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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

the Earle of Mar who bare vnto him Mariory the wife of Walter the great steward of Scotland from whom and the ofspring of the Stewards the King now ruling is descended After her death he maried Isabel daughter to Haymerus de Burc Earle of Hultonia or Hulster in Ireland who bare vnto him Dauid the second Margaret the Countesse of Sutherland and Maude that died yong He died at Cardros and was buried at Dumfermeline in the foure and twentieth yeere of his raigne 98 Dauid the second succeeded to his father Robert Bruise in the yeere of the world 5300. In the yeere of Christ 1330. A good Prince subiect to much affliction in his youth being first after the death of Thomas Ranulph his Regent forced to flie into France for his owne safegard and then returning home was taken at the battell of Durhame and was holden twelue yeeres almost captiue in England but after he was restored to his liberty He maried first Ieane daughter to Edward the second King of England and after her death he maried Margaret Logie daughter to Sir Iohn Logie Knight died without succession at Edinburgh in the fortieth yeere of his raigne and was buried at Haly-rude-house 99 Edward Ballioll sonne to Iohn Ballioll vsurped the crown of Scotland being assisted by Edward the third King of England in the yeere of the world 5302. In the yere of Christ 1332 But he was expelled at length by Dauid the 2. his Regent and Dauid the second established King 100 Robert the second surnamed Bleare-eie the first of the Stewards sonne to Walter Steward and Margery Bruyse daughter to K. Robert Bruyse succeeded to his mothers brother in the yeere of the world 5341. In the yeere of Christ 1371. A good and a peaceable Prince He maried first Eufem● daughter to Hugh Earle of Rosse who bare vnto him Dauid Earle of Strathern Walter Earle of Athol and Alexander Earle of Buchan Lord Badzenoth After her death for the affection he bare to his children begotten before his first mariage he maried Elizabeth Mure daughter to Sir Adam Mure Knight who had borne vnto him Iohn after called Robert the third Earle of Carrict Robert Earle of Fife Menteith and Eufeme wife to Iames Earle of Dowglas He died at Dun-donald the 19 yeere of his raigne and was buried at Scone 101 Robert the third surnamed Iohn Farne-zeir succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 5360. In the yeere of Christ. 1390. A quiet a peaceable Prince He maried Anabel Drummond daughter to the Laird of Stobhall who bare vnto him Dauid the Prince D. of Rothesay that died in prison of very extreame famine at Falkland and Iames 1. taken captiue in his voiage to France and detained a captiue almost the space of eighteene yeeres in England He died of griefe and sorrow at Rothesay when he heard of the death of the one sonne and captiuity of the other and was buried at Paisly in the 16 yeere of his raigne Robert Earle of Fife and Menteith gouerned Scotland in the yeere of the world 5376. In the yeere of Christ. 1406. He died in the 14 yeere of his gouernment Iames the first being a captiue in England Murdo Steward succeeded to his father Robert Earle of Fife in the gouernmēt of Scotland in the yeere of the world 5390. In the yeere of Christ 1420 and ruled foure yeeres Iames the first being yet a captiue in England Both the father and the sonne Walter were executed after for oppression of the subiects by King Iames the first 102 Iames the first began to raigne in the yeere of the world 5394. In the yeere of Christ 1424. He was a good learned vertuous and iust Prince He maried Ieane daughter to Iohn Duke of Summerset Marques Dorset sonne to Iohn of Gaunt the 4. sonne to Edward the 3. the victorious King of England who bare vnto him Iames the 2. and sixe daughters Margaret wife to Lewes the 11. the Daulphine after King of France Elizabeth Dutches of Britayne Ieane Countesse of Huntley Eleanor Dutches of Austria Marie wife to the L. of Camp veere and Anabella He was slaine at Perth trayterously by Walter Earle of Athole and Robert Grahame their Confederates in the 31. yeere of his raigne if we count from the death of his father and in the 13. yeere if we count from his deliuerance out of England and was buried at the Charter house of Perth which he builded 103 