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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

Erthus sonne to Ethodius Eugenius the first brother returning into Scotland by support of Danes Gothes and his owne countrey men gathered vnto him out of all partes where they were dispersed conquered his Realme of Scotland out of the Romans and Pictes hands beginning his ragne in the yeare of the world 4374. in the year of Christ 404. from the beginning of the Realm of Scotland 734. He was a wise valiant good and godly King being confederate with the Pictes he was sundry times victorious against the Romanes at the last he was killed in a battell by the Romanes the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolukill 41 EVGENIVS secundus Fergusius second sonne succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 4390. in the yeare of Christ 420. from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 750. He was a valiant and good King in sundry battels victorious against the Romanes and Britaines at which time Maximian the Romane Gouernour of Britaine made insurrection against the Romanes and cruelly inuaded the land then called Armorica and killed the most part of all the people there that it should not be a prey to Frenchmen their neighbours he brought out of Britaine a great multitude of people to inhabite the same some authours write there came a hundred thousand men out of Britaine with Conanus who was made King of that land and called the same land Bartany or litle Britaine after the Britaines that came to inhabite there Then after they sent into Britaine for women to bee their wiues at whose request Vrsula called S. Vrsula with eleuen thousand Virgins were imbarked to passe Bartany They all by contrary and tempestuous windes were compelled to arriue in the low Countreyes iourneying by land to Bartany were all lamentably murthered and killed because they would not suffer deflowring of their bodies but rather offered themselues to be cruelly and vnmercifully murthered and killed after this vnhappy and cruel murther other women and Virgins were sent in great number into Bartany who inhabite that land continually to this day Britaine being desolate of Romane support was occasion that the confederate Kings inuaded them after so hardly for the valiant Graham who was descended of an ancient house of Denmarke and borne of a noble Lady of the same countrey married with a Scots noble man that was exiled out of Scotland with Ethodius brother to King Eugenius afore rehearsed killed in battell by Romanes and Pictes This Graham married a Virgin of the bloud royall of Denmark to whom she bare a daughter of excellent beauty who was married to Fergusius the second King of Scots of him descended the auncient surname of Grahams hee was a great enemy to the Romanes for hee destroyed to the ground the wall of Abircorne called then after Grahams Dykes and past and all vtterly abolished the wall of Adrian ouer against the Irish Seas The confederate Kings accompanied with valiant Graham past with fire and sword through al the bounds betweene Tyne and Humber there followed a most dangerous battell in the which were killed fifteene thousand Britains with the most of the Princes and Nobles of Britaine and foure thousand Scots and the whole Romanes being exiled out of Britaine by the confederate Kings and peace being concluded betweene the confederate Kings and the Britaines all the lands lying beyond Humber shall remaine perpetually vnder the Empire of the confederate Kings and presently to be paide threescore thousand pound to their men of warre and twentie thousand pound yearely to the confederate Kings and for obseruing hereof the Britaines deliuered one hundred pledges being within age of thirty yeares at the will of the confederate Kings In the seuenth yeare of the raigne of Eugenius second King of Scottes Britaine was deliuered from Romane tribute 496. years after that Iulius Caesar began the first tribute Eugenius encreased in riches and policy his Realme with continuall peace In the same time the Britaines falling at great diuersity betweene the Nobles and Commons there were many of both parties miserably killed he died in peace the one and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 42 DONGARDVS succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4421. the yeare of Christ 451. after the raigne 781 a godly wise and valiant King in a dangerous and cruell battell betweene Constantine new elected King of Britaines wherein were killed sixteene thousand Britaines and foureteene thousand Scots and Pictes the victory falling to the confederates the King of Scottes valiantly fighting was killed the fift yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkil which was the buriall for the Kings vntill King Malonus Camors dayes 43 CONSTANTINVS primus succeeded to his brother Dongardꝰ the year of the world 4427. in the year of Christ 457. from the beginning of the raign 787 a vitious odious King killed by one of his nobles whose daughter he had defloured the 22. yeare of his vnwort hy raigne 44 CONGALLVS Dongardus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4449. the yeare of Christ 479. after the raigne 809. a valiant King he vanquished the Brittaines in a cruell and daungerous battaile