The abridgement or Summarie of the Scots Chronicles with a short description of their originall from the comming of GATHELVS their first Progenitor out of Graecia 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 FERGVSIVS 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 Printed at Brittaines Bursse by Iohn Budge 1614. To the most High and Mightie Monarch IAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britane France and Ireland defender of the faith c. IT May be by many iustly most gracious Soueraigne imputed to me for no small presumption to present to your Royall Maiestie a Prince of so great learning and excellent iudgement these simple fruits of my vnskilfull endeuours taken in this short abridgement In most humble and obedient manner I do preferre vnto your Highnesse these my weake and vnlearned labours according to my ability which how vnworthy they be of so great a princely fauour as wel for the meannesse of me the writer as for the plainnesse and rudenesse of the stile yet if for the worthinesse of the matter and of your Maiesties great accustomed clemency vouchsafe then your Highnesse fauourable regard they shall be as fortunate as if they had beene composed by greater more learned men wherein briefly â—…ay be seene the great and infinite mercy of God towards your royall person that it hath pleased his superexcellent wisedome by his mighty power to preserue your Highnesse ancient Kingdome of Scotland vnconquered vnder the Empire and gouernment of one hundreth and sixe Kings your Maiesties royall progenitors and in speciall when almost the whole world was brought vnder the Romane Empire by the sword Also to reduce in one peaceable Monarch these ancient mighty landes many Ilands which haue bene diuided in many seuerall Kingdomes one of Britons seuen of Saxons one of Scots one of Pictes one of Orkenay and sixe of Ireland also some of the valiant and illustre noble actes of your Highnesse most royall and ancient progenitors and of their raignes liues deathes and burials Accept them most mightie Monarch I most humbly beseech your royall Maiesty in your Highnesse gracious protection and according to my bounden dutie incessantly with all humility I will pray the great God of all might and power to his eternall glory long to preserue your Royall Maiestie and your gracious Queene in blessed health and peace to raigne ouer these your Highnesse great vnited Kingdomes and to enlarge the same and your Maiesties most royall and hopefull posterity to the worlds end Your Maiesties most humble and obedient Subiect IOHN MONIPENNY THE ABRIDGMENT OR SVMMARY OF the Scots CHONICLE WITH A SHORT DESCRIPTION of their originall from the comming of GATHELVS their Progenitour out of Graecia into Egypt and of their Kings and Gouernours in Spaine Ireland and Albion howbeit the whole number are not extant with a true Chronologie of all their Kings lineally descended from FERGVSIVS the first King of Scotland vnto his sacred Maiestie now happily reigning ouer all Great Britaine Ireland and all the Isles to them appertaining GATHELVS son of CECROPS King of ATHENS by his insolence made many inuasions in Macedonia and Achaia in Graecia And because he could not suffer correction he with many valiant Grecians came into Egypt followed Pharao in his warres against the Aethiopians who with great cruelty had wasted the most part of Egypt vnto Memphis the principall citie of that Realme Pharao with support of Gathelus vanquished and ouercame the Aethiopians in a most dangerous battell And Gathelus valiantly vanquished and wanne their principall citie called Meroe After this great victory he being a lusty person strong of body and of a great spirit wan great fauour with the King and his familiars that the Kings daughter SCOTA was giuen in marriage vnto Gathelus with many lands Shortly after Pharao died and another Pharao succeeded who opprest the Israelites with great seruitude and tyranny Gathelus abhorring such cruelty conferring with MOYSES also hauing respons of the Oracles of Egypt was foreseene of the plagues to come vpon Egypt made prouision for all things necessary for sayling and tooke shipping with his wife Scota his valiant Grecians and many Egyptians from the riuer Nilus the yeare of the world 2453. After long sayling and trauell he arriued at the land of Numidia being stopped to land he pulled vp sailes and with dangerous and painfull passage through the Straites he landed in one part of Spaine then called Lusiâ—…nia by his arriuall called Portgathel now Portingall at his landing the olde inhabitants came against him with arrayed battell whom he vanquished He builded one Citie vpon the riuer Munda then called Brachare now called Barsolona Then after he came into the North part of Spaine now called Galâ—…ia where he builded a citie called Brigance now Compostella where he reigned with Princely dignity and instituted lawes and named his people Scottes after his wife Scota for she had born vnto him two sonnes twinnes HIBER and HEMICVS He brought with him from Egypt the marble fatall chaire which was transported to Ireland and to Albion now called Scotland wherein all their Kings were crowned vntil the time of King Edward the first who transported the whole ancient regall monuments of Scotland with the marble fatall chaire to Westminster where it remaineth to this day The Scots shall brooke that Realme as natiue ground If words faile not where euer this chaire is found Gathelus sitting in his marble chaire within this citie of Brigance gouerned his people with Princelydignity peaceably and instituted lawes And seeing his people encrease with such great multitude and not willing to violate the bande made with the old inhabitants being informed by diuers expert explorators that there was an Isle opposite to Spaine on the North with a rude people inhabited hauing no lawes nor manners Therefore he brought all the shippes he could get with expedition to the next Sea port with sufficient prouision with Hiber and Hemicus accompanied with valiant warriours and ordeyned Hiber to be Admirall to passe the said Isle which they obeyed hoisting sayles with fortunate windes arriued the fift day after in the said Island Immediately landing their people then pitched their Tents on the next trenches The rude inhabitants amazed at the arriuing and landing of such a multitude of warriours fledde with their cattell and goods into their Cauernes Hiber commaunding
it Moâ—…ochasgia Drinacha full of Thornes and Bourtrée ouercouered with the ruines of old houses Wrichtâ—…un fertill of Wood. Item Ransa Kernera The greatest Iland next vnto Iura Westward is Yla foure and twentie miles in length and sixetéene of bredth extended from the South to the North abundant in store Cornes Déere and Lead there is a fresh water in it called Laiâ—… and a Créeke of salt water and therein are many Ilands There is also a fresh water Loch wherein stands the Iland named Falingania sometime the chiefe seate of all the Iles Men. There the Gouernour of the Iles vsurping the name of a King was wont to dwell Neere vnto this Iland and somewhat lesse then it is the round Iland taking the name from Counsell for therein was the Iustice seat and fouretéene of the most worthy of the Countrey did minister Iustice vnto all the rest continually and intreated of the waighty affayres of the Realme in Counsell whose great equitie and discretion kept peace both at home and abroad and with peace was the companion of peace abundance of all things Betwixt Ila and Iura lyes a little Iland taking the name from a Cairne of stones At the south of Ila doel ye Colurna Muluoris Ossuna Brigidana Corskera The low Iland â—…mersga Beathia Texa Ouicularia Noasiga Vinarda Caua Tarsheria The great Iland Auchnarra The Iland made like a Man The Iland of Iohn Sâ—…badis At the west corner of Ilâ—… Iyes Ouersa wherethâ—… Sea is most tempostuous and at certayne houres â—…gable The Marchants Iland and South westwards from it Vsâ—…brasta Tanasta and Nefa The Weauers Iland 8. miles from Ila somewhat North lyes Ornansa Next vnto it the Swines Iland Halfe a mile from Ornansa Colâ—…ansa North from Colâ—…ansa lyes the Mule 20. miles from Ila This I le is 24. miles of length and as much in bredth fruitfull of Cornes there are many Woods in it and many Heards of Déere and a good Hauen for Ships there are in it two waters well spred of Salmond Fishes and some stripes not empty thereof There are also two Loches in it and in euery one an Iland and in euery Iland a Tower The Sea running in this Iland at 4. sundry parts makes 4. salt water Loches therein all 4. abounding in Herring To the Northwest lyes Columbaria or the Dowe Iland to the Southeast Era both the one and the other profitable for Beaâ—…iall Corâ—… and for fishings From this Iland lyes the Iland of Sanctcolmâ—… two miles of length and more then a mile of bredth fertill of all things renowned by the ancient Monuments of the Countrey There were two Abbeyes in this Iland and a Court or a Parish Church with many Chappels builded of the liberality of the Kings of Scotland and Gouernours of the Iles. There is as yet remayning amongst the old Ruines a Buriall place or Church-yard common to all the Noble Families of the West Iles wherein there are thrée Tombes higher then the rest distant one from another a little space and thrée little Houses situated to the East builded seuerally vpon the thrée Tombes vpon the West side are stones grauen which stand in the middest bearing this title The Tombes of the Kings of Scotland It is sayd there were 48. Kings of Scotland buried there The Tombe vpon the rightside hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Ireland It is recorded that there were foure Kings of Ireland buried there Upon the left side it hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Norway The report is that there were 8. Kings of that Nation â—…uryed there The notable houses of the Iles haue their Tâ—…nbes in the rest of the Church-yard seuerally by themselues About this Iland and â—…re vnto it there are sâ—…e Ilands right fruitfull giuen by the ancient Kings of Scotland and Gouernours of the Iles to the Abbey of Sanctcolme Soâ—… is a very profitable ground for shéep but the chiefe commodityes of it consist in Sea Fowles that build thereâ—…t specially of their Egges Next vnto it is the I le of Women then Rudana Néere vnto it Beâ—…nira and from that Skennia halfe a mile distant from the Mule The Sea sides of it aboâ—… in Câ—…es Fiue miles hence lyeth Froâ—… All their Iles are subiect to Sanctcolmes Abbey Two miles from Fresa lyeth Vâ—…lua fiue miles of length fruitfull of Corne and shore with a commodious Hauen for Gallies or â—…ates Upon the South side of it lyeth Toluansa with a Wood of Nutâ—…s reasâ—…able fruitfull About thrée hundred paces from this Iland lyeth Gomatra two miles long and one mile broâ—…d extending from the North to the South From Goâ—… foure miles Southward lye two Sâ—…affae both full of â—…ing places From thence foure miles Southeast lye the two Keâ—…burgae the more and the lesse enuiâ—…oned with such shoâ—…e high and furious fide that by their owne naturall deâ—… supported somewhat by the industrie of man they are altogether inuincible One mile from them lyes an Iland the whole earth is blacâ—…e whereof the people make Peatâ—… for their 〈◊〉 Next lyeth Longa two miles of length and Bâ—…cha halfe as much From Bacha sixe miles lyes Tiria eyght miles in length and thrée in bredth most fertill of all the Ihonâ—…s it 〈◊〉 in store Cornes Fishings and Sea to wieâ—… In this â—…and there is a fresh water Lorh therein an old Castle with a good hauen for Boates. From this Iland two miles lies Sunna and from Sunna as farre lieth Colla 12. miles of length and 2. miles of breadth a fertill Iland Not farre from it is Culsa almost full of wood and then two Ilands named Mekle Viridis and Little Viridis Item other two of the same names Ouer-against the Mules head and not farre from it lye two Ilands named Glassae and then Arden-Eider that is the high land of the Rider Then Luparia or the Woolfe Iland and after it a great I le lying north from Colla extending East and West Then Ruma 16. miles in length and 6. in bredth the Sea-Fowles lay there Eggs here and there in the ground in the middest of Spring time when the Eggs are layd any man may take of them In the high Rocks the Solayne Géese are taken in aboundance From this Iland foure miles North-East-ward lyes the Horse Iland From it halfe a mile The Swine Iland fruitfull enough in all things necessary the Falcon builded in it with a good Hauen Not farre from it lyes Canna and Egga fertill enough In Egga are Solayne Gâ—…ese Soabrittella profitable for hunting From this Iland is the I le of Skye the greatest of all the Ilands that are about Scotland lying North and South 40. miles in length and 8. miles broad in some places and in other places 12. miles rising in Hills in sundry places full of Woods and Pastorage The ground thereof fertill in corne and store and besides all other kinds of bestiall fruitful of Mares for bréeding of
