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The mon¬
aster of
Paslay.
The mon¬
asteries in
Scotland
maist ornat.
Glasgwe ane
Archbis-
chopis sait.
ane acada-
mie.
ne gret
market.
l6 THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
Temple, bewtie of the 72biging, and ecclesiastical veste-
me«ts, and decore of the * gardes, may esilie contend
with mony kirkes, quhilkes this day ar halden maist
ornat in vthir cuntreyes: quhilke may trulie be spokne
of vthir monasteries with ws, butt ony exceptione, that 5
we neid no' this to repeit agane: War nocht beutiful
and excellent monasteries, Aberbroth, Sanctandrois,
Dumfermiline, the haly rud house in Edinburghe, and
Melrose. Surlie Johne the last archiebischope of Sanct¬
androis with ws, with gret expenses erected the tour of 10
the kirke of Paslay, that nane with ws bigit the lyke,
quhilke f afor had nocht fallin, It was sa sure foundet
nathir was 3it poTyted.
Twa myles abone the toune of Renfrou is a gret and
ane large village vpon the watir of clyde named Goeuan ; 15
because it brewis gude ale commended throuch the hail
land, frome this be3ond the watir of Clyd distant vthiris
twa myles is a noble toune to wit of Glasgwe quhair
is ane archibishopes sait. Surlie Glasgw is the maist re-
noumed market in all the west, honorable and celebrate : 20
Afor the hseresie began thair was ane Academic nocht
obscure nathir 74 infrequent or of ane smal nu;nbir, in
respecte baith of Philosophic and Granzmer and politick
studie. \ It is sa frequent, and of sik renoume; that it
sendes to the Easte cuntreyes verie fatt kye, herring 25
lykwyse and salmonte, oxne-hydes, wole and skinis,
Buttir lykwyse that nane bettir, and cheise. Bot,
contrare, to the West (quhair is a peple verie nuzner-
able in respecte of the comznoditie of the sey cost),
* L. “ hortorum ”—gardens.
t L. “ qua; antea parum firmo nixa fundamento, vix dum abso-
luta mole sua conciderat ” — which, before, not having a suffi¬
ciently firm foundation, when scarcely finished, had fallen by its
own weight.
+ “It” refers to the word “market.” The Latin text is quite
clear; but the translator has disturbed the order of the sentence, as
he often does.