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An epitome of the title that the Kynges Maiestie of Englande, hath to the souereigntie of Scotlande continued vpon the auncient writers of both nacions, from the beginnyng.
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Bodrugan, Nicholas.
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1548
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theim whereupon thei tooke the Isles their common refuge he gaue muche of Scotlande as Galloway PentlaÌde Mers and Annandale with sundery other landes to this Hengest his people to inhabite whiche thei did accordyngly but when this HeÌgest afterward thursted after the Kyngdom he was banished and yet afterward beyng restored he conspired with y e Scottes agaist Aurilambrose the sonne of Constantyne the iust inheritor of this whole dominioÌ but his vntruth and theirs bothe wer recompensed together for he was takeÌ prisoner by Eldulph de Samor then Erle of Gloucester and his hed for his traitory striken of by the same Erle by commaundemente of the same kyng Aurilambros in this felde the Scottes wer vanquished but Octa the soonne of Hengest was receiued to mercie to whom and his people this Aurilambros gaue the countrey of Galloway in ScotlaÌd for whiche thei became his Subiectes And hereby appereth that Scotlande was then agayne in his handes Vter called also Pendragon brother to this Aurilambros was nexte Kyng of Britons agaynst whom these sworne SaxoÌs new forsworne subiectes confederate with the Scottes newly rebelled but by his power assembled against theÌ in Galloway in Scotlande thei were discomfited and all Albania recouered into his handes This Vter reigned in this state ouer them .xviii. yeres Arthur y e sonne of this Vter begotten before y e mariage but lawfully borne after succeded next to the croune of greate Briteigne whose notable actes though many vulger fables haue rather wondered at then credited yet all the Scottishe writers confesse that he subdued all greate Briteigne and made it tributory to hym and subdued the Saxons then scatered as farre as Cathenes in Scotlande and in all his warres against theim he had the seruice and obeisaunce of Scottes and Pightes but at the last settyng their feete in the guyle of their predecessours thei newly rebelled in the repressyng whereof he deposed their Kyng and conquered al the countreys of Scotlande Islande and Orknay and made one AngusiaÌ his kynseman kyng of Scottes Vrian kyng of IslaÌde MurefreÌce kyng of Orknay he made one Pyramium Archbishop of Yorke whose auctoritie exteÌded through all ScotlaÌde Thus Arthur reigned in this state .xxii. yeres Malgo shortly after succeded to the whole kyngdom of greate Briteigne vpoÌ new resistaunce he newly subdued IrelaÌd IslaÌd Orkades Norway DeÌmarke made Ethelfrede a SaxoÌ kyng of Bernicia that is NorthuÌberlaÌd LouthiaÌ muche other laÌde of Scotland whiche Ethelfrede by the sworde obteined at the haÌdes of the wilfull inhabitauntes and was true Subiecte to this Malgo. CadvvaÌ succeded to the kyngdom of greate Briteigne who in defence of his subiectes the Scottes made warre vpon this Ethelfrede but at the laste thei agreed and Cadvvan vpon their rebellioÌ gaue all Scotlande vnto this Ethelfrede whiche he thereupon subdued and enioyed but afterward in the reigne of Cadvvallo that next succeded in great Briteigne he rebelled wherupon the same Cadvvallo came into Scotlande and vpon his treason reseazed the couÌtrey into his awne haÌdes and hauyng with hym all the viceroys of Saxons whiche theÌ inhabited here his subiectes in synguler battaill slewe thesame Ethelfrede Osvvald was shortly after by Cadvvallos gifte made Kyng of Bernicia and he as subiect to Cadvvallo and by his commaundement discoÌfited the Scottes and Pightes and subdued al Scotlande Osvvy the brother of this Osvvald was by the like gifte of Cadvvallo made nexte Kyng of Bernicia and he by like coÌmaundemeÌt newly subdued the Scottes Pightes held theÌ in that obeysauÌce to this Cadvvallo duryng .xxviii. yeres Thus Cadvvallo reigned in the whole Monarchie or great Briteign xlviii yeres hauyng al the vii kynges therof aswel Saxons as others his subiectes for albeit the noÌber of Saxons froÌ tyme to tyme greatly increased yet were thei alwaies either expulsed or els made tributory to the onely kynges of Britons for the tyme beyng all their awne writers confesse he died in the yere of our Lorde 676. And so reigned in this state ouer theÌ .xxviii. yeres Cadvvallader was nexte kyng of the whole greate Briteigne he reigned .xii. yeres ouer all the Kynges thereof in greate peace and tranquilitie and then vpon the lamentable death of his subiectes which died in sundery deceasses innumerably he departed