Iames the second succeeded to his father in the yeere of the word 5407. In the yeere of Christ 1437. A Prince subiect to great troubles in his youth He maried Mary daughter to Arnold Duke of Geldre daughter to the sister of Charles surnamed Audax the last Duke of Burgandy c. who bare vnto him three sonnes Iames the third Iohn Earle of Mar Alexander Duke of Albany Mary wife first to Thomas Boyde Earle of Arrane and after his beheading to Iames Hammilton of Cadzou He was slaine at the siege of Roxburgh in the 24 yeere of his raigne 104 Iames the third succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 5430. In the yeere of Christ 1460. A Prince corrupted by wicked Courtiers He maried Margaret daughter to Christianus 1. surnamed Diues K. of Denmarke Norway and Sweden He was slaine at the field of Bannock-burne in the 29 yeere of his raigne was buried at Cambus-kenneth 105 Iames the fourth succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 5459. In the yeere of Christ 1489. A noble and couragious Prince He maried Margaret eldest daughter to Henry Earle of Richmond King of England and of Elizabeth daughter to Edward 4. K. of England in whose two persons the two houses of Lancaster and Yorke were vnited and the bloody ciuill wars of England pacified He was slaine at Flowdon by England in the 25 yeere of his raigne 106 Iames the fift succeeded to his father in the yeere of the world 5484. In the yeere of Christ 1514. A iust Prince and seuere He maried first Magdalene daughter to Frances 1. King of France who died shortly thereafter without succession After he maried Mary of Lorayne Dutches of Longevile daughter to Claude Duke of Guise who bare to him two sonnes that died in his life time and one daughter named Mary mother to our Soueraigne Lord the King Iames that now is He died at Falkland in the 29 yeere of his raigne He was buried at Halyrude-house 107 Mary succeeded to her father Iames 5. Anno mundi 5513. Anno Christi 1543 a vertuous princesse she maried first Frances 2. Dolphin after King of France then after his death returning home into Scotland she maried H. Stewart Duke of Albany c. Lord Darley sonne to Mathew Earle of Lennox a comely Prince Pronepnoy sonne the daughters daughter of Henry the seuenth King of England to whom she did beare Iames the sixt She was put to death in England the eighth of Febr. after eighteene yeeres

captiuitie 108 Iames the sixt a good godly and learned Prince succeeded to his mother in the yeere of the world 5537. In the yeere of Christ 1567. He maried Anna daughter to Fredericke the second King of Denmark c. and Sophia the daughter of Vlricus the Duke of Mekelburgh who hath borne vnto him already Henry Frederick the Prince the ninteenth of Februarie 1593. And Elizabeth the ninteenth of August 1596. Margaret 1598 the 24 of December Charles D. of Rosay the 19 of February He is now in this yeere of our Lord Iesus Christ 1603. not only King of Scotland where he hath raigned 36 yeeres but also King of England France and Ireland after the decease of our late most gracious Soueraigne Ladie Elizabeth our Queene who died the 24 of March now last past Miracano Soloccubuit nox nulla secuta est FINIS THE EARLES OF SCOTLAND THEIR SVRNAMES TITLES OF HONOVR THEIR mariages and names of their chiefe houses LOdouicke Steward Duke of Lennox maried the second sister of Iohn Ruth-vene Earle of Gowry that now is His chiefe house Cruikstone EARLES IAmes Hammilton Earle of Arran vnmaried His chiefe house Hammilton Castell 2 William Douglasse Earle of Angusse maried the eldest daughter of Laurence now Lord Olephant his chiefe house the Castell of Douglasse 3 George Gordon Earle of Huntley maried the eldest sister of Lodouicke now D. of Lennox his chiefe house Strath-bogy 4 Colene Camphell Earle of Argyle Lord Iustice generall of Scotland maried a daughter of William Dowglasse now earle of Morton his chiefe house Inuer-aray 5 Dauid Lyndesay Earle of Crawfurd maried the sister of Patricke now Lord Drummond his chiefe house Fyn-heauin 6 Francis Hay Earle of Arroll Constable of Scotland maried the daughter of William Earle of Morton his chiefe house Slaynes 7 Iohn Stewart Earle of Atholl maried the sister of Iohn Earle of Gowry his chiefe house Blayre-Athole 8 George Keyth Earle of Marshell maried the sister of Alexander Lord Home his chiefe