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into_o italy_n by_o charles_n de_fw-fr cossé_fw-fr of_o brescia_n who_o then_o manage_v matter_n with_o prosperous_a success_n in_o the_o gallic_n and_o ligustic_a country_n about_o the_o po_n he_o abide_v with_o he_o and_o his_o son_n timoleon_n sometime_o in_o italy_n and_o sometime_o in_o france_n the_o space_n of_o five_o year_n till_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o the_o most_o part_n of_o which_o time_n he_o spend_v in_o the_o study_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o more_o exact_a judgement_n of_o the_o controversy_n in_o religion_n which_o in_o those_o day_n do_v exercise_n the_o great_a part_n of_o men._n it_o be_v true_a those_o dispute_n be_v somewhat_o silence_v in_o scotland_n when_o that_o kingdom_n be_v free_v from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o guise_n of_o france_n so_o he_o return_v thither_o and_o enter_v himself_o into_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n some_o of_o his_o write_n in_o former_a time_n be_v as_o it_o be_v redeem_a from_o a_o shipwreck_n be_v collect_v and_o publish_v by_o he_o the_o rest_n of_o they_o which_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o friend_n he_o commit_v to_o the_o disposal_n of_o providence_n at_o present_a be_v in_o the_o seventy_o four_o year_n of_o his_o age_n he_o be_v in_o attendance_n on_o the_o education_n of_o james_n the_o six_o king_n of_o scotland_n to_o who_o he_o be_v appoint_v tutor_n in_o the_o year_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o where_o be_v break_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o old_a age_n he_o belong_v for_o the_o desire_a haven_n of_o his_o rest._n he_o depart_v this_o life_n at_o edinburgh_n on_o the_o 28_o the_o day_n of_o september_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o salvation_n one_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o eighty_o two_n the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n i._o fergus_n i._n pag._n 95._o ii_o feritharis_n p._n 97._o iii_o mainus_n p._n 98._o iv._o dornadilla_n ibid._n v._o nothatus_fw-la p._n 98._o vi_o reutherus_n p._n 99_o vii_o reutha_n p._n 101._o viii_o thereus_n ibid._n ix_o josina_n ibid._n x._o finnanus_fw-la p._n 102._o xi_o durstus_n ibid._n xii_o evenus_n p._n 103._o xiii_o gillus_n base_a born_n p._n 104._o fourteen_o evenus_n ii_o p._n 105._o xv._n ederus_n p._n 106._o xvi_o evenus_n iii_o p._n 107._o xvii_o metallanus_fw-la ibid._n xviii_o caratacus_n ibid._n xix_o corbr_v 1._o p._n 108._o xx._n dardanus_n ibid._n xxi_o corbr_v ii_o surname_v galdus_n p._n 109._o xxii_o luctacus_n p._n 111._o xxiii_o mogaldus_n p._n 112._o xxiv_o conarus_n p._n 113._o xxv_o ethodius_n i._n p._n 116._o xxvi_o satrael_n p._n 117._o xxvii_o donald_n i._n ibid._n xxviii_o ethodius_n ii_o p._n 119._o xxix_o athirco_fw-mi ibid._n xxx_o nathalocus_n p._n 120._o xxxi_o â—indochus_fw-la p._n 121._o xxxii_o donald_n ii_o p._n 122._o xxxiii_o donald_n iii_o p._n 123._o xxxiv_o crathilinthus_n ibid._n xxxv_o fincormachus_n p._n 125._o xxxvi_o romachus_n ibid._n xxxvii_o augusianus_n p._n 126._o xxxviii_o fethelmacus_n p._n 127._o thirty-nine_o eugenius_n i._n ibid._n xl._o fergus_n ii_o p._n 133._o xli_o eugenius_n ii_o p._n 138._o xlii_o dongardus_n p._n 144._o xliii_o constantin_n i._n p._n 145._o xliv_o congallus_n i._n p._n 147._o xlv_o goranus_n p._n 148._o xlvi_o eugenius_n iii_o p._n 154._o xlvii_o congallus_fw-la ii_o p._n 155._o xlviii_o kinnatellus_n ibid._n xlix_o aidanus_fw-la ibid._n l._n kenneth_n i._n p._n 158._o li._n eugenius_n iu._n ibid._n lii_o ferchard_n i._n ibid._n liii_o donald_n iu._n p._n 159._o liv._o ferchard_n ii_o p._n 160._o lv._o maldvinus_n ibid._n lvi_o eugenius_n v._o p._n 161_o lvii_o eugenius_n vi_o ibid._n lviii_o amberkelethus_n p._n 162._o lix_n eugenius_n vii_o ibid._n lx._n mordacus_n ibid._n lxi_o etâ—nus_n p._n 163._o lxii_o eugenius_n viii_o ibid._n lxiii_o fergus_n iii_o ibid._n lxiv_o solvathius_n p._n 164._o lxv_o achaius_n ibid._n lxvi_o congalâ—us_fw-la iii_o