be_v increase_v 114_o a_o law_n for_o their_o successive_a inherit_v the_o crown_n confirm_v 194_o 195_o king_n if_o young_a their_o favour_n slippery_a 416_o subject_n apt_a to_o degenerate_v into_o their_o manner_n 111_o king_n desire_v to_o be_v revenge_v on_o his_o noble_n endeavour_n to_o set_v they_o one_o against_o another_o 431_o kings-cross_n or_o re-cross_a in_o stanmore_n what_o 238_o kinnatel_n king_n of_o scot_n 155_o kinross_n 170_o be_v sheriffwick_n 18_o kinloss_n abby_n 184_o kinthern_a see_v cantire_a kirkwal_n the_o chief_a town_n in_o the_o island_n pomonae_n or_o mainland_n 35_o kirta_n isle_n 30_o knapdale_n 17_o kyle_n 14_o l_o l'abross_n a_o french_a general_n will_v have_v all_o the_o nobility_n of_o scotland_n destroy_v 148_o laia_n river_n see_v avonlagan_n lamb_n isle_n 30_o lamlach_n isle_n 24_o lamot_n the_o french_a king_n ambassador_n in_o scotland_n 20_o he_o move_v the_o scot_n to_o war_n against_o england_n ibid._n etc._n etc._n lamyrian_n or_o lamormoor_n mountain_n 13_o lanarch_n or_o lanerick_n 14_o lancaster_n duke_n ambassador_n in_o scotland_n 309_o afterward_o invade_v it_o 310_o langside_n fight_n 220_o laodice_n queen_n her_o cruelty_n to_o her_o own_o child_n 231_o largess_n immoderate_a occasion_n want_n 203_o lauderdale_n so_o call_v of_o the_o town_n lauder_n 13_o laurence_n twine_n persuade_v balliol_n to_o go_v for_o scotland_n 284_o law_n about_o succession_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 97_o new_a one_o make_v 194_o confirm_a 200_o whether_o profitable_a to_o the_o public_a or_o not_o 196_o 197_o law_n too_o severe_a to_o confiscate_v the_o whole_a estate_n of_o condemn_a person_n without_o any_o allowance_n to_o their_o innocent_a wife_n and_o child_n 113_o law_n against_o theft_n 282_o law_n about_o hunt_v their_o author_n see_v hunt_v law_n law_n in_o scotland_n few_o beside_o decree_n of_o the_o estate_n 59_o laxa_fw-la isle_n 30_o lead_n white_a and_o black_a find_v in_o pomona_n 35_o legate_n a_o counterfeit_a roman_a one_o 387_o leith_n river_n 13_o leland_n quote_v 61_o lenity_n overmuch_o bring_v contempt_n 381_o 385_o 392_o lennox_n or_o levin_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n levin_n 140_o lend_v observe_v on_o a_o politic_a account_n only_o 170_o leon_n strozy_n admiral_n of_o the_o french_a galley_n in_o scotland_n
her_o faction_n garrison_n edinburgh_n from_o whence_o they_o sally_v out_o 〈◊〉_d morton_n â—â—â—_o massacre_n design_v in_o france_n by_o the_o guâ—â—es_n 750_o matthew_n stuart_n earl_n of_o lennox_n marry_v margarite_n hamilton_n â—_o send_v for_o out_o of_o france_n into_o scotland_n 78_o return_v 171_o circumvent_v by_o the_o cardinal_n be_v cunning_a about_o his_o marry_v the_o queen_n 80_o upon_o which_o he_o rise_v in_o arm_n but_o be_v force_v to_o agree_v with_o the_o regent_n 82_o he_o justify_v himself_o to_o the_o french_a king_n 83_o be_v worsted_n and_o fly_v into_o england_n where_o he_o be_v kind_o receive_v and_o marry_v margarite_n douglas_n 83_o 85_o 86_o create_a regent_n 258_o 259_o take_v brechin_n from_o huntly_n 260_o hurt_a by_o a_o fall_n 261_o maximianus_n commander_n of_o a_o roman_a legion_n in_o britain_n 136_o he_o overthrow_v the_o scot_n and_o pict_n 137_o maxim_n grave_n in_o policy_n 176_o another_o 208_o other_o 239_o maximus_n in_o britain_n 127_o he_o overcome_v the_o scot_n 128_o take_v the_o chief_a government_n upon_o he_o 129_o banish_v all_o the_o scot_n out_o of_o britain_n ibid._n measure_n and_o weight_n amend_v and_o rectify_v 334_o mechanical_a engine_n of_o brass_n a_o strange_a one_o 192_o mecla_n isle_n 37_o meliss_n graham_n deprive_v of_o strathearn_n by_o the_o king_n 351_o man_n fight_v like_o wild_a beast_n one_o with_o another_o 324_o mendiâ—ant_a friar_n call_v manducant_fw-la 129_o menteiâ—h_o 17_o 140_o mentheâ—'s_n treachery_n against_o robert_n bruce_n 268_o he_o be_v reward_v 269_o merch_n 13_o merchant_n forbid_v to_o traffic_v by_o sea_n for_o a_o time_n 244_o merchant_n or_o châ—nnards_n isâ—e_v 26_o mercenary_a soldier_n change_v with_o fortune_n 236_o fit_a to_o establish_v tyranny_n 117_o 177_o merlin_n the_o prophet_n or_o impostor_n rather_o when_o he_o live_v 147_o a_o wicked_a man_n 149_o a_o comparison_n between_o gildas_n and_o he_o à _fw-la dissimili_fw-la ibid._n mern_n whence_o so_o call_v 170_o mernoch_n isle_n 25_o mertaâ—k_a isle_n 31_o metellan_n or_o maitland_n king_n of_o scot_n 107_o michael_n weems_n help_v the_o royalist_n 277_o milesian_n fable_n what_o 77_o minturnae_n 78_o modred_a son_n of_o lothus_n general_n of_o the_o pict_n force_n 151_o competitor_n with_o constantine_n 153_o slay_a ibid._n moesici_fw-la who_o 89_o mogald_n king_n of_o scot_n 112_o make_v a_o unjust_a law_n 113_o he_o be_v slay_v ibid._n molas_fw-la isle_n 24_o mologhascar_n isle_n 25_o mon_n isle_n put_v false_o for_o man_n 24_o monfort_n slay_v by_o preston_n 297_o mongomery_n come_v into_o scotland_n 91_o monk_n poison_v king_n john_n of_o england_n 238_o another_o poison_n thomas_n randolph_n 283_o their_o impudence_n in_o devise_v fable_n 42_o their_o luxury_n 143_o their_o monastery_n overthrow_v by_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n 152_o monster_n like_o a_o hermaphrodite_n bear_v in_o scotland_n 4_o 5_o monk-fish_n never_o see_v but_o they_o predict_v mischief_n 175_o mordac_n king_n of_o scot_n 162_o mordac_n earl_n of_o fife_n son_n of_o robert_n take_v prisoner_n 327_o return_v to_o scotland_n 333_o succeed_v his_o father_n in_o the_o government_n 336_o take_v care_n to_o recall_v king_n james_n from_o england_n 337_o imprison_v 339_o execute_v 340_o more_o isle_n 25_o more_o in_o old_a gaulish_n signify_v mare_n the_o sea_n 10_o more_n marusa_fw-la 7_o 10_o 77_o morini_n who_o 10_o morton_n large_a account_n of_o his_o negotiation_n in_o england_n to_o the_o regent_n 267_o mother_n cruel_a to_o her_o own_o child_n 231_o mourn_v garment_n when_o first_o use_v in_o scotland_n 66_o muick_n isle_n 28_o mull_n of_o galway_n 14_o mull_n isle_n 26_o mulmore_n isle_n ibid._n mungo_n or_o st._n mungo_n see_v kentigern_n murderer_z discover_v sometime_o by_o touch_v the_o murder_v body_n 184_o murdo_n and_o his_o son_n put_v to_o death_n 348_o murray_n a_o fruitful_a country_n 20_o its_o inhabitant_n seditious_a 230_o murray_n make_v regent_n 226_o his_o death_n 298_o musa_fw-la isle_n 37_o musadil_n isle_n 25_o musician_n or_o wander_a minstrel_n restrain_v 282_o 283_o n_o naick_n isle_n 28_o nagunner_n isle_n ibid._n name_n new_a by_o ambitious_a man_n give_v to_o place_n 170_o 171_o name_n of_o town_n new_a show_v the_o affinity_n of_o a_o language_n 62_o naomph_n isle_n 26_o naosg_n isle_n 26_o narn_n 140_o nathalocus_n king_n of_o scot_n 120_o murder_n the_o nobility_n and_o consult_v soothsayer_n ibid._n nathalocus_n a_o noble_a man_n conspire_v against_o athirco_n 119_o be_v himself_o slay_v 121_o navern_n province_n so_o call_v from_o the_o river_n navern_n 21_o 140_o nectamus_fw-la king_n of_o scot_n 126_o ness_n town_n i._n e._n innerness_n and_o river_n who_o water_n be_v always_o warm_a 20_o nightshade_n its_o description_n and_o property_n 209_o ninian_n 145_o nithisdale_n from_o the_o river_n nith_n 13_o 140_o nobility_n their_o tyranny_n over_o the_o commons_o restrain_v 182_o noble_n how_o ancient_o try_v in_o scotland_n 340_o norman_n overcome_v the_o saxon_n and_o dane_n in_o britain_n 71_o norman_a lesly_n his_o valour_n against_o the_o english_a 89_o he_o surprise_v st._n andrews_n and_o kill_v cardinal_n beton_n 98_o northumberland_n divide_v into_o two_o kingdom_n viz._n the_o deiri_n and_o the_o bernici_fw-la 159_o nostvade_v isle_n 37_o nothatus_n king_n of_o scot_n 98_o first_o set_n up_o arbitrary_a government_n ibid._n he_o be_v slay_v 99_o noviogagus_fw-la many_o city_n so_o call_v 