house Dunnotter Castell 9 Francis Steward Earle Bothwell maried the sister of Archbald Earle of Angus his chiefe house Creichton 10 Andrew Leisly Earle of Rothes maried the daughter of Sir Iames Hammilton his chiefe house Bambreich 11 Iames Stewart Earle of Murrey vnmaried his chiefe house Tarneway 12 Alexander Cunningham Earle of Glencarne maried the eldest sister of Camphell of Glonorchy Knight his chiefe house Kilmawres 13 Hugh Mont-gomery Earle of Eglinton yong vnmaried his chiefe house Ardrostan 14 Iohn Kenedy Earle of Cassils vnmaried his chiefe house Dun-vre 15 Iohn Grahame Earle of Montroze maried the sister of Patrike Lord Drummond that now is his chiefe house Kincardin 16 Patrike Stewart Earle of Orknay yoong vnmaried his chiefe house Kirk-wall 17 Iohn Erskin Earle of Mar maried the second sister of Lodovicke now Duke of Lennox his chiefe house Erskin 18 William Dowglasse Earle of Morton maried the sister of the Earle of Rothes that now is his chiefe house The Castle of Dalkeith 19 Iames Dowglasse Earle of Buquhan yoong vnmaried his chiefe house Auchter-house 20 George Sincler Earle of Caithnes maried the sister of the Earle of Huntly that now is his chiefe house Girnego 21 Alexander Gordon Earle of Sutherland maried the fathers sister of the Earle of Huntly that now is his chiefe house Dunrobene 22 Iohn Grayme Earle of Monteith maried the sister of Campbel of Glenorchy Knight his chiefe house Kirk-bryde 23 Iohn Ruthvene Earle of Gowry yong vnmaried his chiefe house Ruthven 24 The Earle of March The rents thereof are annexed to the Crowne THE LORDS OF SCOTLAND ALexander Lord Home maried the eldest daughter of William Earle of Morton that now is his chiefe house Home Castle 2 Iohn Fleming Lord Fleming maried the daughter of the Earle of Montroze his chiefe house Cummernauld 3 Iohn Stewart Lord Innermaith yong His chiefe house Red Castle 4 Iames Hay Lord Zester maried the daughter of Marke now L. of Newbottle his chiefe house Neydpeth 5 Iohn Maxwell L. Maxwell maried the sister of Archebald Earle of Angusse his chiefe house Loch-maben 6 William Maxwell now L. Harreis maried the sister of Mark now L. of Newbottle his chiefe house Terreglis 7 Thomas Boyd L. Boyd maried the sister of the Sherife of Aëre that now is called Campbell Knight of Lothiane his chiefe house Kilmarnok 8 Allane Cathcart L. Cathcart maried the sister of the Knight of Bargany a Kennedy his chiefe house Cathcart 9 Robert Semple L. Semple maried the daughter of Hugh Earle of Eglinton His chiefe house Castle-Semple 10 Alexander Leuingston L. Leuingston maried the sister of Francis now Earle of Arrol his chiefe house Callender 11 Iames Lyndesay L. Lyndesay maried the daughter of the Earle of Rothes his chiefe house Byris in Lothien 12 Robert Seyton L. Seyton maried the daughter of Hugh Earle of Eglinton his chiefe house Seyton by the Sea 13 Iohn Abirnethie Lord Salton yong vnmaried his chiefe house Rothe-may 14 Robert Elpheston L. Elpheston maried the daughter of the Knight of Stobhall called Drummond his chiefe house Kil-drymmy 15 Iohn Lyon L. Glammis vnmaried his chiefe house Glāmis 16 Patrik Gray L. Gray maried the sister of the Earle of Orknay that now is his chiefe house Fowlis 17 Iames Ogilbie L. Ogilbie maried the sister of the Knight of Bonitoun his chiefe house Boshayne 18 Andrew Stewart Lord Ochiltrie maried the daughter of the Knight of Blarwhan called Kennedy his chiefe house Ochiltry 19 Henry Sincler Lold Sincler maried the sister of the Lord Forbesse his chiefe house Rauins-heuch 20 Hugh Someruell Lord Someruell vnmaried his chiefe house Carne-wath 21 Iohn Fraser Lord Louat maried the Knight of Mackenzies daughter his chiefe house Bewly 22 Robert Rosse Lord Rosse maried the daughter of Hammilton of Roploch his chiefe house Hakket 23 Robert Chreichton Lord Sanquhar vnmaried his chiefe house The Castle of Sanquhar 24 Laurence Olephant Lord Olephant maried the fathers sister of Frances now Earle of Arrol his chiefe house Duplene 25 Patrike Lord Drūmond maried the Knight of Edgles sister called Lynsay his chiefe house Drymmen 26 Iohn Forbes Lord Forbes maried the sister of Seyton of Towch his chiefe house Drummenor 27 Iames Borthuike Lord Borthuike maried the sister of the Lord Zester that now is his chiefe house Borthuike Castell Lordships newly erected since the yeere 1587. 