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create bischop. This haly man, sawand the doctrine of Fo. cii.
10 ewangell throw ge regiouns of Scottis and Pichtis, writing
and teiching mony thingis aganis ge ritis of Gentilis, lifht
to perfite age, and maid ane glorioft and happy end, as efferit
ane gude Cristin man. Attoure Craithlinth, king, anornit
gis new sete with mony riche iowellis, chalicis, patenis,
chandelaris and vtheris siclike necessaris, to ge vse of haly
kirk, of fyne gold and siluer, togiddir 'with ane altare, closit
about with coppir and braft, assignyng rentis of landis adiacent
to ge vphald of gir premisft. This tempill was ge first dedicate
amang Scottis, quhare ge bischop or prelate in rite of Cristianis
20 had his sege and prymacie, as oure cronikillis rememberis. m.l.t. 201&
Now it is namyt the Kirk of Sodorenft, quhilk we call ge Ilis.
To write quharefore it was namyt Sodorenft, lang tyme and
age has obscurit ge ressoun, like as of mony vthir thingis
and placis. Ffinalie King Craithlinth, be policie of religioft
and domestic actis, conquest ane nobill name to ge posterite,
and in the xxiiij 3ere of his regnne deceissit ; in quhilk 3ere
Ffincormak, son of Cormak, erne to King Craithlinth, resauit
ge crowne be ge handis of Craithlinth apoun his dede bed,
euery man beseking his gouerment suld be ewroft and happy,
and sitting in ge marbill chyare conforme to ge ryte of pro-
genitouris, was salust souerane. In ge tyme of Craithlinth,
or litill before his regne, men of singulars erudicioun war
liffand : Julius Capitolinws, Vopiscus of Siracus, and vtheris
30 before game sum parte, Trebellius Pallio, Elius Lampridius,
Elius Spartianus, and Herodiane, Greek, all writaris of Romane
historijs, noc/zt alanedie be writing of gare grete actis, bot
als be grete eloquence, decoring and magnifying ge Romane
Impire, as did diuerft vthir cunnyng men afore. Of oure
nacioun ge samyn tyme schynit in doctrine of Haly Scripture
Amphibale, bischope, Modok ge first, Calane, Fferane, Ambiane
and Carnok, trew servandis to Almychty God, callit Culdej
be oure aid vulgare langage, throw all regiouns of Scottis
with grete laubouris preiching ge doctrine of Criste our1
Saluatoure. That ilk tyme war mony vtheris, bot gir war
ge speciflll gat gare namys come to knaulege of ge posterite.
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