68_o nun_n isle_n or_o monad_n 27_o o_o occa_fw-la general_n of_o the_o saxon_n overthrow_v by_o three_o king_n and_o wound_v 151_o 152_o occidental_a or_o western_a isles_n 22_o ocel-mountain_n 17_o olavus_n general_n of_o the_o scandian_o 200_o old_a castle_n isle_n 31_o oracle_n feign_v by_o a_o monk_n 44_o oransa_n isle_n 28_o 29_o oration_n of_o archbishop_n kennedy_n that_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o chief_a government_n be_v not_o to_o be_v commit_v to_o queen-mothers_n 401_o etc._n etc._n orcades_n isle_n 33_o their_o description_n ibid._n writer_n not_o agree_v about_o their_o number_n 35_o orca_fw-la promontory_n 21_o ordovices_n who_o 109_o original_a of_o letter_n 38_o orkny_n the_o bishop_n thereof_o marry_v the_o queen_n to_o bothwel_n 199_o orma_fw-la isle_n 37_o orvansa_n or_o oversa_n isle_n 26_o osbreth_n aid_n pict_n against_o scot_n 172_o overthrow_v at_o first_o but_o afterward_o beat_v the_o scot_n ibid._n osellius_fw-la a_o french_a man_n desirous_a of_o glory_n 120_o differ_v with_o the_o scots_a noble_n but_o afterward_o yield_v to_o they_o ibid._n osrim_a isle_n 26_o oswald_n king_n of_o northumberland_z promote_v the_o christian_a religion_n 159_o otterborn_n fight_n wherein_o the_o english_a be_v worsted_n 318_o oversa_fw-la isle_n 26_o ovia_n isle_n ibid._n otiosi_fw-la isle_n 25_o oxon_n for_o oxonford_n 8_o p_o paba_n isle_n note_v for_o robbery_n or_o piracy_n 28_o 29_o pabaia_n isle_n 30_o palladius_n send_v by_o pope_n celestine_n into_o scotland_n first_o set_v up_o bishop_n there_o 145_o pandulphus_fw-la the_o pope_n legate_n 238_o papa_n isle_n great_a and_o small_a 36_o 37_o parish_n priest_n and_o friar_n mendicant_n the_o cause_n of_o the_o decay_n of_o ecclesiastical_a discipline_n 243_o parricide_n god_n suffer_v not_o to_o be_v unrevenged_a 184_o 185_o parsimony_n the_o mother_n of_o health_n 33_o parsonage_n &_o church-preferment_n sell_v 419_o bestow_v of_o they_o cause_v strife_n 57_o pas_o book_n or_o the_o black_a book_n of_o pasly_n what_o 134_o patrick_n graham_n choose_v bishop_n of_o st._n andrews_n by_o his_o canon_n in_o the_o room_n of_o jameâ—_n kennedy_n 411_o make_a primate_n of_o scotland_n by_o the_o pope_n but_o obstruct_v by_o the_o courtier_n ibid._n he_o labour_v to_o maintain_v church-priviledge_n 417_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o force_v to_o resign_v his_o bishopric_n 418_o 419_o and_o die_v in_o prison_n ibid._n patrick_n grey_n one_o of_o those_o who_o slay_v king_n james_n iii_o 433_o patrick_n grey_n commit_v to_o custody_n 92_o patrick_n a_o holy_a man_n send_v into_o scotland_n 145_o patrick_n blackater_n fly_v from_o the_o douglass_n 47_o he_o be_v treacherous_o slay_v by_o john_n hume_n 48_o patrick_n hamilton_n put_v to_o death_n for_o religion_n by_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o the_o priest_n 53_o patrick_n lindsy_n side_n with_o the_o reformer_n 132_o go_v with_o the_o regent_n into_o england_n 222_o ruven_n magnanimity_n 181_o 182_o he_o kill_v david_n rise_v ibid._n he_o acquaint_v murray_n with_o the_o conspiracy_n against_o he_o 173_o paul_n mefane_a or_o meffen_n preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n trouble_v for_o religion_n 123_o harbour_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o dundee_n 124_o paulus_n orosius_n quote_v 86_o correct_v 87_o paul_n term_n send_v with_o aid_n from_o france_n to_o scotland_n 110_o peace-down_n see_v duni_n pacis_fw-la peace_n sometime_o more_o dangerous_a than_o war_n 140_o 112_o 347_o peace_n confirm_v with_o a_o intend_a affinity_n betwixt_o scot_n and_o english_a 422_o but_o soon_o break_v ibid._n mediate_v for_o by_o
to_o be_v richard_n 332_o richard_n duke_z of_o gloucester_z march_v with_o a_o army_n against_o scotland_n 426_o take_v berwick_n 427_o make_a protector_n of_o england_n 428_o cast_v his_o brother_n two_o son_n into_o prison_n and_o set_v up_o himself_o king_n 428_o slay_v by_o henry_n vii_o 429_o be_v very_o tyrannical_a in_o his_o government_n 434_o richard_n duke_z of_o york_z brings_z king_n edward_z prisoner_n to_o london_n 396_o slay_v by_o the_o queen_n ibid._n richard_n colvil_n put_v to_o death_n by_o douglas_n 380_o richard_n fox_n bishop_n of_o durham_n a_o very_a prudent_a man_n mediate_n for_o peace_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n 12_o 13_o a_o instrument_n of_o james_n his_o marriage_n with_o margarite_n of_o england_n 14_o richard_n grafton_n a_o english_a writer_n blame_v 252_o rin_n of_o galway_n 14_o rinard_n isle_n 26_o ridhead_n see_v red_a promontory_n roadilla_n monastery_n 31_o robber_n punish_v 183_o 189_o 48_o 57_o robert_n bruce_n his_o genealogy_n 246_o his_o magnanimous_a answer_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 250_o begin_v his_o reign_n 261_o be_v overthrow_v and_o fly_v in_o disguise_n to_o save_v his_o life_n ibid._n his_o wife_n imprison_v and_o his_o two_o brother_n put_v to_o death_n by_o the_o english_a 261_o 262_o he_o baffle_v cumins_n ibid._n carry_v sick_a into_o his_o army_n 264_o cause_n edward_n of_o england_n to_o retreat_n ibid._n invade_v england_n take_v perth_n edinburgh_n etc._n etc._n 265_o overthrow_v the_o english_a at_o bannock_n near_o sterlin_n 267_o robert_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n bruce_n conspire_v with_o john_n cumins_n against_o england_n 259_o 260_o be_v crown_v king_n 261_o overcome_v edward_n ii_o in_o battle_n 267_o the_o noble_n conspire_v against_o he_o 271_o robert_n ii_o king_n of_o scot_n 306_o marry_v elizabeth_n more_o 307_o the_o dispute_n betwixt_o his_o legitimate_a and_o his_o natural_a child_n occasion_n great_a trouble_n 350_o he_o invade_v england_n 311_o his_o death_n and_o character_n 322_o robert_n iii_o before_o call_v john_n succeed_v his_o father_n 323_o his_o general_n cause_n the_o islander_n to_o destroy_v one_o another_o 324_o he_o make_v the_o first_o duke_n in_o scotland_n 325_o he_o imprecate_v god_n judgement_n on_o his_o brother_n and_o the_o other_o murderer_n of_o his_o son_n david_n 330_o he_o die_v with_o abstinence_n and_o grief_n for_o the_o captivity_n of_o his_o son_n james_n in_o england_n 331_o his_o brother_n robert_n make_v regent_n after_o his_o death_n 331_o robert_n boyd_n kill_v james_n stuart_n 374_o make_a guardian_n to_o the_o king_n 409_o create_a regent_n 412_o fly_n into_o england_n and_o die_v there_o 414_o robert_n boyd_n desert_n the_o reform_a and_o revolt_n to_o the_o queen_n 218_o robert_n britain_n have_v great_a command_n at_o court_n 56_o robert_n cockerane_n of_o a_o tradesman_n make_v a_o courtier_n 420_o take_v by_o douglas_n and_o commit_v to_o prison_n 424_o 425_o robert_n cuningham_n of_o the_o family_n of_o the_o lennoxes_n oppose_v bothwel_n 195_o robert_n douglas_n desire_v that_o the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d brother_n murray_n may_v be_v revenge_v 249_o robert_n earl_n of_o fife_z 315_o starve_v to_o death_n david_n the_o king_n son_n 328_o robert_n graham_n a_o great_a enemy_n to_o king_n james_n 355_o conspire_n against_o he_o 357_o seize_v he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n for_o which_o he_o be_v execute_v 358_o robert_n maxwel_o 71_o come_v to_o reconcile_v difference_n be_v imprison_v by_o hamilton_n 82_o robert_n the_o son_n of_o robert_n maxwel_n take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o english_a 91_o robert_n earl_n of_o the_o orcades_n make_v one_o of_o the_o king_n guardian_n 407_o robert_n petcarn_n send_v ambassador_n into_o england_n 242_o queen_n elizabeth_n answer_n to_o his_o embassy_n 257_o robert_n read_v send_v ambassador_n into_o france_n 63_o poison_a there_o 122_o robert_n semple_n kill_v creighton_n 111_o bruce_n grandson_n by_o his_o daughter_n rise_v in_o arm_n for_o bruce_n 