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A07623	Certeine matters concerning the realme of Scotland, composed together The genealogie of all the kings of Scotland, their liues, the yeeres of their coronation, the time of their reigne, the yeere of their death, and maner thereof, with the place of their buriall. The whole nobilitie of Scotland, their surnames, their titles of honour, the names of their chiefe houses, and their mariages. The arch-bishopricks, bishopricks, abbacies, priories, & nunries of Scotland. The knights of Scotland. The forme of the oth of a duke, earle, lord of Parliament, and of a knight. The names of barons, lairds, and chiefe gentlemen in euerie sherifdome. The names of the principall clannes, and surnames of the borderers not landed. The stewartries and baileries of Scotland. The order of the calling of the Table of the Session. The description of whole Scotland, with all the iles, and names thereof. The most rare and woonderfull things in Scotland. As they were anno Domini, 1597.; Certaine matters composed together	Monipennie, John.	1603 (1603)	STC 18018; ESTC S100061	58,992	94

Iustice. He died in peace in the 18 yeere of his raigne 20 Dardannus Nephew to Metellanus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4042. In the yeere of Christ 72. A cruell tyrant He was taken in battell and beheaded by his owne subiects in the fourth yeere of his raigne 21 Corbredus 2. surnamed Galdus sonne to the former Corbredus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4046. In the yeere of Christ 76. A valiant and worthy King for he had many warres with the Romanes and was oft victorious ouer them He died in peace in the 35. yeere of his raigne 22 Lugthacus succeeded to his father Corbredus the second In the yeere of the world 4080. In the yeere of Christ 110. A lecherous bloudy Tyrant He was slaine by his Nobles in the third yeere of his raigne 23 Mogallus sonne to the sister of Corbredus the second He began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4083. In the yeere of Christ 113. A good King and victorious in the beginning of his raigne But in the end of his life became inclined to tyranny lechery and couetousnesse and was slaine by his Nobles in the 36 yeere of his raigne 24 Conarus succeeded to his father Mogallus in the yeere of the world 4119. In the yeere of Christ 149. A lecherous tyrant He was imprisoned by his Nobles and died in prison in the 14 yeere of his raigne and Argadus a Noble man was made Gouernour 25 Ethodius the first sonne to the sister of Mogallus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4133. In the yeere of Christ 163. He was a good Prince He was slaine by an Irish Harper whom he admitted to lie in his chamber in the 33 yeere of his raigne 26 Satraell succeeded to his brother Ethodius the first in the yeere of the world 4165. In the yeere of Christ 195. A cruell Tyrant He was slaine by his owne Courtiers in the 4 yeere of his raigne 27 Donald 1. the first Christian King of Scotland succeeded to his brother Satraell in the yeere of the world 4169. In the yeere of Christ 199. A good and religious King He was the first of the Kings of Scotland that coined money of gold and siluer He died in the eighteenth yeere of his raigne 28 Ethodius the second sonne to Ethodius the first began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4186. In the yeere of Christ 216. An vnwise and base-minded King gouerned by his Nobles He was slaine by his owne Guard in the sixteenth yeere of his raigne 29 Athrico succeeded to his father Ethodius the second in the yeere of the world 4201. In the yeere of Christ 231. A valiant Prince in the beginning but he degenerated and became vicious and being hardly pursued by his Nobles for his wicked life slew himselfe in the twelfth yeere of his raigne 30 Nathalocus as some write sonne to the brother of Athrico began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4212. In the yeere of Christ 242. A cruell tyrant slaine by his Nobles and cast away into a priuy in the eleuenth yeere of his raigne 31 Findocus sonne of Athrico began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4223. In the yeere of Christ 253. A good King and valiant slaine by fained Hunters at the instigation of Donald Lord of the Iles his brother in the eleuenth yeere of his raigne 32 Donald the second succeeded to his brother Findocus in the yeere of the world 4234. In the yeere of Christ 264. A good Prince He was wounded in battell and being ouercome died for griefe and sorrow in the first yeere of his raigne 33 Donald the third Lord of the Iles brother to Findocus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4235. In the yeere of Christ 265. A cruell tyrant slaine by Crathilinthus his successor in the twelfth yeere of his raigne 34 Crathilinthus Findocui sonne began to raigne in the yere of the world 4247. In the yeere of Christ 277. A valiant and a godly King He purged the land from the Idolatrous superstition of the Druides and planted the sincere Christian Religion He died in peace in the foure and twentieth yeere of his raigne In his time was Constantine the great Emperour of Christendome borne in England 35 Fincormachus sonne to the brother of the father of Crathilinthus began his raigne in the yeere of the world 4271. In the yeere of Christ 301. A godly King and valiant He was a worthy furtherer of the kingdome of Christ in Scotland He died in peace in the seuen and fortieth yeere of his raigne 36 Romachus brothers sonne to Crathilinthus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4318. In the yeere of Christ 348. A cruell Tyrant slaine by his Nobles and his head striken off in the third yeere of his raigne 37 Angusianus Crathilinthus brothers sonne succeeded to Romachus in the yeere of the world 4321. In the yere of Christ 351. A good King slaine in battell by the Picts in the third yeere of his raigne 38 Fethelmachus another brothers sonne of Crathilinthus he began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4324. In the yere of Christ 354. He was a valiant King for he ouercame the Picts and slew their King He was betraied to the Picts by an Harper and slaine by them in his owne chamber in the third yeere of his raigne 39 Eugenius the first Fincormachus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4327. In the yeere of Christ 357. A valiant iust and good King He was slaine in battell by the Picts and Romanes in the third yeere of his raigne and the whole Scottish nation was vtterly expelled the Ile by the Picts and Romanes and remained in exile about the space of foure and forty yeeres 40 