into litle Briteigne whose sonne and cosyn Iuor and Iue beyng repulsed froÌ this Englande by the Saxsons went into Wales where emong the Britons thei and their posteritie remayned Princes vpon this greate alteracioÌ warres being through the whole dominioÌ betwene Britons and Saxons the Scottes thought tyme to slip y e collor of obedience therupon entered in league with Charles then Kyng of Fraunce in this wise 1 The iniurie of Englishemen doen to any of these people shalbee perpetually holden commen to bothe 2 When Frenchemen be inuaded by Englishmen y e Scottes shal send their army in defeÌce of FrauÌce so that thei be supported w t money victailes of FrauÌce 3 When Scottes bee inuaded by Englishemen the Frenchmen shall come vpon their awne expences to their supporte 4 None of these people shall take peace or truce w t EnglishemeÌ w tout the aduise of other c. MANY sufferable opinions maie be had of warr without the praisyng of it as onely admittible by inforced necessitie and to be vsed for peace his sake onely where here the Scottes soughte warre for the loue of warre onely for their league geueth no benefite to themselfes either in fre trafique of their awne commodities or benefite of the FreÌche or other priuilege to the people of both what discommoditie lofyng the entercourse exchauÌge of our coÌmodities beeyng in necessaries more abundaunt then Fraunce the Scottes feele and we perfectly know What rewyn of their Tounes destruccion of Countreys slaughter of bothe our people haue by reasoÌ of this bloudy league chaunced the Histories bee so lamentable as bee to hortible emong christian men to be remembred but God gaue the increase accordyng to their seede for as thei did hereby sowe discencion so did thei shortly after repe slaughter For Alpyne their Kyng possessyng a lighte mynde that would be a loft with a litle wynd hoped by this league shortly to subdue all greate Briteigne and to that ende not onely rebelled in his awne kyngdoÌ but also vsurped the kyngdome of Pightes whereupon Edvvyn kyng of EnglaÌde made one Brudeus Kyng of Pightes whom he sent into ScotlaÌde with a great power where in battaill he toke this Alpyne Kyng of Scottes prisoner discoÌfited his people and beeyng this Alpyne their kyng founde subiecte and rebel his hed was striken of at a place in Scotlande whiche thereof is to this day called Pasalpyne that is to saie the hedde of Alpyne this was the firste Cropes of their Frenche league Osbright Kyng of Englande with Ella his subiect and a great nomber of Britons and SaxoÌs shortly after for y t the Scottes had of theimselfes elected a new kyng shortly after entered Scot
lande and ceassed not his warre against them vntill their kyng people fled into the Isles W t whoÌ at the last vpoÌ their submission peace was made in this wise THE water of Fryth shalbe Marche betwene Scottes and Englishmen in the Est partes shalbe named the Scottishe sea THE water of Clide to DuÌ briton shalbee Marche in the West partes betwenethe Scottes and Britons this castle was before called Alclude and nowe Dunbriton that is to saie the castle of Britons so the Britons had all landes from Sterlyng to the Irelande seas and from the water of Fryth and Clide to Cumber with all the strengthes thereof The Englishemen had the landes betwene Sterlyng NothuÌberland thus was Clide Marche betwene Scottes and Britons on the one side and the water of Fryth named the Scottishe sea Marche betwene theim and Englishemen on the other side Sterlyng coÌmon March to thre people Britons English men Scottes Kyng Osbright had the castle of Sterlyng wher firste he caused to bee Coyned Sterlyng money The English men buylded a bridge of stone for passage ouer ⪠the Water of Frythe in the middes whereof thei made a crosse vnder whiche wer written these verses I am free Marche as passengers maie ken To Scotes to Britons and to Englishemen ABOVTE xvi yeres after this HuÌger and Hubba Danes with a great noÌbre of people arriued in Scotlande and slewe Constantine whom Osbright had before made kyng wherupon Edulffe or Ethelvvulph then Kyng of Englande assembled his power against Hunger and Hubba and in one battaill slewe theim both but suche of their people as would remain and become christians he suffered to tary the rest be banished or put to death THIS Ethelvvulph graunted the Peter pence to which albeeit Peter and Paule had litle mede and lesse right yet the paiment thereof continued in this realme euer after vntill now of late yeres but the Scottes euer since vnto this day haue and yet dooe paie it by reason of that graunt whiche proueth theim to be then vnder his obeisaunce Alurede or Alfrede succeded to the kyngdome of England he reigned peacebly ouer the whole Monarchie of great Briteigne