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A07619	The abridgement or summarie of the Scots chronicles with a short description of their originall, from the comming of Gathelus their first progenitor out of Græcia into Egypt. And their comming into Portingall and Spaine, and of their kings and gouernours in Spaine, Ireland and Albion, now called Scotland, (howbeit the whole number are not extant) with a true chronologie of all their kings. Their reignes, deaths and burials, from Fergusius the first king of Scotland, vntill his Royall Maiestie, now happily raigning ouer all Great Brittaine and Ireland, and all the isles to them appertaining. With a true description and diuision of the whole realme of Scotland, and of the principall cities, townes, abbies, fortes, castles, towers and riuers, and of the commodities in euery part thereof, and of the isles in generall, with a memoriall of the most rare and wonderfull things in Scotland. By Iohn Monipennie.	Monipennie, John.	1612 (1612)	STC 18014	80,300	130

certaine of his warriours to passe forth and if the inhabitants would bee willingly subdued no slaughter to be committed vpon them The inhabitants being brought as prisoners to the Admirall and seeing him mercifull rendred themselues and their goods and he receiued them with such beneuolence that he suffered the olde inhabitants to encrease with his people vnder one name and lawe and called the land Hibernia now Ireland Hiber returning into Spaine left his brother Himecus with a strong garrison of valiant warriours with wiues and children to inhabite the land and to holde the same vnder obedience and subiection At his returne into Spain his father being deceased he succeeded King and augmented his Empire and conquered sundry lands from the Spaniards hauing with him at all times a strong guard of valiant men By his puissance and ch●…alrie he subdued the people in such manner that he was holden in great estimation and reuerence that they were constrayned to seeke his peace the land being named after Hiber Hiberia the Scots and olde inhabitants grew vnder one name and bloud with such tender and friendly beneuolence not remembring of old iniuries each one willing to defend his neighbour as well in peace as warres as his brother or father Of Hiber descended by long progression a great posterity lineally succeeding amongst whom were many noble and famous Kings howbeit the whole number of them are not extant HIMECVS gouerned Ireland in great felicity iustice and tranquility both the Scots and the olde inhabitants during his life time Immediatly after his decease arose an odious controuersie betweene the Scottes and the olde inhabitants for the gouernement euery nation contending to haue a gouernour of their owne blood which contention enduring long time at last they created two Gouernors betweene whom was continuall battels and great slaughter on eyther side through ambition and burning desire to be sole Gouernor of all Ireland After long and dangerous battels the two people broken with sundry displeasures were constrained to take peace howbeit the same endured but a short time each one of them pursuing other with battell and yet they dwelt many yeares together by enterchange of peace and warres while at the last the Scots suffering many iniuries sent their Embassador to METELLIVS who was then King of the Scottes in Spaine desiring to haue support against the old inhabitants of Ireland declaring them to be a rude wilde people impatient to suffer any Empire aboue them So that the Scots can haue no tranquility vnlesse the said people were the more speedily tamed and subdued This foresaid message was the more acceptable to the King Metellius for it concerned the Common-wealth both of the Scots nation in Spaine and Ireland descending by long progression of our lineage and blood and willingly satisfying the aforesaid Ambassadours request trusting the same to be no lesse honour and glory to himselfe as profite to his friends Therefore the King sent his three sonnes HERMONEVS PTOLOMEVS and HIBERT with a great Armie of valiant men into Ireland where they with right dangerous battels vanquished the olde inhabitants and brought them vnder subiection Hermonens returning into Spaine left his two brethren to gouerne the land who gouerned the same long time after in great tranquility and iustice ins●…ituting lawes and instructed the Priests to make insence and sacrifice in the same manner as the Egyptians vsed so both the people encreased many yeares in great felicity peace and riches during the Gouernement of Ptolomeus and Hibert and long after their decease But too great prosperity engendreth euill maners and causeth men to worke often displeasures vpon themselues finding no forraigne enemies to inuade them at home The people after long peace were diuided for the gouernement contending for the same with great rigour and slaughter on both sides vntill the one had almost vtterly destroyed the other if they had not been reconciled by a noble man named Thanaus principall Ambassadour sent by the King then raigning ouer the Scots in Spaine reioycing of the felicity succeeding to his friends and to cause them by his prudent consultation to encrease together vnder one minde Thanaus being a prudent man bearing nuturall affection to both the parties perswading them at sundry conuentions to remoue all contention and to elect one whom they thought most expedient to