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parte contrare his will. He knewe weill ge Romane power fo.xcviii.
40 in Britan daly decrescit. Diocleciane, emprioMr, be rebelliouns
was almaist opprest, Achilleus conspiring in Egipt, the
quinquegencians infesting Affric and Narseus wering in pe
orient, gat be na way he mycht fortihe game with supple.
It mycht conduce mekill to ge honoure of Scottis and Pichtis,
gif Romanis be gare pussance war drevin fra Albioun. It
was commodioft and honest to se ane native man of gare
awne blude bruke superiorite in Britane. Thay mycht eselie
cum gareto gif gai wald slokin all haterent and rankoure
quharein gai daly lauborit and wald returne to concorde,
quhilk he desirit maist. He suld to gat effect employe his
pussance and cure. In quhat place gai wald appoynt he suld
convene. He suld cowmoun of pece. Sua gai wald gareto
condiscend gat be acceft of athir power gai mycht be mare
50 robust and strenthy to end ge weris at gare plesoure. As
twiching ge slauchter of King Ffindok, he was innocentlie
defamyt of gat detestabill tresoun. Quhen he wilfully absentit
himself he declynit erare invy gan punycioun. The tresoun
was movit be ge tyran Donald Insulane and be nane vgfr,
like as be his miserabill end was schewin. In presens of the
nobillis and pepill he wald mak his purgacioun of that cryme.
The king, hering ge name of Carance, how vale3eant he was in
chevelrie, how opulent, quhat navyn he reulit, how mony
weremen apoun him awatit, awondermg certane tyme, and 1966
thinking sic oportunyte Was nocM to be contempnit, ansuerit
to ge ambassiatouris : He had for3ett all iniuris gif ony before
60 war done to his fader ; he reiosit in ge present felicite of his
eme; Carance to him was maist acceptabill; his offeris to
him war piesing; with his folkis he suld fulfill his desiris, gif
it plesit Pichtis remove all rankoure and appoynt pece of
newe ; gif gai thocht vthirwayis he suld prepare ane armye
of his pepill, in supple of his eme ; bot he behuffit tarye at
hame ; in aventure quhen he werit contrare Romanis, he
suld expone his liegis, gare wyffis, childer, and gudis to be
dispule3ete be nychtbouris inemyis. The ambassiatouris of
Carance war ansuerit conforme to this effect be ge king of
Pichtis, to quham sonar eftir gai passit as gai had in charge.
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