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be erected. The Jngine of this worke and biging was
sa meruellous, that in quhatsaeuir place, ilka stane was
sett, throuch a certane number that thay war market,
the place quhair euerie stane sould be sett mycht esilie
5 be knawen and discernet frome vthir. Bot the truer
opinione appeires to be, that this Castel was erected be
King 116 Arthur of Britanwie, in quhais name it is cele-
brat and famous euin in this age.
Now King Eder is maid frie of sa feirful a fae, and
10 thaireftir troublet with na weiris, he endis his lyfe in
glore and gret renounce. Honorabillie he is buriit in
the sepulchre of the kingis, quhen he had rougne fourtie
and aucht jeiris.
Quhil Eder Jit
ragne.
’ Quhen Julies Caesar had subduet mcmy natiounis,
and had obteinet a glorious name and a worthie
and noble fame, he returnes to Rome, and thair,
the administratione of the Jmpire attributeng
\ to himself onlie, he laid the first fundatione of
; the Romane Jmpire. Julius Caesar was the
. first Romane Emperour. Eftir him Octauius
V Augustus.
XVI. EUEN III.
Till Eder succeidet Eue« the thrid, his sone, to the
15 administratione of the Realme.
This king followit the maniris and vertues of his
father in nathing, bot led his lyfe in al vitiousnes and
voluptuous lyueng. Sa veheme«tlie he was addicted to
Venus, that quhen he had a hundir noble virginis and
20 honest matronis reft throuch force frome thair parentis
and housbandes, thay could nocht al mitigat, nor mekle
les to slokne his vnquencheable and Sensual appetite.
Out of al partes he gathiret a gaird of his awne brane
and Jngine, evin as impudent as him selfe, vnlyke him
25 in nathing, quhome he in al inteir societie acceptet, and
He dies in
peice the 48
of his regwe.
afor christe
the 12.
A licherous
persone and
auaritious,
inclynet to
al impietie.