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THE THRID BUKE.
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agane: Athir that be this way thay al occasione of
seditione may cut away; or that rather thay may occu-
pie Britannie ; and that is lykliest, and quhen thay haue
it vndir thame, and in thair handes, thay think to keip
5 it in * creddance, and Brittanie in bettir obedience, w4
les labour.
A certane noble man of Britannie, his name Ful-
gentius, dispytes to heir that edicte, and wil nocht abyd
to heir the contempte and seruitude of his natione; and
10 makeng a co^fideratione agane w4 the Scottis and
Pechtis thair nychtbouris to helpe thame, thay mayd
gret slauchtir amang the Romanis dyuerse tymes. And
excepte Emperour Seuerus had cum in haist, ane end
had bene maid, out of hand, of the Romanis, in sik
15 danger, being oppressed w4 comuratione of sa mony
people. Seuerus at the first poking slewe of Albion
xx thousand, and out of thair ennimies handes obteined
al authoritie.
Seuerws did nathing digne & prayseworthie eftir this
20 victorie, excepte that be his sone Antonin he erected
the wal of Adrian agane. Schortlie he tuke trues w4 the
Scottis and Pechtis. Sa did he w4 Fulge;ztias and the
Britonis his partakeris vpon t pladges. Seuerus nocht
lang efter throuch aid age, in ^orke, dies.
25 He deid, Antonin his sone leiues Britannie bair, but
ony saifgarde, and passis to Rome. Quhen thair he
cuwzis, that him selfe alane mychte posses the Jmpire,
wicketlie he murtheris his brother Geta in his motheris
armes.
3° Quhen King Donald his awne people now had re¬
stored & sett at peice and libertie, efter thay in a
maner had bene + alienat frome him; and now quhen
* L. “ in fide continerent ”—to keep it to its fidelity.
f L. “obsedibus acceptis ”—having taken hostages.
$ L. “ Quasi postliminio restitutis ”—acquired, so to say, by right
of reprisal.
The band of
peice rennet
agane with
the Ro¬
manis.