Horse it hath fiue great Riuers rich in Salmond and many little waters plenty of Salmond and other Fishes The Sea running in the land on all sides make many Salt waters Thrée principall and 13. others all rich in Herring There is in it a fresh water Loch and â—…e Castles About the Skye lye little Ilands scattered here and there Oronsa fertill in Corne and store Cunicularia full of Bushes and Connyes next is Paba 8. miles froÌ„ Paba Southwest lyes Scalpa which besides sundry other commodities hath woods full of troopes of Déere Betwixt the mouth of Zochcarron and Raorsa lies Crulinga 7. miles of length and two of bredth there is a sure Hauen in it for ships There are in it also woods full of Bucke and Déere Halfe a mile from Crulinga is Rona full of wood and hadder with a good Hauen in the innermost Lorh thereof in the mouth of the same Lorh is an Iland of the same Name called Ger-loch From Rona sixe miles Northward lyes Flada Two miles from Flada Euilmena Upon the South side of Skye lyes Oronsa and a mile from it Knya Pabra and great Bina and then fiue little Ilands Next vnto them is Isa fertill in Cornes Beside it is Ouia then Askerma and Lindellâ—… 8. miles from Skye Southward lyes Linga and Gigarmena Benera Megala Pana Flada Scarpa Veruecum Sandara Vatersa which by many other good commodityes hath a Hauen commodious for a number of great Ships whereinto Fishermen of all Countreys about conuene certayne times of the yere ordinarily These last nine Ilands are subiect to the Bishop of the Iles. Two miles from Vatersa is Barra running from the Northwest to the Southeast seuen miles in length fruitfull of cornes and aboundant in Fish there runneth in it a Lorh with a narrow throat growing round and wide within in it there is an Inche and therein a strong Castle Upon the Northside of Barra there riseth an Hill full of Hearbs from the foote to the head vpon the top whereof is a fresh water Well The spring that runneth from this Well to the next Sea caryes with it little things like as they were quicke but hauing the shape of no beast which appeare although obscurely in some respect to represent the fish that is commonly called Cockles The people that dwell there call the part of the shore whereunto these things are carryed The great Sands because that when the Sea ebbes there appeares nothing but dry Sands the space of a mile Out of these Sands the people dig out great Cockles which the Neighbours about iudge eyther to grow as it were of that séede that the springs doe bring from the well or else indéede to grow in that Sea Betwixt Barra and Wist lye these Ilands Oronsa Onia Hakerseta Garnlanga Flada great Buya little Buya Haya Hell Sâ—… Gigaia Lingaia Foraia Fudaia Erisoaia From these Ilands Vistus lyes Northward 34. miles of length and 6. of bredth The tide of the Sea running in two places of this I le causeth it to appeare thrée Ilands but when the tide is out it becommeth all one Iland In it are many fresh water Loches specially one thrée miles long The Sea hath worne in vpon the Land and made it selfe a passage to this Loch and can neuer be holden out albeit the Inhabitants haue made a wall of 60. foote broad to that effect The water entereth in amongst the stones that are builded vp together and leaues behind it at the ebbe many Sea Fishes There is a Fish in it like to the Salmond in all things except that with the white wombe it hath a blacke backe and wanteth scales In this Iland are many fresh water Loches sundry Caues couered with Hadder In it are fiue Churches Eyght miles West from it lyes Helâ—…ther Vetularum pertayning to the Nunnes of the I le of Ione A little further North riseth Haneskera about this Iland at certayne times of the yéere are many Sealches they are taken by the Countrey men Southwest almost 60. miles lyes Hirta fertill in Cornes and store and specially in Shéepe greater then any other Shéepe in any other Ilands About the 17. day of Iune the Lord of this Iland sendeth his Chamberlayne to gather his dutyes and with him a Minister who baptizeth all the Children that are borne the yéere preceding and if the Minister come not euery man baptizeth his owne Child This Hirtha is the last and farthest Ile in Albion so that betwixt the I le of Man being the first I le in Albion and this I le there is 377. miles Returning to Wistus from the north point thereof is the Iland Velaia two miles long and one mile of bredth Betwixt this point and the Iland 〈◊〉 lyes Soa Stroma Pabaia Barneraia Eâ—…saia Keligira little Saga great Saga Harmodra Scaria Grialinga Cillinsa Hea Hoia little Soa great Soa Isa great Seuna little Seuna Taransa Slegana Tuemon All these Ilands are fruitfull of Cornes and store Aboue Horea is Scarpa And halfe a mile towards the West Equinoctiall from the Lewis lys seuen little Ilands named Flananae some holy place in old times of girth or refuge rising vp in hillâ—…s full of Hearbs Further North in the same ranke lyes Garn-Ellan that is she hard I le Lamba Flada Kellasa little Bernera great Bernera Kirta great Bina little Bina Vexaia Pabaia great Sigrama Cunicularia plenty of Conyes little Sigrama The Iland of the Pigmeis wherein there is a Church in which the Pigmeis were buried as they that are neighbours to this Iland beléeue Sundry strangers digging déepely in the ground sometimes haue found yet to this day doe find very little round heads and other little bones of mans body which seemes to approue the truth and apparance of the common bruite In the Northeast side of the Iland Leogus there are 2. Loches running foorth of the Sea named The North and South Loches wherein at all times of the yéere there is abundance of Fish for all men that list to take them From the same side of the Loch somewhat more Southerly lyes Fabilla Adams Iland The Lambe Iland Item Hulmetia Viccoilla Hana Rera Laxa Era The Dowe Iland Tora Affurta Scalpa Flada Senta at the East side thereof there is a passage vnder the earth vaulted aboue a flight shoote of length into the which little Boates may eyther sayle or row for eschewing of the violent tide Somewhat Eastwards lyes an Iland named Old Castle a roome strong of nature and plenty of Cornes Fish and Egges of Sea Fowles to nourish the Inhabitants At that side where Lochbrien enters is situate the Iland Ew More Northerly lyes the Iland Grumorta both these Ilands full of Wood. The Iland named The Priests Iland lyes the same way profitable for pastorage of Shéepe and full of Sea Fowles Next vnto it is Afulla and great Habrera then little Habrera and néere vnto it The Horse I le and then Marta Ika These last mentioned Ilands lye all before the
entrie of Lochbrieâ—… and from them North lye Hary and Lewis 16. miles of length and 16. of bredth These 3. make an Iland which is not deuided by any Hauen 〈◊〉 Port of the Sea but by the seuerall Lordships of the heritours thereof The South part is named Haray in it sometime was the Abbey Roadilla builded by Maccleude Harâ—…is a Countrey fertill inough in Cornes and good Pastorage with a high Hill ouercouered with grasse to the very top many Shéepe are séene féeding there masterlesse pertayning peculiarly to no man for there is neyther Woolfe Foxe or Serpent séene there albeit betwixt that and Lewis there bee great Woods full of Déere In that part of the Iland is a Water well stored of Salmond and other Fishes Upon the North-side it is well manured Upon the Sea side there are foure Churches one Castle 7. great running Waters and 12. lesse all plentifull of Salmond and other Fishes The Sea enters in the Land in diuers parts making sundry salt water Loches all plentifull of Herring with abundance of Shéepe In this Countrey is great abundance of Barley In this Iland is such abundance of Whales taken as aged men report their tenth will extend to 27. Whales also a great Caue wherein the Sea at a low water abides two faddome high and at a full Sea foure faddome déepe People of all sort and ages sit vpon the Rocks thereof with hooke and line taking great multitude of all kind of Fishes Southeast from Lewis almost 60. miles there is a fertill Iland low and playne â—…alled Rona well manured the Lord of the ground limits certayne number of Households to occupy it appoynting for euery Household few or many Shéepe according to his pleasure whereon they may easily liue and pay his rent In this Iland is a Chappell dedicated to Saint Ronan wherein as aged men report there is alwayes a Spade wherewith when any is dead they find the place of his graue marked Besides other Fishes in this Iland is great plenty of Whales Sixetéene miles from Rona West lyes Suilkeraia a mile of length but in it growes no kind of Hearbe not so much as Hadder Sea Fowles lay Egges there and doe hatch They of Leogus next neighbours vnto it get great profit thereby In that Iland is séene a rare kind of Fowle vnknowne to other Countreyes called Colca little lesse then a Goose they come in the Spring time euery yéere hatch and nourish their Young ones They cast their Feathers which haue no stalke like vnto downe Now follow the Iles of Orknay of olde called The Realme of the Picts lying scattered partly in the Deucalidon Sea partly in the Germane Seas The common people to this day are very carefull to kéepe the ancient frugality of their Predecessors and in that respect they continue in good health for the most part both in mind and body so that few dye of sicknesse but all for age They haue Barley and Oates whereof they make both bread and drinke They haue sufficient â—…ore of quicke goods Neate Shéepe and Goates great plenty of Milke Chéese and Butter They haue innumerable Sea Fowles whereof and of Fish for the most part they make their common foode There is no Uenemous Beast in Orknay There is is no kind of Trée except Hadder They haue an old Cup amongst them called Saint Magnus Cup the first man that brought the Christian Religion in that Countrey There are about 33. Ilands in Orknay whereof 13. are inhabited the remnant are reserued for nourishing of Cattell The greatest Ile is named Pomona The firme land thirtie miles of length sufficiently inhabited It hath 12. Countrey Parish Churches and one Towne called Kirkwaa In this Towne there are two Towers builded not farre the one from the other One of them appertaynes to the King the other appertaynes to the Bishop Betwixt these 2. Towers stands one Church very magnifique betwixt the Church and the Towers on eyther side are sundry goodly buildings which the Inhabitants name The Kings Towne and The Bishops Towne The whole Iland runnes out in Promontories or heads the Sea running in and makes sure Hauens for ships and Harbours for Boates. In 6. sundry places of this I le there are Mynes of good Lead and Tinne as is to be found in any part of Britayne This Iland is distant from Caithnes about 24. miles diuided by the Picts Sea In this Sea are diuers Ilands scattered here and there of whom Stroma lying 4. miles from Caithnes is one very fruitfull the Earles of Caithnes being Lords thereof Northward lyes South Ranalsa 5. miles long with a commodious Hauen with 2. little Ilands or Holmes good for Pastorage Toward the North lyes Burra Suna Flata Fara Hoia and VValles In these Ilands are the highest Hilles that are in all Orknay Hoia and Walles are 10. miles of length distant from Ranalsay eyght miles and more then twentie from Dunkirke in Caithnes North is the I le Granisa and Cobesa Siapinsa turning somewhat East lyes two miles from Kirkwaa euen oueragaynst it sixe miles of length Right West from Siapinsa are Garsa and Eglisa 4. miles of length In this Iland they say Saint Magnus is buried Next and somewhat neerer the continent land is Rusa foure miles of length and thrée miles of bredth well peopled Westward lyes the Iland Broca Some Ilands lye to the North as Stronza next Linga fiue miles of length and two of bredth Haa fiue miles of length and two of bredth By East lyes Fara And North from Fara lyes Wastra running out in the Sea in Promontories or heads Aboue Stronza at the East end of Etha lyes Sanda Northward 10. miles of length and foure of bredth most fertill of Cornes of all the Iles of Orknay but it hath no kind of fire within it making exchange of Cornes for Peats Beyond Sanda lyes North Ranalsaa 2. miles of length and two of bredth Upon the South siâ—…e of Pomona lyes Rusa 6. miles of length and from it Eastward Eglisa South Veragersa and not farre from it Westraa from which Hethland is distant 80. miles and Papastronza lyes 80. miles from Hethland In the midway betwixt lyes Fara that is the â—…yre Iland standing in the sight of Orknay and Hethland both it riseth in thrée Promontories or heads and shore Craig round about without any kind of entrance except at the Southeast where it growes little lower making a sure Harboroâ—… for small Boates. Next is the greatest Ile of all Hethland named The mayne-Mayne-land 16. miles of length There are sundry Promontories or heads in it specially two one long and small which runnes North the other broader in some part 16. miles runnes Northeast inhabited vpon the Sea coast There is good Fishing in all these parts the peoples commodity standing most by the Sea Ten miles North lyes Zeall 20. miles of length and 8. miles of bredth the Bremes Marchants doe bring all wares néedfull Betwixt this
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 châ—…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 insâ—…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 prouidâ—…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
