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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
The Scottis
Jmbrace the
faith of
christe the
^eir of God
203.
The first vse
of cuin^et
gold and
siluer in
Scotland.
frome Pape Victor I. mekle he had hard, baith in
mirackles, and of al christne pietie, (Jn tyme lykwyse of
this forsaid Emperour Seuerus, this same Pape Victor
was adorned wl the croune of martyrdome) he humbillie
be legatis requyres, that men of religione and of leirneng 5
be sente in Scotland to teache him, his wyfe, and his
barnes, professing the name of christe, the haly scrip¬
tures, and informe thame thairin, and finalie baptise
thame in the haly fonte. This al was done. Throuch
quhais exemple baith the Nobilitie and the people war 10
steired vpe, and, in that * samyn place, schewe a singular
pietie in imbracewg the faith of christe. True it is, that
the kingis of Britannic and Scotland war the first quha
w‘ thair peoples proffessed the Christne Religione pub-
liklie, the Constance nochtwithsta^de«g of the Scottis, sa 15
constante ay hes bene, that vnto this age na monument
can schawe the Scottis frome that faith, quhilke ance
thay receiuet, euir at ony tyme to haue suaruet.
This 3eir, quhen the Scottis receiued the lychte of the
Catholik religione, was the thrid }eir abone twa hundir 20
frome the birth of christe; frome the first institutione
of the Scottis kingdome the thrid abone fyue hundir and
threttie. Quhilke wil testifie thir verses albeit nocht
verie + politik, pt throuch comme^datione of ancient
antiquitie maist X probable. 25
Christ! transactis tribus annis atq«« ducewtis
Scotia catholicaOT coepit inire fidem.
ffrome christe twa hunder jeiris and thrie
Scotland began christne to be.
Mairouer king Donald first of al the Scottis kingis 30
cuin^et golde and siluer peices, on the ane syde w1 the
image of the haly croce, on the vther syde with his awne
Jmage he cowmandet to stryke. Afor that tyme was
* L. “ Illico ”—there and then.
+jL. “ Politi”—if not very polished.
' J L. “ probatissimi’’—most approved.