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LIBER SECUNDUS
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landis and townys in Brigancia, and statute gat all sorte of Fo.xxix.
iusticiarie within Brigancia suld fra pine to discrecioun of
Cadall be committit.
How Evene allyat with ge king of Pichtis ; how he
expellit lywmaris and how Balus, king of Orknay,
deceissit; how he foundit Innerlochtee and Inner-
neft ; how to Cadall he erectit ane image ; how he
deceissit. Cap° xiiij0
Evene, hereeftir, with ane honorabill tryne of nobillis, to
ge king of Pichtis at ge marchis of Brigancia appoyntit
ane meting, quhare, efter mony consultaciouns for vtilite and
honest admmistracioun of ge realme, betuix gir twa naciouns
pece be ane new band was roborate. This societe be matry-
mone following was confermyt, for ge virgine Siiora, excelling
in formosite, dochter to Gethus, the thrid of Pichtis, to King
50 Evene was in manage copwlate. At Epiac with solempnit
ritis and ceremonis, (accustumit for ge tyme), the matrymone
was complete. At ge spousage was ge grete prelate of Drwidis
brocht fra the lie of Mon that, be presens of sa grete ane man,
ge act suld be mare solempnit. NocM lang efter, ge king
wzt/i his spouft to Evon returnyng, be writingis fra ge cheif of
Lugia, (now Rosft), was aduertist gat ane power fra Orknay
had salit Pichtland Firth with grete nowmer of galions and
at Temydvn, (ane hedeland in Cathenes), war arrivit, quhare
landing gare folkfs, cruelly had herijt Cornane, (now Cathenes),
and grete parte of Lugia, slane of ge inhabitantis sum parte
and apoun vtherfs vsit grete iniuris. Be sic invasioun King 89
Evene inflammyt, contracting power, haistelie movit apoun
ge Orknayis, skalit for ge tyme in ge cuntre at ruberie, and
speding his iomais nycAt and day, prevenit the brute of his
60 expedicioun. Affrayit war the Orknayis be haisty cuming of
ge king and divisit be flicht to salf gare livis. Bot frustrate
of gare purpoift, on force gai recounterit Scottis in battell.
Be quham lichtly vincust and defate, spedelie gai maid to ge