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

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5394. in the yeare of Christ 1424. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1754. a godly wise learned and vertuous Prince and a seuere iusticiar hee married Iane daughter to the Duke of Somerset Marquesse Dorset sonne to Iohn of Gaunt third sonne to Edward the third the victorious King of England who did beare to him two sonnes twinnes Alexander who died shortly and Iames the second who succeeded his father and sixe daughters Margaret wife to Lewes the eleuenth Dolphin then after King of Fraunce Elizabeth Duchesse of Britaine Iane Countesse of Huntley Elenor Duchesse of Austria Mary wife to the Lord Camphier and Annabella he was killed at Perth trayterously by Walter Earle of Athole Robert Grahame and their complices who were all apprehended and cruelly tormented to death the thirteenth yeare of his raigne after his deliuerance out of England and the one and thirtieth yeare after the death of his father buried in the Charterhouse of Perth which he founded 103 IACOBVS secundus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5407. in the yeare of Christ 1437. after the raigne 1767. a Prince subiect to great troubles in his youth hee married Margaret daughter to Arnold Duke of Gilder sisters daughter to Charles sirnamed Audax the last Duke of Burgundy who bare to him Iames 3. Alexander Duke of Albany hee married the Earle of Orkneyes daughter and begat on her Alexander Bishop of Murray hee parting with her married in Fraunce the Countesse of Boloine and begat on her Iohn Stewart Duke of Albany who was many yeares gouernour of Scotland The third sonne Iohn was Earle of Marre died in the Canon-gate without succession the first daughter married one Thomas Boyd Earle of Arran after his death married the Lord Hammilton and by that way the house of Hammilton is decorated by the Kings bloud This King was killed at the siege of Roxebourgh the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 104 IACOBVS tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5430. in the yeare of Christ 1460. after the raigne 1790. a good Prince corrupted with wicked Courtiers hee married Margaret daughter to the king of Denmarke sirnamed Diues and king of Norway who in his fauour renounced all title that hee had any manner of way to Orkney Schetland and the Isles for euer who bare to him Iames the fourth Alexander Bishop of S. Andrewes and Duke of Albany and Iohn Earle of Marre They died both without succession he made peace with King Henry of England who like a liberall Prince for the fauour he had receiued in Scotland restored the towne of Berwicke to the King Thomas Cochrane and VVilliam Rogers his peruerse Courtiers were hanged at the bridge of Lawder The King was killed at Bannockburne the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Cambuskenneth 105 IACOBVS quartus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5459. in the yeare of Christ 1489. after the raigne 1819. a noble and couragious Prince both wise and godly he made peace with England and married Margaret eldest daughter to Henry the seuenth King of England Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth in whose persons the cruell warres betweene the houses of Lancaster and Yorke were pacified the foresaid Margaret bare to him Iames the fift he was killed at Flowdon in battell the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 106 IACOBVS quintus succeded his father in the yeare of the world 5484. in the yeare of Christ 1514. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1844. a wise valiant Prince and seuere Iusticiar he married Magdalen daughter to the King of Fraunce who died shortly after he married Mary of Lorraine Duchesse of Longeuile daughter to Claude Duke of Guise who bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Marie hee died of displeasure at Falkland the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 107 MARIA succeeded her father in the yeare of the world 5513. in the yeare of Christ 1543. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1873. a Princesse vertuously enclined she married Francis Dolphin after King of France after whose death she returned into Scotland and married Henry Stewart Duke of Albany c. Lord Darley a comely Prince sonne to Mathew Earle of Lennox pronepnoy to Henry the seuenth King of England to whom she bare Charles Iames the sixth now our most gratious soueraigne king afterwards comming into England was receiued with greathumanity and after she was captiue at length put to death the eighth of February 1586. 108 CAROLVS IACOBVS sixtus succeeded to his mother in the yeare of the world 5537. in the yeare of Christ 1567. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1897. a godly learned Prince indued with singular knowledge and a sincere professor of the Gospell he married Anna daughter to Fredericke the second King of Denmarke and Norway and Sophia onely daughter to Ulricus Duke of Meckleburgh our most gratious Queene who hath borne the royall and hopefull Prince Henry Frederikc Prince of Wales Duke of Rothsay and Cornewall Earle Palatin of Chester great Steward of Scotland and Earle of Carect the nineteenth of February 1593. in the Castle of Striueling Elizabeth the nineteenth of August 1596. Charles Duke of Yorke and Albany Earle of Rosse the nineteenth of Nouember 1600. His Maiesty is now King of great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith The Lord of his great mercy for Christ his sake encrease all royall vertues in his Highnesse that he may remaine a comfort vnto Christs Church within his Maiesties Dominions To the Authour THe Romane Tullie Rose of all that race Of facund Mercurs boldly vnaffrayde In Milos fence to Clodius deface This sacred sentence in the Senate sayd Nought only for our selues we 're borne to toyle But for our friends and for our natiue soyle Thou wisely weighed hes these words I finde Thou cairs to cleere thy countrey from obscure To please thy friends thou fram'st thy wit and minde And by thy light thy countries light is pure She brought thee forth to light thou takes like paine Who made thee see to make her shine againe W. T. A TRVE DESCRIPTION AND DIVISION OF THE WHOLE REALME OF SCOTLAND of the situation distance and commoditie in euery part thereof and of the principall Cities Townes Abbeyes Palaces Forts Castles Towres and Riuers SCOTLAND is diuided from England by certaine Marches from the East Sea called the Scottish Sea to the West Seas called the Ireland Sea from the mouth of Tweed vp the same riuer till it come betwixt Werke and Hadden where the March leaues the riuer and passing South-west by dearne wayes knowne onely to the inhabitants of that countrey till it come to Redden-Burne or Water and so vp the said Burne while it come to the height of the Fellis of Cheuiot and so west by the toppes of the Fellis 'till a March ditch called the Meir ditch
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 He died in peace the fift yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 67 DONGALLVS Saluathius sonne beganne his raigne the yeare of the world 4794. the yeare of Christ 824. after the raigne 1154. a valiant and good King sending his Ambassadours to the Pictes after the death of DORSTOLOGVS their King killed by his brother Eganus who marrying his brothers wife BRENNA daughter to the King of Marches who after murthered the said Eganus in his bedde notwithstanding his armed Guard to reuenge the murther of her first husband The Scots Ambassadours at commaund and in the name of ALPINVS King Achaius sonne begotten betwixt him and Fergusian sister to Hungus late King of Pictes The two brethren aforesaid being murthered without succession the right and title of the Crowne of Pictes succeeded by the law of God and man to the aforesaid Alpinus Therefore desiring the Pictes to accept him as their naturall Prince both of Scotland and Picts land which they refusing elected FEREDECH to be their King The Scots Ambassadors denounced battell to the Pictes King DONGALLVS preparing a great armie to passe against the Pictes perished in a Boat passing ouer the water of Spey the seuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 68 ALPINVS Achaius sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4801. the yeare of Christ 831. after the raigne 1161. a valiant and good King being right heire to the Crowne of Pictes in a dangerous and cruell battell killed Feredech their King then after the Pictes elected BRVDVS his sonne King who was killed the first yeare by sedition among the Pictes His brother KENNETH was made King who comming with an Armie against the Scots rent off his coate armour and was fugitiue to the mountaines where hee was shamefully killed by a Countryman not knowne who he was The Pictes immediatly elected a fierce and valiant Prince BRVDVS to be their King who directing Ambassadors to Alpinus desiring peace all matters to be redressed and the olde band to bee renued King Alpinus answered that he would make no peace vntill the crowne of Pictes were deliuered vnto him as righteous inheritor Brudus raised a great armie and came ouer the bridge of Dunkeld to Angusse The night afore the battell he caused all the carriage men and women that came with his armie to stand in arrayed battell with linnen shirts aboue their clothes with such weapons and armour as they