ibid._n lxvii_o dongalâ—us_n ibid._n lxviii_o alpinus_n ibid._n lxix_o kenneth_n ii_o p._n 167._o lxx_o donald_n v._o p._n 172._o lxxi_o constantin_n ii_o p._n 174._o lxxii_o ethus_n p._n 175._o lxxiii_o gregory_n ibid._n lxxiv_o donald_n vi_o p._n 78._o lxxv_o constantine_n iii_o p._n 179._o lxxvi_o malcolm_z i._o p._n 18â—_n lxvii_o judulfus_fw-la ibid._n lxxviii_o duffus_n p._n 182._o lxxix_o culenus_n p._n 184._o lxxx_o kenneth_n iii_o p._n 187._o lxxxi_o constantine_n iv._o surname_v the_o bald._n p._n 196._o lxxxii_o grimus_fw-la p._n 19â—_n lxxxiii_o malcolm_z ii_o p._n 200._o lxxxiv_o donald_n vii_o p._n 207._o lxxxv_o macbeth_z p._n 211._o lxxxvi_o malcolm_z iii_o p._n 224._o lxxxvii_o donald_n banus_fw-la viii_o p._n 220._o lxxxviii_o duncan_n ibid._n lxxxix_o edgar_z p._n 221._o xc_o alexander_n i._o surname_v acer_fw-la ibid._n xci_o david_n i._n p._n 222._o xcii_o malcolm_z iu_o p._n 227._o xciii_o william_n p._n 231._o xciv_o alexander_n ii_o p._n 237._o xcv_o alexander_n iii_o p._n 240._o xcvi_o john_n balliol_n p._n 250._o xcvii_o robert_n bruce_n p._n 261._o xcviii_o david_n ii_o p._n 282._o xcix_o edward_n balliol_n p._n 286._o c._n robert_n ii_o p._n 306._o ci._n robert_n iii_o p._n 223._o cii_o james_n ay_o p._n 338._o ciii_o james_n ii_o p._n 359._o civ_o james_n iii_o p._n 396._o cv_o james_n iv._o p._n 1_o cvi_o james_n v._n p._n 73._o cvii_o henry_n stuart_n p._n 28._o and_o mary_n stuart_n p._n 175._o cviii_o james_n vi_o p._n 214._o the_o history_n of_o scotland_n book_n i._n when_o i_o first_o determine_v to_o write_v the_o famous_a achievement_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o after_o i_o have_v purge_v they_o from_o the_o mixture_n of_o vain_a fable_n to_o vindicate_v they_o from_o oblivion_n i_o think_v it_o conducive_a to_o my_o purpose_n to_o repeat_v from_o the_o very_a beginning_n design_n as_o much_o as_o so_o long_a a_o distance_n of_o time_n and_o first_o the_o scarcity_n than_o
between_o barra_n and_o vyist_n lie_v these_o island_n small_a island_n follow_v orbansa_n ovia_n or_o eoy_n hakerset_n garulinga_n flada_n buiia_n the_o great_a and_o buiia_n the_o less_o haia_n heldisay_n gega_n linga_n fara_fw-mi fuda_n heath_n island_n from_o these_o towards_o the_o north_n lie_v island_n vyist_n thirty_o mile_n long_o and_o six_o broad_a the_o tide_n flow_v into_o this_o island_n in_o two_o place_n represent_v the_o appearance_n of_o three_o island_n but_o when_o it_o ebb_v it_o again_o coalesces_fw-la into_o one_o in_o it_o be_v many_o lake_n of_o fresh_a water_n the_o big_a of_o which_o be_v three_o mile_n long_o the_o sea_n wear_v away_o the_o land_n have_v make_v itself_o a_o passage_n into_o this_o lough_n neither_o can_v it_o be_v exclude_v by_o the_o inhabitant_n no_o not_o by_o a_o jitty_n or_o bank_n of_o sixty_o foot_n high_a but_o that_o it_o insinuate_v itself_o between_o the_o stone_n not_o well_o compact_v together_o and_o there_o often_o leave_v some_o small_a sea-fish_n behind_o there_o be_v a_o fish_n fish_n take_v in_o it_o in_o other_o respect_n like_o a_o salmon_n save_v that_o his_o belly_n be_v white_a and_o his_o back_o black_a and_o he_o be_v without_o scale_n like_v to_o salmon_n moreover_o there_o be_v in_o it_o abundance_n of_o lough_n of_o fresh_a water_n it_o have_v cave_n in_o it_o cover_v with_o heath_n which_o be_v lurk_a place_n for_o robber_n there_o be_v five_o parish-church_n in_o it_o for_o the_o performance_n of_o holy_a duty_n eight_o mile_n from_o thence_o towards_o the_o east_n lie_v vetularum_fw-la helscher_n vetularum_fw-la so_o call_v as_o i_o suppose_v because_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o nun_n of_o the_o island_n of_o icolumkill_n a_o little_a further_o towards_o the_o north_n appear_v havelschy_a havelschy_a to_o which_o at_o certain_a season_n of_o the_o year_n many_o sea-calf_n or_o seal_n do_v resort_n and_o be_v there_o take_v about_o sixty_o mile_n beyond_o that_o to_o the_o north-west_n stand_v hirta_n hirta_n very_o fruitful_a in_o corn_n cattle_n and_o especial_o in_o sheep_n which_o be_v here_o fat_a