wherein were killed 20000 Brittaines with many nobles with GVYTELL Prince of Wales VORTIGERN vsurping the Crowne of Brittaine sent into Almaine to fee Warriours against the confederate Kings at which time came into Brittaine Hengest and Horsus bretheren with 10000. Saxons immediately the Brittaines and Saxons past with arrayed battaile to Humber before the confederate Kings were admonished of their comming killing in all parts without mercy where they came The King of Picts asse●…bled his army and ioyned battaile without support of the King of Scots where he was vanquished by the Saxons and Brittaines The Saxons proude of this victorie and being resolued to conquer the Kingdome of Brittaine past further Against them came King Congalus with a great army with the Picts there followed a cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie at last the Brittaines that fought in the right wing against the Scots being fugitiue there chaunced a mighty shower of haile with great darknesse Hengist by sounde of Trumpet gathered his people to his Standard The Scottes and Pictes hoping their enemies to be vanquished followed on the Bir●…taines without array Hengist the Brittaines vanquisht and the confederate people without order killing and spoyling he came with his Saxons in arrayed battaile and killed all the confederates that might be ouertaken This battaile was right sorrowfull to the confederate people and not pleasant to their enemies for the most part of the army of Brittaines were killed Hengist obteyning new support out of Saxony the next Summer came with Vortimer King Vortigerus sonne with a great armie there followed a cruell and long battell valiantly debated on all parts with sundry chances for many Scots and Britaines being killed Congallus euill wounded was brought out of the field Long time then after Ambrosius when he had vanquished Uortigern and being crowned King of Britaine confederate with the

Icolmkill in perpetuall memory The Citie of Camelon after long assault was vtterly destroyed and the Pictes men wiues and children killed after they had raigned in Albion 1181. yeares King Kenneth instituted many good lawes and brought the fatall chaire from Ardgiel to Scone adding the Realme of Pictes to his Dominion This victorious King died the twentieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 70 DONALDVS quintus Kennethus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4824. in the yeare of Christ 854. after the raigne 1184. a vitious odious King his people made effeminate by his vices and sensuall pleasures his Nobles admonishing him to reforme his euill life he continuing still without reformation The Pictes that were fugitiue amongst the Englishmen requesting Osbraed and Ella two great Princes of England to moue warres against the Scots these two Princes with Englishmen Britaines and Pictes came into the warres where King Donaldus vanquished them in a great battell at Iedbrugh Donald right insolent after this victory came to the water of Tweed with his Armie and finding two ships laden with wines and victuals which were taken and parted amongst his warriours King Donald was giuen to such voracity and lust of his wombe the whole Campe vsing the same and being ful of Tauernes Brothels and whores followed dicing and carding with contention and killing one another King Osbraed being aduertised hereof preparing a new armie came suddenly on the Scots and killed twenty thousand being without armour full of wine and sleepe And King Donald was taken in manner aforesaid and ledde through the countrey in derision to all people At which time King Osbraed conquered great landes in Scotland assisted by Britaines so that Striuiling bridge was made marches to Scots Britaines and Englishmen King Osbred coined money in the Castle of Striuiling by whom the Striuiling money had first beginning King Donald being ransomed returned into Scotland continuing in his vitious and abhominable life He was taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where hee desperately killed himselfe the fift yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 71 CONSTANTINVS secundus Kennethus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4829. the yeare of Christ 859. after the raigne 1189. a valiant King hee married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Hee instituted sundry good lawes for Churchmen and repressed all vitious vices engendred amongst his subiects by Donald the ●…yrant his predecessor in whose time Hungar and Hubba with a great Fleete of Danes landing in Fiffe vsed great cruelty a great number of religious persons being fugitiue in the Isle of Maye with Adrian their Bishop were all cruelly tormented and killed by the vnmercifull Danes Constantine came with a great armie against Hubba and vanquished him The Scots being proude of this victory and neglecting themselues there followed a cruell and desperate battell at last the Scots were vanquished and King Constantine with his Nobles and ten thousand of his armie killed in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 72 ETHVS surnamed the Swift Constantinus secundus fonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4844. the yeare of Christ 874. after the raigne 1204. a luxurious Prince taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where