Fergus the second Erthus sonnes sonne to Ethodius Eugenius the first his brother returning into Scotland with the helpe of the Danes and Gothes and his owne countrey-men who were gathered to him out of all countries where they were dispersed conquered his Kingdome of Scotland againe out of the Romanes and Picts hands He began his raigne in the yere of the world 4374. In the yeere of Christ 404. He was a wise valiant and good King He was slaine by the Romanes in the sixteenth yeere of his raigne 41 Eugenius the second sonne of Fergus the second succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 4390. In the yeere of Christ 420. He was a valiant and a good Prince He subdued the Britons and died in the two and thirtith yeere of his raigne 42 Dongardus succeeded to his brother Eugenius the second in the yeere of the world 4421. In the yeere of Christ 451. A godly wise and valiant Prince He died in the fifth yeere of his raigne 43 Constantine the first succeeded to his brother Dongardus in the yeere of the world 4427. In the yeere of Christ 457. A wicked Prince He was slaine by a Noble man in the Iles whose daughter

imprisoned by his Nobles where he died in the second yeere of his raigne 73 Gregory surnamed the Great sonne of Dongallus the second began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4846. In the yeere of Christ 876. A Prince valiant victorious renowmed through the world in his time he died in peace in the eightteenth yeere of his raigne 74 Donald the sixt sonne of Constantine the second began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4863. In the yeere of Christ 893. A valiant Prince He died in peace being loued of his subiects in the eleuenth yeere of his raigne 75 Constantine the third sonne of Ethus surnamed Alipes began to raigne in the yere of the world 4874. In the yeere of Christ 904. He was a valiant King yet he prospered not in his warres against England and therefore being wearie of his life hee became a Monke and died after he had raigned fortie yeeres as King 76 Malcolme the first sonne of Donald the sixt began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4913. In the yeere of Christ 943. A valiant Prince and a good Iusticiar or Executor of Iustice. He was slaine in Murray by a conspiracy of his owne subiects in the ninth yeere of his raigne 77 Indulfus sonne of Constantine the third beganne to raigne in the yeere of the world 4922. In the yeere of Christ. 952. A valiant and a good Prince He had many battels with the Danes whom he ouercame but in the end he was slaine by them in a stratageme of warre in the ninth yeere of his raigne 78 Duffus the sonne of Malcolme the first began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4931. In the yeere of Christ 961. A good Prince and a seuere Iusticiar or Executor of Iustice. He was slaine by one Donald at Forres in Murray and was buried secretly vnder the bridge of a riuer beside Kinlosse but the matter was reuealed and the murderer and his wife that consented thereto seuerely punished He raigned fiue yeeres 79 Culenus Indulfus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4936. In the yeere of Christ 966. A vicious and effeminate Prince He was slaine at Methuen by Radardus a Noble man whose daughter he had defiled in the fourth yere of his raigne 80 Kenneth the third Duffus brother began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4940. In the yeere of Christ 970. A valiant and a wise Prince but in the end he became cruell and slew Malcolme his brothers sonne and in Gods iudgement who suffereth not innocent bloud to be vnpunished he was slaine as some say by a shaft or arrow shot by a deuice or sleight out of an image fixed in a wall at Fetticarne by the meanes of a Noble woman there called Fenella in the foure and twentieth yeere of his raigne 81 Constantine the fourth surnamed Calvus Culenus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4964. In the yeere of Christ 994. An vsurper of the Crowne He was slaine in battell at the towne of Crawmond in Louthian in the second yere of his raigne 82 Grimus Duffus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4966. in the yeere of Christ 996. A vicious Prince He was slaine in battell by Malcolme the second his successor in the eighth yeere of his raigne 83 Malcolme the second sonne of Kenneth the third began to raigne in the yere of the world 4974. In the yere of Christ 1004. A valiant and a wise Prince who made many good lawes of the which a few are yet extant He was slaine by a conspiracie of his Nobles at the Castell of Glammes who after the slaughter thinking to escape were drowned in the water of Forfar for it being winter and the water frozen and couered with Snow the Ice brake and they fell in in the righteous iudgement of God He reigned thirtie yeeres Some write that after a great victorie in battell hee did giue much of his lands to his Nobles and they agreed that he should therefore haue the wardship and custodie of their heires as long as they were vnder the age of one and twentie yeeres and the profits of all their lands ouer and aboue their charges for education and the disposing of them in marriage and the money that should be giuen for their mariage And that he first did giue vnto his Nobles sundry seuerall titles of Honor. Which wardships mariages times of full age and reliefes and maner of Liueries of their lands out of the Kings hands be in Scotland very much agreeing to the Lawes of England as many other parts of the Lawes do 84 Duncane the first sonne of Beatrix daughter of Malcolme the second began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5004. In the yeere of Christ 1034. A good and a modest Prince He was slaine by Macbeth traiterously in the sixth yeere of his raigne 85 Macbeth sonne of Douada daughter of Malcolme the second began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5010. In the yeere of Christ 1040. In the beginning of his raigne he behaued himselfe as a good and iust Prince but after he degenerated into a cruell Tyrant He was slaine in battell by his Successour Malcolme the third in the seuenteenth yeere of his raigne 86 Malcolme the third surnamed Cammoir sonne of Duncane the first began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5027. In the yeere of Christ 1057. A very religious and valiant Prince he maried Margaret daughter to Edward surnamed the Out-law sonne to Edward surnamed Yron-side King of England a very good and religious woman according to those times who bare vnto him sixe sonnes and two daughters The sonnes were Edward the Prince Edmond Etheldred Edgar Alexander Dauid