be their King and to be obedient to him in all their gouernment Through this perswasion the whole people had such feruent desire to haue one King that all olde iniuries being forgotten they appointed Thanaus to elect a King whom he thought most expedient and hee seeing their mindes willing to haue a nuturall King declaring to them that there is in Spaine a noble Prince of great seuerity and iustice named SIMON BREK well accustomed with your lawes and lineally descended from the ancient King Metellius whom he thought most fittest to be their King The whole people hearing the name of SIMON BREK were well content to haue him their King because that name was esteemed very fortunate in those dayes Then after with consent of the whole people Ambassadours were sent into Spaine to request the said Simon to come into Ireland to be their King Hee knowing by graue aduisement the intent of the Ambassadours prouid●…d a great Fleete of Ships with all things necessary and finally by prosperous windes arriued in Ireland where hee was solemnly receiued and crowned in the chaire of Marble which he brought out of Spaine esteemed as a most rich jewel in those dayes from the beginning of the world 3314. From the floud of Noah 1658. From the building of Rome 102. Before the birth of Christ 651. He reigned with great felicity peaceably forty yeares being specially counsailed by the aforesaid Thanaus to whom he gaue sundry lands lying in the South part of Ireland beside the riuer Birsus which lands are now called Dowdall where hee dwelt with the people he brought with him out of the famous citie Brigance now called Compostella They were called Brigandes of whom after by processe of time descended many valiant and noble men who came with Fergusius the first King in Scotland by whom al the lands now called Galloway were then called Brigance whose inhabitants were euer full of manhood and strongest enemies against Romanes Britaines and Pickes Simon deceased his sonne FANDVF succeeded King after Fanduf succeeded ETHION after Ethion succeeded GLAVCVS after Glaucus succeeded NATHASIL after Nathasil succeeded Rothesay ROTHESAY was the first King that brought Scots with him into Albion The first Isle that he inhabited he called after his owne name Rothesay the remanent Isles were called Hebredes after Hiber the eldest sonne of Gathelus Rothesay hearing the death of his father Nathasil returned into Ireland and was there crowned King The yeare that Scots were brought out of Ireland into Albion was from the Empire of Simon Brek in Ireland 216. yeares from the beginning of the world 3530. The Scots spread in sundry parts of Albion lying farre North

willing to haue discharged himselfe of the Kingdome in fauour of Ferlegus eldest sonne to his brother Fergusius which his Nobles would not condiscend vnto because of the Statute and acte of Parliament lately made which continued vntill the time of the raigne of King KENETVS the third almost 1205. years he was killed by the aforesaid Ferlegus the fifteenth yeare of his raigne Ferlegus the murtherer and all other participant with him being banished were fugitiues among the Pictes and finding no security of his life he past into Britaine where he spent the rest of his dayes in great miserie 3 MAINVS King Fergusius second sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 3680. before Christ 291. after the beginning of the raigne 41. He was a noble King a good Iusticiar for he exercised Iustice aires for repressing of trespassors and ratified the old league with Crinus King of Pictes holding good peace with his confederates and Britaines He died peaceably the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne 4 DORNADILLA succeeded his father Mainus in the yeare of the world 3709. before Christ 262. after the beginning of the raigne 70. Hee was a good King and confirmed peace with the Pictes and Britaines he delighting greatly in hunting races and hounds made certaine lawes profitable for hunting which were obserued many yeares after he died peaceably the eight and twentieth yeare of his raigne 5. NOTHATVS succeeded his brother Dornadilla whose sonne REVVTHER was a childe not able to gouerne by vertue of the aforesaid Statute the yeare of the world 3738. before Christ 233. after the beginning of the raigne 98. He was an auaritious cruell Tyrant hee was killed by Dowall one of his Nobles Captaine of the Brigandes the twentieth yeare of his raigne 6 REVTHERVS Dornadella his sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 3758. before Christ 213. after the raigne 118. He being young assisted by Dowall raysed great contention by the perswasion of Ferquhart Captaine of Kentire and Lorne cousen to Nothatus the tyrant late killed a man of subtill wit and hauing great ambition to the Crowne Betweene the aforesaid parties there was cruell warres Ferquhart being fugitiue in Ireland returned being assisted with many Irish men with the inhabitants of Kyntire Lorne Ardgile Caithnes Murray and with a great armie Dowall res●…ing came with a great power accompanied with the young King and the King of Pictes and many other his friends there was a cruell battell and killing of Chiefetaines and Nobles on both parties The King of Pictes with many of his Nobles pittifully killed Reutherus the young King pursued and taken at the Castle of Calender By this vnhappy battell was such terrible slaughter that neither Scots nor Pictes were left liuing