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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
be pape
Celestine
the first.
S.. Seruan
Bischope.
Teruan also
Archiebi.
S. Patrick.
ffinmack-
oul.
Christe; that the ruites of the Pelagian haeresie, now
spruitting vpe litle and litle, quhilke, efter the Peychtes
and Britannis, began lykwyse to Jnvade our natione.
and did diligens to put the ruites of the sincere and
pure Religioune in sum suir place; to festne and to 5
rate it into the hartes of wandireris by the way. To
this Palladie, and the sait of Rome, our Bischopes
gaue sik * authoritie, that quhen afor euir with ws
Bischopes war nocht chosen bot by electione of the
Mounches, This be the Papes halynes sent vnto ws, 10
with al corccentes was admitted and approuen with Joy
and Gladenes. ffarther S. Palladie gaue S. Seruan a
Bischoprie and sente him ouer til Orknay, thair to Jn-
struck the Rude and Barbarous people in the christne
faythe; Teruan also he maid Archiebischope of the 15
Peychtes. Jn quhilkes places thir twa, sa diligentlie
co?zforme to pietie and Religione, largelie did thair
dutie and perfytlie ; partlie ruteng the Pelagiane haeresie
out of thair hartes ; partlie quhen thair hartes war cleine
purged, instilling in thair hartes the puritie of religioune, 20
that eftirward the ane worthilie was aesteimet Apostle of
the Peychtes, the vther Apostle of Orknay.
S. Patrik lykwyse that sam tyme caw in Jrland. The
opinione of monye, this is, that Finnane the sone was
of a certane man called Coelis; this Finnan in our 25
mother toung named Finmakcoul, a ma« of gret statur,
in that age duelte with ws; quhais +ofspri«g proceidet
of the stock of the aid gyantfs. Jn the meine tyme the
Britanis quha now x ^eiris had bene J pe^sioneris to the
Scottis, quyetlie, throuch counsel of Conan sone to the 30
former Co«an, thay co«spyre against the Scottis and
Peychtes : Quhais counselis quicklie war stayed, quhair-
* L. “tantum detulere”—paid such deference.
+ L. “tanquam ex veterum gigantum stirpe exortum”—as if he
had sprung from the race of the old giants.
X L. “ Vectigales’’—tributary.