293_o make_a regent_n 294_o take_v by_o balliol_n and_o swear_v fealty_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 286_o seek_v for_o to_o be_v slay_v 292_o roch_n isle_n 26_o roffa_n for_o raufchestria_n i._n e._n rochester_n 8_o romachus_n king_n of_o scot_n 125_o roman_a general_n in_o britain_n 84_o etc._n etc._n roman_a fraud_n 239_o roman_a legate_n pickpocket_n 243_o 418_o the_o jew_n ape_n 381_o roman_n their_o memorable_a fact_n in_o britain_n before_o their_o departure_n 138_o rona_n isle_n 32_o ronanus_n his_o spade_n ibid._n rolland_n a_o carpenter_n discover_v a_o treachery_n against_o robert_n bruce_n 268_o rolland_n valour_n he_o overcome_v gilcolumb_n 246_o 247_o rose_n white_a badge_n of_o the_o york_n faction_n 7_o ross_z and_o its_o etymology_n 21_o 139_o 170_o rothsay_n castle_n 25_o rotti_n isle_n 37_o rous-oy_a 36_o round_a isle_n 26_o roxburgh_n town_n take_v 393_o its_o castle_n take_v 394_o royalist_n overthrow_v in_o the_o north_n 283_o ruby_n a_o french_a lawyer_n in_o scotland_n his_o character_n 147_o rudana_n isle_n 27_o rum_o isle_n 28_o it_o abound_v with_o egg_n of_o seafowl_n ibid._n ruven_o have_v the_o mayoralty_n of_o perth_n take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o cardinal_n 92_o s_o sacred_a or_o cleirach_n isle_n 31_o sacred_a sanctuary_n 25_o saga_fw-la isle_n the_o great_a and_o the_o small_a 30_o saliar_fw-la verse_n not_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v 44_o salii_fw-la who_o 44_o salisbury_n earl_n command_v the_o english_a in_o scotland_n 297_o take_a prisoner_n 300_o salmon_n fish_v aberdene_n famous_a for_o it_o 19_o sanachy_n who_o 39_o sancterr_v isle_n 37_o sanda_n isle_n 25_o scandian_o who_o 200_o satrael_n king_n of_o scot_n 117_o slay_a ibid._n saturnal_n old_a feast_n retain_v 239_o saxe_n or_o rock_n isle_n 26_o saxon_n kill_v the_o english_a noble_n by_o treachery_n 70_o overcome_v by_o the_o norman_n 71_o worsted_n by_o pict_n scot_n and_o briton_n 149_o cruel_a in_o war_n 146_o not_o faithful_a in_o peace_n 148_o their_o fight_n with_o three_o king_n 148_o 149_o scalp_n isle_n 28_o 30_o scarba_n isle_n 25_o schan_n castle_n 31_o schanny_n isle_n 25_o 27_o schetland_n isle_n 36_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o inhabitant_n 37_o the_o great_a of_o they_o call_v pomona_n ibid._n sclata_n or_o sleach_n isle_n 25_o scoff_n sharp_a give_v to_o bothwel_n by_o a_o tradesman_n 194_o school_n public_a erect_v by_o james_n 345_o scorpion_n i._n e._n crossbow_n 311_o scotland_n how_o divide_v 13_o where_o narrow_a 20_o have_v ancient_o learn_v monk_n 169_o scot_n their_o fabulous_a original_a 46_o 47_o scot_n and_o pict_n unite_v against_o the_o roman_n 134_o scot_n and_o briton_n overthrow_v by_o the_o saxon_n 157_o scots_a monk_n unjust_o banish_v out_o of_o england_n 160_o scot_n and_o briton_n unite_v against_o pict_n and_o saxon_n 146_o scots_a monk_n preach_v the_o gospel_n in_o germany_n 165_o scot_n have_v hard_a term_n of_o peace_n impose_v upon_o they_o by_o the_o english_a 173_o scots_a bishop_n free_v from_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o english_a 234_o 411_o scot_n have_v a_o ancient_a privilege_n not_o to_o be_v cite_v to_o rome_n 241_o scot_n excommunicate_v by_o their_o ecclesiastic_n 243_o excommunicate_v again_o but_o absolve_v 272_o 273_o scot_n join_v with_o the_o french_a against_o england_n 253_o scot_n receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n from_o edward_n of_o england_n at_o falkirk_n 256_o obtain_v a_o truce_n from_o he_o ibid._n rise_v in_o arm_n again_o and_o overthrow_v the_o english_a at_o rosline_n 258_o scot_n make_v a_o league_n with_o the_o french_a 273_o when_o their_o first_o alliance_n with_o france_n begin_v 165_o scot_n of_o jerna_n and_o scot_n of_o albion_n 52_o scot_n overthrow_v by_o maximus_n the_o roman_a general_n and_o banish_v out_o of_o their_o country_n 124_o march_n into_o england_n but_z retreat_z again_o 91_o scot_n nobles_n some_z rise_v against_o james_n iu._n but_o be_v quell_v 3_o scot_n nobles_n ancient_o have_v skill_n in_o chirurgery_n 28_o scot_n complain_v of_o the_o french_a breach_n of_o faith_n by_o their_o ambassador_n 60_o scot_n prisoner_n release_v at_o london_n 74_o scotish_n parliament_n demolish_v all_o monastery_n 152_o scotish_n crown_v order_v to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o dolphin_n of_o france_n 126_o scotish_n king_n ancient_o travel_v over_o their_o kingdom_n themselves_o to_o administer_v justice_n 123_o scoto-brigantes_n in_o claudian_n to_o be_v read_v for_o scuta-brigantes_n 76_o scroop_n a_o english_a general_n in_o scotland_n 256_o sea-calf_n 29_o sea-monk_n a_o ill_a bode_a fish_n 175_o security_n dangerous_a in_o war_n 172_o 173_o sedition_n perilous_a 141_o 309_o secla_n or_o seil_n isle_n 25_o seneciones_n who_o 39_o seuna_fw-la isle_n 30_o severn_n river_n 13_o severus_n his_o wall_n 8_o 148_o his_o expedition_n against_o the_o briton_n 117_o 118_o seuna_n or_o suin_n isle_n 25_o 30_o servanus_n 145_o shevi_n isle_n 30_o sheep_n fair_a yet_o wild_a in_o hirta_n isle_n 30_o their_o fat_a good_a
to_o eat_v ibid._n ship_n of_o great_a bigness_n build_v by_o james_n iv._o 14_o siapins-oy_a a_o isle_n 36_o sicambri_n who_o 79_o sigrama_n isle_n great_a and_o small_a 30_o silua_n or_o yew_n isle_n 25_o silures_n who_o 61_o 109_o simon_n breccus_fw-la 171_o similitude_n for_o illustration_n 187_o 188_o similitude_n of_o event_n do_v assimilate_v man_n manner_n 213_o sinclare_n valour_n against_o the_o english_a 270_o siuna_n isle_n 25_o skenny_n or_o skerry_o isle_n 37_o skirmish_n between_o english_a and_o french_a in_o scotland_n 145_o sky_n isle_n 28_o skyanna_n isle_n ibid._n slata_fw-la isle_n 25_o slavery_n worse_o than_o banishment_n 132_o slegana_n isle_n 30_o soa_n isle_n 27_o 30_o soabreâ—il_a isle_n 28_o sodora_n town_n 24_o solan_n or_o sea_n goose_n ibid._n solanum_fw-la the_o herb_n nightshade_n soporiferous_a 209_o solinus_n quote_v about_o britain_n 87_o solvathius_n king_n of_o scot_n 164_o solwey_n river_n 13_o sorbonist_n send_v into_o scotland_n 136_o spain_n have_v several_a name_n 41_o spaniard_n a_o colony_n of_o they_o come_v into_o ireland_n 94_o inhabit_a the_o west_n part_n of_o britain_n 51_o subject_n to_o the_o injury_n of_o foreigner_n 94_o spey_n river_n 20_o spring_n that_o carry_v down_o shapeless_a fish_n 29_o stacbad_a isle_n 26_o stafa_n isle_n 27_o stanmore_n whence_o so_o call_v 217_o the_o cross_n there_o ibid._n stag_n fright_v the_o english_a 276_o stephano-dunum_n or_o dunstaffnage_n 20_o stephen_n bull_n overthrow_v by_o andrew_n wood_n 3_o 4_o stephen_n earl_n of_o bologn_n seize_v on_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 224_o notwithstanding_o he_o have_v take_v a_o oath_n to_o queen_n maud_n ibid._n sterlin_n county_n 15_o sterlin_n money_n 173_o stinsiar_v river_n 14_o strathnavern_n 21_o 140_o strath-bogy_a 140_o strat_n and_o strathern_n 17_o 140_o stratagem_n in_o war_n 154_o 179_o stromoy_n isle_n 35_o stronza_n isle_n 36_o stuart_n the_o name_n of_o a_o office_n 217_o stuart_n their_o original_a ibid._n who_o be_v the_o rise_n of_o their_o family_n ibid._n stuart_n regent_n 298_o succession_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n a_o old_a law_n make_v for_o it_o 97_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n to_o who_o to_o be_v commit_v when_o the_o king_n be_v a_o minor_a 230_o 231_o suffrage_n encroach_v upon_o 179_o suilkir_a isle_n 32_o sumereld_a thane_n of_o argyle_n in_o hope_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o be_v overthrow_v and_o slay_v 228_o 231_o suin_n isle_n 25_o suna_n isle_n 36_o sussex_n the_o earl_n of_o it_o command_v a_o english_a army_n in_o scotland_n 255_o sutherland_n 21_o swain_n get_v