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bellenden’s boece
to pe lord of pe ground in redempcioun of pe wemewis chastite,
(II. 286) callit pe nwchettis of women ; quhilk law was nocht vnlyke
to pe thing pa.t wes vsit in Lovane, quhaire pe gude man
421 redemit pe vse of his wyfe with grete | sovmez of money fra pe
lord of pe ground.
King Williame with pe Rede Faice, eftir that he had ressauit
pe croun of Ingland, invadit pe Kirk with intollerabill iniuris,
and reft fra pe samyn all pe landis and rentis quhilkis war
gevin to it afoir. He kest doun mony abbayis, becaus as he
allegitt, pai war impedimewt to his hunting, and slew sindry
quhilkis war repugnant to his doyngis. He banyst Anselme,
Bischop of Cantirbary, and wald suffir nane of his lynage to
byde in his realme, becaus he reprevit his doyngis ; sone
eftir, herand pat Scottis had ane grete part of Cumber and
Northumberland, rasit his army, and come within pair rowmez
or ony weeds war denuncitt to pame, and quhen he had takin
pe castell of Amvyk, he slew all personis quhom he fand within
pe samyn. King Macolme, to resist sik thingis in pe begywnyng,
come •with ane grete army in Northumberland, and segitt pe
castell of Anwik. And quhen pe castell be lang segeing was
brocht to grete distres, and reddy to be randeritt, ane knycht
of Ingland, intending to doo ane hardy wassallage, come
with ane swift horft oute of pe castell, but armour, berand pe
keyis of pe castell on his spere poyntt, to signify pe castell
reddy to be randerit. The waiche, seand him in sik maner,
tuke na suspicioun, bot brocht him with grete ioy & merynes
to pe Kingis pal3eoun. The King, herand pe noyis of his army,
come oute of pe pal3eoun, to se quhat newis was fallin in pe
army. This Inglisman, seand pe King, held oute pe keyis to
him, and quhen pe King was lukand maist deligentlye to pe
keyis, pis Inglisman ran him with pe spere oute throw pe
left ee, and strayk pe horft incontinent with pe spurris, and
fled to pe nixt wode. The King fell doun dede amang his
nobillis. It is said pat King William of Ingland, quhen he
was aduerteist of his hardy wassallage, changitt his surname,
calland him Perft Ee, of quhom ar discenditt pe lynage of
Perseyis, quhilkis ar now Erlis of Northumberland. The