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Scottis and Pichtis to game mycht haue passage. Siclike Fo.lxxxvi.
Scottis and Pichtis be3ond ge dike with besy cure war na left
80 diligent. Quhen schortlie ge fowsy was fillit with dovettis and
faill brocht gareto, and grete parte of ge dike was bet doun, thay
wan lichtlie oure ge samyn. Syne adionit to Britouns, ane Fo.lxxxvii.
terribill hoist to ge cuntre all in front tranoyntit towart 3ork,
be sa haisty iournais gat gai prevenit ge brute of gare cuwing,
and war -present or novellis of gare cuming war herd. Herethrow
the cietenaris of jork war suddanlie affrayit. Thay tendit
first wyn the towne of 3ork, sua gat Trebellius legate, and
vthir capitanis quham gai knew within ge towne, being com-
prehendit, the remanent army of Romanis mycht be mare
eselie expellit Albioun. Bot knawing how ge legate and
capitanis war departit to Kent to assembill power, gai left
10 ge assege, and at gare pleftoMr distroyit ge cuntreis adiacent
obeysing Romanis, with grevouft slauchter and hereschip.
The commouns, affrayit be gis strange multitude of inemyis,
to quham gai durst nocht resist, with gude contenance occurrit
in gare meting, resaving Scottis, Pichtis and Britouns with
game accumpanyit. The armye about ge boundfs of 3ork
taryit sa lang as gai mycht fynd viueris to be sustenit, syne
to vthir placis departit, vsing na left distructioun and hereschip
quhare gai declynit, ceissing nocht of sic fellony quhill Wynter
approchit and weremen quhilk war convenit fra sindri regions
mycht nocM apoun ge plane suffir ge cald schouris and frostis,
bot on force behuffit sindir and remove.
How the Emprioure Seuere come in Britane and
persewit Ffulgence ; how Ffulgence at ge emprioure
requirit pece and was refusit; how Ffulgence with
his supple of Scottis and Pichtis was vincust and
chaissit, fleand to Scotland, and how the Emprioure m.l.t. iso
Seuere deceissit. Cap° ix
20 I 'rebellius, weyand hevily the dammage of Romane prov-
J- incis in Britan, be writings aduertist Septimms Seuerus
emprioure of ge felloun sedicioun movit be the barbaris in
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