sufficient to inhabite their Realmes nor to withstand their enemies Afterwards the Scots and Pictes were most cruelly inuaded by the Britaines and a great multitude killed the rest exiled King Reutherus and his people past into Ireland and the Pictes past into Orkney King Reutherus returning from Ireland and the Pictes with their King Gethus returning from Orkney they gaue battell to the King of Britaines and obtayning victory by the high and soueraigne manhood and valiantnesse of the foresaid King Reuthorus the Britaines rendred all the forts landes and townes pertayning to the Scots and Pictes with faithfull promise neuer to inuade them in time comming This peace being concluded the Scots Pictes and Britaines continued in great tranquility many yeares after the King enduring the rest of his dayes had good peace and died the sixe and twentieth yeare of his raigne 7 RHEVDA succeeded his brother Reutherus in the yeare of the world 3784. before Christ 187. after the beginning of the raigne 144. He was a good King he caused sepultures to be made for noble valiant men he brought artificers into his Realme and instituted sundry good lawes In his time came certaine Orators Philosophers from King Ptolomeus of Egypt who were pleasantly receiued and well entertained because they were descended of the Egyptians his auncient forefathers These Orators did write and consider the situation of the hilles mountaines vallies riuers lockes frithes Isles townes and forts within the Realme of Scotland and the lands thereto pertayning as also to the Pictes He raigned peaceably sixteene yeares and resigned the crowne to THEREVS sonne to King Reutherus 8 THEREVS Reutherus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 3799. before Christ 171. after the raign 158. He appeared in the first sixe monethes to be a vertuous Prince but after he became an vnwise cruell tyrant Therefore being degraded of all honor he was exiled And Conan Captaine of the Brigandes elected to be gouernor who gouerned the Realme peaceably during the exile of Thereus who died in the Citie of Yorke in misery the twelfth yeare of his raigne 9 IOSINA succeeded his brother Thereus the yeare of the world 3810. before Christ 161. after the raigne 170. He was a peaceable and good King ratifying peace with his confederates the Pictes and also with the Britaines he was a good Medecinar and Herbestar In his time were brought to his presence in Berigone Two venerable Philosophers pleasant of visage almost naked being Priests of Spaine passing from Portingall to Athens and by vnmercifull tempest were Ship-broken at Ros their shippe and company with Marriners all perished they onely saued After refreshing and good entertainment the King desired and demaunded of them what they vnderstood by their science of the nature of the ground of Scotland after good and deliberate aduisement so farre as they might coniecture there was more riches and profite to be gotten within the veynes of the earth of Scotland then aboue for it was giuen more to the winning of Mines and mettals then any production of corne They knew this by the influence of the heauens Also they learned the people to worship onely God the Creator prohibiting them to make sacrifice as their custome then was to Isis and Apis the Gods of the Egyptians but only to make their sacrifice prayers and adoration in their Temples without any imagery to the eternall God creator of heauen and earth which the people for the most part obserued long time King Iosina being a vertuous Prince died in peace the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried at Berigone 10 FINNANVS succeeded his father Iosina the yeare of the world 3834. before Christ 137. after the raigne 194. a wise and vertuous King a good Iusticiar with aduice of his Nobles rewarding them honourably after their deseruings winning the hearts of his people ruled with great felicity encreasing in riches hee did institute Prelates and Clerkes to be in the Isle of man instructing Noble mens children in their youth This vertuous King married his sonne Durstius with Agafia daughter to the King of Britaines he wan great fauour among them he visited the King of Pictes who was vexed with a vehement feuer in Camelon he died there the thirtieth yeare of his raigne and

was brought to Berigone and there buried among the Sepultures of his progenitors 12 DVRSTIVS succeeded his father Finnanus the yeare of the world 3864. before Christ 107. from the beginning of the raigne 224. a cruell and traytercus tyrant killed in battell by his Nobles the ninth yeare of his raigne 12 EVENVS primus succeeded his brother Durstius the yeare of the world 3873. before Christ 98. after the raigne 133. a wise iust and vertuous King He was the first that caused his Nobles and subiects to giue their oath of fidelity he executed iustice seuerely in all the partes of his Realme At length there came Ambassadours from the Pictes shewing that the Britaine 's were in armour purposing to besiege their Citie Camelon the King to assist his confederate friends came with expedition against the Britains Scots and Pictes went forward with great courage the Britaines with no lesse audacity on the other part followeth a very dangerous battell with vncertaine victory vntill the night seuered them The confederate Kings seeing their armie broken retired in the night The Britaines so broken and dispayring of new support retired in the