A CATALOGVE OF THE KINGS OF SCOTLAND Together with their seuerall Armes Wiues and Jssue LONDON M.DC.X. MAlcolme sur-named Canmor that is Great-Head the third of that name King of Scots was the eighty sixt King after Fergusius that gouerned the kingdome of Scotland This Malcolme was the sonne of Duncan the sonne of Crinanus Prince of Cumberland begotten vppon the Kinswoman of Siward Earle of Northumberland Vnto this Malcolme Edward the Confessor King of England gaue the kingdome of Scotland to bee held of the Crowne of England during the raigne of which Malcolme King Edward dyed Edgar Aetheling or Adeling vnto whom in equiry the kingdome of his deceased Kinsman king Edward the Confessour appertained at that time remaining in Hungary with his Mother his Sister and a great family putting foorth to sea with intent to returne into his Natiue Countrey being tossed with contrary winds at last landed vppon the coast of Scotland where being curteously entertained by this Malcolme after much conference and curteous offices for at that time Malcolme spake the English tongue as his owne which in those seasons was seldom vsed among the Scottish Nation by reason that he had liued a banished man fourteene yeares of his youth in England Margaret Edgars sister for the excellent beauty and Noble carriage of her selfe in the Court of Scotland so much pleased the fancy of Malcolme that he desired her for his wife and married her By whom he had sixe sonnes and two daughters William the Conqueror in the sixt yeare of his raigne ouerthrew this Malcolme in battaile and of him as of his Leige-man exacted the Oath of fealty and homage which homage was performed as saith Roger Houedon at Abernethy in Scotland The like did William Rufus by the saide Malcolme and his two sons successiuely raigning Kings one after another as it appeareth by the Chronicles of Florentius a Monke of Worcester William of Malmesbury Roger Houedon Henry of Huntington and others This Malcolme after he had raigned 37. yeares and eight months was slaine with Edward his eldest sonne at the siedge of Almeric or Anwik a Castle in Northumberland Anno. Dom 1093. and lyeth buried at Tinemouth hauing before builded the Churches of Durham in England and Dunfermeline in Scotland He bore for his Armes Or a Lyon rampant Gules only without any Tressure at all for wheras it hath bin generally receiued that the Tressure hath beene vsed in the Armes of Scotland from the time of Achaius King of Scots who first made league with the French which giueth some colour to the matter being garnished with Flour-de-luces Yet I make a question vvho can proue any Armes either with vs heer in England or in Scotland of that antiquity Surely none vntill of long time after and much about the time of this Malcolme if any at al then were But out of all doubt whensoeuer they first began to bear Armes they bore the Lyon only without any tract or tressure as is abouesaid which I find continued in that order vntill the time of Alexander the second King of Scotland as apeareth by his Seal who in his shield bore this Lyon rampant simply without any addition And his sonne Alexander the third was the first that I finde to vse the tressure floury and that but a single one neither as you may see it cut in stone at Westminster in the time of the said Alexanders raigne which Tressure K. Edward the first vsed also but single in the seals which he made for the matters concerning his kingdom of Scotland And I make no doubt but that whensoeuer this tressure was first assumed it did imply and was a token of certain and sure league made with the French which afterward daily grew stronger and stronger and to the intent that they would shew how willing they were to keepe it of their single Tressure they made a double one MArgaret the daughter of Edward the Out-law son of Edmund Ironside King of England sister to Edgar Etheling by whose death issulesse shee was heire of the Saxon Kings and Monarchs and Queene of Scotland by mariage of Malcolme the third king of that Realme She dyed in the Castle of Edenborough in the yeare 1093. vpon report of her husbands death foure dayes after his decease For her sanctity of life shee was after her death Cannonized a Saint and remaineth registred in the Kallender of Saints Shee was no lesse innobled by her mother Agatha the daughter of Henry the fourth Emperor Grand-childe vnto Lewis and lineall descendant of Charles the great then by her Father Edward being the issue of so many holy and glorious Princes Their Issue Edward who was slain with his Father at Alnwick by the most valiant knight Morell the 