28 IOhn Maitland Lord Thirlestane Chancellour of Scotland maried the fathers sister of the Lord Fleming that now is his chiefe house The Castle of Lawder 29 Alexander Lindesay Lord Spyny maried the daughter of Iohn Lord Glammisse Chancellor for the time of Scotland his chiefe house the Castle of Spyny 30 Claud Hammilton Lord Paisly maried the sister of Robert Lord Seyton that now is his chiefe house Halsyde 31 Robert Keyth Lord Altry maried the heretix of Benholme his chiefe house Benholme 32 Alexander Seyton Lord Vrquhard President of the Colledge of Iustice maried the daughter of Patrike Lord Drummond his cheife house Vrquhard 33 Marke Lord

of Newbottell maried the sister of the Lord Harreis his chiefe house Preistons-graynge The Bishoricks of Scotland ARch-bishops Saint Andrewes ARch-bishops Glasgow Orknay Caithnes Rosse Murray Abirdene Brechin Ilis Dunkell Dumblane Galloway Argyle THE ABBACIES PRIORIES and Nunries of Scotland Abbacies FErne Kinlosse Deir Abirbrothok Cowper Scoone Lundores Balmerynnoch S. Colmes Inche Dunfermeling Culrosse Inche-chaffray Straphillane Cambuskinneth Manwell Hallyrud-house Newbottle Kelso Melrosse Dryburgh Iedburgh Paislay Kilwinning Corsragwel Salsett Sweet-heart or New Abbay Dundranane Glenluce Priories Bewly Monimuske S. Andrewes Pettenweeme Portmooke Inche-mahomo Coldinghame S. Mary I le Haly-wood Blantyre Pluscarden Nunries Hadington North Berwick S. Bothanis Ekkillis Cauldstreame The sisters of Seynis THE NAMES OF THE KNIGHTS OF SCOTLAND SIR Robert Stewart of Straichtdone knight Sir Robert Stewart of Largis knight Sir Alexander Stewart of Dalswintone knight Sir Iames Stewart of Done knight Sir William Murrey of Tillibarne knight Sir William Dowglasse of Hawyk knight Sir Patrik Houstone of that ilk knight Sir Iohn Maxwell of neather Pouok knight Sir William Leuingstone of Kylsith knight Sir Iohn Muir of Cauldwoll knight Sir Robert Drummond of Carnoch knight Sir Iames Home of Sunlawis knight Sir Iames Streueling of Keir knight Sir William Ruthuene of Bandane knight Sir Hugh Someruell of Lynton knight Sir Alexander Stewart of Garleis knight Sir Iohn Gourdoun of Lochinuar knight Sir Iames Wemis of that ilk knight Sir Walter Scot of Branxholme knight Sir Patrik Hepbrowne of Lufnes knight Sir Simon Prestoun of that ilk knight Sir Dauid Holme of Wedderburne knight Sir Robert Lawder of Popell knight Sir Iames Schaw of Sawquhy knight Sir Iohn Ed●●stou● of that ilk knight Sir William Sinclair of Roslyne knight Sir Iohn Colhoune of the Lusse knight Sir Iames Cokburne of Skirlyne knight Sir Archebald Neper of Edinbelly knight Sir Iames Forrest of Corstarfin knight Sir Iames Dunbar of Mochrom knight Sir Iames Stewart of Cragihall knight Sir Iohn Ormistoun of that ilk knight Sis Thomas Young of old Bar knight Sir Iohn Carmichell of that ilk knight Sir Iohn Campbell of Lauers knight Sir Iames Iohnstone of Dunwiddie knight Sir Iames Meluill of Auld-hill knight Sir Alexander Stewart of Garleis knight Sir Robert Ker of Sesford knight Sir Walter Scot of Brank-sholme knight Sir Thomas Kennedy of Cullaine knight Sir Iames Scrymgeor of Duddop knight Sir Duncane Campbell of Glenorquhy knight Sir Iames Scot of Ballwery knight Sir Robert Gordoun of Glen knight Sir Patrik Gordoun of Auchindoun knight Sir George Ogilby of Dunbog knight Sir Iames Chesholme of Dundorne knight Sir Mathew Stewart of Minto knight Sir George Balquhannan of that ilk knight Sir Iames Edmestoun of Duntreth knight Sir Alexander Home of Symbie knight Sir George Stewart of Innerketoun knight Sir Dauid Lyndesay of Edgell knight Sir Thomas Stewart of Garntully knight Sir Alexander Bruce of Arthe knight Sir Walter Ogilby of Finlater knight Sir Patrik Bannantine of Kna knight Sir Iohn Meluill of Grantoun knight Sir Andrew Murray Arngosk knight Sir Robert Meluill of Murdocarny knight Sir Robert Maxwell of Spottis knight Sir Iohn Maxwell of Nether-Pooke knight Sir Robert Maxwell of Dunwiddie knight Sir Richard Cokburne of Clerkingtoun knight Sir Iames Lyndesay of Pitroddy knight Sir Michael Balfoure of Balgaruy knight Sir Robert Meluill of Bruntyland knight Sir Iohn Hammilton of Lethrisk knight Sir Dauid Lyndesay of the Mont knight Sir George Home of Prymroknow knight Sir Iohn Anstruther of that ilk knight Sir Hugh Carmichell of Westone knight Sir Iohn Lyndesay of Wodheid