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amang game self he and his freyndis suld haistelie haue experi- Fo. xci.
ence quhat trubill apoun his foull lustis suld follow, tumyng
herefore pare displefcowr in ire, to ge cheif clannys of ge
cuntreis adiacent gai reherssit ge displesand caift, togiddir
'with ge vthir vicis of ge king, and drew game to conspiracioun ;
syne made to hames aganis ge tyran quhilk durst attempt
10 sa mony cryme3. The xxti day thareeftir the nobillis of Scotland
fra all partis cowvenit in armes, reddily offering game to all
aventum for Weill of ge kinrik. Quhen devocioun was done
gai movit towart Evon (now Dounstaphage), quhare gai war
certifijt ge king for ge tyme remanit. The first sicht of ge
hoist was grete terroure to ge pepill with admiracioun. Bot
knawing ge caift, gai made ane haisty gadering and fra all
partis drew to Natholok for distructioun of ge tyran king.
In ge army was concludit ge king nocht alanerlie was to be
degradit of ge crown, bot als suld be extremelie punyst with
exquisite tormentis to ge dede. Quhen ge brute hereof was
20 cuwin to ge king passing his tyme beside Evon, in ge bordale
he brynt in ire, and with sa mony as with him wald rise, passit
fordwart to skaill gat convocacioun, thinkand be his onelie
presence gai suld declyne ge batell. And quhen he knewe
be exploratouris gai crynit him na thing, nor his folkis extemyt
him nocht, bot erare reput him ane myscheant and infamous iso
man, dolf of curage, nocM wourthy to haue superiorite abone
nobill men, throw fere he grewe paill and wan. Quhen he
considerit na parte quhare he mycht declyne, providing he
suld nocM cum captive in handis of inemyis, denwding him
of princelie cognissance, with few servandis and visage silit to
be vnknawin, he gaif him to fie to ge Ilis and pare to declyne
30 ge persute of inemyis. His folkis quhilkis preparit to fecht
in his defence, persaving him abasit and fled leiffand game in
grete dangere, thinkand foly to aventure pare lifis for sic ane
myscheant man, become randerit to Natholok his inemye.
Natholoke wit/zout langer tarye send to persewe ge king, quhilk,
convoyit be sey to ge ile callit Ila, be contrare wynd and tydis
was impeschit, like as be ge weddir he had bene repellit, and
abiectit to suffir punycioun, contrare his will behuffit returne
to land, quhare quhen he knewe inemyis awating, gat with