17. of the Calends of September in the 37. yeare of the raigne of his Father Edmund who dyed a Child Ethelred dyed yong also Edgar who slew his Vncle Donevald raigned in his stead and helde Cumberland by the guift of william Rufus Alexander who after the decease of his Brother entered vpon the kingdome and also held Cumberland by the graunt of Henry the first Dauid who raigned after the death of his Brother Alexander Matild or Mauld sur-named Bona vpon whose Vertues was made this memorable Epigram who was Queen of England wife to k. Henry the first Prospera non laetam fecêre nec aspera tristem Prospera terror ei aspera risus erant Non decor effecit fragilem non Sceptra Superbam Sola potens humilis Sola pudica decens Mary who was Countesse of Bullogne married vnto Eustace Earle of Bullogn vnto whom she bare one daughter Mauld heire of the County of Bullogn and married vnto Stephen King of England vnto whom she bare Eustace who dyed before his Father She dyed 1115. the 27. of December An. Dom. 1096. DVncan the base sonne of Malcolme and after him Edgar and Alexander the lawfull children of Malcolme successiuely raigned ouer the Scots This Duncan forced Donevald Brother vnto King Malcolme to fly his Country and by the graunt and gift of william Rufus King of England raigned in his stead after hee had performed his Oath of homage and fealty made to the sayde king william Rufus And after the said Duncan had raigned one yeare and an halfe hee was slaine by Makpender the Thane and Earle of Mornes An. Dom. 1007. Whereupon the same King william Rufus sent Clito Edgar with an Army into Scotland therein to seate his Brother in Law Edgar the sonne of King Malcolme after the expulsion of his Vnckle Donevald who vsurped vpon the kingdom and he gaue vnto the saide Edgar the Kingdome and receiued the accustomed homage and fealty The saide Edgar deceased the sixt of Ianuary 1107. and vnto him succeeded Alexander his Brother by the consent of King Henrie the first Anno. Dom. 1107. vnto whom he also gaue the like Oath of homage fealty Seuenteene yeares raigned Alexander but because both himselfe as also his
cald out of France wherein hee had now liued to mans estate to take on him the gouerment and rule of the Realm of Scotland as King thereof and vppon the 24. day of Nouember in the yeare of Christ 1331. in the eight yeare of his age and the thrid of his raign in the Parliament at Scone hee receiued the order of Kinght-hood at the hands of that Noble-gentlemā Tho. Randolph Earl of Murry The day following hee was Crowned and annointed with great honor before whom neuer was there any King of Scotland Crowned or annointed Vpon the sameday was also crowned and annointed Iohan his Q. Against this Dauid Edward Balioll waging war besiedged Barwicke to whose aide also came that victorious Prince King Edward the third In the yeare of our Lord 1333. the 19. of Iuly in the battaile at Halidon-Hill where were slayne 7. Earles of Barons and Knights 900. Esquires 400. and 3000. common Souldiers Barwick was taken by the said King Edward the third the day after being the 20. of Iuly In this Dauids time also Edward the 3. besiedged Calis which was then in the possession of Phillip of Valois the French King Whereupnn this Phillip sent his ambassadors into Scotland vnto King Dauid that according to their league he should enter England so to diuert his enemy Edward from the said siedge of Calis Who condiscending vnto the French King aduentured to inuade England with a right puissant army of Scotsh-men presuming that Edward had left behind him none but church-men husband-men and that the flower of the soldierie of England had been ouer sea with the King their Soueraign Whereupon he Marched as far as Durham where he was fought withal and ouerthrowen by the inhabitants of Yorkeshire some few others He himselfe with william Douglas and many others of the Nobles taken prisoners by Iohn Coupland an Esquier of the North and commited to safe custody vpon the vigil of Saint Luke the Euangelist in the yeare of Grace 1346. Those that fought the said victorious battaile were william Le-Zouch Arch-Byshop of Yorke with the Clergy of his Dioces Gilbert de Vmfrauill Earle of Anegos Henry Percy Ralph Neuill william D'eyncourt and Henry Le-Scrope with a very small Army of English-men such as they could assemble in such a penurious season The tenth yeare after being ransomed hee shewed himselfe a very modest Prince to the end of his life which was at Edenburg in the 47. yeare of his age and the 39. of his raigne in the yeare of our Lord 1370. leauing no yssue behind him to succeed him He