and inhabited many Isles The first part that they tooke possession of was named Ardgael from Gathelus which now is called Ardgile They being diuided into sundry Tribes elected certaine Captaines to euery Tribe to gouerne them both in peace and warre hauing the name of their Captaine in great reuerence swearing by their names which custome was long obserued in those Isles and the high lands Then after about 150. yeares a banished people named Pickes came forth of Denmarke to search a dwelling place and after they were inhibited to land in Fraunce Britaine and Ireland They landed in Albion first in Orknay of olde called the olde Realme of the Pickes The Seas betweene Orknay and Caithnes is called Pentland Firth the lands now called Loutheane was of old called Pentland after the name of the Pickes Then after they came into Caithnes Ros Murray Merms Angus Fiffe and Loutheaue and expelled all the olde inhabitants They were a Ciuill people right ingenuous andcrafty both in peace and warres After their planting in the aforesaid parts they elected a King to gouerne them and hold them in iustice and made great policy in building of munitions townes and Castles And because they knew all people without issue to succeede should perish they sent their Ambassadours to the Scots to haue their daughters in marriage shewing though they were of strange blood they should not be so smally regarded seeing they with no lesse prudence then manhood haue sustained incredible dangers both by Sea and land And now lately conquered through the beneuolence of the Gods right plenteous lands with such peace and tranquility that no other people may claime them by reason Trusting surely if the Gods support them by their owne industry to be equall to any their neighbors both in peace and warre Further if the Scots condescended to their honourable desires it might be they encreasing together so strong vnder one bloud that they might resist the fury of their enemies the better when it hapned them to be inuaded This Ambassage was not pleasant to the Scots at the first thinking it vnworthy to haue any society or marriage with an vnknowne and banished people but by graue aduisement and being profoundly resolued and finding themselues as yet not able to resist the force of the Britaine 's their olde enemies they determined to giue their daughters to the Pickes in marriage and to haue a band of peace with them with conditions that euery one of them shall enioy the lands which perteyned vnto them before the marriage and to concurre together with their whole puissance as oft as they were inuaded by enemies Any that did offence to any of them should be reputed as enemy to them both And as often as the Crowne of the Pictes should come in question for lacke of an heire the King to be elected of the neerest of the womans bloud These conditions accepted on all sides the Scots gaue their daughters in marriage to the Pictes The Britaines suspecting this marriage and dreading the encreasing of this confederate people vnder one bloud in short time that neyther might the Britaines for the time present nor their posterity resist the puissance of these two vnited people Therfore being minded to destroy them both and to inuade them with fraudulent sleights rather then with any force of battell And sending their Ambassadorus to the Pictes allured the Pictes to violate their band with the Scots By great perswasion crafty dealing of the Britains the band was dissolued mouing occasion of battel against the Scots commāded by general edict no Scots to be found in their boūds at a prefixed day vnder paine of death The day being expired all Scots within their bounds were killed without mercy as breakers of their lawes The Scots impatient to sustai◅e such iniuries killed as many of the Pictes so there followed continuall killing and murder on all sides not regarding affinity bloud time nor pl◅ce In this manner the peace dissolued the Pictes denounced battell to the Scots then after followed continuall incursions and inuasions on eyther parties The Scots assembling in Ardgiel were sufficiently resolued that the battell that they were to holde was not onely against the Pictes but also against the Britaines Therefore it was agreed to send their Ambassadors to their ancient progenitors and friends in Ireland to haue their support and counsaile in this most dangerous matter and for that plurality of Captaines as often occurreth raiseth sedition the best is to elect one to haue Empire aboue the rest by whose manhood and counsaile they might defend their liues and liberties against a false and periured people inuading them without any occasion The Ambassadours being directed to Ireland complained of the wicked offence done by the Pictes and desired support FERQVHARDVS then being King of the Scots in Ireland greatly moued for the displeasure done to his friends in Albion sent his sonne FERGVSIVS a wise and valiant Prince with many valiant souldiers and to giue them the more esperance and assurance of permanent and good fortune hee sent with them the fatall Marble chaire Fergusius was the more pleasantly receiued by the Scots of Albion because their Common-wealth approched to great danger by a most perillous apparant battell Then after a Councell was called in Ardgiel where Fergusius made a large Oration and acceptable Speech Therefore by graue consultation they condiscended to be gouerned by Empire of one King as well in peace as in any trouble appearing against their enemies Furthermore to remoue all suspition of hatred because euery Tribe desired a King of their owne linage they elected Fergusius both for his noble bloud and other his excellent vertues to be their King moreouer he was so approued in martiall deedes and iustice that no Captaine of the Tribes might be any wayes compared vnto him FERGVSIVS the first King of Scots in Albion now called Scotland sonne to Ferquhard King of Ireland was crowned in the fatall Marble Chaire which hee brought with him by respons of the Gods to establish his reigne in Scotland The yeare from the creation of the world 3641. Before the comming of Christ 330. In the first yeare of the 112. Olimpiade In the 421. yeare after the building of Rome about the beginning of the third Monarchy When Alexander the great vanquished Darius the last Monarch of Persia in the reigne of Chimarus King of Britaine the King employed his whole minde to resist the iniury of this battell moued by the Pictes hee calling all the Captains ordeyned them to be prepared with forty dayes prouision To passe with him he made an greement and concord amongst all his Nobles and Captaines commanding his people to be obedient to their Captaines hee making sacrifice to his Gods as the custome was praying the Gods to take vengeance of the partie that was the first occasion of battell against other and to graunt him such felicity in his iust defence that victory might succeed to him without any great
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 iâ—…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 â—…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 fâ—…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
Dunstaffage 18 CARATACVS Metellanus Sisters sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4005. in the yeare of Christ 35. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 365. He enioying the great treasure and riches left by King Metellanus exceeded all the Kings in Albion in riches being wise and valiant pacifying his Realme from all vprore and rebellion specially in the Isles and executing seuere iustice The Britaine 's at this time rebelling against the Romanes sent their Ambassadors to Caratacus desiring support against the Romanes he first reproching them for their wilfull refusall The Scots offering them support wisely counselling them to solicite the Normanes Picards Barteners and all them on the Sea coast to rebell against them and to kill the Souldiers promising assistance of the Kings of Albion with money and valiant warriours both by Sea and land The Romanes shortly inuading the Britaines in a dangerous battell vanquished them and killed their King Claudius Emperour and Vespasian comming into Britaine subdued them againe and passing into Orkney subdued the same and brought Ganus King of Orkney his wife and children in his triumph to Rome The Britaines comming to Yorke made new insurrection assisted by Caratacus King of Scots and Congestus King of Pictes against whom Plancius Romane Gouernour and Aruiragus then King of Britaines came with a great Armic Caratacus being elected Generall there followed a cruell and dangerous battell with vncertaine victory vntill the night separated them on either parties Plancius on the morrow seeing his great losse specially of his horsemen returned to London and Caratacus returned to Yorke the next yeare Vespasian with many legions of Romanes were sent into Britaine Aruiragus assisting with the rest of the Britains conuened at Yorke threescore and fiue thousand chosen men The consederate Kings came with threescore thousand valiant warriours there was a terrible and cruell battell The Albions notwithstanding their great valiantnesse were discomfited by the prudent gouernement of Vespasian the King of Pictes killed the whole Britaines being killed except sixe hundred with their King Caratacus returned with a few number to Brigance Vespasian wintered in Yorke and in the Spring besieged and wanne Camelon wherein was found many rich monuments and jewels with a precious crowne of gold set about with many precious stones of diuers colours with a sword with hilts of golde which Uespasian vsed in all his warres hee remayning in Camelon Caraâ—…s assembled a new armie against whom Plancius was sent with a great armie a cruell battell ensued The victory at last succeeded to the Romanes The rest of the Scots that escaped this sorrowfull battell were fugitiue to the mountaines King Caratacus sore wounded was brought with great difficulty to Dunstaffage Vespasian sending his messengers to Caratacus promising if he would be obedient to the Romane Empire that he should remaine in honours and be reputed and holden as a friend to the Senate and people of Rome who answered that the Kingdome of Scotland was as free to him as the Kingdome of Romanes was to Caesar. Vespasian returning to Rome Caratacus assembling a new army the Romanes encountering him with a great multitude there followed a cruel and terrible battel long with vncertaine victory at the last the Romanes obteyned victory Caratacus returned to Dunstaffage Plancius dying at Camelon Ostorius Scapula was sent by the Emperor in his place who after sundry rebellions of the Britaine 's conquered them he came within the bounds of Scotland Caratacus gathered a new armie of forty thousand valiant men there ensued a dangerous and terrible battell the victory succeding at last to the Romans Caratacus wife his daughter and brother were taken himselfe returning to Cartamunda his step-mother Queene of Scots in whom he trusted but vnworthily he was by her betrayed and rendered to the Romanes King Caratacus was sent with his wife daughter and brother to Rome where he was greatly admired and honourably of the Emperour entertayned and remitted freely with his Queene daughter and brother to returne home restoring all his lands againe he remayning the rest of his daies in good peace died the twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried in Dunstaffage 19 CORBREDVS primus succeeded his brother Caratacus in the yeare of the world 4025. in the yeare of Christ 55 after the raigne 385. a wife King and good Iusticiar He conuented his Nobles and tooke counsaile of Venisius the husband of Cartamunda his step-mother Queene of Scots who by erafty sleights had taken the aforesaid Venisius her husband and sundry of his friends and deteyned them prisoners purposing to render them into the Romanes hands The King impatient thereof came and relieued them commaunding her to be buried quicke after a cruell battell betweene the Romanes and the Scots and Pictes peace was concluded The Romanes shall possesse the lands of Britaine by them conquered without inuading of Scots or Pictes then after by commaund of Nero Veraneus was sent into Britaine who shortly died Woada sister to Corbredus Queene of Britaine sent to her brother complayning of her miserie trouble her daughters deflowred her selfe shamefully beaten by vnmercifull Romanes Corbredus moued herewith renued the band with the Pictes and they raysing a great armie killed all the Romanes they might apprehend and wanne in their iourney Barwicke being then the most populous towne of that Region In this time there came a people called Murrayes out of Almaine with their Captain Rodrik put forth and expelled out of their natiue land being inhibited to land in France and Britain arriued in Forth between Louthiane and Fiffe They were sworne enemies to the Romanes reioycing greatly that they might haue occasion to be reuenged vpon their enemies requesting the confederate Kings to suffer them to passe formost in support of their people and if it chanced the Romanes to be vanquished to graunt them wiues that they might encrease vnder one bloud with the Scots Their conditions were graunted to the Murrayes The confederate King with the Murrayes went forwards and ioyning with the valiant Queene of Britaines Woada who reioycing of her brother King Corbredus and the King of Picts comming after an Oration and comfottable Speech made by her proffering her with fiue thousand Ladies armed to passe in the front of the battell against the vnmercifull and shamefull deflowrers of Virgins and Matrons the cruell Romanes The confederate Kings allowing her courage past forwards Cattus the Romane Gouernor with arrayed armes came to resist them there followed a sharpe battell the horsemen of the Romanes being vanquisht the rest were fugitiue with Cattus sore wounded escaped and returned into Fraunce The Albions departed the spoyle and riches of this field amongst them and killed the Romanes in all parts where they might apprehend them in this battell were killed threescore and ten thousand Romanes and thirty thousand Albions had not Swetonius Romane Legate come hastily into Britaine with two legions and ten thousand warriours of sundry Nations the Albions had beene perpetually deliuered