the daughters were Mathildis or Maud surnamed Bona wife to Henrie the first surnamed Beauclearke King of England the sonne of William the Conqueror of England of her vertues there is extant this old Epigram Prospera non laetam fecêre nec aspera tristem Prospera terror ei aspera risus erant Non decor effecit fragilem non sceptra superbam Sola potens humilis sola pudica decens That is Prosperitie reioiced her not to her griefe was no paine Prosperitie affraied her alas affliction was her gaine Her beautie was no cause of fall in royall state not proud Humble alone in dignitie in beautie onely good She founded the Church of Carleill The other daughter was Marie wife to Eustathius Earle of Boloigne King Malcolme builded the Churches of Durehame and Dumfermeline He was slaine with his sonne the Prince Edward in the sixe and thirtieth yeere of his raigne at the besieging of Anwicke by Robert Mowbray surnamed Pearce-eie and was buried at Tinmouth but after he was remoued to Dumfermeline 87 Donald the seuenth surnamed Bane vsurped the crowne after the death of his brother in the yeere of the world 5063. In the yeere of Christ 1093. and was expelled in the first yeere of his raigne by Duncane the second

the bastard sonne of King Malcolme the third 88 Duncane the second vsurped the Crowne in the yeere of the world 5064 in the yeere of Christ 1094. A rash and foolish Prince He was slaine by Makpendir the Thane or Earle of the Meirnes when he had raigned little ouer a yeere by the procurement of Donald the seuenth Donald the seuenth made King againe in the yeere of the world 5065. In the yeere of Christ 1095. And raigned three yeeres He gaue the West and North Iles to the King of Norway for to assist him to attaine to the Crowne of Scotland He was taken captiue by Edgar his eyes put out and died miserably in prison 89 Edgar the sonne of Malcolme the third began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5068. In the yeere of Christ 1098. He builded the Priory of Coldingham He was a good Prince He died at Dundie without succession and was buried at Dumfermeline in the ninth yeere of his raigne 90 Alexander the first surnamed Fearce succeeded to his brother in the yere of the world 5077. In the yeere of Christ 1107. A very good and valiant Prince He builded the Abbacies of Scone and of Saint Colmes-Inche He maried Sybilla daughter to William Duke of Normandie c. He died in peace without succession at Striuiling in the 17 yeere of his raigne and was buried at Dumfermeline 91 Dauid the first commonly called S. Dauid the yongest sonne of King Malcolme the third succeeded to his brother in the yeere of the world 5094. In the yeere of Christ 1124. A good valiant and religious Prince according to those times He builded many Abbacies as Haly-rude-house Kelso Iedburgh Dun-dranan Cambus-kenneth Kin-losse Mel-rosse New-bottle Dumfermeline Holme in Cumberland and two religious places at New castle in Northumberland He erected foure Bishopricks Rosse Brechin Dumblane and Dunkeld He maried Maude daughter of Woldeofus Earle of Northumberland and Huntingdon and of Iuditha daughters daughter to William the Conquerour King of England by whom he had one sonne named Henrie a worthie and good youth who maried Adama daughter to William Earle Warren who bare vnto him three sonnes Malcolme the Maiden William the Lion and Dauid Earle of Huntingdon and two daughters Adama wife to Florentius Earle of Holland and Margaret wife to Conanus Duke of Britaine He died before his father S. Dauid died in peace at Carleill in the 29 yeere of his reigne and was buried at Dumfermeline 92 Malcolme the fourth surnamed the Maiden because he would neuer marrie succeeded to his grand-father Dauid 1. in the yeere of the world 5123. In the yeere of Christ 1153. A good and meeke Prince He builded the Abbay of Cowper in Angus and died at Ied-burgh and was buried at Dumfermeline in the twelfth yeere of his raigne 93 William surnamed the Lion succeeded to his brother Malcolme the fourth in the yere of the world 5135. In the yere of Christ 1165. A good and a valiant King He maried Emergarda daughter to the Earle of Beau-mount He builded the Abbacy of Aber-brothok and she builded the Abbacie of Balmerinoch He died at Striuiling in the 49. yeere of his raigne and was buried at Aber-brothok 94 Alexander the second succeeded to his father William in the yeere of the world 5184. In the yeere of Christ 1214. A good Prince He maried Ieane daughter to Iohn King of England by whom he had no succession After her death he maried Marie daughter to Ingelrame Earle of Coucey in Fraunce by whom he had Alexander the third He died at Kernery in the West Iles and was buried at Mel-rosse in the 35. yeere of his raigne 95 Alexander the third succeeded to his father in the yere of the world 5219. In the yeere of Christ 1249. A good Prince He maried first Margaret daughter to Henry the third King of England by whom he had Alexander the Prince who maried the Earle of Flāders daughter Dauid Margaret who maried Hangonanus or as some call him Fricus son to Magnus 4. King of Norway who bare to him a daughter named Margaret commonly called The Maiden of Norway in whom King William his whole posteritie failed the crowne of Scotland returned to the posteritie of Dauid Earle of Huntingdon K. Malcome 4. and King William his brother After his sonnes death for they died before himself without succession in hope of posteritie he maried Ioleta daughter to the Earle of Dreux in Fraunce by whō he had no succession He builded the crosse Church of Peibles He died of a fall from his horse vpon the sands betwixt Easter and Wester King-horne in the 37. yeere of his raigne and was buried at Dumfermeline After the death of Alexander the third which was in the yeere of the world 5255. In the yeere of Christ 1285. there were sixe Regents appointed to rule Scotland for the South side of Forth were appointed Robert the Arch-bishop of Glasgowe Iohn Cummin Iohn the great Steward of Scotland For the North side of Forth Mak-duffe Eare of Fife Iohn Cummin Earle of Buchan and William Fraser Arch-bishop of Saint Andrewes who ruled the land about the space of seuen yeres vntill the controuersie was decided betwixt Iohn Ballioll and Robert Bruyse Grand-father to Robert Bruyse the King of Scotland who did come of the two eldest daughters of Dauid Earle of Huntingdon for Henry Hastings who maried the yongest daughter put not in his sute or claime with the rest and therefore there is little spoken of him 96 Iohn Ballioll was preferred before Robert Bruyse to be King of Scotland by Edward 1. surnamed Longshanks King of England