lieth buried in the Monastery of Saint Crosse before the great Alter there The first wife Iohan surnamed of the Tower the daughter of king Edward the second King of England and Sister vnto King Edward the third was the first wife of Dauid King of Scots who iornying into England to see her Brother there dyed without issue and lieth buried at London in the Church of the Friers Minorits Hee Married her at Barwicke the 17. of Iuly 1238. The second wife MArgaret Logi the Daughter of Iohn Logi Knight a Virgin excelling all other of that time for beauty was the second Wife of King Dauid whom as hee himselfe boasted he married rather for her form then in desire of yssue Notwithstanding when hee perceiued that shee had accomplished the age of foure and twentie yeares and grew hopeles of Issue he forsooke her Wherevpon shee appealed vnto the court of Rome and after the expence of much Treasure to no purpose she dyed An. Dom. 1371. RObert Stewart sur-named the Hunter the Nephewe of Dauid Brus by his Sister he was son of walter Stewart begotten vppon the body of Margery the sister of King Dauid by the generall agreement of the whole Scottish Nation is nominated king in stead of his deceased vncle vpon the feast day of the Anunciation of our blessed Lady in the year of our Lord 1371. Against whom in the very beginning william Douglas opposed himselfe affirming that the right of that kingdome accrued vnto him by the aliance with the Balliols and Comyns But perceiuing that George of Dunbarre Earle of March and his Brother the Earle of Murrey and the Lord Erskine who had three of the strongest fortresses of the kingdome in their custodies viz the Castle of Maydens Striueling and Dunbreton did strongly oppose against him whereupon he renounced his pretension And at last the daughter of King Robert borne in lawfull wedlocke was giuen in marriage to Iames son and heire of the saide william Douglas This Robert amongest the Scots was the second King of that name and the first of the Stewarts vnder which Sur-name and vnder nine Kings of the name for the space of two hundred yeares and more euen vnto this day haue the Scottes bin happily gouerned and the famous Jsle of Great Brittaine in our dayes into one Gouernment vnited by our dread Soueraigne Lord King Iames that now is Vnto any of whom this Robert was nothing inferiour in happinesse as the man whom during the whole time of his raigne neuer felt the affliction of any aduerse fortune He dyed with age and not with sicknesse the 13. of the Calends of May in the yeare of our Lord 1390. and in the 19. yeare of his raigne in his Castle of Deidon being full of dayes viz. in the 74. yeare of his age and lyeth buried in the Monastery of Scone The first wife EVfemia the daughter of Hugh Earle of Ros was the first lawfull wife of this Robert King of Scotland who not long after hir husband Robert was crowned in solemne maner 1372. She died in the third year of his raigne and in the year of our Lord 1387. The second wife ELizabeth the Daughter of Adam Moore knight was the second wife vnto this King ROBERT By whom he hadde three Sonnes His Issue by his first wife VValter Stewart Earle of Atholl beheaded for plotting Treason against Iames the first Dauid Stewart Earle of Stratherne Eufemia married vnto Iames the sonne of william Dowglas His Issue by the second wife Iohn afterward named Robert and succeeded his Father in the kingdome Robert Stewart Duke of Albany Gouernor of Scotland and Earle of Fife in right of his wife and was Father of Mordac Duke of Albany and Gouernour of Scotland Alexander Stewart Earl of Bucquhane father of Duncan A daughter married to Iohn of Dunbarre the Brother of George Earle of March A second daughter married vnto Iohn Lyon Lord Glammys but of what name or by what woman these two were appeareth not in record RObert Steward the third of that name King of Scottes Earle of Carict whose name was first Iohn succeeded his deceased Parent Robert the second in the yeare of our Lord 1390. He chaunged his name as I conceiue for that he deemed the name of Iohn ominous vnfortunate as first being hatefull in the Balliols and secondly vpon animaduersion that a king of France of that name was in