the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 71_o he_o come_v into_o scotland_n 200_o he_o distribute_v three_o kingdom_n to_o his_o three_o son_n 208_o he_o come_v again_o into_o scotland_n ibid._n he_o be_v overthrow_v 209_o t_o taichy_n i._n e._n menteith_n 17_o talbot_n overthrow_v by_o keith_n 297_o again_o overthrow_v 308_o thames_n river_n 13_o thane_n who_o 187_o thanat_n isle_n 88_o tanasta_n isle_n 26_o taodunum_n i._n e._n dundee_n 18_o taransa_n isle_n 30_o tarscheir_n isle_n 26_o tarvedrum_n promontory_n 21_o tay_n the_o great_a river_n in_o scotland_n 18_o temple_n of_o terminus_n 15_o 119_o terris_fw-la isle_n 27_o teviotdale_n 13_o texa_fw-la isle_n 26_o textor_n isle_n ibid._n theodosius_n his_o memorable_a speech_n 268_o thereus_n king_n of_o scot_n fly_v to_o the_o briton_n 101_o thiana_n isle_n 25_o thomas_n eliot_n his_o opinion_n refute_v 4_o thomas_n becket_n promote_v ecclesiastical_a ambition_n in_o england_n 243_o thomas_n boyd_n marry_v the_o elder_a sister_n of_o james_n iii_o 412_o he_o be_v send_v ambassador_n into_o norwey_n 413_o declare_v a_o public_a enemy_n 415_o assist_v the_o burgundian_n ibid._n his_o wife_n divorce_v from_o he_o and_o marry_v to_o james_n hamilton_n ibid._n he_o die_v at_o antwerp_n 416_o thomas_n car_n waste_v england_n 247_o thomas_n duchty_n or_o doughty_n a_o impostor_n 58_o thomas_n howard_n admiral_n of_o the_o english_a navy_n 24_o general_n at_o flodden_n fight_v 24_o afterward_o fall_v into_o disgrace_n 27_o send_v into_o scotland_n and_o take_v jedburgh_n 41_o 42_o treat_v of_o a_o marriage_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o scot_n 224_o meditate_v a_o civil_a war_n against_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n 226_o 239_o the_o conspiracy_n detect_v 242_o thomas_n petcarn_n send_v ambassador_n to_o queen_n elizabeth_n 255_o thomas_n randolph_n design_v the_o king_n tutor_n 269_o march_n with_o a_o army_n into_o england_n 275_o thomas_n randolph_n the_o english_a ambassador_n in_o scotland_n demand_v the_o english_a exile_n 248_o thomas_n earl_n of_o sussex_n the_o english_a general_n in_o scotland_n inclinable_a to_o the_o queen_n faction_n 256_o thomas_n wolsy_n a_o cardinal_n self-ended_n and_o ambitious_a 44_o thornton_n patric_n put_v to_o death_n for_o murder_n 391_o tintallon_n castle_n besiege_v by_o the_o king_n 55_o surrender_v to_o he_o 56_o tine_n river_n 14_o title_n of_o honour_n 203_o tithe_n for_o ecclesiastic_n 140_o tiren_n or_o tirriss_n isle_n 27_o toncetus_n a_o unjust_a judge_n slay_v 154_o toray_n isle_n 30_o trajan_n remarkable_a speech_n 268_o trajectus_n passage_n or_o na_fw-mi port_n isle_n 25_o trayl_n archbishop_n his_o commendation_n 328_o his_o death_n ibid._n triaracha_n isle_n 25_o trebellius_n maximus_n in_o britain_n 86_o tree_n isle_n 25_o tribute_n or_o imposition_n part_n of_o they_o nibble_v away_o by_o the_o collector_n who_o be_v usual_o malapert_a 339_o impose_v but_o remit_v 355_o the_o cause_n of_o war_n and_o their_o exactor_n slay_v 10_o 11_o design_v but_o not_o pay_v 117_o trimarchia_n 77_o trojan_n greek_n by_o descent_n 45_o many_o pretend_v themselves_o derive_v from_o they_o 46_o tron_n isle_n 37_o tronta_fw-la isle_n 28_o truce_n betwixt_o scot_n and_o english_a 309_o 380_o betwixt_o the_o french_a english_a and_o scot_n 310_o 311_o between_o scot_n and_o english_a for_o seven_o year_n 430_o truce_n violate_v 325_o 332_o 378_o 392_o truce_n between_o the_o queen_n regent_n and_o the_o reformer_n 133_o and_o on_o what_o term_n ibid._n twedale_n 13_o twede_n river_n ibid._n tueman_n isle_n 30_o 37_o turf_n isle_n 27_o turdetani_n who_o 38_o twine_n laurence_n his_o story_n 284_o he_o stir_v up_o balliol_n to_o invade_v scotland_n ibid._n twenty_o part_v tax_v in_o scotland_n 339_o tyana_n isle_n 25_o tyranny_n its_o root_n cut_v by_o finnanus_fw-la and_o how_o 102_o tyrant_n avarice_n bring_v the_o rich_a sort_n to_o their_o end_n 107_o five_o valay_n isle_n 30_o valerius_n asiaticus_n his_o bold_a speech_n 271_o valla_n and_o vallis_n isle_n 36_o vannota_n king_n arthur_n wife_n not_o true_a to_o he_o 153_o vallia_n 60_o varro_n plato_n etc._n etc._n too_o inquisitive_a about_o word_n 3_o vatersa_fw-la isle_n 29_o vectius_n bolanus_n in_o britain_n 86_o vecturiones_n who_o 18_o vemendra_fw-fr isle_n 37_o venta_n belgarum_n 10_o vera_fw-la isle_n see_v wyer-oy_a vervedrum_n promontory_n 21_o vestra_fw-la isle_n see_v wester-oy_a vexa_fw-la isle_n 30_o via_fw-la isle_n 37_o viccoil_v isle_n 31_o victorinus_n send_v into_o britain_n from_o rome_n 131_o vidam_fw-la in_o france_n who_o 150_o vidogara_n see_v loch-ryan_n 14_o vien_fw-it a_o french_a general_n iâ—_n scotland_n 311_o vigil_n or_o watch_n necessary_a in_o camp_n and_o army_n 285_o 308_o vikeran_n isle_n or_o na-whoke_a 25_o virid_a or_o green_n isles_n viz._n charn_n more_o and_o charn_n beg_v the_o great_a and_o the_o less_o 27_o vitellius_n a_o saxon_a commander_n slay_v by_o the_o scot_n 157_o vituline_a or_o gavin_n isle_n 25_o uist_o or_o yyist_n isle_n 29_o 30_o 37_o ulva_fw-la isle_n 27_o voadicea_n commandress_n of_o the_o briton_n see_v boadicea_n 85_o vonnedra_n isle_n 37_o vortigern_n of_o a_o monk_n make_v king_n of_o england_n 143_o afterward_o depose_v 145_o send_v to_o hengyst_v the_o saxon_a 144_o overthrow_v the_o scot_n and_o be_v slay_v 144_o 145_o vortimer_n king_n of_o the_o briton_n renew_v a_o league_n with_o the_o scot_n and_o pict_n 145_o ure_n river_n 114_o ure_n isle_n 37_o uridick_n isle_n 25_o usabra_v isle_n 26_o uter_n succeed_v his_o brother_n in_o britain_n 148_o his_o story_n and_o flagitious_a fact_n 149_o utility_n sometime_o prefer_v before_o honesty_n in_o prince_n court_n 331_o uxellum_n in_o caesar_n perhaps_o for_o ocellum_fw-la 70_o uust_n see_v uyist_n island_n w_o w_o a_o letter_n hard_a to_o be_v pronounce_v but_o by_o such_o as_o germanize_v 6_o 60_o 61_o waes_n isle_n 36_o wales_n how_o ancient_o divide_v 13_o 60_o wall_n a_o memorable_a one_o build_v by_o the_o roman_n 138_o by_o adrian_n 8_o 16_o by_o severus_n 8_o wallace_n or_o wallis_n his_o story_n 253_o make_a regent_n and_o take_v many_o place_n from_o the_o english_a in_o scotland_n 254_o overthrow_v cressingham_n the_o english_a general_n 255_o edward_n of_o england_n afraid_a to_o fight_v he_o 255_o 256_o envy_v by_o the_o scots_a noble_n 256_o have_v a_o conference_n in_o the_o field_n with_o bruce_n ibid._n dismiss_v his_o army_n
pict_n be_v desert_v by_o the_o english_a receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n by_o the_o scot_n scot_n the_o pict_n again_o rout_v by_o the_o scot_n their_o king_n drusken_n slay_v and_o their_o kingdom_n abolish_v abolish_v kennethus_n compare_v with_o both_o the_o fergus_n and_o reckon_v the_o three_o founder_n of_o the_o scotish_n kingdom_n kingdom_n the_o wholesome_a law_n make_v by_o kenneth_n call_v mac-alpin-law_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o alpin_n alpin_n the_o country_n lâ—ing_v between_o the_o tay_n and_o dee_n dee_n aeneia_n all_o one_o with_o angus_n angus_n the_o mearns_n lie_v alongst_o the_o east-sea_n between_o dâ—e_n and_o north-esk_n north-esk_n it_o stand_v on_o the_o north-side_n of_o forth_o in_o pâ—rthshire_n pâ—rthshire_n a_o town_n lie_v on_o the_o beginning_n or_o head_n of_o a_o point_n of_o land_n that_o run_v into_o the_o westside_n of_o locâ—_n 〈◊〉_d otherwise_o call_v the_o sheriffdom_n of_o bâ—â—wick_n edinburgh_n have_v several_a name_n name_n the_o story_n of_o the_o marble_n stone_n on_o which_o the_o scotch_a king_n be_v ancient_o crown_v crown_v a_o abbey_n on_o the_o north-side_n of_o 〈◊〉_d a_o miâ—e_n above_o perth_n perth_n the_o ancient_a scots_a bishop_n not_o diocesaâ—s_n diocesaâ—s_n donaldus_n licentiousness_n licentiousness_n it_o give_v opportunity_n to_o the_o pict_n to_o solicit_v