who was chosen to be the Iudge of the controuersie which preferment was vpon a cōdition that Iohn Ballioll should acknowledge King Edward the first as superiour which condition he receiued He began his raigne in the yeere of the world 5263. In the yeere of Christ 1293. He was a vaine-glorious man little respecting the weale or Common-wealth of his Countrey He had not raigned fully foure yeeres when he was expelled by the said Edward the first King of England and leauing Scotland he departed into the parts of Fraunce where he died long after in exile And so Scotland was without a King and gouernment the space of nine yeeres during which space the said Edward the first surnamed Longshankes cruelly oppressed the land destroied the whole auncient monuments of the kingdome and shed much innocent bloud 97 Robert Bruyse began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5276. In the yeere of Christ 1306. A valiant good and wise King In the beginning of his raigne he was subiect to great miserie and affliction being oppressed by England but at length hauing ouercome and vanquished Edward the second King of England commonly called Edward of Carnaruan at the field of Bannock-burne he deliuered Scotland from the warres of England and set it at full libertie all Englishmen by force being expelled out of the land He maried first Isabel daughter to

CERTEINE MATTERS CONcerning the Realme of Scotland composed together The Genealogie of all the Kings of Scotland their liues the yeeres of their coronation the time of their reigne the yeere of their death and maner thereof with the place of their buriall The whole Nobilitie of Scotland their surnames their titles of honour the names of their chiefe houses and their mariages The Arch-bishopricks Bishopricks Abbacies Priories Nunries of Scotland The Knights of Scotland The forme of the oth of a Duke Earle Lord of Parliament and of a Knight The names of Barons Lairds and chiefe Gentlemen in euerie Sherifdome The names of the principall Clannes and Surnames of the Borderers not landed The Stewartries and Baileries of Scotland The order of the calling of the Table of the Session The description of whole Scotland with all the Iles and names thereof The most rare and woonderfull things in Scotland As they were Anno Domini 1597. LONDON Printed by A. Hatfield for Iohn ●lasket dwelling at the signe of the Blacke● Beare in Pauls Churchyard 1603. A CRONOLOGIE OF all the Kings of Scotland declaring what yeere of the world and of Christ they began to reigne how long they reigned and what qualities they were of according as they be set foorth and imprinted with the great booke of the Statutes of the Realme of Scotland FERGVS the first king of Scotland the sonne of Ferquhard a Prince of Ireland began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3641. before the comming of our Sauiour Iesus Christ 330. yeeres In the first yere of the 112. Olympiade and in the 421. yeere of the building of Rome about the beginning of the 3. Monarchy of the Grecians when Alexander the great ouerthrew Darius Codomannus the last Monarch of Persia. He was a valiant Prince and died by shipwracke vpon the sea-coast of Ireland neere vnto Craig-fergus in the 25. yere of his raigne 2 Feritharis brother to Fergus began to raigne in the yere of the world 3666. in the yeere before the comming of Christ 305. He was a good Iusticiar In his time there was a Lawe made that if the sonnes of the King departed were so young that they could not rule that then in that case the neerest in bloud should raigne being in age sufficient for gouernment and then after his death the Kings children should succeed which law continued vnto Kenneth the third his daies 1025. yeeres almost He was slaine by the meanes of Ferlegus Fergus his brothers sonne in the fifteenth yeere of his raigne 3 Mainus king Fergus sonne succeeded to his fathers brother in the yeere of the world 3680. and in the yere before the comming of Christ 290. He was a wise and good king and maried the King of Picts daughter that did beare him two sonnes He died peaceably in the 29. yeere of his raigne 4 Dornadilla succeeded to his father Mainus in the yeere of the world 3709. In the yeere before the comming of Christ 262. A good king He made the first lawes concerning hunting He had two sonnes and died peaceably in the eight and twentieth yeere of his raigne 5 Nothatus succeeded to his brother Dornadilla in the yere of the world 3738. the yeere before the comming of Christ 233. Hee was a greedy and a cruell tyrant He was slaine by Doualus one of his Nobles in the twentieth yeere of his raigne 6 Reutherus Dornadilla his sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3758. in the yeere before the comming of Christ 213. He was a good King and died peaceably in the sixe and twentieth yeere of his raigne 7 Reutha succeeded to his brother Reutherus in the yeere of the world 3784. In the yere before the comming of Christ 187. A good King Hee of his owne accord left the kingdome and liued a priuate life when he had ruled foureteene yeeres 8 Thereus Reutherus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3798. in the yeere before Christ 173. He was an vnwise and cruell Tyrant Hee was expelled and banished the realme in the twelfth yeere of his raigne by his Nobles And Conanus a wise and graue man was made gouernor of the land He died in exile in the city of Yorke 9 Iosina succeeded his brother Thereus in the yeere of the world 3810. In the yeere before Christ 161. He was a quiet and good Prince a good Medicinar and Herbister or skilfull in Physicke and the nature of herbs He died in peace in the foure and twentieth yeere of his raigne 10 Finnanus Iosina his sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3834. In the yeere before Christ 137. A good King He was much giuen to the superstitious religion of the Druydes He died in peace in the 30 yeere of his raigne 11 Durstus Finnanus sonne succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 864. In the yeere before Christ 107. A cruell and trayterous Tyrant slaine by his Nobles in battell in the ninth yeere of his raigne 12 Euenus the first succeeded to his brother Durstus in the yeere of the world 3873. In the yeere before the comming of Christ 98. A wise iust and vertuous Prince He died peaceably in the ninteenth yeere of his raigne 13 Gillus Euenus bastard sonne succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 3892. In the yeere before Christ 79. A crafty Tyrant slaine in battell by Cadallus in the second yeere of his raigne 14 Euenus the second Donallus sonne King Finnanus brother