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THE SEUINT BUIK.
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the gouernour doun be a trayne, quhilke he did be a
mounk quhom he sent in Scotland, fencing him selfe
a mediciner, vndir quhilk cullour he poysounis the
GoueiTzour Ranulphe.
5 Now with all voitis Patrik Dunbar Erie of Merche,
and Erie of Marr Donald, ar elected gouemouris. Eftir
this Edward Balie, throuch counsell of the King of
Jngland, cuwzis in Jngland out of ffra«ce, and from Jng-
land to Scotland, with viii thousand men of weir to
10 occupie the Realme. The Gouernouris prepares baldlie
to meit the Balie. on the mome thay suld meit, bot
the nycht afor, in the verie nycht seasone, the Balie
fraudfullie Jnvades Donald his camp, and cruellie slew
a gret parte of his men of weir, and him selfe also, the
15 thrid of August, jeir of God mcccxxxii.
Quhen Edward Balie had won this victorie, with Dun¬
can Erie of Fife and Wiljeam Bischop of Dunkeld, he
passis to Scone, and causes throuch cowpulsioune the
Kingis croune to be sett on his heid. He band him
20 selfe to the King of Jngland, contrare the libertie of
our Kingdome, and Maiestie of our King, and than lyke
a tyrant wald sitt in the Kings sait, fra quhilk schortlie
he was schott. ffor the jeir eftir, thair sones quha war
slane at Diplyn wan« S. Jhones toune, tuke the Erie of
25 ffife, laid him in prisoun, a stout armie gathiris against
the Balie, thay meit in Annand, stranglie thair thay
stryue, bot, seing the Scotis able to win the Victorie,
bangs vp on a horsse, and fled at speid to Roxburgh.
Efter this the gouernment of the Realme is cowmittit to
30 Andro Moray ; and Alexander Setoun, Knycht, is maid
capitane of Beruik.
Edward now, King of Jngland, heiring this, gathiris
a gret oste of Jngland, Normandie, Anguwe in ffrance,
and fflandiris; and with the Balie invades Scotland
35 agane. Dauid Bruse, rychtuous King of Scotland sair
fliet was, and feiret quhen he knew this, bot a barne
be ane Jn-
glis traywe
the Gouer¬
nour Ran-
ulph is poy*
soned.
Tua gouer-
nours
chosen.
Edward
Balie Jn¬
vades Scotl.
with a new
power.
The gouer-
»ours resist.
Donald at
Diplyn
is slane.
3eir of God
*332-
The Balie
crouned
vniustlie.
Jn Annand
he is van-
quist.

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