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CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
How the
king wssit
mikill
iusting.
How the
king brocht
his realme to
greit man-
heid and
honouris.
barrouns wondrous weill that was abill thairfoir, and
sindrie tymes wald gar mak proclematiouns out throw
his realme to all and sindrie his lordis, earleis and
barrouns quhilk was abill for iusting or tornament
to come to Edinburgh to him and thair to exerceis 5
them selffis for his plesour as they war best accustomit,
sum to rin witht speir, sum to fight witht the battell
axe and harnis, sum to feight witht the tuo handit
suord, sum to schut the hand bow, corsebow and coll-
vering. And everie man as he faught best gat his xo
wapouns deliuerit to him be the king in this maner;
he that ran the speir best, he gat ane speir witht gould
deliuerit in to him witht gilt harnis thair to keip in
memorieall of his pratick and ingyne thair to, and also
the harrottis blasonitt him to be the best justar and 15
rynnar of the speir in the realme amang his bretherine;
and the battell axe deliuerit to him that faught best
thairwitht, and in lykewyse the suord, hand bow and
corse bow deliuerit be the heraldis the samin maner
to them that wssit them best. Be this way and meane 20
the king brocht his realme to great manheid and hon¬
ouris, that the tyme1 of his iusting and tornamentis
sprang throw all Europe quhilk caussit money forand
knychtis to come out of strange contrieis to Scottland
to seik iusting because they hard the nobill fame and 25
knychtlie game of the prince of Scottland and of his
lordis and barrouns and gentillmen. Mony strangeris
came bot few reffussit bot they war fouchin witht and
wairit in singular battell be the Scottis men.2
1 I has “fame.” See Notes.
2 I adds, ‘ ‘ in the zeir of god Im four hundreith Ixxxxij zeiris.
CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
How the
king wssit
mikill
iusting.
How the
king brocht
his realme to
greit man-
heid and
honouris.
barrouns wondrous weill that was abill thairfoir, and
sindrie tymes wald gar mak proclematiouns out throw
his realme to all and sindrie his lordis, earleis and
barrouns quhilk was abill for iusting or tornament
to come to Edinburgh to him and thair to exerceis 5
them selffis for his plesour as they war best accustomit,
sum to rin witht speir, sum to fight witht the battell
axe and harnis, sum to feight witht the tuo handit
suord, sum to schut the hand bow, corsebow and coll-
vering. And everie man as he faught best gat his xo
wapouns deliuerit to him be the king in this maner;
he that ran the speir best, he gat ane speir witht gould
deliuerit in to him witht gilt harnis thair to keip in
memorieall of his pratick and ingyne thair to, and also
the harrottis blasonitt him to be the best justar and 15
rynnar of the speir in the realme amang his bretherine;
and the battell axe deliuerit to him that faught best
thairwitht, and in lykewyse the suord, hand bow and
corse bow deliuerit be the heraldis the samin maner
to them that wssit them best. Be this way and meane 20
the king brocht his realme to great manheid and hon¬
ouris, that the tyme1 of his iusting and tornamentis
sprang throw all Europe quhilk caussit money forand
knychtis to come out of strange contrieis to Scottland
to seik iusting because they hard the nobill fame and 25
knychtlie game of the prince of Scottland and of his
lordis and barrouns and gentillmen. Mony strangeris
came bot few reffussit bot they war fouchin witht and
wairit in singular battell be the Scottis men.2
1 I has “fame.” See Notes.
2 I adds, ‘ ‘ in the zeir of god Im four hundreith Ixxxxij zeiris.
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