his latter time by aduerse fortune the most part of his Nobility conspired against him He dyed at Sterling in the yeare of our redemption 1488. the xi of Iune in the 28. yeare of his raigne MArgaret Daughter of Christian King of Denmarke and Norway was wife to the saide Iames the third King of Scots Their Issue Iames the fourth King of Scots after the death of his Father Iohn Steward Earle of Marre who dyed without issue Alexander Steward Byshop of Saint Andrewes and Duke of Albany died without issue IAmes the fourth after the death of his father Iames the third got vnto himselfe great power amongst the Scots which for some yeares he very directly administred Iustice by the same and brought the kingdom vnto much quietnesse by his good gouernment Insomuch that the great thefts robberies slaughters and such like villanies which had beene commonly vsed in Scotland about the borders especially were euery where almost vtterly left off But Lewes the French King vsed great and many perswasions vnto King Iames that he should not desist in these bloudy enterprises but rather increase theÌ„ and the rather thereby to offend Henry King of England whose Sister the sayde Iames had married and with whom hee had great league At length through many hard perswasions and faire promises from the French King hee leuyed a great power and at a time vnexpected inuaded England although presently after it was knowne he was admonished by King Henry that although he were not ashamed of his deed at least hee should feare the iudgement of Almighty God who is wont to be reuenged on the perturbers of peace and the breakers of leagues For that warre being taken in hand against all faith and league sworne had like euent for by the English they were ouerthrowne and King Iames himselfe was slaine in that battel with him one Arch-Byshop two Byshops foure Abbots Noblemen Knights 34. besides 8000. common souldiers and almost all the rest taken Captiues also all their Ensignes and 22. great peeces of Ordinance This battaile was fought at Floddon-Hill neere Branxton a Towne in Northumberland the 9. day of September Anno. Dom. 1513. MAgaret the daughter of king Henry the seuenth and Sister to the most Noble King Henry the eight was wife vnto this K. Iames the fourth who after the death of the saide King her husbande was againe married to Archibald Dowglas earl of Angus hauing by him a daughter called Margaret borne at Hare-bottel Castle in England Anno. 1516. who was wife vnto Matthew Stewart Earle of Lenox Mother of Henry which maried Mary Queene of Scotland and who were Father Mother to our most dread Soueraigne Lord Iames King of Great Brittaine France and Jreland defender of the Faith c. whom God long preserue Their Issue Arthur first sonne dyed the 14. of Iuly 1510 in the life time of his Father Iames the fifth King of Scotland Alexander born 1514. after his fathers death D. of Rothsay IAmes the fift his Father being slaine in England was k. of Scotland in the yeare of our Lord 1513. being but a childe of a yeare olde when his father dyed and was crowned Anno Dom. 1515. at Scone at which place the Kings of Scotland haue beene vsually inaugurated Vnder this King there was diuers conflicts as wel by land as by Sea betweene both Nations Iohn Duke of Albany Nephew to the deceased King by the graue Counsell of the Realm was sent for home out of France to protect the young King and to gouerne his land and when he had assumed the gouernment presently after he with the French began to make warre against the English and all those great Lordes whom he thought to haue forsaken the King in his warre hee put to death for which cause much distrusting his owne safety he returned into France and King Iames now comming vnto mans estate he tooke to wife Magdalen eldest daughter to Francis the French king who liued not aboue one yeare with him After whose death hee married Mary daughter to the Duke of Guise by whom hee left one onely daughter liuing King Iames dyed with griefe of mind in the Castle of Falkeland the xiiij of December Anno. 1542. after whose death Iames Earle of Arran Lord of Hamilton his Kinsman was constituted Gouernour to the young Queene and also her Tutor The first wife MAgdalen Daughter to Francis K. of France the first wife to Iames King of Scots who dyed without issue The second wife MAry of Lorayn daughter to Claudius Duke of Guise and Sister vnto Duke Francis and Widdowe of Longuevill was the second wife to James the fift which Mary died Anno. 1560. His Issue by his second wife IAMES ARTHVR Both died Infants Mary Queene of Scots borne the seauenth day of December on the vigil of the Conception of our blessed Lady the Virgin Anno. 1542. MAry onely daughter of Iames the fift King of Scotland being an infant at the time of her Fathers death was declared heire to the kingdome of Scotland Anno. 1542. her Gouernour in her tender yeares was Iames Earle of Arran Lorde of Hamilton her Kinsman who was also her Tutor He for the saide Queene Mary waged war with the English