same manner as discomfited people their Campe standing with their carriage The confederate people aduertised hereof returned and parted the spoyle by custom of armes The King returned to Berigone rewarded their friends that were slaine in the said battel and others promoted to publike offices some with riches and goods and the rest of his dayes he was a seuere Iusticiar and died in peace the nineteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 13 GILLVS bastard sonne to Euenus vsurped the crown and trayterously killed two sonns of Durstius contending for the crowne in the yeare of the world 3892. before Christ 79. after the raigne 252. A crafty tyrant killed in battell by Cadellus Captaine of the Brigandes the second yeare of his raigne his head cut off his body buried in Dunstaffage 14 EVENVS secundus Donallus sonne King Finnan●…s brother succeeded in the yeare of the world 3894. before Christ 77. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 254. A good Iusticiar ciuill vertuous and peaceable King Cadallus after the killing of Gillus returning out of Ireland with his victorious army by rage of Tempest were almost all perished Cadallus was truely rewarded with many landes by the King and comforted by him concerning his great losse of Nobles and friends King Euenus marrying Siora daughter of Gethus King of Pictes confirmed the olde band After that hee vanquished Balus King of Orkney who finding no way to escape killed himselfe hee builded Innerlothy and Innernes hee resigned the crowne to Ederus giuing him wise and good counsaile he died in peace the seuenteenth yeare of his raign buried in Dunstaffage 15 EDERVS Durstius sonne●… succeeded in the yeare of the world 3911. before Christ 60. after the raigne 271. a wise valiant and good King Bredus of the Isles cousen to Gillus killed as is before mentioned made insurrection Shortly after the King pursuing him and his associates they were all taken captiues and many with the said Bredus killed Cassibilian King of Britaines sent his Ambassadours to the King of Scots desiring support against Iulius Caesar the Romane Emperour who was ready with most dreadfull Ordinance to come into Albion The King and Nobles receiuing the Ambassadours courteously Androgeus speciall Ambassadour after a large and serious Oration the King and Nobles being aduised sent vnto London tenne thousand chosen men vnder the conduct and gouernment of Cadallan and Dowall Captaines of the Brigandes and Lorne Also an army of Pictes came at the request of King Ederus The Britaines were raised in great esperance of victory by the aide of Scots and Pictes for they had no little confidence in their manhood and chiualry King Cassibilian went forward with his whole power against the Romanes there ensued a dangerous and doubtfull battell at the last the Romanes were fugitiue and being minded to renew the battell Iulius hearing of the great destruction of his Ships changed his minde hoisted sayles in the night and returned into Fraunce leauing behinde them a great prey of goods when Iulius Caesar was forced to auoide Albion The Britaines Scots and Pictes parted the spoyle gotten in his Campe by custome of armes reioycing of this glorious victory Cadallane and Dowall richly rewarded by Cassibilian returned with the Scots army at whose comming the King was greatly reioyced then followed such loue and kindenesse betweene the Britaines Scots and Pictes that it appeared them to liue in perpetuall peace The King passing to Innernes was certainly enformed by sundry Merchants strangers that Iulius had pacified Fraunce to his Empire and making prouision for a new armie to returne into Britaine to reuenge the iniuries done vnto him the last yeare he sends his Ambassadours to Cassibilian promising if he pleased to send ten thousand chosen men vnto his aide and support The Britaines moued with vaine arrogancy refused to haue any supply of Scots or Pictes Iulius returning into Britaine was three sundry times put backe but at the last Cassibilian was vanquished and his whole valiant Captaines taken or killed and his lands made to pay three thousand pound of siluer to the Romanes for tribute Iulius sendeth his Ambassadours to the Scots and Pictes offering them conditions of peace two seuerall times They were resolute to remaine free not to be subiect and refusing all conditions of peace were willing to defend their liues and liberties Iulius being minded to inuade the Scots and Pictes was aduertised of a suddaine vprore in Fraunce for which cause he passed into Fraunce Murket Gildus nephew made insurrection against the King Therefore he sent Cadallane with armed men who hanged Murket with his complices The King continued in good peace the rest of his dayes hee died peaceably the forty eight yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 16 EVENVS tertius succeeded his father Ederus the yeare of the world 3959. before Christ 12. after the raigne 319. He was a luxurious auaritious tyrant retayning a hundred Concubines and not being saciate with them he was taken in a battell captiue and imprisoned and was killed by a yong childe the first night the childe was executed on the morrow the seuenth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 17 METELIANVS Ederus brothers son succeeded the yeare of the world 3966. before the comming of Christ 4. years after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 326. A very modest ciuill and good King peace being vniuersally at the birth of our Sauiour Christ. The Romane Emperour Augustus sent his Ambassadours into Britaine requesting the Britains to continue peace with whom the King sent manyrich jewels to Augustꝰ to be offered in their Capitoll he wan sure amity of them which endured long In this time were in Rome V●…rgil Horace O●…d Tullius Marcus Varro Straba Titus Liuius Salustius with many other learned men he died peaceably the nine and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in

