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THE HISTORIE OF SCOTLAND.
A gud
prince.
his godlie
edict agains
blasphem¬
er/s and
sueirer/s.
deuotlie this
lyfe he de-
partes the
^eir of our
Lord 904.
He ringnes
xi ^eiris.
Jhone Scot
cuwning
baith in
greik &
latin, turnes
out of greik
the Hierar¬
chic of S.
Dionise.
he is ca«on-
iset a haly
martyr.
LXXIIII.—DONALD VI.
Donald VI. Constantin his sone, succeidetto Gregorie :
quhowe (na double) the Spirit of God from heinew
inflamet to amplifie the honour of God, quha sett out
ane edict, that na man take the name of God in vane,
sueiring ony athe: quha did vthirwise, thair lipis with 5
ane hett yrne sulde be burnte. all his tyme, he was
trublet nathir with strangeris nor wl ciuil Weiris, ex-
cepte with a smal contentioune at hame, betuein the
Moray me« and Ross, quhilk stryff he sune stanchet,
quhen the authoris war put doune. this lyfe he de- 10
partes with gret felicitie, the ^eir of his rigne xii, and is
buriit in Jona. Johne Scot, a singular Theolog, Was
an honorable ornament til his natioune, quha, quhen in
Atheins he lang had studiet, be Emperour Ludouik
he is sent for to ffrance, at quhais command, he turnet 15
into Latin the Hierarchic of S. Dionise; is now to be
seine that notable Wark sett out with the comnentaris
of that illustre Theolog Hew of S. Victor, thaireftir
be Chairles III, he is sent Legat til Alured king of
Jngland, to thank that noble prince, that, eftir the Danes 20
war ouirthrawne, with scotis and frenche he keipet peace;
for his gret cunning, of a Legat, he is maid * houshald
ma« and maistir to the kings barnes. heireftir, in the
Clostir of Malmesburie, quhair he professing publik
Schuiles, in sciences diuine and humane, sum of his 25
awne auditouris, Wantount and Wicket pung men, for
scharplier snibbing thair vngodlie maniris, than thay
culde suffir, with quhingers doupit him throw, quhome
the king, with authoritie of the Pape, causet to be
reknet amang the haly martyris, and in the selfe Clostir 30
to be decoret with ane honorable monument.
* L. “ hospes”—guest.

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