began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3894. In the yeere before the comming of Christ 77. A good and ciuill King He died in peace in the 17 yeere of his raigne 15 Ederus sonne to Dochamus that was sonne to Durstus the eleuenth King began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3911. In the yeere before the comming of Christ 60. A wise valiant and good Prince He died in the eight and fortieth yeere of his raigne 16 Euenus the third succeeded to his father Ederus in the yeere of the world 3959. In the yeere before the comming of Christ 12. A luxurious and couetous wicked King He was taken by his Nobles and imprisoned and died in prison in the seuenth yeere of his raigne 17 Metellanus Ederus brothers sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 3966. Foure yeeres before Christs Incarnation A very modest and good King He died in the 39 yeere of his raigne In his time there was peace at home and abroad and our Sauiour Iesus Christ was borne and suffered death in his raigne 18 Caractatus the sonne of Cadallanus and of Eropeia which was daughter to Metellanus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4005. In the yeere after the birth of Christ 35. He was a wise and valiant King and raigned twenty yeeres 19 Corbredus 1. succeeded to his brother Caractacus in the yeere of the world 4025. In the yeere of Christ 55. A wise King and a good Iusticiar or Executor of

he had defiled in the two and twentieth yeere of his raigne 44 Congallus the first sonne of Dongardus began to reigne in the yeere of the world 4449. In the yeere of Christ 479. A good and quiet Prince He died in peace in the two and twentieth yeere of his raigne 45 Goranus or Conranus succeeded to his brother Congallus the first in the yeere of the world 4471. In the yeere of Christ 501. A good and wise Prince He died in the foure and thirtith yeere of his reigne 46 Eugenius the third Congallus sonne succeeded to his father and vncle in the yeere of the world 4505. In the yeere of Christ 535. A wise king and a good Iusticiar He died in the three and twentith yeere of his raigne 47 Congallus the second or Conuallus succeeded to his brother Eugenius the third in the yeere of the world 4528. In the yeere of Christ 558. A very good Prince He died in peace in the eleuenth yeere of his raigne 48 Kinnatillus succeeded to his brother Congallus the second in the yere of the world 4539. In the yere of Christ 569. A good Prince He died in the first yeere of his raigne 49 Aidanus sonne of Goranus the forty fifth king began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4540. In the yere of Christ 570. A godly and good Prince He died in the fiue thirtieth yeere of his raigne 50 Kenethus the first surnamed Keir Congallus the second his sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4575. In the yeere of Christ 605. A peaceable Prince He died in the first yeere of his raigne 51 Eugenius the fourth sonne of Aidanus began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4576. In the yeere of Christ 606. A valiant and a good King He died in the sixteenth yeere of his raigne 52 Ferquhard or Ferchard 1. succeeded to his father Eugenius the 4. in the yeere of the world 4591. In the yeere of Christ 621. A bloudy tyrant He slew himselfe in the prison whereinto he was put by the Nobles of his Realme in the twelfth yeere of his raigne 53 Donald the fourth succeeded to his brother Ferquhard the first in the yeere of the world 4602. In the yeere of Christ 632. He was a good and religious King He was drowned in the water of Tay while he was fishing in the foureteenth yeere of his raigne 54 Ferquhard or Ferchard 2. succeeded to his brother Donald the 4. in the yeere of the world 4616. In the yere of Christ 646. A very wicked man He was bitten by a Woolfe in hunting of the which ensued a Feuer whereof he died in the 18. yeere of his raigne 55 Malduine sonne to Donald the fourth began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4634. In the yeere of Christ 664. A good Prince strangled by his wife who suspected him of adultery in the twentieth yeere of his raigne She was therefore burned 56 Eugenius the fift Malduine his brothers sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4654. In the yeere of Christ 684. A false Prince slaine by the Picts in battell in the fourth yeere of his raigne 57 Eugenius the sixt sonne to Ferquhard the second began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4658. in the yeere of Christ 688. A good Prince He died in peace in the tenth yeere of his raigne 58 Ambirkelethus sonne of Findanus sonne of Eugenius the fift began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4667. In the yere of Christ 697. He was a vicious Prince and was slaine by the shot of an arrow in the second yeere of his raigne The shooter thereof is vnknowne or set out in historie 59 Eugenius the seuenth succeeded to his brother Ambirkelethus in the yeere of the world 4669. In the yeere of Christ 699. He died in peace in the seuenteenth yeere of his raigne A good Prince 60 Mordacus Ambirkelethus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4685. In the yeere of Christ 715. A good Prince He died in the sixteenth yeere of his raigne 61 Etfinus Eugenius the seuenth his sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4700. In the yeere of Christ 730. He died in peace in the one and thirtieth yeere of his raigne 62 Eugenius the eight Mordacus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4771. In the yeere of Christ 761. A good Prince in the beginning of his raigne and then after degenerating from his good life he was slaine by his Nobles in the third yeere of his raigne 63 Fergus the third Etfinus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4734. In the yeere of Christ 764. A lecherous Prince poisoned by his wife in the third yeere of his raigne 64 Soluathius Eugenius the eight his sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4737. In the yeere of Christ 767. A good Prince He died in peace in the twentieth yeere of his raigne 65 Achaius Etfinus sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4757. In the yeere of Christ 787. A peaceable good and godly Prince He made a league with Charles the great Emperour and King of Fraunce which remaineth inuiolably kept to this day He died in the two and thirtieth yeere of his raigne 66 Congallus or Conuallus Achaius fathers brothers sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4789. In the yeere of Christ 819. A good Prince He died in the fifth yeere of his raigne 67 Dongallus Soluathius sonne succeeded in the yeere of the