knight Sir Iames Saundelands of Slammanno Mure knight Sir William Cokburne of Skeirling knight Sir Iohn Kar of Hersell knight Sir Thomas Gourdoun of Cluny knight Sir Iohn Gourdoun of Pitlurg knight Sir William Lawder of Haltoun knight Sir George Dowglasse knight Sir Andrew Stirling of Keir knight Sir William Stewart of Kaberstoun knight The othe of a Duke YEe shall fortifie and defend the true and Christian Religion and Christs holy Euangell presently preached in this Realme and shall be leill and true to our Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiesty and shall defend his highnes Realme lieges from all allieners strangers at the vttermost of your power so helpe you God and by the othe that ye haue else made The othe of an Earle YEe shall fortifie and defend the true Christian Religion Christs holy Euangel presently preached in this Realm and shal be leill true to our Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiesty and shall defend his Highnes Realmes and lieges from all allieners and strangers at the vttermost of your power so helpe you God and by the othe that ye haue else made The othe of a Lord of Parliament YEe shall giue due and faithfull counsell to our Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiesties weale publikely in Parliament as in all other places needfull and secretly according to your knowledge for the preseruation of his Realme and Common weale thereof And shall neuer hide nor conceale anie point of treason or crime of Leismaieste that shall appeare to be conspired against his said Royall person but shall incontinent with all possible diligence reueale the same so helpe you God and by the othe that ye haue else made The Othe of a Knight 1 I Shall fortifie and defend the Christian Religion and Christs holy Euangel presently preached in this Realme to the vttermost of my power 2 I shall be loiall and true to my Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiestie to all orders of Chieualry and to the noble office of Armes 3 I shall fortifie and defend Iustice at my power and that without fauour or feud 4 I shall neuer flie from my Soueraigne Lord the Kings Maiesty nor from his Highnesse Lieutenants in time of mellay and battell 5 I shall defend my natiue Realme from all allieners and strangers 6 I shall defend the iust action and quarrell of all Ladies of Honour of all true and friendlesse Widdowes of Orphelings and of maidens of good fame 7 I shall doe diligence wheresoeuer I heare there are any murtherers traytors ormasterfull Reauers that oppresse the Kings Lieges and peure people to bring them to the Law at my power 8 I shall maintaine and vphold the Noble estate of Cheualry with Horse Harnesse and other knightly Habiliments And shall helpe and succour them of the same order at my power if they haue need 9 I shall enquire and seeke to haue the knowledge and vnderstanding of all the Articles and points contained in the booke of Cheualrie All these premises to obserue keepe and fulfill I oblesse mee so helpe mee God by mine owne hand so helpe mee God c. THE NAMES OF THE BARONS Lairds and chiefe Gentlemen in euery Sherifdome Innernes MAcloyd of the Lewis Macloyd of Harrich Donald Gormesoun Mackneill of Barray Mulcalloun of Rosay Iohn Mudzart captaine of the Clanrannalts The Laird of Glengarry The L. of Kneydart Mackenzie L. of Garloche L. of Balnagowne L. of Fowles Sherife of Cromartie Dumbeith Forsse

Iohn Armstrang of Thornequhat Wil Armestrāg of Ternsnihill Littils Iohn Littill of Cassoke Thome Littill of Finglen Ingrahames Archy Littill ANANDAIL Irwingis Edward of Bonschaw Lang Richies Edward Iohn the young Duke Chrystie the Cothquhat Willie of Graitnayhill Bellis Will Bell of Alby Iohn Bell of the Tourne Mathie Bell called the King Andro Bell called Lokkis Androw Will Bell Reidcloke Carlilles Adame Carlile of Bridekirk Alexander Carlile of Egleforhame Grahames George Grahame of Reupatrik Arthour Grahame of Blawoldwood Richie Grahame called The Plump Thomsons Young Archie Thomson Sym Thomson in Polloden Romes Roger Rome in Tordoweth Mekle Sandie Rome there Gassis Dauid Gasse in Barch Iohn Gasse Michaels sonne in Rig. THE SHRIEFDOMES AND Shriefs of Scotland Orknay The Shriefe thereof heritable Earle of Caythnes Innernes The Earle of Huntlie Cromartie Vrquhart of Cromartie Narne Iohn Campbell of Lorne