aid_n from_o osbreth_n in_o england_n england_n osber_v overthrow_v by_o the_o scot_n but_o his_o man_n rally_v overcome_v the_o scot_n when_o secure_a after_o their_o victory_n victory_n peace_n grant_v upon_o hard_a term_n to_o the_o scot_n scot_n the_o pict_n drive_v out_o of_o albium_n and_o never_o recall_v recall_v sterling_a money_n money_n donald_n cast_v into_o prison_n where_o he_o die_v die_v ecclesiastic_n reform_v by_o constantine_n constantine_n drunkenness_n punish_v with_o death_n death_n evenus_n put_v to_o death_n for_o conspire_v against_o constantine_n constantine_n the_o dane_n invade_v scotland_n be_v worsted_n at_o first_o yet_o afterward_o overthrow_n constantine_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o they_o they_o on_o the_o east-point_n of_o fife_n fife_n sea-monk_n a_o prodigious_a sort_n of_o fish_n swim_v in_o shoal_n always_o portend_v some_o evil._n evil._n ethus_n for_o his_o viciousness_n force_v to_o abjure_v the_o government_n government_n gregory_n overcome_v the_o pict_n and_o dane_n dane_n in_o annandale_n annandale_n and_o the_o briton_n also_o cause_v they_o to_o restore_v cumberland_n and_o westmoreland_n westmoreland_n peace_n make_v between_o aâ—â—red_a of_o engâ—and_n and_o the_o scot_n scot_n the_o irish_a break_n in_o upon_o galway_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n which_o cause_v gregory_n to_o follow_v they_o into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o he_o take_v dundalk_v tredagh_n and_o dublin_n and_o then_o make_v peace_n with_o the_o irish_a and_o returns_z returns_z the_o dane_n fight_v a_o bloody_a battle_n with_o the_o english_a and_o afterward_o turn_v christian_n christian_n a_o town_n in_o murry-land_n not_o far_o from_o eâ—gin_n eâ—gin_n constantine_n take_v part_n with_o the_o dane_n against_o the_o english_a english_a the_o ancient_a liberty_n of_o the_o subâ—ect_n invade_v invade_v the_o scot_n and_o dane_n be_v overcome_v by_o the_o policy_n of_o athelstan_n of_o england_n england_n who_o recover_v from_o they_o westmoreland_n cumberland_n and_o northumberland_n which_o yet_o soon_o after_o reâ—oâ—t_n to_o thâ—â—â—_n old_a mastâ—â—s_n mastâ—â—s_n constantine_n resign_v the_o kingdom_n kingdom_n culdeâ—s_n perhaps_o contract_v from_o cultores_fw-la dei_fw-la or_o keld_n who_o who_o malcolm_z sometime_o fâ—â—s_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n himself_z himself_z he_o be_v slay_v slay_v the_o dane_n land_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n indulfus_n slay_v in_o a_o fight_n with_o the_o dane_n dane_n murmur_n against_o king_n duffus_n 〈…〉_z king_n duffus_n hoâ—_n and_o by_o who_o who_o a_o tour_n in_o murry-land_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z king_n duffus_n treacherous_o murder_v by_o donald_n and_o his_o wife_n wife_n in_o murry-land_n murry-land_n a_o traditional_a opinion_n still_o obtain_v especial_o if_o the_o murderer_n touch_v the_o murder_v body_n body_n prodigy_n upon_o the_o murder_n of_o duffus_n awaken_v the_o estate_n to_o revenge_v it_o it_o the_o murderer_n of_o duffus_n apprehend_v and_o execute_v culen_n leâ—s_o loose_a the_o reinâ—_n to_o voluptnousness_n and_o endeavour_n to_o justify_v it_o in_o hâ—mself_n and_o the_o young_a nobility_n his_o intemperance_n enfeeble_v his_o body_n body_n lust_n a_o punishment_n to_o itself_o culenus_n summon_v to_o appear_v at_o scene_n scene_n or_o meffen_n lie_v on_o the_o river_n aâ—mond_n two_o mile_n above_o its_o confluence_n with_o tâ—â—_n three_o mile_n above_o perth_n he_o be_v slay_v by_o a_o thane_n for_o vitiate_a his_o daughter_n daughter_n thâ—â—e_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o dignity_n among_o the_o old_a scot_n and_o pict_n before_o they_o equal_a with_o a_o baron_n now_o mr._n seldeâ—_n judge_v it_o to_o come_v from_o a_o saxon_a rooâ—_n his_o office_n be_v like_o that_o of_o a_o sheriff_n among_o we_o to_o gather_v up_o the_o king_n be_v revenu_n or_o as_o a_o understeward_n to_o pay_v it_o in_o to_o the_o lord_n high_a steward_n who_o be_v call_v abâ—hane_a abâ—hane_a thâ—â—e_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o dignity_n among_o the_o old_a scot_n and_o pict_n before_o they_o equal_a with_o a_o baron_n now_o mr._n seldeâ—_n judge_v it_o to_o come_v from_o a_o saxon_a rooâ—_n his_o office_n be_v like_o that_o of_o a_o sheriff_n among_o we_o to_o gather_v up_o the_o king_n be_v revenu_n or_o as_o a_o understeward_n to_o pay_v it_o in_o to_o the_o lord_n high_a steward_n who_o be_v call_v abâ—hane_a illustrate_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o philosophical_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o right_a method_n for_o public_a reformation_n be_v for_o prince_n to_o begin_v at_o home_n as_o k._n kenneth_n the_o 3_o do_v do_v on_o the_o bank_n of_o clyd_n 5_o mile_n above_o hamilton_n kenneth_n politic_o circumvent_v his_o nobility_n at_o scone_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o reform_v their_o clandship_n clandship_n red-head_n a_o danish_a fleet_n appear_v upon_o the_o coast_n crathilinthusâ—â—â—ses_v â—â—â—ses_z a_o disturbance_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n but_o be_v suppress_v and_o put_v to_o death_n kenneth_n embrue_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o hopeful_a prince_n and_o his_o kinsman_n 〈◊〉_d kenneth_n iii_o endeavour_n to_o alter_v the_o old_a law_n concern_v succession_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o to_o make_v it_o hereditary_a and_o carry_v the_o point_n kenneth_n trouble_v in_o conscience_n for_o his_o murder_n of_o malcoâ—m_n a_o apparition_n and_o voâ—â—e_n to_o kenneth_n mock-plaister_n apply_v to_o kenneth_n wound_a conscience_n by_o superstitious_a ecclesiastic_n ecclesiastic_n situate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o clermont_n in_o mern_n mern_n a_o strange_a mechanical_a statue_n or_o engine_n engine_n kenneth_n slay_v by_o fenella_n fenella_n constantine_n inveigh_v against_o the_o law_n make_v by_o kenneth_n about_o the_o hereditary_a succession_n to_o the_o crown_n with_o his_o reason_n to_o back_v his_o opinion_n opinion_n malcolm_z competitor_n with_o constantine_n for_o the_o crown_n crown_n or_o almond-water_n divide_v mid-lothian_n from_o west-lothian_n or_o linlithgoshire_n constantine_n slay_v slay_v a_o agreement_n make_v between_o malcolm_n and_o grimus_fw-la concern_v the_o crown_n crown_n grime_n have_v break_v the_o agreement_n with_o malcolm_n be_v overthrow_v by_o he_o in_o battle_n battle_n the_o law_n concern_v hereditary_a succession_n to_o the_o crown_n confirm_v sueno_fw-it or_o swain_n come_v into_o scotland_n obtain_v aid_n there_o against_o engâ—and_n engâ—and_n sâ—edes_n dane_n lap_n and_o nort_n be_v ancient_o so_o call_v call_v the_o dane_n enter_v scotland_n and_o overthrow_v king_n malcolm_n in_o battle_n battle_n a_o burgh_n or_o burough_n burough_n a_o village_n on_o the_o west_n of_o the_o river_n fâ—ddick_n near_o balvany_n balvany_n the_o dane_n overthrow_v by_o the_o scot_n and_o their_o general_n enemy_n slâ—â—n_n slâ—â—n_n call_v redhead_n ridhead_n or_o reedhead_n reedhead_n bâ—mbreid_v in_o the_o midway_n between_o dundee_n and_o aberbrothock_n aberbrothock_n the_o dane_n under_o their_o general_n camus_n receive_v another_o overthrow_n from_o the_o scot_n scot_n on_o the_o river_n south-esk_n in_o angus_n angus_n canutus_n send_v by_o swain_n into_o scotland_n scotland_n a_o three_o desperate_a battle_n between_o the_o dane_n under_o canutus_n their_o general_n and_o the_o scot_n scot_n which_o produce_v condition_n of_o peace_n between_o them_o them_o the_o original_n of_o wardship_n wardship_n new_a title_n of_o honour_n honour_n about_o four_o mile_n south_n of_o forfar_n forfar_n king_n malcolm_z murder_v murder_v the_o chief_a town_n of_o angus_n angus_n k._n malcolm_n murderer_n drown_v in_o their_o flight_n prodigy_n descant_n by_o way_n of_o reflection_n upon_o the_o law_n of_o kenneth_n about_o hereditary_a succession_n to_o the_o crown_n crown_n abthane_a or_o great_a thane_n be_v the_o chief_a above_o all_o other_o thanes_z which_o receive_v the_o king_n revenue_n as_o lord_n high_a treasurer_n from_o the_o other_o thanes_z donaldâ—ust_v â—ust_z government_n both_o to_o râ—ch_v and_o poor_a poor_a one_o mac-duald_a rebel_n