of the Romanes Woada the Queene hearing of the new armie of Romanes assembled a new and great armie of Britaines Scots and Pictes and Murrayes there followed a bloudy and terrible battell At last the Albions being vanquished fourescore thousand killed the Murrayes almost killed with their Captaine Roderik Woada killed her selfe to escape the iniury of the Romanes her two daughters were taken and brought armed to Swetonius The eldest daughter was married vnto a noble Romane named Marius who after was by command of Caesar made King of Britaines Corbredus broken with this sorrowfull battell returned with the rest of his armie into Scotland and gaue to the rest of the Murrayes that escaped out of the field all the lands betweene Spey and Innernes which lands were called after them Murray land for the olde inhabitants being seditious and troublesome were partly expelled The Murrayes were then marryed vnto Scottish Virgins and remained vnder one bloud friendship Corbredus the King continued the rest of his daies in peace and died the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 20 DARDANVS nephew to Metellanus succeeded being a lusty person faire of visage and body hee was welbeloued of the people in the yeare of the world 4042. the yeare of Christ 72. after the raigne 402. He appeared in the beginning to be a good King but being within three yeares degenerate became an odious tyrant and would haue trayterously caused to be slaine the two sonnes of Corbredus remayning in the Isle of Man vnder discipline This Tyrant at last was killed in battell and beheaded by his Nobles the fourth yeare of his raigne without buriall 21 CORBREDVS secundus surnamed Galdus Corbredus primus son succeeded an excellent person endowed with sundry vertues and high prerogatiues in the yeare of the world 4046. the yeare of Christ 76. after the beginning of the raigne 406. a valiant and couragious King He renewed many battels against the Romanes and was often victorious at this time arriued in Forth a company of Almaines named Vs●…pians banished out of their natiue land for killing of a Romane Captaine and his band they were pleasantly receiued and ordayned certain lands to be inhabited by them beside the Murrayes for they were of one bloud Agricola remayning in Britaine eight yeares with his Romanes had sundry victories against the Scots and Picts Domitian the Emperour enuying Agricolaes prosperous estate in Britaine sent hastily letters for him at whose comming to Rome he was poysoned by commaund of the said Domitian GVENVS TABELLIVS was made Gouernor of Britaine dissention engendred among the Romanes for the gouernement King Corbredus surnamed Galdus being by his explorators aduertised hereof came with a new armie of Scots and Pictes against the Romanes and finally their Captain with many Romans were killed The Scots with the Picts following the whole day and killing them where they might apprehend them The King assembling the Scottes and Pictes parted the rich spoyle of their enemies amongst them as they had deserued Afterward the Scots and Pictes pursued cruelly in all parts the Romanes The Romanes conuenting them elected Chelius to be their Gouernour there followed a most dangerous battell at last the Romanes were vanquished and pursued with continuall killing vnto Calidon wood The confederate Kings came with their armies into Brigance the Romanes assembled themselues in most fearefull ordinance a company of Britaines sent by Marius their King in support of the Romanes came to the confederate Kings There followed a terrible and bloudy battell the Romanes being vanquished and compelled to retire to their Tents with great killing of them defended their Tents with great manhood vntill the night approched The Scots were vigilant all night and attending that their enemies should not escape others were making Engines to breake downe their Tents and Trenches The Romanes seeing so great preparation against them and no way to escape the danger sent their Orators to the confederate Kings most humbly entreating peace on what conditions pleased them After long consultation peace was graunted The Romanes to passe and render all lands forts and munitions pertayning to Scots and Pictes with all the goods taken violently from them during the warres and to remaine their friends at all times after After this most valiant King Corbredus Galdus came to Epiake the principall Citie then of Scotland The rest of his dayes he continued in peace exercising seuere Iustice he died peaceably the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 22 LVCTACVS succeeded his father Corbredus Galdus in the yeare of the world 4080. in the yeare of Christ 110. after the raigne 440. an odious and cruel tyrant killed by his Nobles the third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 23 MOGALDVS Corbredus secundus sisters sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4083. the