world 4794. In the yere of Christ 824. A valiant and good Prince He was drowned comming ouer the riuer of Spey to warre against the Picts in the seuenth yeere of his raigne 68 Alpinus Achaius sonne began to raigne in the yeere of the world 4801. In the yeere of Christ 831. A good Prince He was taken in battell and beheaded by the Picts in the third yeere of his raigne 69 Kenneth the second surnamed the Great succeeded to his father Alpinus in the yeere of the world 4804. In the yeere of Christ 834. A good and a valiant Prince He vtterly ouerthrew the Picts in diuers battels expelled them out of the land and ioined the kingdome of the Picts to the Crowne of Scotland Hee died in peace in the twentieth yeere of his raigne 70 Donald the fifth succeeded to his brother Kenneth the second in the yeere of the world 4824. In the yeere of Christ 854. A wicked Prince He slew himselfe in the fifth yeere of his raigne 71 Constantine the second sonne of Kenneth the second began to raigne in the yere of the world 4829. In the yeere of Christ 859. A valiant Prince He was slaine by the Danes in a battell stricken at Carraill in Fife in the sixteenth yeere of his raigne 72 Ethus surnamed Alipes the sonne of Constantine the second succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 4844. In the yeere of Christ 874. A vicious prince He was

but followed the vncertaine brute Mela reckoneth seuen Aemodae Martianus Capella also many Acmodae Ptolomeus and Solinus fiue Aebudae Plinius seuen Acmodae and thirtie Aebudae We will retaine the name that is most frequent and common amongst the ancients and call all the West Iles Aebudae and shew their situation the nature of euery one of them and commodities therof out of recent authors that haue lately written as most certaine First we will follow Donald Munro a man both godly and diligent who trauelled all these Iles vpon his feet and saw them perfectly with his eies They lie scattered into the Deucalidon sea to the number of 300. and aboue Of olde the Kings of Scotland kept these Iles in their owne possession vntill the time of Donald brother to King Malcome the 3. 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. yeeres 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 sedidions in the maine land of this Countrey creating Kings of themselues as not long agoe Iohn of the house of Clandonald did vsurpe the name of King as others had done before In food raiment and all things pertaining to their familie they vse the ancient frugalitie of the Scots Their bankets are hunting and fishing They seeth their flesh in the ●ripe or else in the skinne of the beast filling the same full of water Now and then in hunting they straine out the blood 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 part of them drinke water Their custome is to make their bread of Oates and Barly which are the onely kinds of graine that grow in those parts Experience with time hath taught them to make it in such sort that it is not vnpleasant to eate They take a little of it in the morning and so passing to the hunting or any other businesse content themselues therewith without any other kinde of meat till euen They delight in marled clothes specially that haue long stripes of sundrie colours They loue chiefly purple and blew Their predecessors vsed short mantles or plaids of diuers colours sundry waies 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 blowe 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 prettily laid together that they are as soft as feather-beds and much more wholsome for the tops themselues are drie of nature whereby it dries the weake humours restores againe the strength of the sinewes troubled before and that so euidently that they who at euening go to rest sore and wearie 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 necessitie they trauell to any other Countrey they reiect the feather-beds and bedding of their Hoste They wrap themselues in their owne plaids so taking their rest carefull indeed lest that barbarous delicacie of the maine Land as they tearme it corrupt their naturall and Country 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 be 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 Harps and Clairschoes of their owne fashion The strings of the Clairschoes are made of brasse-wire and the strings of the Harps 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 Harps and Clairschoes with siluer and precious stones and poore ones that cannot attaine heereunto decke them with Christall They sing verses prettily compound containing for the most part praises of valiant men There is not almost any other argument whereof their rimes entreat They speake the auncient French language altered a little THE ILES LYING ABOVT Scotland that speake the ancient language called the VVest Iles are these that follow THe first of them all is the I le of Man vntruely by some men named Mon by the ancients called Dubonia by Paulus Orosius Menenia or rather Maenante and in the old countrey speech Manium Before this time there was a Towne in it named Sodora wherein the Bishop of the Iles had his seat It lies almost midway betwixt Ireland and Cumbir a Countrey of England and Galloway a Countrey of Scotland 24 miles in length and 18 in breadth Next vnto Man is Ailsay into the Firth of Clyde an hard high craig on all sides except at an entrie It is neuer occupied by any man but that at sometimes there come a great number of Boats there to fish keeling There are many Conies and Sea-fowles in it specially of that kinde which wee call Solayne-Geese It hath Carrik vpon the North-east Ireland vpon the North-west almost and Kyntyre vpon the South-east Foure and twentie miles from Ailsay lies Arrane almost direct North 24 miles of length and 16 of breadth All the whole Iland riseth in high and wilde mountaines It is manured onely vpon the sea side Where the ground is lowest the sea runnes in and makes a well large Creeke into it the entries whereof are closed by the Iland Molas the hilles rising on all sides and breaking the rage of the windes in such sort that within is a very sure hauen for shippes and in the waters which are alwaies calme such abundance of fish that if there be more taken than the Countrey people thinke should serue them for a day they cast them in againe into the sea as it were in a stanke Not farre from Arrane lies the little Ile Flada fertill of Conies Farther in it is situate the I le of Bute within the Firth of Clyde

