Breve cronicle of the Earlis of Ross

OF THE EARLIS OF BOSS. 15
a gunn at Roxburgh, in the yeir of his lyffe xxix, and of
liis reign 24, and efter the incarnation 1460. Then did
Regcntis govcrne the realme.
Moreover, shortly efter Donald of the Iyllis and erll of
Ross being reconceilled, began new to his old maneris,
spoilzeing and harrying the haill countrie of Atholl, and
tuik the erll and countess thereof captives to the Iyllis.
The saids regentis preparing ane armie to pass on the
said Donald, trew advertisement cam that the said Donald
was striken with madness, and lost all his ships in the sea,
and the spuilzies that he tuik. The erll of Atholl and his
lady war restored ; and the said Donald himselff was slain
in the castell of Inverness, be ane clairshear that playit on
ane clersha, in the year 1461. The clershear said he wald
play ane spring that he never herd befoir nor yit efter,
and so cutted his throat, for the said Donald slew his
fether. The said Donald's son was callit Lord of the
Iyllis and erll of Ross.
In July, the fourt day, in the yeir of God 1476, ane
Parliament wes haldin at Ed r ' in the quhilk John, Lord
of the Iyllis and erll of Ross, was attendid pairtly for his
awin evill deids, but maist speciallie for the defaultis of
his father, Donald, Lord of the Iyllis. In May, in the
yeir of God 1477, the King raissit ane puissant armie of