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286 THE MAR LODGE TRANSLATION OF ‘ BOECE ’
Fo. lxxxv. becaus in commendacioun of pe name of Cryst he made ane 70
plesand harrang, was crownit be marthirdome, ffor sic thingfs
amang Gentilis was na left pane na dede. The bischop Dionise,
of Corrinthie native, quhilk wrate mony thingfs to pe vse of
ome faith, with diuerft vpfr nobill men. The Catholic faith
and name of Criste was mekill augmentit and spred, pe samyn
tyme Cristianis in all partis having rest and pece. In sindri
regiouns and provincis mony detesting pe errowr of Gentilis,
war to pe trew faith convertit. This tyme Eleuther, pe xiiij
fra Sanct Petir, occupijt the sege of Rome. With him pe
king of Britouns, Lucius, was contemporane (as before is said),
quhilk, certifijt be Romanis in ordinance with Trebellius and
Partinax legatis, of pe mirakillis and godlynes of Cristianis,
optenit be writings fra pe Pape pat with his folkis he mycht 80
Fo.ixxxvi. be ascrivit to pare nowmer. The Pape directit in Scotland
twa haly men, Ffugace and Damyane, quhilk baptist pe king,
his houshald and pe maist parte of his realme. Sua eftir
ydolatry and sacrifice to devillis war removit, the faith of
Criste was inducit amang Britouns in pe 3ere of oure Redemp-
cioun, as pe cronikillis remembem, jclxxxvij.
fter King Ethod’was betrasit in sorte foresaid, Satrahell
his broder germane, be consent of pe nobillis and votis
of pe pepill, was salust king, noc/ztwztAstanding pat Ethod
had ane son within ^eris nocht 3it abill for pe crowne. Quhare-
fore conforme to custome of the realme it come to Satrahell
his erne. This new prince was of subtile and falft ingyne ; 10
sone eftir his coronacioun, was notit in dissymulacion and
crudelite. How sone he had the kinrik stabillit, be sey and
land he slew all familiaris of his brother Ethod, as thay mycht
be apprehendit, tending (as pe brute was of pe cuntre) to
How, eftir Ethod was betrasit, Satraell tuke the
crowne; of his mysgiding and slauchter; how
Donald to him succedit; of his vertuoft gouernance ;
how at request of Ffulgence Donald of Scotland
suppleit him contrare Romanis. Cap° viij°