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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
The band
renewit wt
France.
The supplie
of King Carl
to Scot!.
The pest in
Scotland.
Richard in¬
vades Scotl.
and burnis
S. yEgidie
his kirk.
The scotis
wrak the
Jnglis bor-
dir; Tha
seige New-
castell.
Craufurde. This king duchtilie dantuned the Jnglis-
men, and wan be force raony castellis, quhilkes he occu-
piet and keipet still in his awne hand. The ^eir of his
rygne xi Walter Wardlaw Bischop of Glasgw and Car¬
dinal, nocht only for his singular dignitie, bot for his 5
excellent wisdome and vertue, is sent ambassadour to
ffrance, to renew the aid band with king Carl. 6. King
Carl nocht willing to schaw ony takne of ingratitude,
sendis to king R. than sair trublet with the Jnglisme;?,
tua thousand wailet men of weir vndir tua gouernouris, 10
the admiral of France, and Jhone Vrein, Erie of Valen¬
tin, als a nauie ladne with vitale, wine, al prouisioun for
the weiris, and money in abundance to thair supplie.
The Scotis now vnder thair gouernour Willem Erie
Douglas, brocht a ryche pray out of Jngland, quhilk, 15
infected with the pest, infected an infinit number of
peple in Scotland, that neuir Jngland, in ony victorie,
wrocht sik a miserie vpon Scotisme/z, as throuch thair
gudes and geir now they wrocht.
Richard, King of Jngland, with a potent power, now 20
Jnvades Scotland : he takes Edinburgh : the inhabitouris
al fled: The Monastens about, he spoyles, and to leiue
sum testimonie of his hatred and Jnvie against the
peple, and of his wickitnes against God, with flam and
fyr he burnt vp the kirk of S. ^Egidie, and lykwyse was 25
radie to burne ma kirkes and clostiris, gif requeist of
the Erie of Langcastre and feir of Godis punisment had
nocht mair diswadet him nor ony pietie and luue of
religioun. Quhill Richard this way was occupiet in
Scotl. Robert Erie of Fife Jnvades the Jnglis bordouris, 30
and with sworde and fyr wastis the hail cuntrie to New-
castell. The toune he seiges, in tyme of the seige he
vanquissis the Persie in a singular combat, afore the
toun portis, at the first onsett.
Nocht lang efter, thay meit agane at Ottirburn; heir 35
the Lord Persie is in place of the Jnglis king; sad
THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
The band
renewit wt
France.
The supplie
of King Carl
to Scot!.
The pest in
Scotland.
Richard in¬
vades Scotl.
and burnis
S. yEgidie
his kirk.
The scotis
wrak the
Jnglis bor-
dir; Tha
seige New-
castell.
Craufurde. This king duchtilie dantuned the Jnglis-
men, and wan be force raony castellis, quhilkes he occu-
piet and keipet still in his awne hand. The ^eir of his
rygne xi Walter Wardlaw Bischop of Glasgw and Car¬
dinal, nocht only for his singular dignitie, bot for his 5
excellent wisdome and vertue, is sent ambassadour to
ffrance, to renew the aid band with king Carl. 6. King
Carl nocht willing to schaw ony takne of ingratitude,
sendis to king R. than sair trublet with the Jnglisme;?,
tua thousand wailet men of weir vndir tua gouernouris, 10
the admiral of France, and Jhone Vrein, Erie of Valen¬
tin, als a nauie ladne with vitale, wine, al prouisioun for
the weiris, and money in abundance to thair supplie.
The Scotis now vnder thair gouernour Willem Erie
Douglas, brocht a ryche pray out of Jngland, quhilk, 15
infected with the pest, infected an infinit number of
peple in Scotland, that neuir Jngland, in ony victorie,
wrocht sik a miserie vpon Scotisme/z, as throuch thair
gudes and geir now they wrocht.
Richard, King of Jngland, with a potent power, now 20
Jnvades Scotland : he takes Edinburgh : the inhabitouris
al fled: The Monastens about, he spoyles, and to leiue
sum testimonie of his hatred and Jnvie against the
peple, and of his wickitnes against God, with flam and
fyr he burnt vp the kirk of S. ^Egidie, and lykwyse was 25
radie to burne ma kirkes and clostiris, gif requeist of
the Erie of Langcastre and feir of Godis punisment had
nocht mair diswadet him nor ony pietie and luue of
religioun. Quhill Richard this way was occupiet in
Scotl. Robert Erie of Fife Jnvades the Jnglis bordouris, 30
and with sworde and fyr wastis the hail cuntrie to New-
castell. The toune he seiges, in tyme of the seige he
vanquissis the Persie in a singular combat, afore the
toun portis, at the first onsett.
Nocht lang efter, thay meit agane at Ottirburn; heir 35
the Lord Persie is in place of the Jnglis king; sad
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| Description | Wrytten first in Latin by Jhone Leslie and translated in Scottish by James Dalrymple. Edited by E.G. Cody. Volume 2 edited by E.G. Cody and William Murison. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by William Blackwood & Sons, 1888-1895. 2 volumes. |
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