Scottish Text Society publications > Third series > Chronicles of Scotland > Volume 2, 1941

LIBER VNDECIMUS
119
and finalie chasit him in Cumber, throw qw/wlk this Malcolme
had bene aluterlie distroyitt, war nocht his bastard bruther,
namyt Kenneth, come with ane grete cumpany to Striueling,
and stoppit all passage oure Forth; quhairthrow baith pe
armyis of Kenneth and Constantyne wes at grete troubill,
and Constantyne for lake of vittalis constranyt finalye to
skayll his folkis, to his hye displeseir. And becaus pe realme
wes devyditt in sindry faccionis, followitt grete slauchter and
herschippis in all partis pairof, quhairthrow sic mortalite wes
pa.t tyme amang Scottis pat it mycht haif bene sufficient
document to all pepill of pe displeseris falling be civill weeris.
The landwert pepill, for continewall reffe and herschippis
maid on pame, left pe land vnsawin and vnlabourit, becaus
pe horft and catall quhilkis suld haif lauborit the ground wer
reft fra pame. Finalie ilk troubill raift sa fast on vther pat
infynit slauchter, reffe and extorsionis wer done with all
maner of cruelteis pat mycht be devisit, but esperance of
bettir fortoun.
Quhill pe Scottis wer at sik troubill, Sanct Edwarde, King
of Ingland, neir vtterly opprest be weris of Danys, wes con-
stranit to redeme pe liberte of his pepill with huge moneye.
And becaus pair tyranny cessit nocht be the samyn, he tuke
purpoft to invaid pame be batall, and sollistit Malcolme,
Prince of Cumber, to cum with ane grete powere in his support;
throw quhilk pe Danys wer sa astunyst pat pai condiscendit
to haif peace on pis maner: King Edward sail paye ane
thousand libri striueling to pe Danys in redres of pair weris,
and pe Danis sail stand content with the landis conquest
afoir pat tyme, and sail nocht onlye ceft fra invading of
Inglismen, bot alft sail debaitt pame aganis all vncouth inymyis
(II. 230) in tymes cumyng. The samyn tyme King Constantyne,
379 traisting to fynd suffi | cient oportunite to bring all the boundis
of Scotland vnder his empyre, becaus the Prince of Cumber
wes implicatt with weeris of Danys, come with xxm men in
Loutheane, quhilk stude pat tyme vnder pe dominioun of
pe said Prince. Kenneth, pe bastard forsaid, quhilk wes left
be his bruper the Prince to resist pe attemptatis of King
Constantyne, come haistelye with ane grete powere at Craw-