he died the third day of melancholy the second yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 73 GREGORIVS magnus Dongallus sonne began his raign in the yeare of the world 4846. the year of Christ 876. after the beginning of the raign of Scotland 1206. He was but two moneths olde when his father perished in the water of Spey a valiant and greatly renowned Prince in ●…ll parts he instituted good lawes for his subiects and being very religious ordeyned good lawes for Churches and Churchmen and that all Kings his successors at their coronation should make their oath to defend the Christian Religion He obtained great victory against Danes and Britains and recouering all his lands lost in King Donalds time enlarged his bounds with Northumberland Cumber and Westmerland and being confederate with Alurede King of England the foresaid lands to remaine perpetually to be possessed by the Scots Then after the King to represse Irishmen that were come into Scotland who had robbed the people and made sundry incursions he followed with a great armie and landing in Ireland vanquished Brennius and Cornelius two Princes of Ireland with the whole Nobles of Ireland and vanqu●…shed sundry townes and besieged Dublin with a strong siege where their young Prince Duncane was to whom the Crowne of Ireland appertained at last the Towne was rendred and the King made Protector during the Princes minority with all the fortes and threescore pledges The King returning with his victorious armie and the pledges of the Nobles of Ireland and holding good peace the rest of his dayes he died in peace the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill he builded thecitie of Aberdene 74 DONALDVS sixtus sonne to Constantinus secundus began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4864. in the yeare of Christ 894. after the raigne 1234. a valiant Prince and godly he punished with great seuerity the blasphemers of the name of God he married the King of Britains daughter she bare to him one sonne and a daughter At this time ROVVLAND King of Denmarke gathered or conuened a great multitude of Danes out of England Norway Swed●…icke and Denmarke and pastthrough Fraunce committing great cruelty vpon the people there And because CHARLES the great then Emperour was implicat with frequent warres in Italy against the Sarazens The Danes raged with such open cruelty that great bonds of France appeared to come vnder their Dominion Emperour Charles after his returne from Italy came with a great armie to resist the Danes and they nothing affraid went forward to meete him in their awfull manner The Princes of Fraunce knowing the great ferocity of the Danes proued and exercised in all partes where they were assayled and seeing them by frequent victory so insolent that but by great slaughter they might not be vanquished perswaded the Emperour Charles to make peace with the said Rowland that their Realme should not be in ieopardy or put to extreme danger through the wers both in Italy and Fraunce Peace was corroborate and contracted with the Danes on this manner The Emperour Charles his daughter shall be giuen in marriage to Rowland and hee with all the Danes shall receiue the Christian faith and in the name of Dowry shall haue all the landes which were named Newstria lying betwixt Deip Picardy Paris and Bartany These landes were then after Rowland called Normandy Rowland made King of Normandy by receipt of Baptisme was named Robert and ordayned to pay for the said lands one yearely tribute to the aforesaid Charles and his posterity to signifie that the said landes were not conquered but onely giuen from the Crowne of Fraunce in marriage The yeare that the Normans began to raigne

brasse the similitude of the King with a golden apple in his hand The King perceiuing the same suspecting no treason counselled by the said Lady being alone in the tower the Castle being apparelled with rich Tapestries of golde silke ouerlayed or thicked with copper The King taking the apple with violence out of the hand of the Image immediately the titups of the Cross-bowes were throwne vp being made with such engyne one of them shot the King thorough the body The Lady was fugitiue There he died the 24. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 81 CONSTANTINVS quartus surnamed Caluus Culenus sonne began to raigne vsurping the crowne in the yeare of the world 4964. in the yeare of Christ 994 after the raigne 1324. he was killed in battaile at the town of Crawmond in Louthaine the second yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 82 GRIMVS Duffus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4966. in the yeare of Christ 996. after the raigne 1326. a vitious vsurper of the crowne killed in battaile by Malcolme his successour the eight yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 83 MILCOLVMBVS secundus Kennethus third sonne beganne his raigne the yeare of the world 4974. in the yeare of Christ 1004. after the raigne 1334. a valiant and wise King he was often victorious against the Danes In his time beganne the auncient noble name of KEITH whose house is decorated with great honours being Marshall of Scotland The King repaired and enlarged the Cit●…y of Aberdene then called Murthlacke he was killed by conspiracy of some of his nobles in the Castle of Glammess The 30. yeare of his raigne he married the Duke of Normandies daughter who bare to him three sonnes and two daughters buried in Icolmkill The murtherers fugitiue in the night chaunced into the Loch or Poole of Forfarr being frozen ouer couered with snowe were all drowned therein by the righteous iudgement of God 84 DVNCANVS primus Malcolme second daughter Beatrix her sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5004. in the yeare of Christ 1034. after the raigne 1364. a good and modest Prince In his time was THANE or Earle of Lochquhaber Banquho Of whome are descended the auncient and royall name of STEVVARTS He was trayterously killed by Makbeth the 6. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 85 MACBETHVS Dowoda Malcolme second daughters sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5010. in the yeare of Christ 1040. after the raigne 1370. in the beginning he was a valiant Prince and seuere Iusticiar instituting many good lawes at last by illusion of Witches and Sorcerers he became a cruell tyrant and oppressor at last killed in a battaile vanquished by his successor King Malcolme Cammore and killed by Makduff Thane or Earle of Fiffe the 17. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 86 M●…LCOLVMBVS surnamed Cammore Duncane the first his sonne began to raign in the year of the world 5027 in the yeare of Christ 1057. after the raigne of Scotland 1387. he was a religious and valiant King he rewarded his nobles with lands and offices and commaunded that the lands and offices should be called after their names he created many Earles Lords Barons and Knights They that were called Thanes as Fiff Menteith Athole Lenex Murray Caythnes Ros Angusse were made Earles many new surnames came in at this time as Calder Lokart Gordoun Seytonne Lawder Wauane Meldrome Schaw Liermond Liberton Struchquhan Cargill Rettray Dondas Cock●…urne Mirtoun Me●…es Abercrummy Listye names of offices Steward Du●…ard Bannerman At this time William Duke of Normandy conquered England holding battaile with King Harold and killed him in the yeare of Christ 1066. Edgar within age rightfull heire of England seing the crowne conquerd was desperate to succeed any way to the gouernement To eschew all apparant d●…unger he tooke shipping with purpose to returne with his mother and sisters into Vngerland by contrary winds he arriued in Forth in a part called the Queenes Ferrey King Malcolme was at that time in Dunfermling he came and tenderly receiued the said Edgar with his mother and sisters and married Margaret eldest sister to the said Edgar William the conquerour hearing of his marriage exiled all the friends of the said Edgar wherefore they came into Scotland many people to King Malcolme whome he receiued and gaue them lands as their surnames Maxwell●…nd ●…nd sundry surnames came out of Vngerland to Queene Margaret as Creitchton Fotheringham Giffard Melwill Borthuike out of Fra●…nce came into Scotland Fraiseir Scincler Boswell Moutray Montgomery Cambell Boyes Beton Taylifer and Bothwell In King Malcolmes time was the Recrosse erected with the King of Englands Image on the one side and the King of Sotlands on the other this stone crosse was march betweene the two Realmes standing in the middle of Stan-moore Queene Margaret foresaid daughter to Edward sirnamed the Outlaw sonne to Edward Ironside King of England a very religious Queene after called S. Margaret who beare vnto King Malcolme sixe sonnes Edward the Prince Edmund Etheldred Edgar Alexander and Dauid and two daughters Matilda or Mawde sirnamed Bona wife to Henry the fourth sirnamed Beauclerke King of England of whose vertues are extant an Epigram Prosperit ie reioyced her not to her griefe was no paine Prosperity affrayed her al 's affliction was her gaine Her beauty was no cause of fall in Royall state nor pride Humbly alone in dignitie in beauty onely good She founded the Church of Carliel The other daughter was married to Eustatius Earle of Bolloigne King Malcolme builded the Church of Durham and Dunfermling Hee was killed at the siege of Anwike by one Robert Mowbray who vnarmed vpon a light horse came out of the Castle of Anwike with a Lance in his hand the keyes of the Castle vpon the point of the Launce King Malcolme looking earnestly thereunto the aforesaid Robert Mowbray ran the King through the left eye and ran hastily into the next wood King William changed the name of this valiant Knight calling him Percey of whom are descended the Earles of Northumberland King Malcolme died the six and thirtieth yeare of his raigne and his sonne Prince Edward both buried in Dunfermling 87 DONALDVS septimus Malcolme Cammore his brother vsurped the Crowne sirnamed Bane beganne to raigne in the yeare of the world 5063. in the yeare of Christ 1093. after the raigne 1423. Hee was expelled by Duncane bastard to Malcolme the first yeare of his raigne 88 DVNCANVS secundas bastard aforesaid vsurped the Crowne killed by Mak-pender Thane of Mernis by procurement of Donald the seuenth who after was crowned He gaue the North and West Isles to the King of Norway to haue his assistance to recouer the crowne he was taken captiue by his Nobles and his eyes put out he died miserably in prison the third yeare of his second raigne buried in Dunfermling 89 EDGARVS Malcolme Cammors sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the