denying to giue her in marriage to Edward the sixt King of England notwithstanding it was so agreed vppon by the chiefe Peeres of both kingdomes which caused the battell at Musselborough field where the English were Victors The Duke of Somerset Vnckle Protector to the King and Iohn Earle of Warwicke after made Duke of Northumberland being Generals at first the battell grewe doubtfull on which side it would fall but at length it happily fell on the English side in the moneth of August 1547. Queene Mary now comming to her prime yeares was first married to Francis Dolphin of France the fourth of December 1566. after whose death she was secondly married to Henry Steward Lorde Darnley eldest Sonne to Mathew Earle of Lenox by Margaret Dowglas who begot of the saide Mary a Childe of an excellent wit and great hope 1566. was christened Elizabeth Queene of England of famous memory Charles King of France and Philebert Duke of Sauoy being God-fathers and God-mother and named Charles-Iames who now by true right of descent is Ki. of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. whome God long preserue IAMES King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defender of the Faith was sonne of Mary Queene of Scots and of Henrie Stewart her second husband was borne at Edinburgh in the castle of Maydens the 19. of Iune 1566. first crowned and annointed King of Scotland at Sterling the 29. day of Iuly Anno. 1567. in the second year of his age and in the year of our Lord 1603. hee was most happily crowned and annointed King of England France and Ireland ANna Daughter to Fredericke the second King of Denmarke and Norway and Sister of Christiern the fourth now King was married to King Iames the â—0 of August after the vsuall manner of marrying such persons the Kings themselues not beeing there This marriage was solemnized at Gonemburgh a Citty in Denmark being there efpoused to George Keith Earl Marshall Gouernour of the North parts of Scotland and of Marre then Embassador for the saide King This Queene Anne was borne at Scanderburg the twelfe day of December 1574. Their Issue Henry Prince of VVales Duke of Cornwall Rothsay and Earle of Chester was borne on Tuesday the 19. of February 1593. Iames dyed young Charles Duke of Yorke and Albany Earle of Ros and Lorde of Ardmanoch Lady Elizabeth borne the 19. of August 1596. Margaret borne the 24. of December 1598. dyed in Scotland Mary Sophia Both dyed young and lieth buryed at Westminster
the Prelats the Earles Barons and Nobles and all others the chiefe persons of Scotland comming vnto Yorke in the foresaide yeare the seauenteenth day before the Calends of September he did acknowledge by his Letters Patents vnto his Lord Henry King of England the sonne of Maud the Empresse that he his heires and successors should for euer be subiect vnto the Kings of England as vnto their Leige-Lordes After the decease of King Henry this william came againe to Canterbury and did his homage vnto Richard the first the sonne and heire of the saide Henry And after his death also the sayde William did his homage and swore his allegiance to Iohn King of England Brother and heire vnto the foresaide Richard on a heigh hil without the Citty of Lincolne in the sight of all the people vpon the crosse of Hubert Arch-Byshop of Canterbury At last falling grieuously sicke he departed this life at Striueling the day before the Nones of December in the yeare of Christ 1214. in the seauenty and two yeare of his age and the 49. of his raigne or as others say in the 52. and lyeth buryed at Abirbrothoke a Monastery which he himselfe had founded The first wife ADa the daughter of Robert de Auenell saith Scot. Chronicon was the first wife of king william whose name and progeny to other Chroniclers are not very wel knowne perhaps for that he maried her as yet being but a priuate person and are therefore silenced or omitted of Historiographers But his daughter Adama begotten vpon her he married vnto Patric of Dunbar Earle of March The second wife ERmengardis the daughter of Richard Viscount Beaumont the sonne of Rosalin Viscount Beaumont of Constance the base daughter of Henry the first and Kinswoman to Henry the second was the second wife of King William She was married vnto him at Woodstocke in the Nones of September in the yeare of our Lord 1186. by Baldwin Arch-Byshop of Canterbury in the 33. yeare of the raigne of King Henry the second Shee founded the Monastery of Bulmurinagh died the 3. Ides of Febr. 1233. in the 47. yeare after hir espousals lies buried in Bulmurinagh being of hir own foundation as aforesaid Children by