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subtill muldry of sindry fiouris and ymagerijs, pe werk sa
curious pat it excedit all pe stuff perof. Attoure, J>is toure
wes apparalit eneuch with rich tapestrijs of gold and silk,
and behynd pame wer corffbowis bendit with gayn3eis reddy
to schott. In pe myddis of pis houft wes ane ymage of braft,
maid to pe similitude of Kenneth, with ane goldin appill in
his hand, with sik ingyne pat als sone as ony man maid him
to thraw this appill oute of pe hand of pis ymage, pe wrying
of pe samyn drew all pe tituppis of pe corsbowis at anys, and
schott at him that threw pe appill. Kenneth brocht in pis
toure in maner forsaid, na thing knawin pe tresoun devisitt
be pis subtill woman, finaly pe duris beand closit, and nane
with him bot pis lady, he began, eftir pat he had vesijt sindry
memellis within pis toure, to inquyre quhat pis ymage and
appill signifyitt. “This ymage,” said scho, “is maid in
similitude of the, pat pe pepill may vnderstand quat reuerence
and affeccioun I here thairto. This goldin appill with sa mony
precious stanys is ordanit to be gevin to the in signe of lufe,
377 and perfor ressaif it with hartly bene | uolence, for it is sett with
mony precious stanys of sindry vertuous.” The King threw
pe appill to haif takin it, and with pe thrawing peroi drew vp
(II. 228) pe titvppis, and incontinent pe corftbowis schott him throw
pe body. Fenell, seand pe King slayn, lokkitt pe dure, and
ran to pe 3aitt, quhair scho gat horft & fled awaye. The
Kingis semandis, abyding lang of his outecuming, brak finaly
pe dure, quhair pai fand him bullerand in his blude, and waryitt
pis abhominabill weche for his slauchter.
Off King Constantyne; of sindry marwellis sene in
Albion ; how Constantyne and Malcolme contendit
for pe croun ; how Inglis and Danys wer aggreit
be Malcolme, Prince of Scotland ; how Cowstantyne
and Kenneth faucht, and war baith slayne. Ca x
Kenneth slayne be this vncouth and wounderfull slycht,
Constantyne, son to King Culyne, come with ane grete
powere to his frendis to Skoyne, quhair he ressauit pe croun.