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A61379 Robert the III King of Scotland, his answer to a summonds sent by Henry the IV. of England, to do homage for the crown of Scotland Steel, G., attributed name. 1700 (1700) Wing S5377; ESTC R220623 2,328 10

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ROBERT the III King of Scotland His Answer to a Summonds sent by HENRY the IV Of England To do Homage for the CROWN of SCOTLAND EDINBURGH Printed in the Year M.DCC. ROBERT the III King of Scotland His Answer to a Summonds sent Him by Henry the IV of England to do Homage for the Crown of Scotland DUreing the Reign of the Royal Robert The second of the good Stewart Henrie of England the feard King To Scotland sent and ask'd this thing To spier at Robert Why he not made Him Homage for his Lands braid For why he ought of Heretage At London to do him Homage And that in Right of Brutus King Who had England in Governing Why then caused he through his Guilt So meikle sakless Blood be spilt VVhen King Robert wise and wight Had heard and seen this writ be sight Therfor he grew full matalent To tell his Barrons of his intent He called a Council to Stirvling Town And there came Lords of great renown And at them all he asked of it If he should answer be his awne wit The Lords were all faine of that thing And referred it to their Noble King So without Council of onie man To Dyte and VVrite the King began This was the effect of his VVriteing All is sooth and na Liesing I Robert be God's might King of the Scots and Isles be Right From hight of Hills to the Ocean Sea Our Heretage was ever free To thee Hary of Lancaster Thy ' Pystle I have considered well Duke of that Ilk thou should be cal'd It was thy righteous Style of auld But nae King I will call thee For hurting of Kings Majestie For I will take nae heeding Of they unrighteous Invading For what was right as is well knawn Ye all defould within your awn But we will do you understand VVhat we declare fornent Scotland Your inward Tale we have well seen Baith first and last what you do mean Therefor thou shalt an answer have E'en by my self attour the leave The first point is God wittness bear No Blood for me be spilt in VVeir But gif it be in my Defence Through thy usurping Violence And whereas that thou VVritest thus Since born were Sons to Old Brutus That our Antecessours should be Servants to Yours in ilk Degree Thou Lyest thereof it is well knawn VVe was ay free within our awn Albeit John Balioll made a Band Contrar the Right of fair Scotland That he was false we will defend VVith Lives and Fortunes to the end For our Heretage was ever Free Since Scota of Aegypt tuik the Sea Whilst ye have ever Conquered been For a Thousand pounds of Gold schein To Julius Caesar Payit yee Of Tribute thus ye was not free With Saxons syne ye were orthrawn With them twa Chiftans of your awn And other folks in Company All Soldiers Born in Germany Came with sik power in great hast That made your Lands baith bair and waist And slew your Gentles of Ingland At Salysbury as I understand In taken is the Hingand Stanes That there were set up for the Nanes In Latin is a Memorial That Saxons had orset you all Then Harald the Son of Denmark King The third time raise o're you to Reign And in ilk House as is well knawn You were defould within your awn They Occupyed your Maids and Wifes In Bondage thus you led your lives When this was done and all by past The fourth Conquest aproached fast A Bastard came out of Normandy Conquest Ingland all hailily And yet amongst you Reigns that Blood And mikle uther that is nae good G●f thou trows not this true to be The Register Read and thou shalt see Thus four times thirld and overharld You 're the great refuse of all the Warld Nor got thou Righteous thy felf to Reigne Thy awn realm kennes well this thing At London thou Swair in Parliament Ingland ten Year thou should absent Then wast thou manifestly mansworn Or ever three Years was out worn Thou raise Treasonably for to Reigne And slew Richard thy Native King Forsooth the Proverb tells of this Whilk often times true founden is Flyte with thy Nighbour and he will tell All the mischeifs that thee befell But Scotland yet I dare well say Was ever free unto this day Nor never stranger weer'd our Crown Except of late a mansworn lowne That was Langshanks call'd Edward Tuik on him to declare the pairt Between the Bruce and John Balion Then through your false illusion Where that John Baliol had no right And so took Treasonaly to hauld by slight Castles and Strengths of our Country Your Edward tuik most Cheatingly While William Wallace wight and wise Right worthily rescued us thrice Then Valiant Bruce right racklesly First tint syne wan us worthyly With him was Graham and the Dowglas That proved full well in many a place And Thomas Randolf wise and wight There was not then a worthier Knight Then thir expelled your false Barnage And fredd our Realm of all Thirlage If you trow us not of this Sixty Thousand you well did miss At Bannokburn discomfist was And Your false King away did pass Throw an inborn Traytour as was well ken'd In England free he did him send Or else we then had tane your King Who had Ingland in governing When ane Year comen was and gane Then Edward of Carnarven Discomfist he was at Byland By Messengers I understand Sir Walter Stewart then in hy He Chased him all openly Twixt Scarborough Castle he him chass'd Syne to his Host returned in hast But then the Clergy of Ingland Renewed again with stalwart Hand At Newtoun as it was well knawn VVhere hastily they were orthrawn By the good Dowglass sooth to say And Thomas Randolf Earle of Murray There Thirty thousand were dung to Dead Withouten succor or remeid Syne after that Robert the Bruce Took hail state and could reduce Northumberland all to him sell As many Cronicles can tell Then ye were fain from Weirs to cease And sought by Mariage for a Peace Begging our Prince the Bruce Davie On Your Dame Jean to play a Pavy Ye made this evident and drew a Band Under the great Seal of Ingland VVhilk we have plainly for to shaw The verity if ye will knaw All this is true I 'le testifie And provei● on Sixty against Sixty Or Fortie for Fortie gi● You like Or Twentie to Twentie of ilk Kinrick Or Nine Aught Seven Four Three or Two Born of Antient Blood also Or Hand to Hand if You think meet And so Sir Duke I do you Greet FINIS