Genealogy of the house and surname of Setoun

THE CRONICLE OF THE HOUS OF SETOUN. 41
This Setoun deit, as ye may plainlie heir,
With honour, wealth, godlie, andweill content,
In Williams rignethe sax and fourtie yeir.
Than Bartime was a man of grit renoun,
' To Alexander he was baith sone and air,
T n tyme q" William king zit had ye croun,
A valiant man of trouth and faschions fair ;
The Earle of Marche saw Setoun tak sic cair
And diligence his cuntrie to aduance,
He gave him Ruchlaw lyand w l landis thair ;
The king confirm 1 d yat honest recompance.
Than Adume sprang, quha was a maister clerk,
Alexander the secund king than rang ;
We heir bot litle of this Setouns wark,
Bot sum men thinks he leued verie lang ;
Thairfoir fra him to Christell we will gang,
Quha was a man mair geuin to reid and pray ;
He was a man quha loved na stryfe and wrang,
Mair of this man we haue nathing to say.
Christell ye % was a worthie man,
Both geuin to manhoode and noblenes,
Into his tyme grit victorie he wan ;
Quhen that this kingdome stood into distres,
Throw foull discord and grit wnhappines,
The Bruce and Baliole baith wald haue the croun,
Eduard came in this cuntrie to oppres,
Bot Setoun socht to bring that natioun down.
And quhan this Setoun had no strenth to stand
Nor byde the force of yat most potent prince,
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