might furnish for the time This done hee ordayned an hundred horsemen to gouerne them without any noyse or din in the next woode commaunding none of them to come in sight vntill the battels were ioyned King Alpinus was at this time in a Castle which was situate on a hill not farre from Dundee and beheld the Armie of Pictes marching forwards incontinent he arrayed his Scots then the battel 's ioyned with great slaughter on all parts Immediatly the carriage men and women afore rehearsed came mouing forwards vpon the backe of the Scots who belieuing that a fresh armie of Pictes were to come against them not looked for at the last the Scottes were fugitiue for this hidden sleight before rehearsed was the discomfiture of the Scots armie The Pictes followed with cruell killing of all they might ouertake In this battell was King Alpinus taken and beheaded The place where he was beheaded is called Pasalpin that is the head of Alpin his body was buried at Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne After this great victory obtayned against the Scots Bredus King of the Pictes returned to Camelon and conuocated a Councell making their oathes neuer to desist from battell vntill they had vtterly destroyed the Scots and made a Statute what euer he was that laboured to haue peace with the Scots hee should be beheaded Some of the wise Pictes not allowing their oathes and Statutes counsailed to vse victory with measure who were exiled and came into Scotland 69 KENNETHVS secundus surnamed the great succeeded his father Alpine the yeare of the world 4804. in the yeare of Christ 834. after the beginning of the Realme of Scotland 1164. a good and valiant King he married the Lord of the Isles daughter who bare to him three sonnes The Pictes comming against the Scots they contended amongst themselues for a thing of nought thus was their armie diuided and many slaine vntill night seuered them King Brudus could not pacifie them therefore hee with the rest of his armie past home and hee shortly after died for displeasure DONSKEN his brother was elected King and redressed all iniuries that he might Three yeares continued sundry incursions on both parts King Kenneth setling his wits to defend his Realme putting strong souldiers in all forts adioyning to the borders of the Picts and commaunded his people to be daily exercised in chiualry to be ready against euery trouble that might occurre In the fourth yeare King Kenneth made a conuention of his Nobles consulting how hee might reuenge his fathers slaughter and obtayne the crowne of Pictes rightfully appertayning vnto him The season of the yeare being expedient to raise their armie the Nobles not consenting thereunto for the great slaughter lately made on their King and Nobles therefore the King conuenting all his Nobles perswading them that hee had greater matters to propound By solemne banquet within his Palace he royally entertayning them vntill darke night after they were brought to seueral chambers within the Palace and when they were in profound sleepe the King caused sundry men to passe to euery seuerall bedde where the Nobles did lie cladde with fish skinnes hauing in their handes a Clubbe of Muscane tree which with the fish skinnes in the darke did shew a marueilous glaunce and light all at one time each one holding in the other hands a bugle horne and speaking through the horne appearing to be no mortall mans voice did shew they were Angels sent by God to the Princes and Nobles of Scotland to cause them to obey the desires of the King for his desire was so iust and right that the Pictes for repulse thereof shall be brought to such extermination that no puisance nor wisedome of man can resist their speeches ended they obscured their clubbe and skinnes vnder their cloathes their light vanishing at one time The Nobles seeing this vncouth vision were astonisht and tooke little rest that night on the morrow at their conuention each one declaring their visions all being at one time concluded firmely the same to be no fantasie but an heauenly vision assuring them of victory and felicity reuealing the same to the King who assured them that the same vision appeared to him the samehoure howbeit he would not first reueale it least his Nobles should esteeme him glorious By generall Statute all able persons were commaunded sufficiently prepared to meet the King on an appointed day In two battles the King being victorious against the Pictes to their vtter extermination King Donsken and all his nobles being killed his sword and coat armour were sent to
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 9●…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
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