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bellenden’s boece
Scottis wer providit alft wele to were as peace, 3ite, for pe
commoun wele of Albianis, he wes content to half peace ;
quhilk wes roboratt eftir pe teno^r of pe auld band, with pir
new condicionis, that Northumberland sail pas vnder perpetuall
dominioun of Inglismen, and Cumber and Westmureland
awnext to pe Prince of Scotlannd. The peace ratifijt in pis
maner, Indulphus, pe son of King Constantyne pe Thrid,
tuke possessioun of Cumber and Westmureland as Prince of
Scotland.
Eftir this Malcolme passit pe residew of his dayis in polesy
and iustice, quhill at last for oure 1 extreme pvnicioun of
thevis he wes slayne at Vlryme, ane tovun in Mwrraye, pe
xv 3ere of his regnne, fra pe Incarnacioun ixc lix 3eris. The
conspiratouris & slaaris of pis nobill prince war revin syndry
354 with horsft, and pair quartaris affixitt j on sindry townis, and
pai quhilkis wer devisaris of pis cruelte, or gaif counsale to
pe samyn, wer prekit throw pe body on ane staik. The thrid
3ere eftir deth of Malcolme decessit King Athelstane, eftir
quhom succedit Edmond his son. Vpms writis pat pis Edmond
wes Athelstanis bruther, bot I will follow Verimond, quhilk
sayis pat King Edward had na childerin bot Athelstane and
Beatrice, pat wes gevin in manage to Cithrik, Prince of Danys.
Nochpeles, quhatsumeuir disputacioun follow in pis mater,
certane is pat Edmonnd succedit immediatly to King
Athelstane.
203) Off King Indulphus, and how he refusit to fecht
aganis Inglismen in support of Danis ; how Avalassus
wes disconfist be King Edmond, and his army put
to flycht; how Hago and Hellrig with ane grete
power of Danys wer disconnfist in Buchquhane, and
Indulphus slayne. Ca iij
Eftir the deth of King Malcolme ane conuencion wes maid
at Scoyne, in pe quhilk Indulphus wes maid king, pe
v 3ere of his empire he wes desyrit be Avalassus, Prince of
1 MS. ouree.

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