Elgene and Forress Dumbar of Cumnok Abirdene The Earle of Huntlie Kincardin The Earle of Marshall Forfar The Lord Gray Perth alias Saint Iohnstone The Earle of Gowry Fyfe The Earle of Rothosse Kynross The Earle of Morton of Lochleuin and Dalkeyth Clackmannan The knight of the Karss Sterling The prouost of the towne for the time Dumbarten Earle of Lennox Sterling-shire extra Burgum The Earle of Mar. Tarbart The Earle of Mar. Laynrik The Earle of Arran Lord Hammilton Renfrew The Lord Sampill Aere Campbell Knight of Lowdon Wigton Patrik Agnew of that ilk Drumfreis Lord Sanquhat Pebles Lord Zester Selkirk-Murray of Fallahill Roxburgh Dowglasse of Cauers called sherife of Tiuidaill Barwik Lord Home Edinburgh The prouost of the Towne for the time Lothien The Earle Bothwell The Cunstabularie of Hadington The Earle Bothwell Lithgow Hammilton of Kenneill THE STEWARTRIES OF SCOTLAND Stratherne Monteith The Lord Dr●mmond Kircudbricht Annandaill The Lord Maxwell THE BAILLERIES OF SCOTLAND Kyle The Knight of Cragy wallace Carik The Earle of Cassils Cunninghame The Earle of Eglinton THE ORDER OF THE CALLING of the Table of the Session Munday Redemptions of lands Reductions of all kinds Transferrings Losse of Superiorities For making sealing and subscribing of Reuersions Tewsday Recent spoiles without the time of vacants Acts of Aiurnall Wednesday The common Table of the foure quarters of the Realme by order euery one after another as is diuided in the acts of the Institution in the print books of Parliament Thursday The same Table Friday The Kings actions strangers the poore Saturday The Lords of Session and members thereof The Prelates payers of contribution and the common Table foresaid And vpon the Wednesday and Thursday to cal common priuileged matters such as Hornings Free-persons Euidents Fortalices Warnings Letters conforme to rolements Decreits Arbitrailes Taks Pensions Ordinarie letters Gifts Registring of contracts Actions to become ciuill or prophane Double poindings Billes Supplications And their last actions to be called of new by ordinance of the Lords of Session for expedition of causes The Shires of Scotland The Shires of the first quarter as followeth that is to say Forfair Kineardin Banff Elgin Forres Narne Innernes and Cromartie The Shires of the second quarter Edinburgh Lynlythgow Selkirk Roxburgh Peblis Berwick and Hadington The third quarter Striuiling and Renfrew Lanerk Wigton Dumfreis Kilcudbright and Annandaill The fourth quarter Perth Clackmannan Argyle and Bute The Senators begin their sitting and rising as followes They begin to sit downe in Edinburgh on the morne after Trinitie Sunday while the first day of August and after to be vacant while the first day of Nouember next ensuing and then to begin and sit while the xix day of March next then to be vacant while the morning after Trinitie Sunday as aforesaid THE NAMES OF THE FREE BVRROWES subiect to pay extent and subsidie within Scotland SOVTH Edinburgh Sterling Lithgow Rothsaye Dumbarten Renfrew Ruglen Aere Irwing Glasgow Kircudbricht Wigtoun Whithorne Laynerik Iedburgh Sel-kirk Peblis NORTH Abirdene Dundie Saint Iohnston aliâs Perth Banffe Dumfermeling Carraill Forfar Brechin Mont-rosse Elgene Innernes Arbrothe Saint Andrewes Cowpar Cullane Fores. The Kings Palaces and Castels Haddington North-Barwick Dumbar Drumfreis Narne Thaine Dysert Kirkady Palaces appertaining to the King THe Palace of Halyrud-house beside Edinburgh in Lothien 2 The Palace of Dalkeyth reserued for the vse of the Prince with the Orchard Gardens Banks and wood adiacent thereunto within foure miles of Edinburgh 3 The Palace of Lithgow within the towne of Lithgow in Lithgow-shire 4 The Palace of Falkland and the towne of Falkland adiacent thereunto with the Parke In Fyfe Castels appertaining to the King Desert The Castell of Roxburgh now demoleist by the Lawe and by the commaundement of the King and three Estates In Teuiotdaill The monuments yet stand to this houre but desert The Castell and fortalice of Dumbar a house of great strength till within these late yeeres it was demoleist by Iames Earle of Murray Regēt of Scotland In Lothien Desert 1 The Castell of Edinburgh inhabited by Iohn Earle of Mar. 2 The Castell and strength of of Blacknes in Lothien inhabited by Sir Iames Sandelands 3 The Castel and strength of Sterling