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Quharefore pai nobill women wer exilit, as vtheris banyst of
before. This was in cauft pat the legate pareeftir detestit
pe maneris of Pichtis as inhumane and cruell. Fferder, eftir
60 pe day to pe proscripcioun appoyntit was birvn, quhare ony
of pe Scottis blude was fundin in Albion, be scharp tormentis
as Pichtis had commandit war cruelly slane, sparing nowther
man nor woman of na state nor age. Be diligence of
inquisitouris pe samyn tyme pe quene of Scottis Cartandis,
with twa domycellis and ane servand, alanerlie was fundin
at pe sepulture of King Eugene, all begrett and fadit, almaist
consumyt be sorowe. And becaus scho was of Britan blude,
dochter to the prince of Walis, scho was convoyit but harme
to the legate. Maximus, memorative of pe variance of mannys
estate, and having miseracioun of pe displesing caift of pis
nobill woman, occurring in hir meting, laulie falling before
his fete, liftit hir fra pe ground, and wft/z gude wourdis exhortit
scho suld be of conforte, promytting he suld interteny hir
as his carnaill sister; syne arraying hir in riche abil3ementis,
70 gaif to hir Carictoun, quhilk in auld tymes was ane cheif ciete
quharein was pe kingfs palace, suffering hir resaue sic rentis
as scho plesit of landis adiacent to hir expenft. The quene
nocht mysknawand fra quhat estate and honoure scho was
deiectit, submytting hir to pe 3oik of seruitute, taking hir leif
at pe legate, tending hir viage to ane village nocht fer fra
Carictoun, separate fra sicht of Romanis be larouns of Pichtis
scho was awatit, quhilk slew hir servand and rouchly
demanyng hir chalmereris, disputed hir of horft, money,
clething, and all attyrement according the honeste of wemen.
How sone this outrage done to pe quene was schewin to
pe legate, apprehending pe rubbaris, he causit pame be
pynit to dede, and chargit pat pe Quene Cartandis suld be
80 honorably to him convoyit, quhare restoring hir ornamentis,
he intertenyit hir certane dayis, and assignit to hir keparis,
defending pat ony suld attempt to fule3e hir honeste. On
pe morne pe heris of Pichtis before pe legate hevilie regrettit
pat be persuasioun of ane captive woman and public inemye
thare servandis be his command war slane. At Romanis
Pichtis had nocAt dcsemit sic rewarde, exponyng pame self
Fo. CXIII.
ji.l.t. 2176
Fo.CXIIII.