He made Lawes that persones excomunicated should bee disabled to sewe or claime any propertie whiche Lawe Gregour whom this Alurede had made kyng of Scottes obeyed the same law aswel in ScotlaÌd as in England is holden to this daie whiche also proueth hym to bee high lorde of Scotlande THIS Alurede constreined this Gregour Kyng of Scottes to breake is league with FrauÌce for generally he concluded with hym and serued hym in all his warres aswell against Danes as others not reseruyng the former league with Fraunce THIS Alurede after y e death of Gregour had the like seruice and obeisaunce of Donald Kyng of Scottes with fiue thousande footemen and twoo thousande horsemen against one Gurmond a Dane that then infested this realme and this Donald died at this faithe and obeisaunce with Alurede This Alurede reigned in this state ouer theÌ .xviii. yeres Edvvard the first of that name called Louâyll sonne of this Alurede succeded nexte kyng of EnglaÌd against whom with Citrike a Dane the Scottes conspired but thei wer subdued and Constantyne their kyng brought to obeisauÌce and held the realme of Scotlande of this Kyng Edvvard this dooth Marion their awne countrey manne a Sâcotte confesse this Edvvard reigned in this seigniorie ouer theÌ and thei in his obeisaunce .xxiii. yeres Athelstane soonne of this Edvvard was next kyng of EnglaÌd against whom Constantine kyng of Scottes beyng as their writers confesse corrupted with money sold his faith and falce hart together to the Danes and ayded theim against this kyng Athelstane but he met with al their vntruthes together at Bronyng feld in Scotlande where he discomfited the Danes and flewe Malcolme depute in that behalfe to the kyng of Scottes with .xx. thousande Scottes in whiche battaill the Scottes confesse to haue lost more people then were remembered in any age before this Athelstane folowed this his good lucke throughout al Scotland and wholy subdued it and beeyng in possession of it gaue lande there liyng in Annandale by his dede the copie wherof foloweth I kyng Athelstane geues vnto Paulan Oddam and Râddam as good and as faire as euer thei mine vvâre and thereto vvitnes Maulde my vvife BY whiche course wordes not onely appereth the plain simplicitie of mennes doynges in those daies but also full proue that he was then seazed of Scotlande THIS Athelstane at the last receiued homage of this Malcolme king of Scottes but this Malcolme for y t he could not bee restored to his whole kyngdome entered into Religion and there shortly after died This Athelstane for his better assuraunce of that couÌtrey there after thought best to haue two stringes to the bowe of their obedience therfore notonely coÌstituted one Malcolme to bee their kyng but also appointed one Indulph sonne of Constantyne the third to be called prince of Scotlande to whoÌ he gaue muche of Scotland This Malcolme did homage to Athelstane then did this Athelstane Reigne in this state ouer them .xxv. yeres EdmuÌd brother of Athelstane succeded next Kyng of England to whom this Indulph then king of Scottes not onely did homage but also serued hym with ten thousande Scottes for the expulsion of the Danes out of this realme this EdmuÌd reigned in this state .vii. yeres Edred or Eldred brother to this Edmunde succeded nexte kyng of Englande he not onely receiued y e homage of Irise then kyng of Scottes but also the homage of all the Barons of Scotland this Eldred reigned in this state .x. yeres Edgar the sonne of Edmund brother of Athelstane beyng now of ful age was next king of England he reigned onely ouer the whole Monarchie of great Briteigne he receiued homage of Keneth or Kynald kyng of Scotland for the kyngdome of Scotland and made Malcolme prince therof This Edgar gaue vnto the same Keneth the couÌtrey of Louthian in Scotlande whiche was before seazed into the handes of Osbright kyng of England for their rebellion as is before declared This Edgar enioyned this Keneth there kyng ones in euery yere to repaire vnto him into England for the makyng of lawes whiche in those daies was by the noble men or piers accordyng to the order of FrauÌce at this daie to whiche ende this Edgar gaue him a piece of grounde liyng beside the new palace of Westminster vpon whiche this Keneth builded a house whiche by him and his posteritie was enioyed vntill the reigne of kyng Henry the seconde in whose tyme vpon rebellioÌ by Willyam then kyng of Scottes it was resumed into the kyng of EnglaÌdes handes y e house is decayed but the ground where it stode is called ScotlaÌd to this day This Edgar made this lawe that no maÌ should succede to his patrimony or inheritaunce holden by the seruice of a maÌ called knightes seruice vntil he accomplished the age of .xxi. yeres because