the midst bearing this title The tombs of the Kings of Scotland It is said there were 48. Kings of Scotland buried there The tombe vpon the right side hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Ireland It is recorded that there were foure Kings of Ireland buried there It that is vpon the left side hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Norway The report is that there were eight Kings of that Nation buried there The notable houses of the Iles haue their Tombes in the rest of the Church-yard euery one seuerally by themselues There are about this Iland and neere vnto it sixe little Ilands not vnfruitfull giuen by the auncient Kings of Scotland and gouernours of the Iles to the Abbey of Sanct-Colme Soa is a very profitable ground for sheepe albeit the chiefe commoditie of it consists in sea-fowles that build therein specially of their egges Next vnto it is the I le of Wemen Then Rudana Neere vnto it Bernira and from that Skennia halfe a mile distant from the Mule It hath a Priest of the owne but the most part of the parishioners dwell in Mule The sea sides of it abound in Connies Fiue miles hence lieth Frosa all these Iles are subiect to the Monkes of Saint Colmes Abbey Two miles from Frosa lieth Vilua fiue miles of length fruitfull for the quantitie of Corne and store It hath a commodious Hauen for gallies or boates Vpon the South side of it lieth Toluansa the ground whereof is not vnfruitfull There is a wood of Nut-trees in it About three hundred paces from this Iland lieth Gomatra two miles long and one mile broad extended from the North to the South From Gomatra foure miles Southward lies 2. Staffae the one and the other full of Hauening places Foure miles South-east from Staffa lie two Ilands named Kerimburgae the more and the lesse enuironed with such shore high and furious tide that by their owne naturall defence supported somewhat by the industrie of man they are altogether inuincible One mile from them lies an Iland whereof the whole earth almost is blacke growne together of rotten wood and mosse The people make peates of it for their fire where-from it is called Monadrum for that kinde of earth which in the English language is called Mosse in the Irish is called Monadrum Next vnto this I le lieth Longa 2. miles of length and Bacha halfe as much From Bacha 6. miles lies Tiria eight miles in length and three in breadth Most fertill of all the Ilandes in all things necessarie for the sustentation of man It aboundeth in store of Cornes fishings and Sea-fowles In this Iland there is a fresh-water Loch and therein an olde Castle It hath also an hauen not incommodious for boates From this Iland two miles lies Sunna and from Sunna as farre lieth Colla twelue miles of length and two miles of bredth a fertill Iland Not farre from it is Calfa almost all full of wood And then two Ilands named meekle Viridis and little Viridis Item other two of the same names Ouer against the Mules head and not farre from it lie two Ilandes named Glassae and then Ardan-eidir that is the high Iland of the rider Then Luparia or the Wolfe Iland and after it a great I le lying North from the Iland Colla extended East and West Then Ruma sixteene miles in length and sixe in bredth rising high in strait hilles full of woods and scrogges and for that cause it is inhabited in very fewe places The Sea-fowles laie their egges heere and there in the ground thereof In the middest of the spring time when the egges are laide any man that pleaseth may take of them In the high rockes thereof the Sea-guse whereof we spake before are taken in aboundance From this Iland foure miles North-east-ward lies the Horse Iland and from it halfe a mile the Swine Iland for the quantitie fruitefull ynough in all things necessarie The Falcon buildeth in it It hath also an hauen Not farre from it lies Canna and Egga little Ilands fertill ynough In Egga are Solan-geese Soabrittella more profitable for hunting then for any other commoditie necessarie for man From this Iland the I le of Skye greatest of all the Ilands that are about Scotland lies North and South 40. miles in length and eight miles broad in some places and in other places 12. miles rising in hilles in sundrie places full of woods and pastorage The ground thereof fertill in corne and store and besides all other kindes of beastiall fruitfull of Mares for breeding of horse It hath fiue great riuers rich of Salmond and many little waters not altogether bare thereof The sea running into the land on all sides make many salt-waters three principall and 13. others all rich in herring There is in it a fresh-water Loch and fiue Castles The I le in the old Scottish tongue is called Scianacha that is winged because the heads betwixt the which the Sea runneth into the land spreadeth out like winges but by common custome of speech it is called Skie that is a wing About the Skie lie little Ilands scattered heere and there Oronsa fertill in corne and store Cunicularia full of bushes and Connies Paba infamous for throate-cutting For that in the woods thereof robbers lie in ambushments to trap them that passe that way .8 miles South-west from it lies Scalpa which besides sundry other commodities hath woods full of troopes of Deere Betwixt the mouth of Zochcarron and Raorsa lies Crulinga seuen miles of length and two of breadth there is a sure hauen in it for ships There are in it also woods of Bucke and Deere in them Halfe a mile from Crulinga is Rona full of wood and Hadder There is an hauen in the innermost Loch thereof perillous for robbery to them that passe that way because it is a meete place to hide ambushments in In the mouth of the same Loch is an Iland of the same name called for shortnesse Ger-loch From Rona sixe miles Northward lies Flada two miles from Flada Euilmena Vpon the south side of Skie lies Oronsa and a mile from it Knia Pabra and great Bina and then fiue little vnworthy Ilands Next vnto them is Isa fertill in cornes Beside it is Ouia then Askerma and Lindella .8 miles from Skie southward lies Linga and Gigarmena Benera Megala Paua Flada Scarpa Veruecum Sandara Vatersa Which besides many other commodities hath a hauen commodious for a number of great ships whereinto fishermen of all countries about conuene certaine times of the yeere ordinarily These last nine Ilands are subiect to the Bishop of the Iles. 2. miles from Vatersa is Barra running from the North-west to the south-east 7. miles in length fruitfull of cornes and profitable for fish There runneth into it a Loch with a narrow throat growing round and wide within In it there is an inch and in the inch a strong Castle Vpon the North-side of Barra there riseth