overthrowâ—_n gilespâ—_n a_o free-â—ooâ—er_a the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o â—aâ—thnessmen_n against_o their_o bishop_n punish_v saturnalia_fw-la saturnalia_fw-la thomas_n the_o natural_a son_n of_o alan_n of_o galway_n overthrow_v overthrow_v alexander_n and_o his_o queen_n visit_v king_n henry_n his_o queen_n die_v at_o london_n he_o marry_v to_o a_o french_a lady_n bizâ—â—_n offer_v to_o clear_v himself_o by_o a_o duel_n he_o fly_v to_o ireland_n sumerl_v overthrow_v in_o argyle_n the_o cumins_n 〈◊〉_d the_o roast_n in_o 〈◊〉_d which_o disgust_n the_o opposite_a faction_n a_o embassy_n to_o england_n a_o interview_n between_o the_o two_o king_n november_n 24._o 24._o alexander_n of_o scotland_n make_v knight_n by_o the_o k._n of_o england_n a_o contract_n of_o marriage_n between_o he_o &_o henry_n daughter_n the_o chancellor_n of_o scotland_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d work_v castle_n stand_v 〈…〉_z above_o 〈…〉_z side_n a_o sedition_n of_o the_o noble_n against_o alexander_n a_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o the_o scot_n not_o to_o be_v citeâ—_n to_o râ—me_v august_n 1_o 1_o acho_fw-la king_n of_o norwey_n land_n with_o a_o army_n in_o scotland_n scotland_n a_o town_n in_o cuningham_n stand_v on_o the_o clyde_n but_o be_v overthrow_v by_o alexander_n stuart_n and_o die_v of_o grief_n isle_n of_o man_n recover_v by_o the_o scot_n scot_n acho_n son_n make_v peace_n with_o alexander_n alexander_n alexander_n alexander_n ottobon_n the_o pope_n legâ—â—e_n another_o legate_n 〈◊〉_d rome_n rome_n a_o town_n in_o france_n france_n a_o borough_n over_o against_o leith_n in_o lothian_n lothian_n march_v the_o 19_o alexander_n death_n and_o commendable_a character_n idle_n person_n punish_v edward_n of_o england_n desire_v margarite_n of_o norway_n heiress_n of_o scotland_n as_o a_o wife_n for_o his_o son_n which_o be_v yield_v to_o but_o she_o die_v before_o their_o marriage_n contest_v for_o the_o crown_n of_o scotland_n scotland_n the_o original_a of_o the_o controversy_n between_o the_o balliol_n and_o the_o bruce_n in_o scotland_n the_o story_n of_o the_o discord_n between_o fergus_n of_o galway_n his_o child_n after_o his_o decease_n rolland_n valour_n and_o genealogy_n october_n 1_o 1_o comâ—_n stabuâ—â—_n martha_n countess_n of_o carrick_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o robert_n bruce_n the_o several_a pretension_n of_o the_o competitor_n to_o the_o crown_n which_o difference_n can_v not_o be_v decide_v by_o the_o scot_n but_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o umpirage_n of_o edward_n of_o england_n england_n the_o 〈◊〉_d case_n as_o propound_v to_o lawyer_n by_o k._n edward_n the_o lawyer_n differ_v in_o their_o opinion_n about_o it_o edward_n decide_v for_o baliol._n baliol._n balliol_n swear_v fealty_n to_o edward_n edward_n at_o which_o many_o of_o the_o scots_a noble_n be_v offend_v offend_v an_fw-mi interrognum_fw-la in_o scotland_n before_o balliol_n be_v make_v king_n young_a mackduff_n complain_v to_o k._n edward_n against_o baliol._n balliol_n disgust_n edward_n he_o side_n with_o the_o french_a and_o withdraw_v his_o subjection_n from_o england_n whereupon_o edward_n warâ—_n against_o scotland_n he_o side_n with_o bruce_n overthrow_v the_o scot_n and_o take_v berwick_n grafton_n censure_v by_o this_o author_n author_n edinburgh_n and_o sterlin_n but_o be_v release_v by_o mediation_n of_o the_o pope_n a_o duodeceâ—â—_n virat_n in_o scotland_n john_n cumins_n march_v into_o england_n the_o story_n of_o wallis_n wallas_n or_o wallace_n and_o his_o famous_a exploit_n against_o the_o english_a he_o be_v make_v regent_n the_o chief_a town_n of_o clydsdale_n and_o take_v many_o place_n from_o the_o english_a english_a or_o logan_n he_o overthrow_v cressingham_n the_o english_a general_n at_o sterlin_n bridge_n september_n 15._o he_o enter_v with_o a_o army_n into_o england_n 1_o november_n 1_o february_n edward_n return_v from_o france_n to_o subdue_v wallace_n but_o retreat_n from_o the_o north_n without_o fight_v the_o scots_a noble_n envy_n wallace_n for_o his_o success_n success_n or_o wallace_n edward_n give_v the_o scot_n a_o great_a overthrow_n at_o falkirk_n a_o conference_n betwixt_o bruce_n and_o wallace_n in_o the_o field_n july_n 22._o wallace_n dismiss_v the_o remainder_n of_o his_o army_n the_o scot_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n obtain_v a_o truce_n from_o edward_n the_o scot_n 〈◊〉_d in_o armâ—_n again_o and_o overthrow_v the_o english_a at_o roslin_n in_o mid-lothian_a feb._n 24._o edward_n in_o revenge_n enter_v into_o scotland_n with_o a_o vast_a army_n and_o subdue_v all_o the_o country_n wallace_n court_v by_o king_n edward_n to_o come_v over_o to_o his_o party_n with_o his_o stout_a answer_n in_o the_o negative_a three_o miles_n eâ—st_v of_o elâ—in_n all_o the_o 〈◊〉_d sâ—eâ—r_fw-fr alâ—eâ—â—ance_n to_o 〈…〉_z wallace_n edward_n appoint_v magistrate_n all_o over_o scotland_n edward_n severity_n censure_v he_o carry_v the_o marble_n stone_n into_o england_n on_o which_o the_o scots_a â—_z use_v to_o be_v crown_v seed_n of_o new_a trouble_n in_o scotland_n a_o formal_a agreement_n between_o cumins_n and_o bruce_n which_o cumins_n discover_v to_o k._n edward_n bâ—uce_n like_a to_o suffer_v for_o treason_n but_o be_v inform_v of_o his_o danger_n by_o a_o wiâ—e_n and_o fly_v by_o night_n into_o scotland_n bruce_n horse_n shod_a backward_o to_o secure_v his_o flight_n bruce_n kill_v cumins_n for_o betray_v he_o he_o febr._n 10._o wallis_n unworthy_o betray_v by_o his_o friend_n be_v hang_v and_o quarter_v by_o edward_n his_o character_n lie_v upon_o the_o river_n aâ—mon_n near_o perth_n perth_n july_n the_o 2d_o 2d_o bruce_n overthrow_v and_o retire_v in_o a_o disguise_n to_o save_v his_o life_n bruce_n think_v to_o be_v dead_a starts_z out_o from_o his_o retirement_n and_o take_v some_o castle_n castle_n in_o the_o brae_n of_o â—â—gus_n on_o the_o head_n of_o the_o north-water_n esk._n cumins_n of_o bâ—chan_n 〈◊〉_d against_o bruâ—e_n but_o dare_v not_o fight_v he_o james_n douglas_n join_v with_o bruce_n bruce_n cause_v himself_o to_o be_v carry_v sick_z into_o his_o army_n and_o overthrow_v john_n cumins_n cumins_n a_o town_n in_o garioch_n garioch_n june_n 30_o bruce_n conquer_v all_o galway_n edward_n enter_v scotland_n against_o bâ—uce_n but_o retreat_v again_o bruce_n invade_v england_n he_o take_v perth_n dumfreiz_v etc._n etc._n with_o eâ—inburâ—h_n and_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n from_o the_o english_a sterlin-castle_n capitulate_v with_o edward_n bruce_n edward_n of_o england_n enter_v scotland_n with_o a_o vast_a army_n bruce_n his_o policy_n in_o a_o fight_n fight_n small_a engine_n ordinary_o round_a with_o sharp_a iron_n spikes_n stand_v out_o on_o each_o side_n of_o they_o so_o that_o throw_v they_o which_o way_n soever_o you_o will_v upon_o the_o ground_n one_o spike_n or_o other_o turn_v upward_o and_o wound_n or_o pierce_v the_o horse_n foot_n that_o tread_v upon_o it_o and_o thus_o make_v he_o lame_a and_o unfit_a for_o service_n service_n juneâ—3_n â—3_z the_o english_a receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n at_o bannoâ—k_n near_o sterling_n sterling_n or_o menteith_n menteith_n