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throw quhilk he happyraiit to saye amang his familiaris eftir
collacioun pat his nobillis suld estely 1 repent ]?air doyngis, 2
hot gif pai war sworn to tak his part alanerlye aganis all
vtheris. Nochtpeles, pir wourdis war depair prentit in pair
myndis pan he belevitt. In pe menetyme pis Duncan, bastard
son to King Macolme, was send oute of Ingland be support
of King Wilhame, secund 3 son to pe Bastard of Normandy,
to put Donald Bane fra pe crone. Donald, aduerteist of his
cuwing, mett him with ane grete army. Nochtpeles, quhen
pe batallis war reddy to iovne, mony of pe nobillis & commonis
of Scotland come fra Donald to Schir Duncan pe Bastard,
throw quhilk Donald was constranytt to flee in pe Ilis. This
Duncan come in Scotland to Skoyne, and tuke pe croun,
and becaus he was mair exercit in chevelrye than ony adminis-
tracioun of iustice, he traistit na thing iust nor richt bot as
it succedit be pe swerde and richt of batall, throw quhilk
infinite troubill and diuisionis followitt in pe realme. Donald
Bane, aduerteist pm>f, corruppit be money pe Erie of Memis,
namyt Makpender, to slaye King Duncan. Makpender,
sekand occasioun lang tyme to bring his purpoft to effect,
come in Menteth, quhare Duncan wes, and slew him slepand
in his bed, and becaus pis Duncan was ane tyran gevin to
cruelte and blude, few menit his slauchter, or thocht it evill
done. Eftir his slauchter Donald was restorit to pe croun„
quhilk he broukit afoir Schk Duncan vj monethis, and King
Duncan on pe samyn maner broukit pe croun vther vj monethis,
and sa pe realme wes in continewall troubill thre jeris be pair
tyranny. The nobillis, na les repugnant to his autorite pan
obeisand to pe samyn, socht occasioun all wayis to finifc his
empire. In pe menetyme raift herschippis in sindry partis,
maid be devisioun amang pe nobillis, and 3ite pe weeris
continewitt with Inglismen, howbeit na thing followitt pat
was wourthy to be put in memory.
At last Magnus, King of Norwaye, went with ane grete flott
1 This reading appears to be the scribe’s intention: eselie is partly
crossed out, a carat inserted, and estely written by the scribe in the left
margin, agreeing with the haistelie of the printed text or A.
2 MS. doyngins. 3 MS. secunid.
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