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 Vsâ—…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
Erthus sonne to Ethodius Eugenius the first brother returning into Scotland by support of Danes Gothes and his owne countrey men gathered vnto him out of all partes where they were dispersed conquered his Realme of Scotland out of the Romans and Pictes hands beginning his ragne in the yeare of the world 4374. in the year of Christ 404. from the beginning of the Realm of Scotland 734. He was a wise valiant good and godly King being confederate with the Pictes he was sundry times victorious against the Romanes at the last he was killed in a battell by the Romanes the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolukill 41 EVGENIVS secundus Fergusius second sonne succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 4390. in the yeare of Christ 420. from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 750. He was a valiant and good King in sundry battels victorious against the Romanes and Britaines at which time Maximian the Romane Gouernour of Britaine made insurrection against the Romanes and cruelly inuaded the land then called Armorica and killed the most part of all the people there that it should not be a prey to Frenchmen their neighbours he brought out of Britaine a great multitude of people to inhabite the same some authours write there came a hundred thousand men out of Britaine with Conanus who was made King of that land and called the same land Bartany or litle Britaine after the Britaines that came to inhabite there Then after they sent into Britaine for women to bee their wiues at whose request Vrsula called S. Vrsula with eleuen thousand Virgins were imbarked to passe Bartany They all by contrary and tempestuous windes were compelled to arriue in the low Countreyes iourneying by land to Bartany were all lamentably murthered and killed because they would not suffer deflowring of their bodies but rather offered themselues to be cruelly and vnmercifully murthered and killed after this vnhappy and cruel murther other women and Virgins were sent in great number into Bartany who inhabite that land continually to this day Britaine being desolate of Romane support was occasion that the confederate Kings inuaded them after so hardly for the valiant Graham who was descended of an ancient house of Denmarke and borne of a noble Lady of the same countrey married with a Scots noble man that was exiled out of Scotland with Ethodius brother to King Eugenius afore rehearsed killed in battell by Romanes and Pictes This Graham married a Virgin of the bloud royall of Denmark to whom she bare a daughter of excellent beauty who was married to Fergusius the second King of Scots of him descended the auncient surname of Grahams hee was a great enemy to the Romanes for hee destroyed to the ground the wall of Abircorne called then after Grahams Dykes and past and all vtterly abolished the wall of Adrian ouer against the Irish Seas The confederate Kings accompanied with valiant Graham past with fire and sword through al the bounds betweene Tyne and Humber there followed a most dangerous battell in the which were killed fifteene thousand Britains with the most of the Princes and Nobles of Britaine and foure thousand Scots and the whole Romanes being exiled out of Britaine by the confederate Kings and peace being concluded betweene the confederate Kings and the Britaines all the lands lying beyond Humber shall remaine perpetually vnder the Empire of the confederate Kings and presently to be paide threescore thousand pound to their men of warre and twentie thousand pound yearely to the confederate Kings and for obseruing hereof the Britaines deliuered one hundred pledges being within age of thirty yeares at the will of the confederate Kings In the seuenth yeare of the raigne of Eugenius second King of Scottes Britaine was deliuered from Romane tribute 496. years after that Iulius Caesar began the first tribute Eugenius encreased in riches and policy his Realme with continuall peace In the same time the Britaines falling at great diuersity betweene the Nobles and Commons there were many of both parties miserably killed he died in peace the one and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 42 DONGARDVS succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4421. the yeare of Christ 451. after the raigne 781 a godly wise and valiant King in a dangerous and cruell battell betweene Constantine new elected King of Britaines wherein were killed sixteene thousand Britaines and foureteene thousand Scots and Pictes the victory falling to the confederates the King of Scottes valiantly fighting was killed the fift yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkil which was the buriall for the Kings vntill King Malonus Camors dayes 43 CONSTANTINVS primus succeeded to his brother Dongardê° the year of the world 4427. in the year of Christ 457. from the beginning of the raign 787 a vitious odious King killed by one of his nobles whose daughter he had defloured the 22. yeare of his vnwort hy raigne 44 CONGALLVS Dongardus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4449. the yeare of Christ 479. after the raigne 809. a valiant King he vanquished the Brittaines in a cruell and daungerous battaile wherein were killed 20000 Brittaines with many nobles with GVYTELL Prince of Wales VORTIGERN vsurping the Crowne of Brittaine sent into Almaine to fee Warriours against the confederate Kings at which time came into Brittaine Hengest and Horsus bretheren with 10000. Saxons immediately the Brittaines and Saxons past with arrayed battaile to Humber before the confederate Kings were admonished of their comming killing in all parts without mercy where they came The King of Picts asseâ—…bled his army and ioyned battaile without support of the King of Scots where he was vanquished by the Saxons and Brittaines The Saxons proude of this victorie and being resolued to conquer the Kingdome of Brittaine past further Against them came King Congalus with a great army with the Picts there followed a cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie at last the Brittaines that fought in the right wing against the Scots being fugitiue there chaunced a mighty shower of haile with great darknesse Hengist by sounde of Trumpet gathered his people to his Standard The Scottes and Pictes hoping their enemies to be vanquished followed on the Birâ—…taines without array Hengist the Brittaines vanquisht and the confederate people without order killing and spoyling he came with his Saxons in arrayed battaile and killed all the confederates that might be ouertaken This battaile was right sorrowfull to the confederate people and not pleasant to their enemies for the most part of the army of Brittaines were killed Hengist obteyning new support out of Saxony the next Summer came with Vortimer King Vortigerus sonne with a great armie there followed a cruell and long battell valiantly debated on all parts with sundry chances for many Scots and Britaines being killed Congallus euill wounded was brought out of the field Long time then after Ambrosius when he had vanquished Uortigern and being crowned King of Britaine confederate with the
715 after the raigne 1045 an humble and liberall Prince he caused peace to be made in all Brittaine amongst the Brittaines Saxons Scots and Pictes he repaired many decayed Churches and builded Quhitthorne In his time was Saint Beda he died peaceably the 16. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 61 ETFINVS Eugenius seuenth Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4700. in the yeare of Christ 730. after the raigne 1060. a Godly wise King and seuere Iusticiar holding his Realme in good peace his people encreasing in riches and religion he being aged elected foure Regents The Thaues of Ardgiele Athole Galloway and Murray to doe Iustice to his subiects which was not obserued he died in peace the 31. yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 62 EVGENIVS Octauus Mordacus Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4731. in the yeare of Christ 761. after the raigne 1091. a good King seuere Iusticiar in the beginning for he executed to death Donald the tyrant Lord of the Isles and the Earle of Galloway for assenting to his vices then after he being degenerate vnto all abhominable vices he was killed by his nobles the third yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill his familiars and seruants asisting to his vicious life were all hanged vppon Gibets to the great contentment of his whole subiects 63 FERGVSIVS tertius Etfinus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4734. in the yeare of Christ 764. after the raigne 1094. he married Ethtolia daughter to the King of Pictes he was a leacherous adulterer and being admonished continued still in whoredome at last he was murthered by his wife and sundry of his familiar seruants who being sharply therefore accused his wife hearing thereof came into iudgement and relieued those innocent men confessing the fact and imediately stabbing her selfe to the heart with a dagger died in presence of the whole people The King was buried in Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne 64 SOLVATHIVS Eugenius eight sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4737. in the yeare of Christ 767. after the raigne 1097. a noble valiant King he married the King of Brittaines daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter He being troubled with the Gowâ—…e gouerned his people by his Captaines and commaunders seuerely executing iustice and subduing sundry Rebels especially Banus Captaine of the Isle of Tyre who assembled a great company of Rebels and calling himselfe King He died peaceably of the Gowt the 20. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 65 ACHAIVS Etfinus second sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4757. in the yeare of Christ 787. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1117. a good Godly and peaceable King he pacified insurrection both in Scotland and Ireland he contracted the band of amitie with Charles the great King of Fraunce and Emperour of Germanye which band hath continued inuiolably obserued vnto this present time He married the foresaid Charles the great his daughter who bare to him three sonnes and one daughter The amitie and confederation of Frenchmen and Scottes to be made for euer both for the people present and their successours and for corroborating of the said band King Achaius sent his brother GVIILIAM with sundry nobles into Fraunce with 4000. valiant warriours to assist the foresaid Charles in his warres in any part he pleased to passe against the enemies of the Christian faith at which time the Armes of the Kings of Scotland were the red Lyon Rampant in a field of gold there was augmented a double treasour with contrary Lillies or flower-deluce including the Lyon on all parts Guilliam Achaius brother assisting Charles in his warres with his valiant Scots purchased great honour and being so beloued and holden in great estimation among the Princes of Fraunce that he was called the Knight without reproach and purchased great riches and lands he prospered greatly in all his warres vanquished sundry nations rebelling against the Emperour he obteined great honours the time that King Charles restored Pope Leo the third to his seate after that he was put out of Rome by iniury of the Romaines he conquered great honours when Charles passing thorough Tuskany restored the Cittie of Florence to their auncient honours after it was destroyed by the Gothes these and many other honourable acts were performed by Scottish Guilliam howbeit they were done vnder the name of Charles Emperour for he remained not long in Italy but left the charge to Guilliam who did all things with such prouidence that he augmented the dominion of Florence greatly The Florentine in recompence of Guilliams humanitie towards them ordeined solemne playes to be made in their Cittie in which a Lyon is crowned with sundry ceremonyes they commaunded also quick Lyons to be yearely nourished vpon the common purse because the Lyon was the armes of Scottish Guilliam This is yet obserued in perpetuall memory Guilliam after infinite trauailes taken with Charles the great for the defence of Christian faith grew in age and because he had no succession of his body for he was all his daies giuen to chiualry he made Christ his heire and founded many Abbaies in Italy Almayn and Germanie liberally distributing vnto them rich rents and lands and ordeined that Scottishmen onely should be Abbots to the same Abbeyes In witnesse hereof are many Abbeys in Almaine and Germanie nothing changed from the first institution At comming first of Scottish Guilliam there came two learned Clarks with him from Scotland holden in great honour by the Emperour for their singular learning they obteined a place in Paris which was giuen to them with certaine lands to susteine their estate and to instruct the noble mens children of Fraunce in sundry sciences To these men came such confluence of people out of all parts desiring learning that in short time by their exact diligence in erudition of young children the Cittie of Paris was made a solemne Vniuersitie of resolute men in all science The Emperour Charles hauing great delectation that learning began to flourish in his realme by the great industry of those two Scottish men commaunded that Clement should remaine as principall regent of Paris And Iohn his Colleague to passe to Pauy a towne of Lumbardy for encreasing of learning there This small beginning was the origenall of the famous Vniuesitie of Paris King Achaius continuing in good peace the Romaine Empire was deuided for Emperour Charles the first Emperour of Germanes was Emperour of the west and Constantiue Emperour of the East Achaius married Fergusiane sister to Hungus King of Pictes who bare to him one sonne called Alpine who after succeeded to be King of Scotland and right inheritour to the King of Pictes King Achaius being aged died in peace the 32. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 66 CONGALLVS Achaius cousen germane began his raigne the yeare of the world 4789. in the yeare of Christ 819. after the raigne 1149. a good and peaceable
Icolmkill in perpetuall memory The Citie of Camelon after long assault was vtterly destroyed and the Pictes men wiues and children killed after they had raigned in Albion 1181. yeares King Kenneth instituted many good lawes and brought the fatall chaire from Ardgiel to Scone adding the Realme of Pictes to his Dominion This victorious King died the twentieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 70 DONALDVS quintus Kennethus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4824. in the yeare of Christ 854. after the raigne 1184. a vitious odious King his people made effeminate by his vices and sensuall pleasures his Nobles admonishing him to reforme his euill life he continuing still without reformation The Pictes that were fugitiue amongst the Englishmen requesting Osbraed and Ella two great Princes of England to moue warres against the Scots these two Princes with Englishmen Britaines and Pictes came into the warres where King Donaldus vanquished them in a great battell at Iedbrugh Donald right insolent after this victory came to the water of Tweed with his Armie and finding two ships laden with wines and victuals which were taken and parted amongst his warriours King Donald was giuen to such voracity and lust of his wombe the whole Campe vsing the same and being ful of Tauernes Brothels and whores followed dicing and carding with contention and killing one another King Osbraed being aduertised hereof preparing a new armie came suddenly on the Scots and killed twenty thousand being without armour full of wine and sleepe And King Donald was taken in manner aforesaid and ledde through the countrey in derision to all people At which time King Osbraed conquered great landes in Scotland assisted by Britaines so that Striuiling bridge was made marches to Scots Britaines and Englishmen King Osbred coined money in the Castle of Striuiling by whom the Striuiling money had first beginning King Donald being ransomed returned into Scotland continuing in his vitious and abhominable life He was taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where hee desperately killed himselfe the fift yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 71 CONSTANTINVS secundus Kennethus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4829. the yeare of Christ 859. after the raigne 1189. a valiant King hee married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Hee instituted sundry good lawes for Churchmen and repressed all vitious vices engendred amongst his subiects by Donald the â—…yrant his predecessor in whose time Hungar and Hubba with a great Fleete of Danes landing in Fiffe vsed great cruelty a great number of religious persons being fugitiue in the Isle of Maye with Adrian their Bishop were all cruelly tormented and killed by the vnmercifull Danes Constantine came with a great armie against Hubba and vanquished him The Scots being proude of this victory and neglecting themselues there followed a cruell and desperate battell at last the Scots were vanquished and King Constantine with his Nobles and ten thousand of his armie killed in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 72 ETHVS surnamed the Swift Constantinus secundus fonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4844. the yeare of Christ 874. after the raigne 1204. a luxurious Prince taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where he died the third day of melancholy the second yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 73 GREGORIVS magnus Dongallus sonne began his raign in the yeare of the world 4846. the year of Christ 876. after the beginning of the raign of Scotland 1206. He was but two moneths olde when his father perished in the water of Spey a valiant and greatly renowned Prince in â—…ll parts he instituted good lawes for his subiects and being very religious ordeyned good lawes for Churches and Churchmen and that all Kings his successors at their coronation should make their oath to defend the Christian Religion He obtained great victory against Danes and Britains and recouering all his lands lost in King Donalds time enlarged his bounds with Northumberland Cumber and Westmerland and being confederate with Alurede King of England the foresaid lands to remaine perpetually to be possessed by the Scots Then after the King to represse Irishmen that were come into Scotland who had robbed the people and made sundry incursions he followed with a great armie and landing in Ireland vanquished Brennius and Cornelius two Princes of Ireland with the whole Nobles of Ireland and vanquâ—…shed sundry townes and besieged Dublin with a strong siege where their young Prince Duncane was to whom the Crowne of Ireland appertained at last the Towne was rendred and the King made Protector during the Princes minority with all the fortes and threescore pledges The King returning with his victorious armie and the pledges of the Nobles of Ireland and holding good peace the rest of his dayes he died in peace the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill he builded thecitie of Aberdene 74 DONALDVS sixtus sonne to Constantinus secundus began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4864. in the yeare of Christ 894. after the raigne 1234. a valiant Prince and godly he punished with great seuerity the blasphemers of the name of God he married the King of Britains daughter she bare to him one sonne and a daughter At this time ROVVLAND King of Denmarke gathered or conuened a great multitude of Danes out of England Norway Swedâ—…icke and Denmarke and pastthrough Fraunce committing great cruelty vpon the people there And because CHARLES the great then Emperour was implicat with frequent warres in Italy against the Sarazens The Danes raged with such open cruelty that great bonds of France appeared to come vnder their Dominion Emperour Charles after his returne from Italy came with a great armie to resist the Danes and they nothing affraid went forward to meete him in their awfull manner The Princes of Fraunce knowing the great ferocity of the Danes proued and exercised in all partes where they were assayled and seeing them by frequent victory so insolent that but by great slaughter they might not be vanquished perswaded the Emperour Charles to make peace with the said Rowland that their Realme should not be in ieopardy or put to extreme danger through the wers both in Italy and Fraunce Peace was corroborate and contracted with the Danes on this manner The Emperour Charles his daughter shall be giuen in marriage to Rowland and hee with all the Danes shall receiue the Christian faith and in the name of Dowry shall haue all the landes which were named Newstria lying betwixt Deip Picardy Paris and Bartany These landes were then after Rowland called Normandy Rowland made King of Normandy by receipt of Baptisme was named Robert and ordayned to pay for the said lands one yearely tribute to the aforesaid Charles and his posterity to signifie that the said landes were not conquered but onely giuen from the Crowne of Fraunce in marriage The yeare that the Normans began to raigne
in Normandy was from the Incarnation of Christ 886. yeares The valiant deedes done by the Danes in sundrie parts of the world was in great admiration to all people Rowland called Robert begat on the Emperour Charles his daughter WILLIAM who succeeded after his father To William succeeded RICHARD the first to him succeeded RICHARD the second who had two Sonnes ROBERT and GVSTARD Robert begat WILLIAM the bastard Duke of Normandy who conquered England and vanquished both Englishmen and Danes and possest the crowne thereof And Gustard past into Italy and made many and cruell inuasions in Cicill Calabre and Naples In this time the Murrayes and Rosses inuading each other with cruell killing 2000. men were killed on either parties the King came vppon them with a great army and punished the principall mouers of this trouble to the death he dyed in peace the 11. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 75 CONSTANTINVS tertius Ethus sonne began to raigne the yeare of the world 4874. in the yeare of Christ 905. after the raigne 1245. a valiant prince not fortunate in Warres he married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him one sonne being vexed with Warres in the time of King Edward and Athelstane his bastard sonne he became a Chanon in Saint Andrewes and died the 40. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 76. MILCOLVMBVS primus Donaldus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4913. in the yeare of Christ 943. after the raigne 1283. a valiant Prince and good Iusticiar he married the Lord of Twylths daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter A confederacy was made betweene England and Scotland that Cumber and Westmerland shal be perpetually annexed to the Prince of Scotland raigning for the time to be holden in fee of the Kings of England By vertue whereof Indulfus sonne to Constantine the third as Prince of Scotland tooke possession both of Cumber and Westmerland The King passing the rest of his dayes in peace seuere Iustice which caused a conspiracy in Murrayland where this noble King was traiterously killed the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill The murtherers and their assistants all apprehended were cruelly tormented and put to death 77. INDVLFVS Constantinus tertius sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4922. in the yeare of Christ 952. after the raigne 1282. a noble valiant Prince He vanquished in battaile Hagon Prince of Norwaye and Helricke Prince of Denmarke and was killed by a Stratageme of Warre the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 78 DVFFVS Milcolumbus sonne began his raign the year of the world 4931. the yeare of Christ 9â—…1 after the ragin 1291. a good Prince seuere Iusticiar He was trayterously murthered by one Donalde Captaine of Forres in Murrayland and his wife was buried secretly vnder a bridge at Kinlus The murtherers being apprehended were seuerely executed and put to death the 5. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 79 CVLENVS Indulfus sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4936. the yeare of Christ 966. after the raigne 1296. he was marryed to the King of Brittaines daughter a vitious Prince killed by Rodardus a noble man at Mesfen whose daughter he had defloured the 4. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 80 KENNETHVS tertius Duffus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4940. in the yeare of Christ 970. after the raigne 1300. one valiant and wise Prince and seuere Iusticiar for one time he caused 500. notable theeues to be hanged on gibbets and inhibited their bodies to be taken downe beside the Castell of Bertha to giue example to others The Danes with a great Fleete of ships arriued in the mouth of Taye and destroyed the towne of Mountrose killing all the people demolishing the wals wasting the whole country comming thorough Angus with great cruelty and laying a strong siege to the Castle of Bertha The King came with a great army there followed a dangerous and cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie valiantly defended on both parties At the last one Haye with his two sonnes enforcing the Scots that were fugitiue to returne and by their valiant courage renewing battaile the Danes were vanquished and fugitiue the most part of them being slaine The King enriched Haye and his sonnes giuing them a great part of the spoile of the Danes with as much land as a Falcon flew ouer of one mans hand vntill she lighted called the Falcons stone So he obteined the whole lands betweene Tay and Arrole sixe miles of length and foure of breadth This was the beginning of the noble and ancient surname of Hayes decorate with great honours riches and lands valiant defendours of the realme of Scotland This noble King so long decorate with Iustice the blinde and immoderate affection that he had to his sonne was occasion that he killed by poyson Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland He abrogated the old lawes concerning the Kings and instituted The King being deceased his eldest sonne or Nephew notwithstanding what age soeuer he were of and though he were borne after his fathers death shall succeed to the crowne The Nephew borne on the Kings sonne shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on the Kings daughter and the Nephew gotten by the Kings brother shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on his sister These lawes to be obserued amongst all other nobles in succession of their heritage When the King is young one noble man of great prudence and authoritie shal be chosen gouernour of the Realme vntill the King come to age of fourteene yeares and then the King to gouerne his Realme by his owne authoritie All other inheritours shall succeede to their fathers heritage after the expiration of one and twentie yeares and within that time they shal be gouerned by curatours or guardians and vntill those yeares be outrunne they shall not be admitted to claime their heritage He proclaimed his sonne Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland Once when the King was lying in his bed he heard a voice saying O Kenneth belieue not that the cursed killing of Prince Malcolme is hid from God O thou vnhappy tyrant which for desire of the crowne hast killed an innocent inuading thy neighbour with treasonable murther which thou wouldest haue punished with most rigour if it had bin done by any other person then thy selfe Therefore thou hast incurred such hatred of God that thou and thy sonne shal be suddainly killed for thy nobles are conspired against thee The King was greatly affrayde of this voice and being very penitent confessing his offence to a Bishop who comforting him he did sundry good workes appertaining to a Christian Prince At the last King Kenneth comming to the Castell of FETHERCARN was as appeared thankfully receiued by FENELLA Lady thereof where in the midle of the Castle most curiously wrought was an Image of
world 5068. in the yeare of Christ 1098. after the raigne 1428. a good and religious King the first annoynted King he builded the Priory of Coldingham and died peaceably the ninth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunfermling without succession 90 ALEXANDER the first sirnamed Fierce succeeded his brother the yeare of the world 5077. in the yeare of Christ 1107. after the raigne 1437. a good and valiant King he builded the Abbeyes of Scone and Saintcolms Inch he married Sibilla daughter to William Duke of Normandy the seuenteenth yeare of his raigne he died in peace buried in Dunfermling 91 DAVID primus King Malcolms third youngest sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 5094. the yeare of Christ 1124. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1454. a good valiant and very religious King he builded many Abbeyes as Holy-rood-house Kelso Iedborugh Melrose Newbottell Holmcultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kinlosse Dunfermling Holme in Cumber two Nunneries one at Carliel the other at north Berwick he founded two Abbeyes besides new Castle the one of S. Benedicts order the other of white Monkes hee founded 4. Bishopricks Ros Breichin Dunkeld Dunblane ordeyning them great lands rents and possessions al out of the patrimony of the crown King Dauid of Scotlād in his time possessed Northumberland Cumber Huntington and Westmerland he married the inheritrix of the aforesaid lands called Mawde daughter to the Earle of Northumberland and Iuditha daughters daughterto William the Conquerer King of England In the time of King Stephen of England he repaired the towne of Carliel with new wals his sonne Prince Henry died with great lamentation of the whole Realme hauing three sonnes and three daughters King Dauid caused Malcolme eldest sonne vnto Prince Henry late deceased to be declared Prince of Scotland After that he past into Northumberland and made William his second Nephew Earle thereof after he went to Carliel where he made Henry the Empresse her sonne Prince of England Knight taking his oath hee should neuer take Northumberland Cumber Westmerland and Huntington from the Empire of Scotland afterwards this victorious and religious King Dauid died in peace being greatly honoured and beloued of his subiects and neighbors the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne he died in Carliel and buried in Dunfermling MILCOLVMBVS quartus sirnamed the Mayden nephew to King Dauid began his raigne in the yeare of the world 5123. in the yeare of Christ 1153. after the raigne 1483. a good and milde Prince he builded Cowper Abbey in Anguisse and subdued sundry rebellions died at Iedbourgh buried at Dunfermling the twelfth yeare of his raigne 93 GVILIELMVS sirnamed the Lion succeeded his brother Malcolme in the yeare of the world 5135 in the yeare of Christ 1165. after the raigne 1495. a good valiant King vnfortunate he married Emigerda daughter to the Earle of Bewmont who beare to him two sons and two daughters he builded the Abbey of Abirbrothoke she builded the Abbey of Bamerinoch after that the Castle of Bertha was demolished by inundation of waters King Guilliam narrowly escaping with his wife and children his young sonne and nurse perished and sundry others he founded and builded the towne called Perth and graunted sundry great priuiledges thereunto now called S. Iohns towne The King continuing in peace died the nine and fortieth yeare of his raigne buried in Abirbrothoke 94 ALEXANDER 2. succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5184. in the yeare of Christ 1214. after the raigne 1544. a valiant and good King and seuere iusticiar hee pacified all rebellion in his Realme he agreed with King Henry of England and married his sister reteyning Northumberland Westmerland Cumber and Huntington and King Alexanders two sisters were married vnto two great Princes of England He past into France and renued the auncient band in the meane time Iane his Queene died without any succession The next yeare he married at Roxbourgh Mary daughter to Ingelram Earle of Coucey in Fraunce of great beauty who bare to him a sonne Alexander who succeeded after him he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Melrosse 95 ALEXANDER tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5219. in the yeare of Christ 1249. after the raigne 1579. a good young Prince being at his coronation nine yeares of age After that the Kings of England and Scotland with their Nobles conuened in Yorke where king Henry the third of Englands daughter Margaret was married to King Alexander of Scotland Enduring his tender age the Realme of Scotland was wel gouerned by his Nobles be comming to perfect age willing to execute iustice summoned the Earles of Mentieth Athole and Buchquhane and the Lord of Strabogy which were all of the name of Comminges and for non comperance denounced them rebels They with their assistance being a great number because there was of the same name by the aforesaid Lords thirty Knights and landed men They imprisoned the King in Striueling a certaine space King Acho of Norway came into the Isles with many Danes King Alexander to resist him came with a great armie there followed a cruell and dangerous battell long with vncertaine victory at last the Danes being vanquished and foure and twenty thousand of them killed Acho was fugitiue to his Ships his whole Nauie by tempestuous storme being spoyled returned with foure Ships left of his whole Fleete into Norway Then after his sonne Magnus renouncing all title to the Isles contracted his sonne Hanigo to be married with King Alexanders daughter one yeare of age at their both perfect age At this time Alexander Earle of Carrike past to the holy land hauing a daughter Martha who succeeding in his heritage who married a Nobleman Robert Bruce sonne heire to Robert Bruce Lorde of Anandale in Scotland and Lord of Cleueland in England This Martha aforesaid inheritrix of Carike in the third yeare beare the Noble and inuincible Champion Robert Bruce King of Scotland Margaret sister to King Henry the third of England beare to King Alexander two sonnes Prince Alexander and Dauid one daughter Margaret married vnto Hanigo Magnus sonne King of Norway who beare to him Margaret called the Mayden of Norway In this time died Dauid King Alexanders second sonne Alexander the Prince was married at Roxburge vnto the Earle of Flanders daughter whereat many of the Nobles of Scotland and England were present for thetime The third yeare after Prince Alexander died at Lundors the twentieth yeare of his age to the great lamentation of the whole Realme for in him failed the whole succession of King Alexander the third except the Mayden of Norway who was begotten on his daughter Margaret before rehearsed King Alexander by counsell of his Nobles after the death of his first Queene married Ioleta the Earle of Drux daughter in Fraunce by whom he had no succession He builded the Crosse Church of Peblis He died of a fal off his horse ouer the west craig at
king good and wise in his beginning subiect to great affliction and persecution At last being assisted by Iames Dowglasse cosen to William Lambertō Archbishop of Saint Andrewes tooke all his gold and horses with sundrie young valia◅t men of his opinion who remained with the said King Robert both in warres and peace to the end of his life Of this Iames Dowglasse descended the valiant and illuster surname of Dowglasse the sure target and defence of Scotland as in old verse sheweth So many good as of the Dowglasse hath beene Of one surname was neuer in Scotland seene King Robert hauing van quishet king Edward the second of Carnaruen being of sundrie Nations to horse and foote three hundreth thousand warriours and King Robert not aboue thirtie thousand olde well exercised valiant men at the battell of Bannockburne deliuered Scotland free from all seruitude of England All Englishmen being expelled out of the land Hee married first Isabel daughter to the Earle of Marre who bare to him Margery married to Walter the great Steward of Scotland after her death he married the daughter of Haymerus de Burck Earle of Haltouia or Hulster in Ireland who bare to him Dauid the Prince Margaret Countesse of Sudderland and Mawde that died young Iohn Balioll transferred his right of the Crowne of Scotland vnto King Robert and his heires In this time Hanton an Englishman for the killing of one Spencer came into Scotland and was courteously receiued by King Robert and rewarded him with the lands of Cadyowe whose posteritie is spread in great number now called Hamiltons endowed with great honour and riches King Robert died at Cardrose the 24. yere of his raign buried in Dumfermling After this time Sir Iames Dowglasse as most worthy champion was chosen by the Nobles to passe with king Roberts heart to Ierusalem and there to cause to bury the same within the temple beside the Sepulchre of our Lord conforme to the said kings direction because he had auouched or vowed till he had past with a great armie in defence of the Christian faith against the Turkes and Saracens if he had not beene hindered or stayed by warres at home and now preuented by death Sir Iames Dowglasse willingly obeyed as he that most faithfully had serued King Robert in his life time and inclosing the heart in a case of gold enbalmed with sweet spices and precious oyntments accompanied with Sir William Sinclair and Sir Robert Logane with many other noble and valiant men past and buried the said heart with great reuerence and solemnity at the place appointed Therefore the Dowglas buries the bloudy heart in their armes or Coat There after Sir Iames Dowglasse with his noble and valiant men accompanied with other Christian Princes then present Many times obtained great victorie against the Turkes and Sarazens So that by his often victories he purchast great honours of the Christian name Purposing to returne home by tempestuous winds was compelled to land in Spaine vpon the borders of Granad where he assisting the King of Aragon in his warres against the Sarazens obtaining great victories At last being negligent of himselfe was inclosed with one ambushment purposely lead for him by the Sarazens he and his most valiantly defending were vanquisht and killed with all his Nobles and valiant men Thus ended the Noble and valiant Dowglasse one of the most worthy and renowned knights that was in his daies It is chronicled that he was victorious against the Turks and Sarazens thirteene times and against others his enemies in battell fiftie seuen times in memory of the Dowglasse in our time there was a port or gate in Danskin called the Dowglas port Now reedified sumptuously called the Hochindure the high port also there are sundrie Earls in the Easterne parts of that name and specially one was called Graue or Earle Scotus a great Nicromancer his title was Ieronimus Scotus Graue or Earle of Dowglasse his brethren dwell in Italy 98 DAVID BRVSSIVS succeeded his father the yeare of the world 5300. in the yeare of Christ 1330. after the raigne 1660. a good Prince subiect to much affliction in his youth being first after the death of Earle Thomas Ranulph his Regent forced for his preseruation to passe into France and returning home at the battell of Durham was taken and detained prisoner in England twelue yeares after he was at liberty hee married the foresaid Iane daughter to Edward the secōd king of England after her death he married Margaret Logy daughter to Sir Iohn Logy Knight and died at Edenbourgh without succession the fortieth yeare of his Raigne buried in Hollyrood house 99 EDVVARDVS BALLIOLVS sonne to Iohn Balioll assisted by King Edward the third vsurped the Crowne the yeare of the world 5302. in the yeare of Christ 1332. after the raigne 1662. hee was expelled by King Dauids Regents and King Dauid established 100 ROBERTVS STVARTVS the first King of the Stewarts sonne to VValter the great Steward and Margery Bruce king Robert Bruce his daughter succeeded his mothers brother in the yeare of the world 5◅41 in the yeare of Christ 1371. