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Scottis. Quhen thay considerit pare awne houndis in spede, Fo.xcvn.
fairnes, lang rynnyng and audacite war mekill behind pe
Scottis, pai desirit houndis of pe samyn kynde of doggis.
Scottis gaif pame frelie baith bikkis and doggis. The hunting
endit, and the king to Athole departing, thay prevelie fra pe
keparis tuke with pame certane houndis, amangis quham
10 was ane quhite as snawe, weill made, of spede and audacite
abone pe commoun cast of vtheris, and to pe king maist
piesing. This pe kepare of pe kingis houndis hevilie weying,
ffollowit pe stelaris, and quhen in vane he had desirit pe hound
to be restorit, attempting to tak him be force, be Pichtis
present he was slane. The servandis at slauchter of pare
maister raissing ane schout, certane Scottis baith nobillis
and commouns, quhilk at pe kingis command had convoyit
pe tynchell, returnit; howbeit pai war on pare viage hamewart.
Quhen pai wer commovit be pe cruell slauchter, tending to
be vindicate, Pichtis on the tothir parte assemblit, addressing
to resist. On athir partie was slauchter, and mare cruell pat
20 pai faucht without armoure, nane fechtare knawing pe cauft
of bargane. In this haistie infortunate tule3e, of Scottis
sexty noblis war slane, with grete nowmer of cowmouns :
off Pichtis abone ane hundreth. The rumoure of pis cruell
bargane, be felloun slauchter on athir partie, kindillit pare
freyndis sone eftir to ane vthir bated, mekill mare cruell.
Ffor Scottis commovit be iniuris done, noc/it tarying command
of the king, bot contracting power, invadit pe landis of Pichtis. mx.t. 1946
Be na left diligence, Pichtis in hete and ire anarmyt pame
contrare Scottis. Off new pai recounterit without chiftane,
standartis or ordoure, fechting quhil almaist pai war distroyit,
athir nacioun desiring abone mesure to be revengeit. Ffynalie
3° Pichtis had victorie. How beit of pare folkis to pe nowmer of
ijm was slane : off Scottis abone iijm. The remanent multitude
was chasit. Thir twa naciouns fra tyme of King Rewtha
pe vij eftir King Ffergus, to pat day freyndlie and confederate,
be licht occasioun (or ellis nane) war afflictit be sic myscheif,
pat be pe samyn pare myndis increscit euer in mare haterent
and rankoure. Apperandlie nocht ane without distructioun
of pe tothir was to desist. Sa mony skaithfull iupertyis war