yeare of Christ 113. after the raigne 443. a good King and victorious in the beginning of his raigne gouerning his people with great iustice and obtayned a great victory against Lucius and his Romanes by the assistance of the Pictes in Westmerland and Camber obteyning a rich spoyle of the Romanes which they parted by law of armes Afterwards the King did degenerate into a cruell tyrant In his time Adrian the Emperour came into Britaine and builded the wall of Adrian deuiding the Britaines from the Scottes and Pictes a great wall made of fewell and earth and turues from the mouth of Tyne ouer against the Almaine Seas to the floud of Eske at the Irish Seas fourescore miles in length he was killed by his Nobles for his tyrannie and odious life the thirty sixt yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 24 CONARVS succeeded his father Mogaldus the yeare of the world 4119. the yeare of Christ 149. after the raigne 479. a cruell tyrant degraded and imprisoned by his Nobles and Ardgadus Captaine of Ardgile made Gouernour a good and seuere Iusticiar he died in prison the foureteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunsstaffage 25 ETHODIVS primus Mogaldus sisters sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4133. the yeare of Christ 163. after the raigne 493. a good Iusticiar who holding sundry battels against the Romane Captaines Victorine Trebellius and Pertinax neere the wall of Adrian ministring good iustice oppressing rebels was trayterously killed by an Harper whom he trusted the three and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage This Harper was most cruelly executed 26 SATRAEL Ethodius primus succeeded the yeare of the world 4165. the yeare of Christ 195. after the raigne 525. a cruell tyrant he was slaine by one of his Courtiers the fourth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 27 DONALDVS primus firstChristian King of Scotland succeeded his brother Satrael in the yeare of the world 4169. in the yeare of Christ 199. from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 529. a good and religious King in his time Seuerus the Emperour came into Britaine after many incursions made by the Scots and Pictes in abolishing the

Scots and Pictes he assisted by them and killed with his owne hands Hengist and exiled the rest of the Saxons King Congallus holding good pcace with Britaines and Pictes vexed with long infirmity died peace ably the two and twentieth year of his raign and buried in Icolmkill 45 CORANVS succeeded his brother Congallus in the yeare of the world 4471. the yeare of Christ 501. after the raign 831. a good King and seuere Iusticiar In this time arriued in Britaine Occa and Passentius sonnes of Hengist with a great multitude of valiant souldiers assisted by the Princes of Almaine against whom came King Ambrosius There followed a doubtfull and dangerous battell the victory enclining to Ambrosius yet very vnpleasant for at the same time there were many Britaine 's killed Neuerthelesse they parted the spoile of Saxons by right of armes Occa being aduertised of the comming of the confederate Kings to assist Ambrosius sent his brother Passentius to bring greater support out of Almaine by contrary windes he arriued in Ireland where he gathered a great number of hyred warriours and returned into Britaine Occa perswaded one Coppa a fained mediciner to poison King Ambrosius the confederate Kings comming with a strong armie to assist Ambrosius were aduertised of his death therefore they not knowing who was friend or foe and being vncertaine how he died they returned home Arthurus being King of Britaines assisted by the Scots and Pictes obtayned sundry victories against the Saxons The confederate Nobles abode certaine dayes in London And being richly rewarded by King Arthurus returned home The Realme of Scotland was gouerned in great felicity and iustice by King Coranus Then after certaine Traytors assisted by Donald Captaine of Athole murthered the King in his chamber the foure and thirtieth yeare of his raigne in the sixteenth yeare of the raigne of King Arthurus and in the twentieth yeare of Iustinian Emperour the yeare of Christ 535. He was buried at Icolmkil 46 EVGENIVS tertius Congallus first sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4505. in the yeare of Christ 535. after the raigne 865. a wise godly King and good Iusticiar he continued in good peace all his dayes and died the three and twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 47. CONGALLVS secundus succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4528. the yeare of Christ 558. after the raigne 888. a good iust and godly Prince he instituted many good lawes concerning Churches and Churchmen hee died in peace the eleuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill in whose time was S. Colme and S. Mungo 48 KINNATELLVS succeeded his brother Congallus the yeare of the world 4539. the yeare of Christ 569 after the raigne 899. a good and godly King hee died in peace the first yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 49 AIDANVS Coranus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4540. the yeare of Christ 570. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 900. He was a valiant and good King and seuere Iusticiar he confederated with the Britaine 's against the Saxons and Pictes there followed sundry battels at last the Britaines and Scottes came into Northumberland against the Saxons and Pictes and vanquished them in a dangerous battell the tenth part of the spoyie obtained in the field was dedicated to the Churches of Scotland and the Banners or Ensignes gotten at that time sent to Icolmkill he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 50 KENNETHVS primus Congallus second sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4575. the yeare of Christ 605. after the raigne 935. a good and peaceable Prince He died the first yeare of his raigne and was buried in Icolmkill 51 EVGENIVS quartus Aidanus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4576. the ye●…re of Christ 606. after the raigne 936. He was a godly and good Iusticiar and instituted many godly and good lawes for the Common-wealth of his subiects he raigned peaceably and died in peace the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 52 FERCHARDVS primus succeeded his father Eugenius the yeare of the world 4591. the yeare of Christ 621. after the raigne 951. a vitious Tyrant degraded by his Nobles and imprisoned he killed himselfe in prison the eleuenth yeare of his raigne 53 DONALDVS quartus succeeded his father Ferchardus the yeare of the world 4602. the yeare of Christ 632. after the raigne 962. a good and religious King holding peace with his neighbours being at fishing with his seruants for pastime he perished in Lothay the foureteenth yeare of his raign his body being found was buried in Icolmkill 54 FERCHARDVS secundus succeeded his brother Donaldus in the yeare of the world 4616. in the yeare of Christ 646. after the raigne 976. an auaritious and vitious tyrant bitten by a Wolfe in hunting whereof ensued a dangerous feuer being penitent of his euill life He died the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 55 MALDVINVS Donaldus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4634. in the yeare of Christ 664. after the raigne 994. He was a godly and wise King and a seuere Iusticiar holding good peace with his neighbours He was strangled by his wife in the night by suspition of Adultery the twentie yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill on the morrow his wife was taken with her Complices and burned to death 56 EVGENIVS quintus Malduinus brother Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4654 in the yeare of Christ 684 after the raigne 1014. he was a valiant and good King he obteyned a great victory against Edfreid King of Northumberland being killed with 10000 Saxons and Bredius King of Pictes fugitiue he dyed the fourth yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 57 EVGENIVS sixtus Ferchardus secundus sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4658 the yeare of Christ 688 after the raigne 1018 a good religious and peaceable King he died in peace the 9. yeare of his raigne Buried in Icolmkill 58 AMBERKELETHVS succeeded in the yeare of the world 4667. the yeare of Christ 697 after the raigne 1027 an auaritious euill King killed by a shot of an Arro●… The second yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 59 EVGENIVS septimus succeeded his brother Amberkelethus in the yeare of the world 4669. in the yeare of Christ 699. after the raigne 1029 A good King contracting peace with the King of Pictes then called Garnard married his daughter Spontana who being with childe in the next yeare was murthered in her bedde insteed of the King by two brethren of Athole who had conspired the Kings death The murtherers at length were apprehended and cruelly put to death He continued a religions and vertuous King he endewed sundry Churches liberally holding good peace with his neighbours died in peace the 16 yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 60 MORDACVS sonne to Amberkelethus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4685 in the yeare of Christ

damage of his people The Picts assembled an army wich many Britaines concurring to their support appear'd on eyther side a wicked vnnatural battel between two confederate people friends fathers and sonnes The Pictes came first i●…o the Scots lands against whom with no lesse courage then manhood the King with his valiant Scots with auncient armes displayed in forme of a Banner in which was a ●…dde Lion Rampant in a fielde of golde whilst the Scots and Pictes were in array in each others fight the armie of Britaines stood in array also deuising what way they might destroy them both with f●…me purpose when the Scots and Pcties were vanquished the one by the other that the party victorious should vtterly bee destroyed by their fresh army and when both these peoples were destroyed by this fleight the Britaines might enioy both their Realmes in Albion without any impediment This subtill sleight was discoured to King Fergusius by a banished Britaine through which both the armies moued no lesse by feare of enemies then by their own proper damage prolonged the battell certaine dayes King Fergusius desiring communication with the King of Picts who willingly with some of his Nobles had communication a long time together after long conference and deliberate consultation with their Counsellors on both parties and ruefull crying of the Pictes wiues being the Scottes daughters peace was finally concluded betweene the two confederate people vnder these conditions redresse of all iniuries being made on all parties The Britaines mouers of this battaile shall be reputed enemies to them