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THE 4 BUKE.
231
hail cans of the discorde began?? this way, for sum
Peychtis of the principall and cheif Nobilitie; thir being
throuch the feildis, togither at the hunting, cruellie slewe
sum of thair awne sequalis, quhilke quhen thay had done,
5 to King Aidan thay fled for refuge. Quhen Brudie had
requiret that thay war randerit, to be Justifiet, Aidan
denyes to rander thame, and said it was co«trare his
honour, to deceiue his clientis fled to him for refuge.
The mater cruellie was delt betuene thame with swordes,
10 and neir Dunkeld, in Striuiling boundes, yair was the
feild strukne wl scharpe straikis. Jn this battell the
Peychts ar sair ouircuw, and mony of thawe slane doune.
Bot Columba partlie throuch scharpe admonitione, part-
lie throuch godlie exhortatione, the myndes of thir kingis
15 he inclynet to mutual fauour, and at Tenth, bande thame
w‘ inward familiaritie.
Bot Ethelfred, to quhome in gouemment fell Nor-
thumbirland, ane of the vii kingis of Saxone, quha
amang thame occupiet Britan me parted in vii king-
20 domes; quhen of gredines, he lusted eftir the King of
the Peichtfs kingdome, to the king he cumis of Peichts,
with a dissimulat and fin^et countenance, and sayes, that
he sair, and with hauie dolour Lamentis his kais, skaith,
and diffett, quhilke of the Scottis he had receiuet. ffor
25 this cause he gyues him this counsel; that in haist he
set vpo« the Scotis : and this he says, of this mynd and
intentione, that the force of Brudie King of Peichtis war
alluttirlie Wracket be the King of Scotis. quhairfor he
was Author that the Peichtis sulde Jnvade the Britonis,
30 quha laitlie war confident w‘ the Scotis; that quhen the
force of thair companiouns & societie war brokne, the
Scottis mycht the esilier be ouircum. farther, that he
mycht inflame and steir vpe to thir weiris, Brudie king
of Peychtis; he assuiredlie premisses him, that nathir
35 him selfe, nor his people at ony tyme he sal misse radie
to assist him. Brudie thairfor invades the Britonis.
Heir is ane
sair battell
begun.
Quhen thir
Kingis war
be sancte
Columb re-
prehendet
thay war to
his admowi-
tio»is obedi¬
ent.
Throuch the
craftie de¬
ceit of Ethel¬
fred betuene
the Scotis &
Peychtes
weiris ar
beguw.
231
hail cans of the discorde began?? this way, for sum
Peychtis of the principall and cheif Nobilitie; thir being
throuch the feildis, togither at the hunting, cruellie slewe
sum of thair awne sequalis, quhilke quhen thay had done,
5 to King Aidan thay fled for refuge. Quhen Brudie had
requiret that thay war randerit, to be Justifiet, Aidan
denyes to rander thame, and said it was co«trare his
honour, to deceiue his clientis fled to him for refuge.
The mater cruellie was delt betuene thame with swordes,
10 and neir Dunkeld, in Striuiling boundes, yair was the
feild strukne wl scharpe straikis. Jn this battell the
Peychts ar sair ouircuw, and mony of thawe slane doune.
Bot Columba partlie throuch scharpe admonitione, part-
lie throuch godlie exhortatione, the myndes of thir kingis
15 he inclynet to mutual fauour, and at Tenth, bande thame
w‘ inward familiaritie.
Bot Ethelfred, to quhome in gouemment fell Nor-
thumbirland, ane of the vii kingis of Saxone, quha
amang thame occupiet Britan me parted in vii king-
20 domes; quhen of gredines, he lusted eftir the King of
the Peichtfs kingdome, to the king he cumis of Peichts,
with a dissimulat and fin^et countenance, and sayes, that
he sair, and with hauie dolour Lamentis his kais, skaith,
and diffett, quhilke of the Scottis he had receiuet. ffor
25 this cause he gyues him this counsel; that in haist he
set vpo« the Scotis : and this he says, of this mynd and
intentione, that the force of Brudie King of Peichtis war
alluttirlie Wracket be the King of Scotis. quhairfor he
was Author that the Peichtis sulde Jnvade the Britonis,
30 quha laitlie war confident w‘ the Scotis; that quhen the
force of thair companiouns & societie war brokne, the
Scottis mycht the esilier be ouircum. farther, that he
mycht inflame and steir vpe to thir weiris, Brudie king
of Peychtis; he assuiredlie premisses him, that nathir
35 him selfe, nor his people at ony tyme he sal misse radie
to assist him. Brudie thairfor invades the Britonis.
Heir is ane
sair battell
begun.
Quhen thir
Kingis war
be sancte
Columb re-
prehendet
thay war to
his admowi-
tio»is obedi¬
ent.
Throuch the
craftie de¬
ceit of Ethel¬
fred betuene
the Scotis &
Peychtes
weiris ar
beguw.
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| Description | Wrytten first in Latin by Jhone Leslie and translated in Scottish by James Dalrymple. Edited by E.G. Cody. Volume 2 edited by E.G. Cody and William Murison. Edinburgh : Printed for the Society by William Blackwood & Sons, 1888-1895. 2 volumes. |
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