and all sort of fishes and all other necessaries for the sustentation of man and Athole abounds in all kind of wild beasts and fowles with wild horses Next adiacent to Gowry lies Angusse beginning at the bridge of Innergowry with the Castle of Fowles the Lord Grayes residence the Castles of Balfour Lundy and Dinnun The towne of Kethens the towne and Abbey of Copar the Castle of Newtyle the towne and Castle of Glammis the Lord Glammis speciall residence The towne of Killy-mure the Castles and Towers of Lowry Brigtoun Thorntoun Innerrichtie Kilkaudrum and Quich Clouoy with parks and woods Innerquharitie and Quich Glen-Ilay Wain Dysart Rossie the Castle of Fyn-heauin the Earle of Crawfurds speciall residence The Castles and Towers of Melgund Flemyngtoun Woodwre Bannabreich old Bar with the Parke Carrestoun and Balhall the Citie and Castle of Brechin the Bishops residence The Castles and Towers of Dun Craig Edzell Balzordy and Newtoun The towne or brugh of Dunde strongly builded with stone houses right populous and industrious with good shipping and a commodious hauen a pleasant Church with a right high stone steeple the castles of Duddope and Autherhouse the Earle of Buquhans special residence The Castles towers of Strickmartin Clawers Mayns wester Ogyll Ballumby and Claypottes the strong fortresse Castle of Bruchty vpon a rocke inuironed with the Sea The townes of north Ferrey and Monyfuth the Castles and townes of Auchinleck Easter and Wester Powreis Glen Drumkilbo and Teling The towne of Forfarre with a demolished Castle with a Loch and an I le therein with a Tower Cassie Logymegle Barnzstaird Innerkelour the demolished Abbey of Resenneth with a Loch and the Loch of Reskobow the Castles and Towers of Woodend Balmeshannoch Hakerstoun Balmady with a Loch Balgayis demolished the Castles and Towers of Turings Carsegowny Guthrie Garne Fernell and Boshane The Lord Ogilbies speciall residence the townes of Barre and Panbryde the Castles of Duniken Pammure and Kelly the towne and ancient Abbey of Abirtrothok with the Castle the Castle of Lethame and Ethy where a Falcon engendes yearely vpon a high rocke past memorie of man The Castles and Towers of Enblackmond Callistoun Bisack Ardbeky and the red Castle the Castles and Towers of Dunnenald Vsum Craig Bonytoun and Kinnarde The ancient towne of Mont-Rosse with a commodious harbery for shipping and well shipped this towne is all builded with stone and populous aboundant with all kinde of fishes the towne and Castle of olde Mount-Rosse and the Castle of Westerbracky The riuers in Anglusse are the water of Innergowery deuiding Gowry from Angusse The riuers of Dichty Carbat Ila Brothat Lunnen North and South Askis This countrey of Angusse is plentifull and abundant in all kinde of cornes great store of bestiall with all sort of fishes withall other commodities necessary for man Next adiacent to Angus is the Mernis where are the townes Kincardin Fordoun Beruy Cowey and Stanehyue Galguein with the Castles of Halgrein and Lowristoun the most strong Castle of Dunotter with many pleasant buildings within the same situate vpon a Rocke inuironed with the Ocean sea and well furnished with Ordinance and all warlike prouision for defence the Earle Martiall his residence with the Castle Fatteresso there is also the Castles of Glenberuy Puttarrow Arbuthnet Thornntoun Balbegenat Hakertoun Morphie Benholme Allardes and Maters This countrey is plentious of Beere and wheat abounding in bestiall and fishes The Barrons and Gentlemen deteste contention in law remitting and submitting alwaies their actions debatable to amicable arbitrements among themselues North from the Mernis is the mouth of the water of Dee where is situate the ancient burgh and merchant towne of Abirdene wel builded renowned for the Salmond-fishing thereof well shipped it hath a florishing Vniueruersitie for instruction of the youth a pleasant bridge builded of stones at the mouth of the riuer Done is situate the old Citie of Aberdone which is the Bishops seate where also is a goodly Colledge for learning in sciences specially in Philosophy Betweene Dee and Done beginneth the countrey of Mar growing alwaies wider and wider till it be threescore miles length and comes to Badezenoch In Mar is the towne of Kinkardin of Neil the Castles of Drum Leyes Skein Monimusk Halforrest the towne of Kyntor the Castles of Abirgeldy Lenturke Corsse Aslun Kyndrymme Innerbuchat Cluny Corsinda Muchall Cragywar Torry and Cowgarth Klenkindy Buchholly and New Lochaber Badzenoch and Mar comprehends the breadth of Scotland betweene the two Seas Next Mar vpon the North lies the Gareoch wherein is the towne of Innerwry The Castles of Balquhan Fethernere Caskybane Auchenhuiff Meldrum Pitcaple Pittodrie Harthill not farre distant is the most high mountaine of Bannachy the highest mountaine in the North for saylers comming from the Easter seas takes vp land first by this mountaine The Castles of Lesly and Wardens the ancient Castle of Dinnedure vpon a high mountaine called the Golden Mountaine by reason of the sheepe that pastures thereupon Their teeth are so extraordinary yealow as if they were coloured with gold there is also the Castle of