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30 and to game war done nane honour nor reuerence. Attoure Fo.xxin.
thir kirkmen had priuilege to vaik fra all weris, exemyt fra
all temporall chargis. Of thir Drwidis writis mony famouft
authonris, in speciall Plinius, Strabo, Tacitus and lulius Cesar,
quhilk affermys ge rite and religioun of Drwidis in Britan had
origine, folowing ge aid maner of Romane writaris, compre¬
hending all ge ile of Albion vnder ge name of Britan ; syne
fra Britan gai war to Gallia transferrit. Cowmendit was King
Ffynnane noc/it alanerlie for divine and godlie actis bot als
weill for civilite and polecie be quhilk A mervelluslie he decorit
his realme. Alsua to his glore conducit gat to his son, Durst,
the king of Britouns gaif his dochter Agasia in mariage. Here-
throw he conquest kyndenes and freyndschip of grete parte
of Britons. Ffinalie at ge ciete of Camelodune he deceissit,
quhare latelie afore he past for consolacioun to ge king of m.l.t. 78
40 Pichtis, lauboring for ge tyme in cruell infirmete, eftir gat
xxx*! 3eris he had broukit soueranite in Scotland. Ffra
Camelodune was his corps to Berigone convoyit and in ge
common sepulture of kingfs berijt. Eftir him succedit his son,
Durst, gevin to riatus, vnbridillit lustis and glutony, mekill
varying fra ge maneris of his fader ; ffor, quham he cherist
and held be liberalite or be his gude and recent memorie
persuadit gis Jong prince to vertew, to him war maist odioft.
He abrogate ge consuetude to consult with ge barouns in
grete acciouns, vsing ge avise and consale in grave maten's
of vicioft persouns favoring his corruptit manerfs, and findaris
invenciouns of new voluptuosite and plesuris. Of sage and
wise men, admovit be his fader to ge secrete consell, he slew
50 sum parte, vtheris he banyst and sum, be fenjeit caussis, of
gare gudis he dispulejete. Quharethrow, hnalie, denwde of
princelie clemence, nocht alanerlie gart he sla sic persouns as
he hatit bot vtheris quham he lippynnyt ony lukir or gere.
Alsua he repudiat the quene Agasia, dochter to the king of
Britons, cawsing hir first in sorte maist vyle be prostitute
and defoulit be his vicioft lownys, and in hir place brocht ane
cumpanye of brokin wemen and commoun.