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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
The toune of
Montrose.
The mon¬
tane Gram-
pie.
The riuer of
Esk.
The fertilitie
heirof.
sindrie touris and gentle mems places, Couie, lykwyse,
and Barie tonnes no4 of the laichest digrie. heir lyk¬
wyse ane aide and ancient toune to name Fordun
quhair keipet haue bene the reliques of S. Palladia quha
was called the Apostle of Scotland. Neist this province, 5
is the toune of Mountrose, ance Colurt quhilke was
namet, * situat with this benifite, that it hes a worthie
and verie notable hauin for schipis. In the bordirs of
Marr and Mernes, the gret hil, named 155Grampie sa
mekle renouned in the aide Romane histories, begins 10
nocht far frome the cost besyd Abirdin, extending
throuch the midcuntries, sum tymes braider, sum tymes
narower, evin to the West Sey, ay quhil it cum to Dun-
bartane, 30 and til Argyle.
To the Mernes neist succeidis Angus, a cuntrie surelie 15
beutiful baith throuch the gift of nature, and throuch
the Industrie and thriftines of the inhabitouris: Angus
is f induet with thrie riueris, first northerlie with the
riuer of Esk, secundlie sutherlie with the sam riuer of
Esk, thridlie with the best riuer of al the riuers in Scot- 20
land named Tai: of quhilkes, Tai, ri/ming throuch
diuerse cuntries flowis out of a loch of the sam name
xxiiii. myles lang, § and twa myles braid; at last rinis
into the main Sey. This ground is fertil baith in quheit,
and in al vthir kinde of stuffe : braid hillis, lochis, wodis, 25
and forrestis, garssie passtural and mony medowis,
Castellis and touris exceiding monie, it hes.
missimum”—the dwelling-place of the Earl Marshall, very strong
on account of its situation.
* L. “situs beneficio ac insigni portu peregregium ”—very excel¬
lent in its situation, and its magnificent harbour.
t L. “irrigatur”—is watered.
+ L. “ Septemtrionali Esca, et meridionali quoque ”—by the North
and also by the South Esk.
§ L. “in Germanicum tandem mare bis mille fere passus latus se
prsecipitat”—at length, when nearly two miles broad, empties
itself into the German Sea.