Drumminor the Lord Forbes residence Next Gareoch vpon the North-East lies Bucquhan wherein is situate the towne of Newburgh vpon the water of Itham aboundant in Salmond and other fishes the townes of Peterhead and Frisselburgh the Castles of Fophern Asselmond Arnage Tochone Kelly Straloch Vdney vpon the North-East side therof there is a rocke where are found sundry well coloured stones of diuers hewes very pleasant some quadrant pointed and transparant resembling much the orientall Diamond for they are proued to be better then eyther the Virginean or the Bohemian Diamond The time of the comming of Hengistus in Britaine there came with him one Noble Germane Prince called Woden about the yeare of Christ 477. as writeth Pomarius who adioyning their forces with Vortiger then King of the Britaine against the Scots and Picts continuing in their fury were called Vodenay conforme to the old Saxon language as writeth Olaus magnus Beda and Vliterpius of whom by long progression and abbreuiation of speech is descended the ancient name of Vdny There are also the Castles of Pitmedden Hadde Gicht Fywie the ancient Castle of Slanes watterton Enderrugy with the strong Castle of the Craig of Enderrugy The Castles of Fillorth Pitsligo Feddreth Towy Balquhaly Dalgatie the tower of Torrey and the Castle of Mures This countrey stretches farthest in the Germane seas of all the countries of Scotland fertile in store and cornes And in it selfe sufficient in all other commodities necessary for the countrey there is abundance of Salmon and other fishes taken in all the waters thereof except the water of Rattry whereunto this day there was neuer any Salmon seene Next Buehquhan vpon the North lies Boyne and Enze in Boyne In Boyne is the towne of Bamst and Castle thereof situate vpon the riuer of Diuern there is also the Castles of Boyne Findetar and Bogygieht with the towne

and inhabited many Isles The first part that they tooke possession of was named Ardgael from Gathelus which now is called Ardgile They being diuided into sundry Tribes elected certaine Captaines to euery Tribe to gouerne them both in peace and warre hauing the name of their Captaine in great reuerence swearing by their names which custome was long obserued in those Isles and the high lands Then after about 150. yeares a banished people named Pickes came forth of Denmarke to search a dwelling place and after they were inhibited to land in Fraunce Britaine and Ireland They landed in Albion first in Orknay of olde called the olde Realme of the Pickes The Seas betweene Orknay and Caithnes is called Pentland Firth the lands now called Loutheane was of old called Pentland after the name of the Pickes Then after they came into Caithnes Ros Murray Merms Angus Fiffe and Loutheaue and expelled all the olde inhabitants They were a Ciuill people right ingenuous andcrafty both in peace and warres After their planting in the aforesaid parts they elected a King to gouerne them and hold them in iustice and made great policy in building of munitions townes and Castles And because they knew all people without issue to succeede should perish they sent their Ambassadours to the Scots to haue their daughters in marriage shewing though they were of strange blood they should not be so smally regarded seeing they with no lesse prudence then manhood haue sustained incredible dangers both by Sea and land And now lately conquered through the beneuolence of the Gods right plenteous lands with such peace and tranquility that no other people may claime them by reason Trusting surely if the Gods support them by their owne industry to be equall to any their neighbors both in peace and warre Further if the Scots condescended to their honourable desires it might be they encreasing together so strong vnder one bloud that they might resist the fury of their enemies the better when it hapned them to be inuaded This Ambassage was not pleasant to the Scots at the first thinking it vnworthy to haue any society or marriage with an vnknowne and banished people but by graue aduisement and being profoundly resolued and finding themselues as yet not able to resist the force of the Britaine 's their olde enemies they determined to giue their daughters to the Pickes in marriage and to haue a band of peace with them with conditions that euery one of them shall enioy the lands which perteyned vnto them before the marriage and to concurre together with their whole puissance as oft as they were inuaded by enemies Any that did offence to any of them should be reputed as enemy to them both And as often as the Crowne of the Pictes should come in question for lacke of an heire the King to be elected of the neerest of the womans bloud These conditions accepted on all sides the Scots gaue their daughters in marriage to the Pictes The Britaines suspecting this marriage and dreading the encreasing of this confederate people vnder one bloud in short time that neyther might the Britaines for the time present nor their posterity resist the puissance of these two vnited people Therfore being minded to destroy them both and to inuade them with fraudulent sleights rather then with any force of battell And sending their Ambassadorus to the Pictes allured the Pictes to violate their band with the Scots By great perswasion crafty dealing of