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THE 4 BUKE.
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cubing and fame of King fergus, steiret vp, J say, frome
al cu;ztreyes and places neirhand. Coz/ueined lykwyse
the Princes of the Pechtes, to weilcum him hame and to
accepte and receiue him in the land with al joy and
5 gladnes; Thay mairouer besocht him to be na mair
myndful of aid byganes, bot to renue the band with the
Pechtes.
ffergus maid ansuer to this, that the aid band lang
before institute betuene the Scottis and Pechtes pleiset
10 him verie weil, sa that vpozz the same cozzditiounis,
quhilkes afor, it war rennet, to wit, that the Pechtes take
parte with the Scottis against the Romanis : That mair¬
ouer the Pechtes renunce frilie al that euir perteined to
the Scottis. Al things perfyted cozzforme to the band,
15 ffergus passed in Argyle: heir in the sait of his elderis
and Marmour chair he is sett, and crouned king, heir
accordeng to the Pompe of aid Vse and Wount, he is
of al saluted in kinglie honour.
This was the jeir xlv frome the tyme that the Scottis
20 war batiste out of Albion. The jeir of God ccccxxii.
The ^eir of the regne of the emperour Honorizzs xviii.
Legat Victories, meruellouslie at thir nues, with a
furious mynd he settis vpon the confiderat Kings. The
feild was strukne at Carron: The combat was sa cruel,
25 that thay sched baith alyke in Victorie; throuch the
tempest of a terrible storme, that sa vehementlie schuke
thame. This battel was deidlie on baith handes;
quhairfor the Romanis fled into Kent, the Scottis and
Pechtes to thair awne possessionis. Jn the mein tyme
30 legat Victor cowmandet to erecte the dyk betuene
Abircome and clyd mouth agane : quhilke, be a noble
capitane called Grame, was al brokne and douncastne,
quhen he expelled the Romanis, fra quhome evin in
our age it is jit called Grames Dyke, and fra quhome
35 the cozzzmoune opinione is, my Lord Grames hous to be
sproung and cum aff.
The Pechtes
with the
Scottis re-
nues the
band.
Fergus heir
is crouned
King.
Legat Vic¬
tor raises
weiris
against the
Scottis and
Pechtes.
a cruel bat¬
tel heir is
strukne.
The original
begin«ing of
my L.
Grames
hous.