or_o calhound_n in_o the_o country_n of_o lennox_n the_o treachery_n of_o menteith_n who_o before_o betray_v wallace_n against_o the_o king_n discover_v menthet_fw-la reward_v for_o his_o valour_n in_o bannock_n fight_n berwick_n takeâ—_n by_o bruce_n the_o kingdom_n confirm_v to_o bruce_n bruce_n desire_v to_o accept_v the_o crown_n of_o ireland_n he_o drive_v the_o english_a out_o of_o ulster_n edward_n bruce_n overthrow_v in_o ireland_n by_o the_o english_a october_n 5._o a_o english_a army_n worsted_n in_o scotland_n bishop_n sinclar_n valour_n against_o the_o english_a edward_n besieges_fw-fr berwick_n randolfe_n invade_v england_n and_o overthrow_v the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n the_o wâ—itâ—_n battle_n 〈◊〉_d edward_z retreats_z upon_o a_o truce_n with_o the_o scot_n robert_n call_v for_o the_o deed_n of_o man_n land_n whereupon_o 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english_a camp_n and_o do_v execution_n the_o english_a army_n retreats_z cruelty_n to_o prisoner_n june_n 24._o a_o peace_n conclude_v between_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a with_o the_o condition_n thereof_o bâ—â—ce's_n last_o will_v and_o testament_n his_o three_o advice_n to_o his_o successor_n wâ—th_v the_o reason_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v ground_v 〈◊〉_d bruce_n vow_n to_o assist_v in_o the_o holy_a war_n recommend_v to_o douglas_n to_o perform_v bruce_n will_v have_v his_o heart_n bury_v at_o jerusalem_n douglas_z in_o his_o voyage_n to_o jerusalem_n assist_v the_o spaniard_n against_o the_o moor_n and_o be_v there_o slay_v bruce_n his_o high_a encomium_n july_n 9_o the_o randolf_n make_v regent_n or_o guardian_n november_n 24._o 24._o situate_v near_o the_o irish_a sea_n he_o execute_v a_o murderer_n though_o he_o have_v the_o pope_n pardon_n a_o notable_a law_n make_v by_o the_o regent_n to_o prevent_v theive_v the_o collusive_a cheat_n of_o a_o country_n man_n punish_v 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himself_o be_v also_o slay_v edward_n balliol_n declare_v king_n aug._n 25._o k._n david_n bruce_n in_o his_o minority_n to_o secure_v he_o send_v to_o france_n murray_n make_v regent_n by_o k._n david_n party_n a_o castle_n stand_v on_o the_o north_n bank_n of_o the_o river_n ear_n in_o strathern_n build_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o river_n don._n perth_n wall_n demolish_v a_o county_n in_o the_o south_n of_o scotland_n not_o far_o from_o northumberland_n a_o town_n in_o the_o head_n of_o annandale_n near_o the_o source_n of_o the_o river_n annan_n balliol_n like_v to_o be_v surprise_v by_o archibald_n douglas_n dec._n 25._o the_o brucianâ—_n prevail_v against_o the_o baliolan_n and_o declare_v war_n against_o england_n the_o brucian_n noble_n divide_v the_o province_n they_o be_v to_o govern_v and_o declare_v war_n against_o franâ—â—_n the_o king_n of_o england_n espouse_n baliol_n cause_n and_o invade_v scotland_n his_o pretension_n for_o the_o war._n he_o claim_v berwick_n the_o scot_n answer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o english_a besieges_fw-fr berwick_n berwick_n apâ—iâ—_n 13._o a_o capitulation_n with_o the_o english_a about_o the_o surrender_n of_o bâ—rwick_n july_n the_o 30._o archibald_n doâ—â—las_n make_v regent_n by_o 〈◊〉_d party_n he_o make_v inroad_n into_o england_n and_o comâ—â—_n near_o the_o eâ—â—lish_a army_n 〈◊〉_d berwiâ—â—_n alexander_n seaton_n son_n threaten_v to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n unless_o he_o surrender_v berwick_n his_o wife_n incourage_v he_o to_o part_v with_o his_o child_n rather_o than_o the_o town_n alexander_n child_n put_v to_o death_n by_o a_o sâ—mmum_fw-la jus_o as_o some_o think_v the_o scot_n overthrow_v near_o berwick_n bâ—â—wick_n surrender_v to_o the_o english_a edward_n puff_v up_o with_o hiâ—_n success_n refuse_v to_o hear_v foreign_a ambassador_n who_o be_v send_v to_o mediate_v â—_o peace_n dissension_n between_o the_o english_a in_o scotland_n occasion_n a_o war._n war._n now_o demolish_v the_o noble_n bandy_v against_o baliol._n and_o balliol_n against_o they_o john_n sterlin_n besiege_n the_o castle_n at_o loch-leven_n loch-leven_n a_o veteri_fw-la poâ—â—e_fw-la but_o the_o governor_n beat_v he_o off_o and_o raise_v the_o siege_n edward_n enter_v scotland_n again_o but_o retreat_n and_o 〈…〉_z with_o he_o to_o 〈…〉_z general_n in_o scotland_n robert_n stuart_n and_o calen_n cambel_n rise_v in_o arm_n for_o bruce_n and_o make_v prosperous_a beginning_n robert_n stuart_n and_o john_n randolf_n make_v regent_n in_a behalf_n of_o david_n bruce_n in_o teviotdale_n april_n 1_o a_o feud_n between_o douglas_n and_o cumins_n edward_n invade_v scotland_n scotland_n 〈…〉_z of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d province_n the_o gueldrians_n auxiliary_n to_o the_o english_a overthrow_v by_o randolfe_n randolf_n take_v prisoner_n cumin_n large_a promise_n to_o edward_n perth_n take_v by_o edward_n edward_n 〈◊〉_d to_o england_n cumins_n left_a regent_n by_o he_o in_o scotland_n in_o marr._n marr._n on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o river_n don_n in_o marr._n cumin_n army_n overthrow_v and_o himself_o slay_v murray_n make_v regent_n the_o english_a again_o enter_v scotland_n stand_v on_o a_o rock_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o upon_o their_o retreat_n leave_n edâ—_n baâ—iol_n their_o general_n a_o strong_a castle_n in_o buchan_n mâ—rray's_n prosperous_a succeâ—sâ—s_n 〈◊〉_d cruelty_n salisbury_z and_o aruâ—del_n command_v some_o english_a in_o scotland_n monfort_n slay_v by_o preston_n a_o piece_n of_o savage_a inhumanity_n talbot_n overthrow_v by_o keâ—th_n dunbar_n resâ—ved_v and_o the_o siege_n raise_v murray_n the_o regent_n die_v stuart_n make_v regent_n his_o prosperous_a beginning_n he_o saâ—lâ—_n over_o to_o david_n then_o in_o france_n at_o his_o return_n he_o levy_n a_o army_n bullock_n turn_v to_o the_o scot_n perth_n take_v by_o the_o scot_n so_o be_v sterlin_n and_o edinburgh_n castle_n by_o stratagem_n aâ—ex_fw-la ramsay_v house_n the_o school_n of_o war._n his_o expedition_n into_o england_n he_o harass_n northumberland_n and_o take_v roxburgh_n roxburgh_n the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n take_v prisoner_n by_o the_o scot_n as_o some_o say_v say_v it_o be_v 3_o mile_n in_o compass_n three_o governor_n of_o the_o border_n the_o english_a drive_v out_o of_o all_o scotland_n except_o berwick_n berwick_n july_n 2._o k._n david_n return_v to_o scotland_n edward_n enter_v scotland_n with_o a_o great_a army_n ambassador_n from_o scotland_n obtain_v a_o pacification_n june_n 1._o the_o scots_a noble_n stock_n in_o to_o david_n a_o town_n in_o teviotdale_n ramsay_n take_v and_o starve_v to_o death_n by_o douglas_n bullock_n put_v to_o death_n douglas_n pardon_v david_n make_v several_a expedition_n into_o england_n a_o truce_n for_o two_o year_n betwixt_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a calais_n besiege_v by_o the_o english_a see_v p._n 4._o note_n i._n david_n at_o the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o french_a enters_z england_z with_o a_o army_n where_o he_o receive_v a_o great_a overthrow_n and_o be_v take_v prisoner_n by_o john_n capland_n upon_o which_o the_o english_a regain_v a_o great_a part_n of_o scotland_n a_o strong_a pass_n on_o the_o sea_n shore_n in_o that_o bourn_n which_o divide_v east-lothian_n from_o the_o meâ—â—s_n a_o plague_n in_o scotland_n bloody_a feud_n douglas_n prevail_v against_o the_o english_a john_n of_o france_n persuade_v the_o scot_n to_o make_v no_o peace_n with_o the_o english_a but_o by_o his_o consent_n the_o english_a waste_n lothian_n norham_n burn_v by_o the_o scot_n the_o english_a draw_v into_o a_o ambush_n berwick_n town_n take_v by_o