the Britains the band was dissolued mouing occasion of battel against the Scots commāded by general edict no Scots to be found in their boūds at a prefixed day vnder paine of death The day being expired all Scots within their bounds were killed without mercy as breakers of their lawes The Scots impatient to sustai●…e such iniuries killed as many of the Pictes so there followed continuall killing and murder on all sides not regarding affinity bloud time nor pl●…ce In this manner the peace dissolued the Pictes denounced battell to the Scots then after followed continuall incursions and inuasions on eyther parties The Scots assembling in Ardgiel were sufficiently resolued that the battell that they were to holde was not onely against the Pictes but also against the Britaines Therefore it was agreed to send their Ambassadors to their ancient progenitors and friends in Ireland to haue their support and counsaile in this most dangerous matter and for that plurality of Captaines as often occurreth raiseth sedition the best is to elect one to haue Empire aboue the rest by whose manhood and counsaile they might defend their liues and liberties against a false and periured people inuading them without any occasion The Ambassadours being directed to Ireland complained of the wicked offence done by the Pictes and desired support FERQVHARDVS then being King of the Scots in Ireland greatly moued for the displeasure done to his friends in Albion sent his sonne FERGVSIVS a wise and valiant Prince with many valiant souldiers and to giue them the more esperance and assurance of permanent and good fortune hee sent with them the fatall Marble chaire Fergusius was the more pleasantly receiued by the Scots of Albion because their Common-wealth approched to great danger by a most perillous apparant battell Then after a Councell was called in Ardgiel where Fergusius made a large Oration and acceptable Speech Therefore by graue consultation they condiscended to be gouerned by Empire of one King as well in peace as in any trouble appearing against their enemies Furthermore to remoue all suspition of hatred because euery Tribe desired a King of their owne linage they elected Fergusius both for his noble bloud and other his excellent vertues to be their King moreouer he was so approued in martiall deedes and iustice that no Captaine of the Tribes might be any wayes compared vnto him FERGVSIVS the first King of Scots in Albion now called Scotland sonne to Ferquhard King of Ireland was crowned in the fatall Marble Chaire which hee brought with him by respons of the Gods to establish his reigne in Scotland The yeare from the creation of the world 3641. Before the comming of Christ 330. In the first yeare of the 112. Olimpiade In the 421. yeare after the building of Rome about the beginning of the third Monarchy When Alexander the great vanquished Darius the last Monarch of Persia in the reigne of Chimarus King of Britaine the King employed his whole minde to resist the iniury of this battell moued by the Pictes hee calling all the Captains ordeyned them to be prepared with forty dayes prouision To passe with him he made an greement and concord amongst all his Nobles and Captaines commanding his people to be obedient to their Captaines hee making sacrifice to his Gods as the custome was praying the Gods to take vengeance of the partie that was the first occasion of battell against other and to graunt him such felicity in his iust defence that victory might succeed to him without any great

715 after the raigne 1045 an humble and liberall Prince he caused peace to be made in all Brittaine amongst the Brittaines Saxons Scots and Pictes he repaired many decayed Churches and builded Quhitthorne In his time was Saint Beda he died peaceably the 16. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 61 ETFINVS Eugenius seuenth Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4700. in the yeare of Christ 730. after the raigne 1060. a Godly wise King and seuere Iusticiar holding his Realme in good peace his people encreasing in riches and religion he being aged elected foure Regents The Thaues of Ardgiele Athole Galloway and Murray to doe Iustice to his subiects which was not obserued he died in peace the 31. yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 62 EVGENIVS Octauus Mordacus Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4731. in the yeare of Christ 761. after the raigne 1091. a good King seuere Iusticiar in the beginning for he executed to death Donald the tyrant Lord of the Isles and the Earle of Galloway for assenting to his vices then after he being degenerate vnto all abhominable vices he was killed by his nobles the third yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill his familiars and seruants asisting to his vicious life were all hanged vppon Gibets to the great contentment of his whole subiects 63 FERGVSIVS tertius Etfinus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4734. in the yeare of Christ 764. after the raigne 1094. he married Ethtolia daughter to the King of Pictes he was a leacherous adulterer and being admonished continued still in whoredome at last he was murthered by his wife and sundry of his familiar seruants who being sharply therefore accused his wife hearing thereof came into iudgement and relieued those innocent men confessing the fact and imediately stabbing her selfe to the heart with a dagger died in presence of the whole people The King was buried in Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne 64 SOLVATHIVS Eugenius eight sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4737. in the yeare of Christ 767. after the raigne 1097. a noble valiant King he married the King of Brittaines daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter He being troubled with the Gow●…e gouerned his people by his Captaines and commaunders seuerely executing iustice and subduing sundry Rebels especially Banus Captaine of the Isle of Tyre who assembled a great company of Rebels and calling himselfe King He died peaceably of the Gowt the 20. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 65 ACHAIVS Etfinus second sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4757. in the yeare of Christ 787. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1117. a good Godly and peaceable King he pacified insurrection both in Scotland and Ireland he contracted the band of amitie with Charles the great King of Fraunce and Emperour of Germanye which band hath continued inuiolably obserued vnto this present time He married the foresaid Charles the great his daughter who bare to him three sonnes and one daughter The amitie and confederation of Frenchmen and Scottes to be made for euer both for the people present and their successours and for corroborating of the said band King Achaius sent his brother GVIILIAM with sundry nobles into Fraunce with 4000. valiant warriours to assist the foresaid Charles in his warres in any part he pleased to passe against the enemies of the Christian faith at which time the Armes of the Kings of Scotland were the red Lyon Rampant in a field of gold there was augmented a double treasour with contrary Lillies or flower-deluce including the Lyon on all parts Guilliam Achaius brother assisting Charles in his warres with his valiant Scots purchased great honour and being so beloued and holden in great estimation among the Princes of Fraunce that he was called the Knight without reproach and purchased great riches and lands he prospered greatly in all his warres vanquished sundry nations rebelling against the Emperour he obteined great honours the time that King Charles restored Pope Leo the third to his seate after that he was put out of Rome by iniury of the Romaines he conquered great honours when Charles passing thorough Tuskany restored the Cittie of Florence to their auncient honours after it was destroyed by the Gothes these and many other honourable acts were performed by Scottish Guilliam howbeit they were done vnder the name of Charles Emperour for he remained not long in Italy but left the charge to Guilliam who did all things with such prouidence that he augmented the dominion of Florence greatly The Florentine in recompence of Guilliams humanitie towards them ordeined solemne playes to be made in their Cittie in which a Lyon is crowned with sundry ceremonyes they commaunded also quick Lyons to be yearely nourished vpon the common purse because the Lyon was the armes of Scottish Guilliam This is yet obserued in perpetuall memory Guilliam after infinite trauailes taken with Charles the great for the defence of Christian faith grew in age and because he had no succession of his body for he was all his daies giuen to chiualry he made Christ his heire and founded many Abbaies in Italy Almayn and Germanie liberally distributing vnto them rich rents and lands and ordeined that Scottishmen onely should be Abbots to the same Abbeyes In witnesse hereof are many Abbeys in Almaine and Germanie nothing changed from the first institution At comming first of Scottish Guilliam there came two learned Clarks with him from Scotland holden in great honour by the Emperour for their singular learning they obteined a place in Paris which was giuen to them with certaine lands to susteine their estate and to instruct the noble mens children of Fraunce in sundry sciences To these men came such confluence of people out of all parts desiring learning that in short time by their exact diligence in erudition of young children the Cittie of Paris was made a solemne Vniuersitie of resolute men in all science The Emperour Charles hauing great delectation that learning began to flourish in his realme by the great industry of those two Scottish men commaunded that Clement should remaine as principall regent of Paris And Iohn his Colleague to passe to Pauy a towne of Lumbardy for encreasing of learning there This small beginning was the origenall of the famous Vniuesitie of Paris King Achaius continuing in good peace the Romaine Empire was deuided for Emperour Charles the first Emperour of Germanes was Emperour of the west and Constantiue Emperour of the East Achaius married Fergusiane sister to Hungus King of Pictes who bare to him one sonne called Alpine who after succeeded to be King of Scotland and right inheritour to the King of Pictes King Achaius being aged died in peace the 32. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 66 CONGALLVS Achaius cousen germane began his raigne the yeare of the world 4789. in the yeare of Christ 819. after the raigne 1149. a good and peaceable