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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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STC 3196; ESTC S102853
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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 M. D. XLVIII CVM PRIVILEGIO AD IMPRIMENDVM SOLVM To the moste noble â–ª and excellent prince Edward the vi â–ª by the grace of GOD kâ—ng of Englande Fraunce and Irelande defendor of the 〈◊〉 and vpon yearth supreme hed of the Churche of Englande and Irelande â–ª your humble and obedieÌ„t subiecte Nicholas Bodrugan otherwise Adams wissheth loÌ„g life and the same prosperous and happie ALthough I knowe right well mooste noble Prince that ther be diuerse whiche bothe by their couÌ„saill and writyng do to their vttermoste powers swade the vnion of Scotlande vnto youre highnes by the mariage of their Quene a meane thereunto bothe honourable and Godly Yet neuertheles the same study and furder declaracioÌ„ of your maiesties title to the superioritie thereof semeth vnto me to bee so indifferently perteinyng to all menne whiche doo professe obedience to youre highnes that no mannes studie ought to be taken as vain or vnthankefull whiche humbly bryngeth furthe to that common vse whatsoeuer iudgement profite or knowlege he supposeth to haue founde either by studie or inquisicioÌ„ foreseyng that in tempestious vpswellynges of water or shipwracke fire or other like calamities of men right acceptable vnto vs is the labor of those and thankes worthie which willyngly do runne to helpe vs although in the meane tyme there be other sufficient nombre to deliuer vs from the perill obiected Herefore moste noble prince perceiuyng the auncient 〈…〉 this greate Britaigne and â—â—â—ding suche plentie of writers coÌ„fessyng your superioritie of Scotland as could not by any entendement so fully consent vpoÌ„ any vntruth I thought it my deutie to offre vp thesame vnto youre highnes â–ª whiche histories like as almightie God hath from tyme to time in fauor of the truth and of your title preserued So hath his Godhed signified no lesse fauour to your highnes vouchesauyng to nobilitate thesame in the persone of your maiestie conserued vnto this youre tyme the noble house of Seymour whose auncester Eldulph de Samour beeyng then Erle of Gloucester many hundreth yeres a gone in the tyme of Kyng Aurelie Ambrose lewe Hengest the Saxon capitall enemy of the Briton nacion â—y whiche noble seruice like as this Realme was deliuered from the tyrany of Saxons and restored to the whole Empire name of greate Briteigne so we youre obedient and louyng subiectes truste that the right noble duke of Somerset and the lorde Seimour of Sudeley your graces high Admirall youre Maiesties dere vncles shall in the seruice of your highnes for the like restitucion of the name and Empire of greate Briteigne vnto your highnes shew theÌ„selfes the worthie successors of such an auÌ„cester Neither haue I purposed herin with opprobrious wordes to skolde with the Scottes and thereby to wipe of one durt with another Neither 〈…〉 builde vpon our awne Engâ—â—â—â—â— auethors but all my purpoâ—â—â—â— by indifferent writers with plain and euident truth whiche thyng bothe time and maners do euermore require to publishe youre maiesties right and their defence folowyng therein for the more part VeremuÌ„d Camphil Cornelius de Hibernia and Boecius their awne auethors whiche peines because I haue assumed rather as a necessarie seruice to my couÌ„trey then for mine awne glory I truste I shall offende none but suche whom it should bee ashame to please Myne inclinacioÌ„ is to haue the good worde of euery maÌ„ but the diseased malice of some cannot saie well of any Albeit touchyng the phrase and stile of this my writyng if thesame to any man shall not satisfie his expectacion let hym consider that in parte it behoueth to vse the wordes of the historie in whiche I am restrained by promise of an Epitome and that in the residue it was not my mynde to trisle with the fiue flowers of Rethorike but to bryng rather faithfull then painted gliteryng ouerture vnto thinges afflicted The veritie of the Histories I trust shall so hereby appere that both the good men of ScotlaÌ„de by reason and thenemies if any suche bee by their awne shame shalbe driueÌ„ to coÌ„fesse this myne assercion to be true and thesame suche as thoug the mariage by the iniquitie of some take not effecte yet to publishe to the world sufficient cause for the 〈…〉 naunce of your majestie◠〈◊〉 against them wherein the honor of a kyng may not geue place to their wilfull rebellion And for recouery whereof vndoubtedly almightie God for your syncere fauor to the auauncement of his holy woorde will by his promise as he hath begon continue your highnes in felicitie and victory ouer all his and your enemies wher vnto all youre true subiectes doo saie AMEN IF the veritie which auncient and indifferent writers haue made commoÌ„ to all nacions might aswell perswade the Nobles and Commons of Scotlande as it hath reason bothe to charge theÌ„ and disproue all their obieccioÌ„s thei would right sone laie doune their weapons thus rashely receiued to fight against the mother of their awne nacioÌ„ I mean this realme now called EnglaÌ„de the onely supreme seat of theÌ„pire of greate Briteigne In whose bosome cast with vs as bothe in one moulde thei haue receiued the same toungue lawe and language for asmuche therefore as nowe touchyng the mariage of their Quene there is nothyng of our part left vndoen that ought to perswade theim to concorde and thesame by diuerse of theim hetherto wholy neglected thei shall of my parte easely perceiue that to increase their errour approue their folly or allowe their obstinacie I am not disposed but contrarily by y e veritie wher in their awne writers shalbee no defence to theim but meere condempnacion to publishe to the world the state of these contencions our title their defeÌ„ce pursuyng the which I will folowe y e wordes of thistorie as foloweth THE auncient writers of the Histories of this whole Isle of greate Briteigne coÌ„fesse that after our firste progenitor Brutus the yere from the beginnyng of the worlde .iiii. M. xxvii had arriued in this Isle and after his awne name had called it Briteigne he had issue thre sonnes Locryne Albanactus and Camber betwene whom after his deathe thei agreed in this particioÌ„ that Locryne had this first and worthiest part whiche now is called England Albanactus the second part now by the Scottes possessed by hym called Albania whiche their awne writers confesse and to Camber chauÌ„ced the third part now called Wales the two better partes to be holden of the firste as of the worthiest of the bloud accordyng to the Troyan lawe from whence thei were discended whiche superiorite also by their different bearyng of the Armes of the father leuyng the entier cote in the eldest brother is sufficieÌ„tly testified vntill this daie The particion in this wise established Albanactus possessyng Albania was by Humbre his subiect miserably slam with out