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LIBER DECIMUS SEPTIMUS
38Q
King lames, richt desyrous to here pe nobill dedis of his
anticessouris, take purpoft to vesy pis lady on pe nixt morrow.
This lady, richt reioisitt of pe Kingis earning, decoritt hir place
with tapestreis and precioas hyngaris, and, day beand cawin,
scho mett pe King with hir freyndis. The King finalye, eftir
sindry hir honest behavingis demanding hir of mony antiqaiteis,
and take grete delectacioan in hir coramonyng, amang sindry
materis demandit hir of pe maneris and statare of Wilhame
Wallace, and eftir pat of King Robert Erase ; to qahom scho
ansaeritt pat King Robert excellit all men in his dayis be
excellent palchritade and strenth of body, bot Williame
Wallace was far abon him in hage statare and corporale
pissance, and mycht haif dongin twa of King Robertt in
singalair bataill.
Qahen King lames had demandit hir of thir & mony vther
nobill campionis, he retarnit to Perth, qahair he was adaerteisr
that sindry of his nobillis mnrmvritt him for pe vptaking of
certane wardis, relevis and manage to his proffitte and vse.
Sone eftir he demandit his nobilhs, qahen pai war convenit
to pe coansale, qahepir it was mair semand to him to leif
on pair deviteis or his awne ; and becaas pai ansaerit, it war
mair plesand pat he levitt on his awne gere pan pairis, he
ansaeritt pat all pe wardis, relevis and mariageis war his
propir rentis, ordanit to his sastentacioan, howbeitt pai
war waistitt afoir be prodigalite of vpms pat governit pe
realme in his absence. Be this ansaere pe nobillis cessit fra
(II. 503) marmar.
The 3ere following, qahilk was fra pe Incarnacioan jm iiijc
xxxj, Hary pe Sext, King of Inglannd, come to Paryft, and
was crovnit in Oare Lady Kirk King of France, havand xij
3ere in aige. Nochtpeles, he tynt eftir baith pe realme of
Ingland and France, and come fagitive to King lames pe
Thrid, be qahome he was plesandlie ressaaitt. Howbeitt, he
was ane sikkir exempill to mortaill pepill how instabill and
vnsikkir is pe chance of fortoan, pat he, qahilk sam tyme was
King of twa maist pyssant realmez, was expellit fra pame
baith, and constranit to saaffe las life be beneaolence of
vneoath pepill.
38Q
King lames, richt desyrous to here pe nobill dedis of his
anticessouris, take purpoft to vesy pis lady on pe nixt morrow.
This lady, richt reioisitt of pe Kingis earning, decoritt hir place
with tapestreis and precioas hyngaris, and, day beand cawin,
scho mett pe King with hir freyndis. The King finalye, eftir
sindry hir honest behavingis demanding hir of mony antiqaiteis,
and take grete delectacioan in hir coramonyng, amang sindry
materis demandit hir of pe maneris and statare of Wilhame
Wallace, and eftir pat of King Robert Erase ; to qahom scho
ansaeritt pat King Robert excellit all men in his dayis be
excellent palchritade and strenth of body, bot Williame
Wallace was far abon him in hage statare and corporale
pissance, and mycht haif dongin twa of King Robertt in
singalair bataill.
Qahen King lames had demandit hir of thir & mony vther
nobill campionis, he retarnit to Perth, qahair he was adaerteisr
that sindry of his nobillis mnrmvritt him for pe vptaking of
certane wardis, relevis and manage to his proffitte and vse.
Sone eftir he demandit his nobilhs, qahen pai war convenit
to pe coansale, qahepir it was mair semand to him to leif
on pair deviteis or his awne ; and becaas pai ansaerit, it war
mair plesand pat he levitt on his awne gere pan pairis, he
ansaeritt pat all pe wardis, relevis and mariageis war his
propir rentis, ordanit to his sastentacioan, howbeitt pai
war waistitt afoir be prodigalite of vpms pat governit pe
realme in his absence. Be this ansaere pe nobillis cessit fra
(II. 503) marmar.
The 3ere following, qahilk was fra pe Incarnacioan jm iiijc
xxxj, Hary pe Sext, King of Inglannd, come to Paryft, and
was crovnit in Oare Lady Kirk King of France, havand xij
3ere in aige. Nochtpeles, he tynt eftir baith pe realme of
Ingland and France, and come fagitive to King lames pe
Thrid, be qahome he was plesandlie ressaaitt. Howbeitt, he
was ane sikkir exempill to mortaill pepill how instabill and
vnsikkir is pe chance of fortoan, pat he, qahilk sam tyme was
King of twa maist pyssant realmez, was expellit fra pame
baith, and constranit to saaffe las life be beneaolence of
vneoath pepill.
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| Publications by Scottish clubs > Scottish Text Society publications > Third series > Chronicles of Scotland > Volume 2, 1941 > (403) |
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| Description | Compiled by Hector Boece ; translated into Scots by John Bellenden, 1531 ; edited, in continuation of the work of the late Walter Seton, by R.W. Chambers and Edith C. Batho. Volume 2 edited by Edith C. Batho and H. Winifred Husbands. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by William Blackwood and Sons, 1938-1941. |
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