his second wife Alexander King of Scots borne vpon the feast day of Saint Bartholomew at Hadington 1198. Henry slaine by his Vnckle Malcolme He was Father vnto Patric Galightly one of the twelue Competitors for the Kingdome of Scotland Isabel maried to Roger Bigot Ea. of Norffolke and Earl Marshall of England and afterward to Robert Lord Roos de Hamelak from whom discended William Lorde Roos another Competitor of the kingdome of Scotland Margaret married to Hubert de Burgh Earle of Kent 1221. who dyed without issue by her Mariorie perhaps base married to Lord Eustace of Vesey vnto whom she brought the Barony of Sprouston for her Dowry Aufric married to William of Say in Ireland from whom descended Roger de Amundeuile or Mundeuile a Competitor also of the sayde kingdome An. Dom. 1214. ALexander the second after the decease of William his Father was crowned King of Scotland at Scone on the feast day of S. Nicholas with great honour beeing but sixeteene yeares old and an halfe when he began to raigne A Prince surely worthy of gouernment a man who towards the poore was bountifull cherrished the good abhorred the euill and accustomed to doo right vnto all men with Iustice and equity Hee obserued the peace most faithfull with King Iohn and Henry his sonne vnto the which Iohn and afterward to his sonne Henry hee did his homage for the kingdom of Scotland And pacifying the rebellious Islanders he departed the way of all flesh at Kerueray in the west Isles in the yeare of our Lord 1249. the second day of Iune after almost thirty and fiue yeares of his happie and fortunate raigne and lieth buried in the Monastery of Melros in the 51. yeare of his age and the 35. of his raigne The first wife IOane the Daughter of Iohn King of England and sister to King Henrie the third was Queene of Scotland and the first wife of King Alexander being espoused vnto him in the yeare of Christ 1221. at Yorke who comming out of Scotland desired to visite Canterbury and in her returne towards London died the fourth of the Nones of March leauing behinde her no issue Anno. 1238. She lieth buryed betweene the Armes of Henry K. of Engand Richard Earle of Cornwal her Bretheren in the Church of Tharent The second wife MAry the Daughter of Ingelram of Guines L. of Coucy in Fraunce was second wife to K. Aexander She was maried to him at Roxburg in Scot. in the year 1239. on Whitsonday She died 1282. beyond the seas His Issue by the second wife Alexander the third King of Scotland borne at Roxburg the one and thirty day of August 1240. Margaret a Daughter married to one Alan le Husee vnto whō she brought forth Ermengard a Daughter also maried to one whose sur-name was de Seules From whom Nicholas de Seules one of the Competitors for the kingdom of Scotland discended An. Dom. 1249. ALexander the third the sonne of Alexander the second after his decease was crowned King of Scotland And because this Alexander at the death of his father was but nine yeare old a great feare possessed the Gouernours of the child least vpon contempt of his Nonage vsurpations on euery hand should bee inforced vpon the Kingdome Whereupon in all hast Messengers in the Kings name were dispatched vnto Henry the third King of England both to continue the ancient league and amity as also to request his daughter for their King in mariage wherunto K. Henry granted in all points so Alexander tooke Margaret the Daughter of the said King Henry for his wife and afterward did his homage to the saide Henry Father in in Lawe and to his sonne Edward for the kingdome of Scotland At last in the yeare of our Lorde 1285. The 19. day of March the saide Alexander falling from his horse vpon the sandes on the North side of Kyngorne and breaking his neck dyed in the 37. yeare of his raign and lyeth buried at Dunfermeling hauing formerly builded the crosse Church of Peibles After whose death the kingdome of Scotland for the space of sixe yeares and nine moneths had no Gouernour which produced many lamentable greeuances as shall heer-after appeare He left one onely daughter and heire vnto the kingdome named Margaret and she was married vnto Eric King of Norway who bare also another Margaret commonly called the Maiden of Norway who presently after her Mother also deceased issuelesse Whereupon Controuersie arose as concerning the succession For the kingdome lay vacant by the tearme of sixe yeares and nine months as aforesaide the state being promiscuously gouerned by sixe Vice-royes or Gouernours The Gouernors for the South-side of Forth were Robert Arch-Byshop of Glasquo Iohn Cumin and Iohn great Steward of Scotland for the