both all other charges to be at the pleasure and will of the two Kings And when any enemy occurred that they and their people should conioine together vnder one minde and ordinance This peace being more strongly corroborate the Kings returned home King Fergusius in a most dangerous battell assisted by the Pictes vanquished the Britains which time King Coyl or Chimarus vnwatily kept by his Nobles was killed in the land after his name then called Coyll now Kyle in Scotland After this victory the King called his whole Nobles and Subiects to a general conuention and hee making a large and plausible Oration and speech the Nobles and Subiects condiscended and agreed that King Fergusius and his posterity should possesse the Crowne of Scotland whereupon Charters and Euidences were graunted to him and his sucessors for euer The Kingdome of Scotland being confirmed to King Fergusius his heyres and successors with deliberate counsell of his Nobles he diuided the whole lands then inhabited by the Scots amongst his Nobles and Captaines of the Tribes by lots or cauils The first lot chanced or fell vnto Cornath Captaine and his Tribe the land of Caithnes lying ouer against Orkeney betweene Dum misbye and the riuer of Thane Secondly to Captaine Lutorke the landes betweene the water of Thane Nesse now called ROS This Lutorke came with a band of valiantmen out of Ireland with King Fergusius into Albion This land of Ros lyeth in breadth from Cromarte to the water of Lochtie In this countrey was the famous Castle of Vrquhart of which the ruinous walles remaine in great admiration Thirdly to Captaine Warroth the lands lying betweene Spey and Neffe from the Almaine to the Irish Seas the people inhabitants of this part after their Captaine were called Wars being seditious they were expelled and the Murrayes possessed that land and called the same land Murray land Fourthly to Captaine Thalis the lands of Boyne Aynie Bogewall Gariot Formartyn and Bowquhan These landes were then called vnder one name Thalia by the name of their Captaine Fiftly to Captaine Martach all the lands of Marre Badzenoth and Loth Quhabar The sixth to Captaine Nouance the landes of Lorne and Kyntier with the high places and mountaines thereof lying from Marre to the Irish Seas The seauenth to Atholus the lands of Athole for he was descended of the Scots of Spain and came out of Spaine into Ireland and with Fergusius he came into Scotland The eight to Creones and Epidithes two Captaines of the Tribes the lands of Strabrawne and Braidawane lying West from Dunkeld The ninth to Captaine Argathelus the lands of Ardgile his people were named Argatheles from Gathelus their first progenitour but now they are called men of Ardgile The tenth to Captaine Lolgonas the lands of Leuenox and Cliddisdale The eleuenth to Captaine Silurch the lands of Siluria which Region is now diuided into Kyle Carrike and Cunningham the inhabitants were right ingenuous and strong The twelfth to the Brigandes the lands of Brigance now called Golloway King Fergusius after the diuiding of these lands he instituted lawes to represse vice he builded the Castle of Berigone in Longhquhaber He past the remanent of his dayes in good peace with the Britaines and Pictes At the last he was elected as Iudge arbitrall to discerne vpon certaine high Controuersies chancing amongst his friends in Ireland He accompanied with certaine of his Nobles past into Ireland and pacified them of all matters returning home by a very dangerous tempest perished with all his Nobles that were in his company vpon a rocke in the Sea called after his name Craigfergus the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne In his raigne was Morindus King of Britaines and Cruthneus Camelon King of Pictes who builded vpon the water of Carron the Citie of Camelon the principall and strongest Citie of the Pictes which resisted the Romanes and Britaines vntill that Kenneth King of Scotland who exiled the Pictes out of Albion brought it vnto vtter subuersion This Cruthneus Camelon builded also the towne and Castle of Edinburgh sometime called the mayden Castle for all the noble young women of the Pictes were nourished and learned in all skilfull labour of their hands vntill they were ready to marry Fergusius departing this present life as aforesaid a conuention was holden by the Nobles for election of a King After a long disputation and reasoning it was concluded by plaine consent of Parliament and enacted when it hapned their King to decease and hauing heyres gotten of his body being children the neerest of the Kings bloud and fittest to doe iustice shall possesse the Crowne for his time after his death the Kings sonne shall succeed to the crown without impediment if he were able thereto by the same acte it was prohibited children to be Kings This custome endured long time which raised much discord in this Realme of Scotland for the fathers brother raigning in the minority of his Nephew cast his chiefest busines to destroy him and likewise the Nephew to the fathers brother for ambition of the Crowne through which occurreth continuall killing of Kings and Nobles to the great damage of the Realme and Common wealth 2 FEZITHARIS brother to Fergusius by the aforesaid act began his raigne the yeare of the world 3666. before the comming of Christ 305. yeares from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 26. yeares he was a good King and seuere Iusticer and was