inhabited by Iohn Earle of Mar and his Deputies 4 The Castell of Dumbarton inhabited by Iohn Lord Hammilton 5 The Castell of Lochmaben in Annandaill occupied by the Lord Maxwell 6 The Castell of Kirkwall in Orknay appertaining to the King inhabited by the Earle of Orknay A true description and diuision of the whole countrey of Scotland of the situation distance and commodities in euery part thereof SCotland is diuided from England first by the high hilles of Cheuiot and where the hilles doe end by a wall called The Marchdike made in our time and then by the waters Esk and Seloua By North those borders from the Scots sea to the Ireland sea The Countries lie in order as followeth The Maers wherein stands the Towne of Barwicke at this present possessed by England lies vpon the North side of Tweed which is compassed by the Firth of Forth on the East by England on the South Westward on both the sides of Tweed lies Teuiotdail taking the name from the water of Tiot diuided from England by the hilles of Cheuiot Next vnto Teuiotdail lie Countries that are not great Liddisdail Ewisdail and Esdail taking their names from three waters Liddall Ewis and Esk. The last is Annandail which also hath the name from the water of Annan diuiding the Countrey almost in two and runnes after Solo●● into the Ireland sea Now let vs returne to Forth The Countrey of Lothian is compassed by it at the East Coeburnspeth and Lamermure diuides it from the Maers and then turning somewhat Westward it ioynes with Twedaill and Lawderdaill Tweddaill taking the name from the Riuer of Tweed which runnes through the same and Lawderdhill from the Towne of Lawder or rather from the water of Lider running through the Countrey Liddaill Nithisdaill and Clyddisdaill march with Tweddaill at the South and West parts thereof Nithisdaill taking the name from the

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

this day are very carefull to keepe the ancient frugality of their Predecessors and in that respect they continue in good health for the most part both in minde and body so that few die of sicknesse but all for age The ignorance of delicacie is more profitable to them for preseruation of their health then the Art of medicine and diligence of Mediciners is to others The same their frugality is a great helpe to their beauty and quantity of stature There is small increase of Cornes amōgst them except of Oates and Barley whereof they make both breade and drinke They haue sufficient store of quicke goods Neat Seepe and Goates and thereby great plenty of milke cheese and butter They haue innumerable sea Fowles whereof and of fish for the most part they make their common food There is no venemous beast in Orknay nor none that is euill fauoured to looke vpon They haue little Nagges little worth in appearance but more able mettelled for any turne then men can beleeue There is no kinde of tree no not so much as a sprig in Orknay except Hadder The cause heereof is not so much in the aire and ground as in the sloth of the Inhabitants This may be easily prooued by roots of trees that are taken out of the ground in sundry parts of the I le When Wine comes there in ships forth of strange countries they geedily swallow it till they be drunken They haue an old Cup amongst them which to the effect their drunkenesse may haue the greater authority they say did appertaine to Saint Magnus the first man that brought the Christian Religion into that countrey This Cup exceeds farre the common quantity of other Cups so as it appeares to haue beene kept since the banquet of the Lapithes By it they trie their Bishop first when he comes amongst them Hee that drinkes out the whole cuppe at one draught which is seldome seene is by them extolled to the skies for heereof as from a blyth presage they conceiue with themselues increase in their goods the yeeres following Heereupon we may easily coniecture that the frugalitie whereof I speake proceeded not so much from reason and care to bee frugall as from pouertie and scarcitie And the same necessitie that was Mother of this frugalitie at the beginning kept her daughter long after amongst the ofspring of that I le till such time as the countries lying neere vnto it Luxurie increasing being corrupted the auncient discipline by little and little deformed they likewise gaue themselues