the_o scot_n but_o not_o the_o castle_n edward_n enter_v scotland_n balliol_n surrenders_n the_o kingdom_n to_o he_o edward_z retreats_z upon_o which_o the_o scot_n recover_v some_o of_o their_o loss_n edward_n overthrow_v â—ohn_n of_o france_n in_o aquitaâ—n_n and_o have_v two_o king_n his_o prisoner_n at_o one_o time_n 〈◊〉_d bruce_n â—â—eased_v upon_o pâ—ying_v a_o great_a ransom_n wherein_o the_o pope_n assist_v the_o sâ—â—ts_n david_n settle_v the_o succession_n first_o on_o alexander_n and_o then_o on_o robert_n stuart_n great_a inundation_n of_o water_n endammage_n lothian_n a_o grievous_a pestilence_n eight_o prudent_a person_n choose_v out_o of_o all_o the_o order_n to_o prepare_v matter_n for_o that_o high_a court_n david_n unacceptable_a proposition_n to_o the_o scot_n david_n policy_n to_o subvert_v the_o islander_n his_o death_n and_o character_n william_n son_n marry_v eufemia_n the_o king_n daughter_n august_n 11._o new_a discord_n betwixt_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a lilburn_n overthrow_v a_o town_n in_o the_o merss_n six_o mile_n northwest_o from_o berwick_n john_n scotus_n bear_v at_o duns_n percy_n enter_v scotland_n they_o run_v from_o the_o scot_n sea_n to_o 〈◊〉_d and_o divide_v 〈◊〉_d from_o lothian_n percâ—'s_n horse_n be_v affright_v with_o rattle_a instrument_n and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈…〉_z robert_n upon_o his_o queen_n decease_n marry_v elizabeth_n more_o by_o who_o 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the_o five_o to_o scotland_n to_o sâ—iâ—_n they_o up_o to_o war_n against_o england_n berwick_n castle_n surprise_v by_o ramsay_n but_o regain_v by_o percy_n james_n the_o first_o earl_n of_o douglas_n enters_z england_z with_o a_o army_n army_n in_o cumberland_n a_o pestilence_n in_o scotland_n talbet_fw-ge overthrow_v in_o scotland_n a_o truce_n between_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a for_o three_o year_n quatuor_fw-la nummos_fw-la angâ—â—coâ—_n a_o rise_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o england_n at_o the_o instigation_n of_o john_n barnes_n a_o priest_n lancaster_n the_o english_a ambassador_n in_o scotland_n deny_v entrance_n into_o berwick_n lochmaban_a castle_n take_v by_o the_o scot_n unbar_v surprise_v the_o governor_n of_o roxburg_n lancaster_n enter_v scotland_n he_o favour_v the_o edinburger_n but_o be_v put_v to_o a_o retreat_n douglas_n prevail_v in_o scotland_n he_o die_v and_o his_o son_n william_n succeed_v he_o a_o truce_n make_v for_o a_o year_n between_o french_a english_a and_o scot_n which_o the_o french_a be_v to_o acquaint_v the_o scot_n with_o the_o english_a enter_v scotland_n before_o notice_n be_v give_v they_o of_o a_o truce_n make_v some_o scot_n nobles_n also_o invade_v england_n before_o the_o truce_n be_v proclaim_v richard_n ii_o enter_v scotland_n with_o a_o army_n whereupon_o the_o scot_n enter_v england_n they_o both_o return_n home_o the_o french_a and_o scots_a quarrel_n â—bout_o the_o bear_n skin_n before_o he_o be_v catch_v french_a soldier_n more_o licentious_a than_o scots_a or_o english_a which_o occasion_n a_o disgust_n betwixt_o they_o the_o french_a army_n leave_v scotland_n but_o their_o general_n be_v retain_v to_o satisfy_v damage_n nou._n 1._o will._n douglas_n sail_v into_o ireland_n and_o take_v dundalk_v dundalk_v a_o town_n on_o the_o north_n side_n of_o the_o nith_n a_o mile_n about_o drumlanerick_n in_o nithisdale_n nithisdale_n a_o sea_n town_n in_o the_o county_n of_o louth_n and_o province_n of_o ulster_n in_o ireland_n and_o return_v from_o thence_o the_o scot_n enter_v england_n 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o mind_n of_o robert_n and_o his_o son_n aug._n â—_o a_o english_a spy_n in_o the_o scot_n army_n discover_v the_o scot_n army_n divide_v themselves_o to_o attack_v england_n douglas_n in_o northumberland_z encounter_v by_o percy_n a_o duel_n between_o earl_n douglas_n and_o earl_n percy_n the_o scot_n march_v to_o otterborn_n a_o terrible_a fight_n between_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a under_o percy_n and_o douglas_n hart_n slay_v and_o douglas_n mortal_o wound_v his_o three_o last_o die_v request_n ralph_n pâ—rcy_o 〈…〉_z the_o english_a overthrow_v lindsay_n take_v redman_n prisoner_n and_o release_v he_o on_o his_o parol_n courtesy_n to_o prisoner_n the_o ancient_a punishment_n of_o prisoner_n not_o return_v upon_o their_o parol_n the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n come_v too_o late_o to_o assist_v percy_n the_o bishop_n force_n terrify_v with_o the_o sound_n of_o horn_n and_o retreat_z lindsay_n kindness_n to_o redman_n requite_v by_o he_o ralph_n percy_n release_v on_o his_o parol_n henry_n percy_n ransom_v douglas_n bury_v at_o mulross_n both_o the_o scots_a army_n lament_v dougâ—aâ—_n july_n 21._o robert_n earl_n of_o fife_n make_v governor_n of_o scotland_n earl_n marshal_z vaunt_v over_o the_o scot_n whereupon_o robert_n enter_v england_n and_o return_n with_o a_o great_a booty_n a_o peace_n between_o france_n and_o england_n robert_n assent_v thereto_o on_o his_o own_o head_n head_n lie_v on_o the_o river_n irwin_n apr._n 19_o robert_n death_n and_o character_n alexander_n earl_n of_o buchan_n burn_v elgin_n church_n william_n douglas_n slay_v at_o dantzick_n by_o the_o procurement_n of_o clifford_n of_o england_n england_n or_o prussia_n a_o note_a maâ—t_n town_n of_o great_a trade_n on_o the_o wesseâ—_n acknowledge_v the_o king_n of_o poland_n for_o protector_n august_n 1â—_n robert_n the_o three_o his_o name_n change_v from_o john_n duncan_n stuart_n rise_v in_o arm_n but_o be_v suppress_v a_o notable_a policy_n to_o divide_v the_o islander_n and_o make_v they_o instrument_n to_o destroy_v one_o another_o which_o take_v effect_v according_o duke_n first_o make_v in_o scotland_n e._n douglas_n refuse_v that_o title_n richard_n the_o second_o of_o england_n resign_v his_o crown_n and_o hen._n the_o four_o succeed_v he_o difference_n in_o scotland_n occasion_v by_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o king_n son_n dunbar_n join_v with_o percy_n and_o infest_v scotland_n stand_v upon_o tine_n 3_o mile_n below_o hadington_n the_o death_n of_o archibald_n douglas_n august_n 13._o henry_n of_o england_n enter_v scotland_n carry_v it_o moderate_o and_o retreat_n retreat_n a_o castle_n over_o against_o holy-isle_n in_o northumberland_n the_o scot_n overthrow_v by_o percy_n and_o dunbar_n at_o homeldon_n may._n 7._o coâ—â—â—aw-castle_n besiege_v by_o the_o english_a but_o they_o raise_v the_o siege_n themselves_o arch_a bishop_n traâ—â—e_v a_o observer_n of_o 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earl_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o other_o of_o james_n murderer_n torture_v and_o execute_v descant_n upon_o such_o severe_a execution_n marchâ—7_n â—7_z alexander_n levingston_n make_v regent_n william_n creigton_n make_v chancellor_n douglas_n labour_v to_o imbroil_v thing_n the_o râ—gent_a and_o chancellor_n disagree_v the_o queen_n by_o policy_n get_v the_o king_n person_n out_o of_o the_o chancellor_n power_n power_n situate_v below_o â—anton_a bridge_n on_o the_o ti_fw-mi ne_fw-fr in_o 〈◊〉_d lothian_n the_o chancellor_n high_o accuse_v and_o besiege_v in_o edinburgh_n castle_n the_o chancellor_n crave_v aid_n of_o douglas_n but_o receive_v a_o affront_a answer_n from_o he_o whereupon_o he_o agree_v with_o the_o regent_n and_o sâ—rrenâ—ers_v up_o edinburgh_n castle_n september_n 29._o lie_v on_o the_o river_n 〈◊〉_d in_o cuningham_n july_n 9_o deadly_a feud_n the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o archibaâ—d_n dougâ—as_n with_o the_o profuseness_n of_o his_o young_a heir_n heir_n or_o lâ—ther_o a_o great_a and_o 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