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1701. a good valiant and victorious king hee married Eufame daughter to Hugh Earle of R◅sse who bare to him Dauid Earle of Straitherne VValer Earle of Athole and Alexander Earle of Buchq◅ham Lord Badyenoch after her death for the affection hee bare to his children begotten before his marriage hee married Elizabeth Mure daughter to Sir Adam Mure Knight who had borne to him Iohn after called Robert the third Earle of Carricke and Robert Earle of Fiffe and Menteth and Eufame wife to Iames Earle of Dowglasse hee died at Dundonald and buried at Scone the nineteenth yeare of his raigne 101 ROBERTVS tertius sirnamed Iohn Fernyar succ◅eded his father in the yeare of the world 5360. in the yeare of Christ 1390. after the raigne 1720. He was a modest and peaceable Prince hee married Annabill Drummond daughter to the Knight of Stobhall who bare to him Dauid the Prince Duke of Rothsay who died in prison in Falkland by procurement of Robert Duke of Albany who aspired to the Crowne and Iames his second sonne taken prisoner in his iourney into Fraunce and deteyned by Englishmen the space of eighteene yeares King Robert died of displeasure when he heard his one sonne deceased in Falkland and the other sonne taken prisoner the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Paslay Robert Duke of Albany Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth gouerned Scotland the yeare of the world 5376. in the yeare of Christ 1406. after the raigne 1736. Iames the first being captiue in England a noble and valiant Prince he died the fourteenth yeare of his gouernment Duke Murdo Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth was made Gouernour foure yeares Iames the first returning home from captiuitie caused the said Murdo and his sonne to be executed for oppression of his subiects 102 IACOBVS primus began his raigne the yeare of the world
of Culane situate vpon the sea coast Next lies the lands of Straithbogy where is the Castle and Pallace of Straithbogy the speciall residence of the Marquesse of Huntley the Castles of Fendrough Pitlurge Carnbarrow Rothemay the Lord Saltouns chiefe residence Kinnardi Crombie Achindore Lesmore Balwany Blarsindy Drymmyn Dusky Ballindalloch Balla Castle and Aikenway these foresaid countries are plenteous in cornes bestiall and in fishings Next vpon the North is the water Spey abundant in Salmond and all new fishes Endlong Spey lies Murrey-Land wherein is situate the Citie of Elgyn vpon the water of Lossy the Bishop of Murreyes seat and speciall residence with a Church most curiously and sumptuously builded which now in part decayes In Murrey are many strong Castles other strong houses as the Castles of Blairy Monynesse the ancient strong Castle of Vrquhart the Castles of Spynay with a pleasant Loch abounding in fishes the Castles of Innes and Duffus the Castle and towne of Forres the great Castle of Tornuaye the principall residence of the Earle of Murrey The Castles of Cadall and Kilrauicke with diuers Gentlemens strong stone houses adiacent about the towne of olde Erne In Murrey are two famous Abbeyes Pluscardy and Kinlus the Castle of Louat the Lord Louats residence There is also the most ancient towne of Innernes and the strong Castles thereof situate on the water of Naes which descends from a Loch named Loch Naes thirtie foure miles in length this water of Naes is alwaies warme and neuer freezeth in such sort as in winter time yee falling into it is dissolued by the heat therof West from Lochnes there lies eight miles of continent ground And that small peece is the onely impediment that the Seas ioyne not and make the remanent of Scotland an Iland for all the land that lies betwixt the strait and the Deucalidon Sea is cutte by creekes and Loches of salt water running into the land From the mouth of Naesse where it enters in the Germane Sea North lies Rosse shooting in the Sea in great Promontories or heads The countrey of Rosse is of greater length nor breadth extending from the Germane to the Deucalidon Sea where it riseth in craggy and wilde hils and yet in the plaine fields thereof there is as great fertilitie of corne as in any other part of Scotland There is in Rosse pleasant dales with waters Loches full of fishes specially Lochbroome It is broad at the Deucalidon sea and growes narrow by little and little turning Southward from the other shore the Germane Sea winning the selfe an entrie betwixt high clintes runs within the land in a wide bosome and makes an healthfull port and sure refuge against all tempests and stormes the entrie of it is easie and within it is a very sure hauen against all iniuries of Sea and a hauen for great nauies of ships Loch-broome is abundant of Salmond and all other fishes The townes in Rosse are the City of the Channory the Bishops seat with a strong Castle the towne of Rosemarky the Castles of Read-castle Dingwall the Abbey of Bewly the castles of Cromarty Miltoun Fowlis Ballingoun the town of Tane the Castles of Catboll Torbat Loselun Kayne with many others the waters in Rosse are Cromarty the water Tane the water of Naes Also Mountains of Allabaster and hils of white marble there is many other parts in Rosse too longsome to describe Next Rosse lies Sutterland the speciall towne is D◅norch with a strong Castle the Castls of Skibow Pulrossy Skelbo Clyne Dunrobene the Earle of Sutherlands residence with goodly Orchards where growes good Saphron the riuers are Ferryhuns Brora Helmsdeaill abundant in Salmond and other fishes and good store of bestial there is also hilles of white Marble with salt and coale Next Sutherland lies Stranauern the castle of Far where the lord of Makky hath his speciall residence The Castles of Tunge this countrey Stratleigh with sundry Ilands as Ship-Iland Hyp-Iland Marten-Iland Conne-Iland are vnknown to the Author Next lies Caithnes where it marches with Stranauerne is the furthest North countrey of all Scotland and those two draw the breadth of Scotland in a narrow front In thē are three Promontories or heads the highest wherof is in Stranauern called Orcas or Taruidum the other two not so high are in Caithnes Veruedrum now named Hoya and B◅rebrum now called Dunsby at the foot of this hill there is a pretie hauen for them that trauell from Orknay by Sea there is mountains called Ordhead Hoburnhead Madēs Pape the Castle of Berydale with a riuer abundant in Salmond other fishes The Castle of Dumbeth with a goodly riuer with the towns of Wcik Thirso with Ichone a riuer The Castle of Gerniggo the Earle of Caithnes special residence The Castles of Akergile Keis Pressik old Weik Ormly Skrabstar Dunray Brawl and May Dunnethead isa hil of Marble the riuers are the riuer of Berridale Dunberth Weik Thirso Fors. This countrey is abundant in cornes bes◅all Salmond all other fishes Of the Iles of Scotland in generall NOw refleth it to speake somewhat of the Iles they are diuided which as it were Crowne Scotland in three classes or rankes the West Iles Orknay Iles Shetland Iles the west Iles lye in the Deucalidon sea from Ireland almost to Orkenay vpon the west side of Scotland they are called Hebrides and by some Aebudae They are scattered into the Deucalidon sea to the number of three hundreth and aboue Of old the kings of Scotland kept these Iles in their possession vntill the time of Donald brother to King Malcolme the third who gaue them to the King of Norway vpon condition that he should assist him in vsurping of the Kingdome of Scotland against law and reason The Danes and Norway people kept possession of them for the space of 160. yeares and then King Alexander the third ouercomming the Danes and Norway men in a great battell thrust them out of the Iles yet afterward they attempted to recouer their libertie partly trusting to their owne strength and partly mooued by seditions in the maine land of this Countrey creating Kings of themselues as not long ago Iohn of the house of Clandonald did vsurpe the name of King as others had done before In foode raiment and all things pertaining to their family they vse the ancient frugalitie of the Scots Their bankets are hunting and fishing They seeth their flesh in the tripe or else in the skinne of the beast filling the same full of water Now and then in hunting they straine out the bloud and eate the flesh raw Their drinke is the broth of sodden flesh They loue very well the drinke made of whey and kept certaine yeeres drinking the same at feasts It is named by them Blandium The most p◅rt of them drinke water Their custome is to ◅ake their bread of Oates Barly which are the onely kinds of graine that grow in those parts Experience with
time hath taught theÌ„ to mak it in such sort that it is not vnplea sant to eat They take a litle of it in the morning so passing to the hunting or any other businesse content themselues therewith without any other kind of meat til euen They delight in marled clothes specially that haue long stripes of sundry colours They loue chiefly purple blew Their predecessors vsed short mantles or plaids of diuers colours sundry wayes deuided and amongst some the same custome is obserued to this day but for the most part now they are browne most neere to the colour of the Hadder to the effect when they lie amongst the Hadder the bright colour of their plaids shall not bewray them with the which rather coloured then clad they suffer the most cruell tempests that blow in the open field in such sort that vnder a wrythe of Snow they sleepe sound In their houses also they lie vpon the ground laying betwixt them and it Brakens or Hadder the rootes thereof downe and the tops vp so prettâ—…ily laid together that they are as soft as feather-beds much more wholesome for the tops themselues are dry of nâ—…ture whereby it dries the weake humours and restores againe the strength of the sinewes troubled before and that so euâ—…dently that they who at euening goe to rest sore and weary rise in the morning whole and able As none of these people care for feather-beds and bedding so take they greatest pleasure in rudenesse and hardnesse If for their owne commoditie or vpon necessity they trauell to any other Countrey they reiect the feather-beds and bedding of their Host. They wrap themselues in their owne plaids so taking their rest carefull indeed lest that barbarous delicacy of the maine Land as they tearme it corrupt their naturall and Countrey hardnesse Their armour wherewith they couer their bodies in time of warre is an Iron Bonnet and an Habbergion side almost euen to their heeles Their weapons against their enemies are bowes and arrowes The arrowes are for the most part hooked with a barble on either side which once entered within the body cannot be drawne forth againe vnlesse the wound bee made wider Some of them fight with broad swords and axes In place of a drum they vse a bag-pipe They delight much in musicke but chiefly in Harpes and Clairschoes of their owne fashion The strings of the Clairschoes are made of brasse-wire and the strings of the Harpes of sinewes which strings they strike either with their nailes growing long or else with an Instrument appointed for that vse They take great pleasure to decke their Harpes and Clairschoes with siluer and precious stones and poore ones that cannot attaine heerevnto decke them with Cristall They sing verses prettily compounded containing for the most part prayses of valiant men There is not almost any other argument whereof their rimes entreat They speake the auncient language altered a little FINIS A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE WESterne Iles of Scotland lying in the Deucalidon Sea being aboue 300. ALSO THE ILES IN ORKENAY