to deceitfull pleasures Their traffique also with Pirats was a great spurre to the decaie of their temperancie The Pyrats fearing to frequent the company of them that dwelt in the continent land got fresh water foorth of the Iles made exchaunge with the inhabitants thereof giuing them wines and other sleight marchandise for fresh riuers or taking the same vpon slight prices from the people who being a small number without armes and lying so wide one from another in a tempestuous Sea staying and impeding their incurrence for mutuall defence and finding themselues vnable to withstand those Pyrats considering also their owne securitie ioyned with aduantage and pleasure were contented not altogether against their willes to receiue them at least they opponed not themselues directly vnto them The contagion of maners began not in the simple people but it did both begin and continued in the wealthie men and Priestes For the common sort at this day keepe some remembrance of their accustomed moderation The Orkenay sea is so tempestuous and raging not onely in respect of the violent windes and aspect of the heauens but also in consideration of the contrarious tides running headlong together from the West Ocean that the Vessels comming in anie strayt betwixt two landes can neither by saile nor oare once releeue themselues of raging tides and whirling waues of the Seas If any dare approach the strait they are either violently brought backe into the sea by the rage thereof broken vpon rockes and driuen vpon skares or else by the sworle of the seas sunke in the waues thereof These Straits may be passed at two times of the tyde when the weather is calme either at a deepe neep or at a full sea At these times the great Ocean offended with contentious tides whose force raised huge contrary waues sounds as it were the retreat in such sort that the surges of the seas oft before raging returne againe to their owne camps Writers agree not vpon the number of these Iles of Orkenay Plinius saies there be 40. Iles of them Others thinke there is but 30. or thereabout Paulus Orosius accounting them to be 33. in number iudgeth the neerest the truth Of these there be 13. inhabited the remanent are reserued for nourishing of Cattell There are also some little Ilands amongst them of so narrow bounds that scarcely albeit they were laboured are able to sustaine one or two labourers Others are but either hard crags bare or else crags couered with rotten Mosse The greatest of the Orkenay Ilands is named by many of the ancients Pomona At this day it is called The firme lande for that it is of greater quantitie then any of the rest It is 30. miles of length sufficiently inhabited It hath twelue Countrey parish Churches and one Towne named by the Danes to whose Iurisdiction these Ilands were sometimes subiect Cracomaca but now the name being corrupt it is called in Scottish Kirkwaa In this towne there are two little Towers builded not farre the one from the other one of them appertaines to the King the other to the Bishop Betwixt these two towers stands one Church very magnifique for such a Countrey Betwixt this Church and the towers on either side are sundrie buildings which the Inhabitants name The Kings towne and the Bishops towne The whole Iland runnes out in Promontories or heads betwixt which the sea runnes in and makes sure hauens for ships and harbours for boats In sixe sundrie places of this I le there are Mines of as good Lead and Tynne as is to be found in any part of Britayne This Iland is distant from Caithnes 24. miles or thereabouts deuided from thence by the Pights sea of whose nature we haue already spoken In this sea are diuers Ilands scattered here and there of whom Stroma for the quantitie lying foure myles from Caithnes is one and that not vnfruitfull but because it lies so neere to the continent land of Britaine and that the Earles of Caithnes haue alwaies bene Masters and Lords thereof it is not accounted amongst the Iles of Orknay From this Iland Northward lies South Ranalsay which is distant from Duncan-bey or rather Dunachis-bey sixteene miles and may be sailed with tide although there bee no winde in the space of two houres the course of that Sea is so vehement Ranalsay is fiue miles long and hath a commodious hauen named after Saint Margaret From it somewhat Eastward