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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND. 37
and authoritie : quhilke albeit in al prouinces with vs be
cowmone, pt maist of al in Fife: In fife, mairouir, sittis
the Primat of the Realme, the citie of S. Androes is the
cheif and mother citie of the Realme; for frome him it
5 hes the name, quha is named patrone of Scotland, to
wit S. Andro, quhair with vs is a famoztf Wniuersitie
and a notable schule, quhilkes wald God thay at this
tyme flurished alsweil in thair theologie, as thay flurishe
in thair Philosophic, and vthiris humane studies. In
10 that prouince is lykwyse the toune of Couper nocht of
smal reputatione; quhair Juges he quha is Juge; and
* Schireffe of the cuntrey to his stile hes. Heir ar mony
Clostiris, in quhilkes the maist welthie ar the monaster
of Dunfermling, Lindoris, the Priorie of S. Androis;
15 Colrosse, Pittinwime, Balmerino, Abirdour and Elchok,
of quhilkes thir twa ar women.
THE PROUINCES OF THE NORTHE PARTE
OF THE REALME.
About to speik sumthing of the vthir parte of the
Realme, I wil begin at the west cost of Lome, quhair I
left ofie, and thairfra Northerlie wil perseueir, vpozz the
20 Sey coste on sik a maner as we may com to the mouth
or entrie of the water of Tai, quhilke separates Fife
frome Angus, that the partes, quhilkes lyes in the mid
cuwtrey I the esier may coz/zprehend.
Loquhabre is thairfor nychtbour to Lome, in pastoral,
25 in wodis, and in yrne abundant, in corne nocht sa plenti¬
ful. Thair, twa riueris, amazzg the rest, of aide ar no1 a
litle famous, the name of the ane 118 Louthe, the name
of the vther Hispan, quhilkes ar esteimed to excel mony
vthirs riueris baith in Salmonde, and in abundance of
Loquhaber.
L. “ Vicecomes illi titulus est ”—Viscount is his title,