and Schetland or Hethland THE first is the I le of Man of olde called Dubonia there was a Towne in it named Sodorâ—… the Bishop of the Iles seat It lyes almost midway betwixt Ireland and Cumber in England and Galloway in Scotland 24. miles in length and 18. in bredth Next vnto Man is Ailsay into the Firth of Clyde with a Castell therein an hard high Craig on all sides except at one entrie vnmanured There comes a great number of Boates there to fish â—…éeling There are many Comes and Solayne Géese in it It lyes betwixt Ireland vpon the Northwest Carrik vpon the Northeast and Kyntire vpon the Southeast 24. miles from Ailsay lyes Arrane almost direct North 24. miles of length and 16. of bredth The whole Iland riseth in high and wild Mountaynes manured onely vpon the Sea side where the ground is lowest The Sea runnes in and makes a well large Créeke into it the entryes whereof are closed by the Iland Molas A very sure Hauen for Shippes and in the waters which are alwayes calme is great abundance of Fish that sundry times the countrey people taking more then may sustayne them for a day they cast thâ—… 〈◊〉 â—…ne in the Sea as it were in a Staâ—…ke Next 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I le Flada fertill of Conyes Further in it is situate the â—…se of Bâ—… within the Firth of Clyde eyght miles in length and foure in bredth from Arrane eyght miles Southeast and from Argyill Southwest halfe a mile Cwnnyngham lyes by East of it 〈◊〉 mâ—…es It is a low Countrey commodious for Corne and store with a Towne of the same name and the old Castle of Rosa with another Castle in the middest of it named Cames The I le Mâ—…rnoca a mile of length and halfe a mile of brédth lyes low Southwestwards well manured and fertill Within the Firth of Clyde lyes little Cambra fertill of Fallow Déere And great Cambra fertill of Cornes From the Mule of Kyntire little more then a mile is Porticosa Auona getting that name from the Creeke of water thâ—… kept the Danes Nauie there at what â—…e they had the Iles in their hands Northwest from the Mule ouer agaynst the Coast of Ireland lyes Rachuda And from Kyntire foure miles is the I le Caraia and not farre from thence Gigaia sixe miles of length and a mile and a halfe of bredth Twelue miles from Gigaia lyes Iura foure and twentie miles of length The Shore side of Iura is well manured and the inward part of the Countrey is â—…led with Wood full of Déere of sundry kinds Two miles from Iura lyes Scarba foure miles in length and a mile in bredth The tide of the Sea betwixt this I le and Iura is so violent that it is not possible to passe it eâ—…ther by saâ—…le or aâ—…re except at certayne times At the bache of this I le is the I le Ballach Geâ—…istaria Gearastilla Longaia The two Fidlais The thrée Barbais Culbremna Dâ—…num Coâ—…p Cuparia 〈◊〉 Vikerana Vitulina Lumga Scila Scana These thrée last Ilands are fertill of Corne and store pertayning to the Earles of Argyle Next vnto them is Sklata named from a Sklait quarry that is in it Then Naguigosa and Eisdaâ—…a and Skennia and the I le Thiania Vderga and the Kings Iland then Duffa that is blackâ—… and the Iland of the Church 〈◊〉 Triaracha and then the Iland Arduâ—… Humlis Viridis and Ericea Item Arboraria Capraria Cunicularia and the I le named The I le of Idle men and Abridita and Liâ—…mora where sometimes was the Bishops seat of Argyle eyght miles in length and two in bredth In this I le are Mines of Mettals with other good commodityes Then Ouilia the Iland Traiecte the Iland Garna the Iland of the Stane Gressa and the great Iland Ardiescara Musâ—…dilla and Bernera sometime called The holy Girth notable by the Trée Taxus that growes in
the Rocke or Damme as he may and there aduenturing to leape ouer and vp into the Linne if he leape well at the first he obtayneth his desire if not he assayeth eâ—…soones the second or third time till he returne to his countrey A great Fish able to swimme agaynst the streame such as assay often to leape and cannot get ouer doe bruise themselues and become meazelled others that happen to fall vpon dry land a thing often séene are taken by the people watching their time some in Cawdrons of hot water with fire vnder them sit vpon shallow or dry places in hope to catch the fattest by reason of their waight that doe leape short The taste of these are estéemed most delicate and their prices commonly great In Scotland it is straightly inhibited to take any Salmond from the 8. of September vntill the 15. of Nouember Finally there is no man that knoweth readily whereon this Fish liueth for neuer was any thing yet found in their bellyes other then a thicke sâ—…ymy humour In the Deserts and wild places of Scotland there groweth an Hearbe of it selfe called Hadder or Hather very delicate for all kind of Cattell to féede vpon and also for diuers Fowles but Bées especially this Hearbe in Iune yéeldeth a purple flower as swéete as hunny whereof the Picts in times past did make a pleasant drinke and very wholesome for the body but since their time the maner of the making hereof is perished in the subuersiâ—…n of the Picts neyther shewed they euer the learning hereof to any but to their owne Nation There is no part of Scotland so vnprofitable if it were skilfully searched but it produceth either Iron or some other kind of Mettall as may be proued through all the Iles of Scotland A memoriall of the most rare and wonderfull things of Scotland AMong many commodityes that Scotland hath common with other Nations it is beautified with some rare gifts in it selfe wonderfull to consider as for example In Orknay the Ewes are of such fecundity that at euery Lambing time they produce at least two and ordinary thrée There bee neyther venemous nor rauenous Beasts bred there nor do liue there although they were trâ—…ported thither In Schetland the Iles called â—…hulae at the entring of the Sunne in Cancer the space of 20. dayes there appeares no night at all Among the Rockes growes the delectable Lambre called Succinum with great resort of the Mertrik for costly Furrings In the West and Northwest of Scotland there is a great repayring of the Erne of a maruelous nature the people are very curious to catch him punze his wings that hee flie not he is of a huge quantity a rauenous kind as the Hawkes and the same quality they do giue him such sort of meat in great quantity at once that he liues contented there with 14. 16. or 20. dayes and some of them a moneth their Feathers are good for garnishing of Arrowes for they receiue no rayne nor water but remayne alwayes of a durable estate and vncorruptible the people doe vse them eyther when they be a hunting or at warres In the most of the Riuers in Scotland beside the maruelous plenty of Salmond and other Fishes gotten there is a Shell Fish called The Horse-mussell of a great quantity wherein are ingendred innumerable faire beautifull dâ—…lectable Pearles conuenient for the pleasure of man and profitable for the vse of Physicke and some of them so fayre and polished that they may be equall to any Orientall Pearles And generally by the prouidence of Almighty God when dearth and scarcity of victuals are in the land then the Fishes are most plentifully taken for the support of the people In Galloway the one halfe of Loch Mirton doth neuer fréese By Innernes the Loch called Lochnes and the Riuer flowing from thence into the Sea doth neuer freese but on the contrary in the coldest dayes of winter the Loch and Riuer doe both smoke and réeke signifying vnto vs that there is a Myne of Brimstone vnder it of a hote quality In Carrik are Kyne and Oxen delicious to 〈◊〉 but their â—…esse is of a wonderfull temperature all other â—…estable Beasts fatnesse with the cold ayre doth congeale by the contrary the fatnes of these Beasts is perpetually liquid like Oyle The Woo and Parke of Commernauld is replenished with Kyne and Oxen and those at all times to this day haue béene wild of a wonderfull whitenes that there was neuer among all that huge number there so much as the smallest blacke spot found to be vpon one of their sainnes hornes or clâ—…e In Kyle is a Rocke of the height of 12. foote and as much of bredth called The deafe Craig for although a man should cryneuer so loude to his fellow from the one side to the other hee is not heard although hee would make the noyse of a Gunne In the Countrey of Stratherne vpon the water of Farg by Balâ—…ard there is a Stone called The Rock and Stone of a reasonable bignesse that if a man will push it with the least motion of his finger it will mooue very lightly but if he shall addresse his whole force he profits nothing which mooues many people to be wonderfull merry when they consider such contrariety In Lennox is a great Loch called Loch-lowmond 24. miles in length in bredth 8. miles contayning the number of 30. Iles In this Loch is obserued 3. wonderfull things The one is Fishes very delectable to eate that haue no fynnes to moue themselues withall as other Fishes do The second tempestuous Waues and Suâ—…ges of the water perpetually raging without winds that in the time of greatest calmes in the fayre pleasant time of SuÌ„â—…r when the ayre is quiet The third is one of these Iles that is not corroborat nor vnited to the ground but haue béene perpetually loose and although it be fertill of good grasse and replenished with Neate yet it moues by the waues of the water is transported sometimes towards one poynt and other whiles towards another In Argyle is a Stone found in diuers parts the which laid vnder Straw or Stubble doth consume them to fire by the great heat that it collects there In Buquhan at the demolished Castle of Slâ—… is a Caâ—… from the top whereof â—…illes water which in short time doth congeale to hard white stones the Caue is alwayes emptied In Louthian 2. miles from Edinburgh Southward is a Well spring called Saint Katherins Well flowing perpetually with a kind of blacke famesse or Oyle aboue the water procéeding as is thought of the Parret Coale being frequent in these parts this fatnes is of a marueilous nature for as the Coale whereof it procéedes is sudden to conceiue fire or flame so is this Oyle of a sudden operation to heale all salt scabs and humours that trouble the outward skinne of man commonly the head hands are quickly healed by this Oyle it renders a maruelous swéet smell At Abridene is a Well of marnelous good quality to dissolue the Stone to expell Sand from the Reyâ—…es Bladder good for the Collick being drunke in the moneth of Iuly a few dayes of August Little inferiour to the renomed water of the Spaw in Almaine In the North Seas of Scotland are great Clogâ—… of Timber sound in the which are maruelously ingendred a sort of Géese called Clayk Geese and doe hang by the beake till they bee of perfection oft times sound kept in admiration of their rare generation At Dumbartan directly vnder the Castle at the mouth of the Riuer of Clyde as it enters in the Sea there are a number of Clayk Geese black of colour which in the night time do gather great quantity of the crops of the grasse growing vpon the land and carry the same to the Sea then assembling in a round and with a wondrous curiostly do offer euery one his owne portion to the Sea floud there attend vpon the flowing of the tide till the grasse be purified from the fresh taste and turned to the salt and left any part thereof should escape they labour to hold it in with their nebs thereaster orderly euery Fowle eats his portion and this custome they obserue perpetually They are very fat delicious to be eaten FINIS Errata Pag. 〈◊〉 lin 〈◊〉 wordâ—… for wierds p. 42. l. 35. Malonus Malcolme p. 66. l. 35. buries beares p. 77. l. 10. Higger Bigger Ibid. l. â—…5 peece pâ—… p. 7â—… l. 〈◊〉 Tâ—… Tyâ—… p. 87. l. 17. hal-â—…ds halyards Ibid. l. 31. 32. Pictonweme Pittinweme Ibid l. 〈◊〉 bufy bufy p. 88. l. 〈◊〉 Kipper Kippo p. 92. l. 〈◊〉 Poâ—…yll Poâ—…yll p. â—…6 l. 1â—… new other 〈◊〉 Pag. 5. 〈◊〉 2â—… Rocira 〈◊〉 Roâ—…ia Ibid. 〈◊〉 2â—… Trondar for Trondra Printed at London by Simon Sâ—…afford Originall of the most ancient surname of Murrayes The originall of the noble surname of the Grahams The comming in of the Saxans in Brittaine The beginning of the League with Fraunce Beginning of the Normanes Originall of the noble surname of Hayes Original of the noble surnames of Keith Original of the royall and auncient name of Stewarts First Earles Originall of Surnames the time of the conquest Originall of the Perceyes Originall of the ancient noble and valiâ—…nt sùrname of Dowglasse Tewiotdail Liddisdail Eskdail Annandail Edinburgh West-Lothian Linlithgow The originall of the name of Wdny Rosse Sutherland Stranauern I le of Man pertayning now to England Arrane An ancient Castle Rosa. Iura Taxus like the Firâ—…e tree the fruit thereof is venemous Yla Iland like a Man The weauers Iland The Mule Buriall places of the Kings of Scotland Kings of Ireland Kings of Norway Horse Iland Swine Iland Iland of Pigmeis Lewis Rona A maruell Colca 〈◊〉 fowle vn knowne Orknay Saint Magnus Cup. Kirkwaa Hethland Wild Horses Wolues Foxes Three sort of Dogs Otter Sleuthhound Capercaily Moore Cocke Blacke Cocke Salmond Haddeâ—… The Erne Pearles Lochmirton Lochnes White Kyne Oxen. Deafe Craig Rockand Stone LochlowmoÌ„d S. Katherins well The Well at Abridene Clayk Geese Blacke Clayk Geese