than_o in_o any_o other_o of_o the_o island_n the_o inhabitant_n be_v ignorant_a of_o all_o art_n and_o especial_o of_o religion_n after_o the_o summer_n solstice_n the_o lord_n of_o the_o island_n send_v thither_o his_o proctor_n or_o steward_n to_o gather_v up_o his_o rent_n or_o tribute_n and_o with_o he_o he_o send_v a_o priest_n to_o baptise_v all_o the_o child_n which_o be_v bear_v the_o year_n before_o but_o if_o the_o priest_n come_v not_o than_o every_o man_n year_n baptize_v his_o own_o child_n they_o pay_v to_o their_o lord_n a_o certain_a number_n of_o sea-calf_n and_o of_o mutton_n dry_v in_o the_o sun_n and_o also_o of_o seafowl_n the_o whole_a island_n do_v not_o exceed_v a_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o it_o be_v almost_o of_o equal_a breadth_n neither_o can_v any_o part_n of_o it_o be_v see_v from_o any_o neighbour_a island_n beside_o three_o mountain_n which_o be_v on_o the_o shore_n and_o these_o can_v be_v discern_v neither_o but_o from_o the_o high_a place_n of_o other_o island_n in_o those_o mountain_n there_o be_v hirta_n sheep_n exceed_v beautiful_a but_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o violence_n and_o rapidness_n of_o the_o sea-current_n and_o tide_n they_o can_v scarce_o become_v at_o by_o any_o body_n but_o to_o return_v to_o vyist_n on_o the_o north_n promontory_n thereof_o there_o be_v situate_a the_o isle_n valay_n valay_n a_o mile_n broad_a and_o two_o mile_n long_o between_o that_o promontory_n and_o the_o isle_n harrick_n these_o island_n be_v interjacent_a island_n small_a indeed_o but_o not_o unfruitful_a viz._n soa_n stromoy_n pabaia_n bernera_n erisay_n keligera_n saga_fw-la the_o less_o saga_fw-la the_o great_a hermodra_n scarvay_v gria_n linga_n gillan_n have_fw-mi hoia_n ferelaia_n soa_n the_o lesser_a soa_n the_o great_a isa_n senna_n the_o less_o senna_n the_o great_a tarransa_n slegana_n tâ—ema_n and_o above_o 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south_n stand_v fable_n isle_n than_o adam_n isle_n than_o the_o isle_n of_o lamb_n as_o also_o huilin_n viccoil_v havera_n laxa_fw-la erin_n the_o isle_n of_o â—columkill_n toray_n iâ—â—ert_n scalpa_n fladâ—_n and_o shevy_n at_o the_o east_n side_n of_o this_o island_n there_o be_v a_o subterraneous_a storm_n passage_n arch_v at_o top_n long_o than_o a_o man_n can_v shoot_v a_o arrow_n into_o under_o which_o vault_n small_a ship_n use_v to_o shelter_v themselves_o make_v to_o it_o by_o sail_n or_o oar_n to_o avoid_v the_o violence_n of_o the_o tide_n which_o rage_v at_o the_o neighbour_a promontory_n with_o a_o huge_a noise_n to_o the_o extreme_a terror_n and_o danger_n of_o the_o mariner_n more_o to_o the_o east_n lie_v a_o island_n which_o they_o call_v schan-castle_n schan_n castle_n a_o place_n natural_o fortify_v abound_v with_o corn_n and_o fish_n and_o also_o afford_v sufficient_a provision_n to_o the_o inhabitant_n by_o egg_n of_o seafowl_n which_o there_o make_v their_o 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he_o be_v there_o wolf_n he_o see_v sheep_n for_o that_o kind_a of_o cattle_n very_o old_a wander_v up_o and_o down_o without_o any_o certain_a owner_n and_o the_o number_n of_o they_o be_v increase_v from_o hence_o that_o neither_o fox_n wolf_n or_o serpent_n be_v ever_o see_v there_o though_o betwixt_o this_o part_n and_o lewis_n great_a wood_n be_v interjacent_a which_o breed_v many_o stag_n but_o low_a one_o and_o not_o big-bodied_n at_o all_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o island_n be_v a_o river_n very_o full_a of_o salmon_n in_o the_o north_n part_n lie_v island_n lewis_n inhabit_v enough_o towards_o the_o shore_n it_o have_v four_o parish-church_n in_o it_o one_o fort_n seven_o great_a river_n and_o twelve_o lesser_a one_o all_o of_o they_o according_a to_o their_o bigness_n full_a of_o salmon_n in_o many_o place_n the_o sea_n penetrate_v into_o the_o land_n and_o there_o diffuse_v itself_o into_o bay_n all_o abound_a with_o plenty_n of_o herring_n there_o be_v also_o great_a 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