with grasse to the verie top Master Donald Monro a learned and godly man sayth that when he was there he saw sheepe as olde as that kinde of Bestiall vseth to be feeding masterlesse perteining peculiarlie to no man the commoditie whereof is the greater for that there is neither Woolfe Foxe or Serpent seene there albeit that betwixt that part and Lewis there be great woods full of Deere but they are of stature low and not great of bodie In that part also of the Iland is a water well stored of Salmond fishes Vpon the North side of it it is well manured vpon the sea side There are in it foure Churches one Castle seuen great running waters and twelue lesse all for their quantities plentifull of Salmond fish The sea enters within the land in diuers parts of the Iland making sundrie salt water Loches all plentifull of Herring There is in it great commoditie of sheepe which feed at their pleasure vpon the hadder and amongst the bushes and craigs The Inhabitants gather them together euery yeere once either within some narrow roome or else within some flaik foldes and there conforme to the ancient custome of the Countrey they plucke off the wooll of them The most part of the hie land hereof is moory ground the superfice whereof is blacke congealed together by long progresse of time of mosse and rotten wood to the thicknesse of a foot or thereabouts the vpper scruffe is cast in long thicke turffes dried at the Sunne and so wonne to make fire of and burnt in stead of wood The next yeere after they mucke the bare ground where the scruffe was taken away with sea ware and sowe Barley vpon it In this Iland is such abundance of Whales taken that as aged men report the Priests will get of small and great together 27 Whales for their tenth There is also in this Iland a great Caue wherein the sea at a low water abides two faddome high and at a full sea it is more than foure faddome deepe people of all sorts and ages sit vpon the rockes thereof with hooke and line taking innumerable multitude of all kinde of fishes South-east from Lewis almost threescore miles there is a little Iland lowe and plaine well manured named Rona the Inhabitants thereof are rude men and almost without religion The Lord of the ground limits certeine number of households to occupie it appointing for euery householde few or many sheepe according to his pleasure whereon they may easily liue and pay him his rent Whatsoeuer rests at the yeeres end more than their necessary sustentation they send the same yeerely to Lewis to their master The rent for the most part which they pay is barlie meale sewed vp in sheepe-skinnes in great quantitie amongst them growes no store of any other kinde of graine Mutton and so many sea-fowles dried at the Sunne as they themselues leaue vneaten at the yeeres end are sent to their master And in case at any time the number of persons increase in their houses they giue all that exceed the ordinary number to their master so that in my opinion they are the onely people in the world that want nothing but hath all things for themselues in abundance vncorrupt with lecherie or auarice and are indued with innocencie and quietnesse of minde which other people with great trauell seeke out by the institutions and precepts of Philosophie purchast to them by ignorance of vice so that they appeare to want nothing of the highest felicitie that may be except only that they are ignorant of the commoditie of their owne condition There is in this Iland a Chappell dedicated to Saint Ronan wherein as aged men report there is alwayes a Spade wherewith when as any is dead they finde the place of his graue marked In it besides diuers kindes of fishings there are many Whales taken Sixteene miles West from this Iland lies Suilkeraia a mile in length but in it growes no kinde of hearbe no not so much as Hadder There is only blacke craggie hilles in it and some of them couered with blacke mosse Sea-fowles lay their egges in sundrie places thereof and doe hatch When they are neere their flight the inhabitants of Leogus next neighbours vnto it saile thither and remaine there eight daies or thereabout to take and gather the fowles drying them at the winde and load their boates with the dried flesh and feathers thereof In that Iland is seene a rare kinde of fowle vnknowen to other countries named Colca little lesse in quantity then a Goose. These fowles come there euery yeere in the Spring time hatch and nourish their young ones till they be able to liue by themselues About that same very time they cast their fethers and become starke naked of all their body and then they get themselues to the sea and are neuer seene againe till the next Spring This farther is notable in them their feathers haue no stalke as other fowles feathers haue but they are all couered with a light feather like vnto Doun wherein is no kinde of hardnesse The Iles of Orkenay in the North of Scotland Now follow the Iles of Orkenay lying scattered partly in the Deucalidon sea partly in the Germaine seas towards the North parts of Scotland The ancient writers and the late writers both agree sufficiently vpon their name but yet neuer man so farre as I know hath giuen any reason of the same neither yet is it sufficiently knowen who were the first possessors thereof All men notwithstanding alledge their originall to be from Germany but of which countrey they are discended none hath expressed Vnlesse we list to coniecture from their speech they sometime spake and yet speake the ancient language of the Gothes Some are of opinion that they were Pights chiefely perswaded heereunto through their deuision by the sea named Perth and Firth from Caithnes who likewise suppose that the Pights were of their originall Saxons mooued heereunto by the verse of Claudian taken out of his 7. Panegericke Maduerunt Saxone fuso Orcades incaluit Pictorum sanguine Thule Scotorum cumulos fleuit glacialis Ierne But these mens errors may be easily confuted partly by Beda an English Saxon himselfe who affirmes that God was praised in seuen sundry languages amongst the Britaines and that the Pights language was one of them may well appeare for if that at that time the Pights had spoken Saxon which was then the vncorrupted speech of the Englishmen hee would then haue made no diuision betwixt the Saxons and the Pights language and partie also confuted by Claudian himselfe who in the very same verses disertly noteth the Pights a seuerall people from the Saxons affirming the Countrey of the one nation to be Orknay and the Countrey of the other Thule from which Country soeuer they be descended at this day their language differs both from the Scottish and English tongues but not much differs from the Gothes The common people to