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Macolme & his airis, for his liberalite schawin at f>is tyme, all
y>e wardis and relevis of )?air landis with pe manage of pair
heretouris perpetuallie, to haif proffitt peroi quhill pe heretoure
wer xxj 3eris of aige.
Macolme, remewbring of his voitt maid in his extreme neyd,
beildit ane kirk with na left cost pan magnificence in pe honoure
of Sanct Malok, and dotate pe samyn with pe landis of Murthlak,
Cloweth and Dunmeth with pe teyndis peroi to sustene pe
Bischop of Murthlak. This sete was callit ay pe sete of
Murthtlak to pe tyme of King Dauid pe First, be quhom it
wes callit Aberdene, and dotate mair richely pan afoir. In
pis sete has bene mony gude bischoppis, amangis quhom was
ane, Williame Elphynstoun, richt prudent and afald for pe
cowmoun wele, gevand extreme besynes all his dayis pat
peace and iustice suld regne in Jus realme, that pe Prince suld
regne abone his liegis with mair beneuolence j?an rigoure,
and to be na left terroure to mysdoaris pan in reuerence to
gude men, and pe pepill to haif him in vehement affeccioun,
but ony oppressioun of pair commoun wele, incressing to
giddir in amite and vertu, and kirkmen to leif eftir pair religioun
& obseruance, and finalie, pat euery thing suld be done na
left to pe plesOT of God pan to pe cowmoun wele. In his
396 place succedis now ane nobill man, Gawyne | Dunbar, quhais
grauite of roaneris and imitacioun of iustice may nocht be
schawin at Jus tyme, becaus it is nocht convenient to loiff
men afoir thair deth ; and perior retumys to oure history.
King Macolme, eftir sa mony cruell batellis led aganis Danys,
gouernit pe realme mony ^eris eftir in gude iustice with sindry
illustir and civill werkis, amangis quhom he maid ane buke
callit Regeam Maiestatem, contenand pe lawis how his realm
suld be governit, and quhat importance salbe gevin to his
Chancellar, Marscheall, Chalmerlane, lustice, Thesaurar,
Secretar, Register, Compttrollair,1 and all vther officis of
his houft. This Macolme had bene in fayme and loving nocht
behynd ony vther prince pat ever wes in pis realme, gif sik
vertew had bene in his latter aige as was in his first 3owth
(77. 251) and myd age. Nochpeles, all his excellent gloir wes ful3eitt
1 MS. comptttrollair.