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JAMES V.
351
demnitt Dawid Strattoun because he wald nocht abiure
and burne his faggat; the quhilk the king desyrit him
greatlie for to do, and procurit for his lyfe at the bischopis
handis quho was contentit to gif him the samin, to witt,
5 his lyfe sa that he wald burne his faggat, quhilk he wald
nocht consent to do and thairfoir they brunt him. I
know no cause quhairfoir bot that he discordit witht his
persone ffor wnpayment of his teindis; and in lyke wayse,
Mr Normond Galloway was condemnit and brunt, I
10 knaw no cause quhairfoir bot because he was in the
eistland1 and cam hame and marieit ane wyfe contrairto
our actis, because he was ane preist. Ffor they wald
thoill no preistis to marrie bot they wald punische and
burne him to the deid, bot gif he had wssit ten2 thowsand
15 huris he wald nocht haue been brunt.
THE XXIIII CHAPTER.
Hou the king wardit certaine gret men of the border. Certain
lordis and gentillmen banisst. Hou the king send to den-
mark for gret hors and meiris. Hou the king send ambassa-
douris to the duik of Wandoune. Hou the king was boune
to france and hou he returnit againe.
3 This being done the king passit to the lillis4 and
thair held courttis of Justice and punischit baitht theif
and tratour according to thair demerittis. And also he
caussit the great men5 to schaw thair haldingis quhair
20 throw he fand money of the saidis landis in non entrie,
the quhilk he confiscat and brocht thame to his awin
1 “Eistland”—i.e., Scandinavia. Cf. “Eistland boards.” See
Glossary. 2 Dalzell has “ ane.”
3 I places this journey to the Isles after the death of Queen
Magdalen, which is right. The true date appears to have been
1539- 4 I has “with ane gret navie.”
5 I has “ deniwassellis ” — i.e., duniwassals = gentlemen. See
Glossary. ‘ ‘ To schaw thair haldingis ” = to produce their titles.
See Notes.
How the
king past to
the yillis.
351
demnitt Dawid Strattoun because he wald nocht abiure
and burne his faggat; the quhilk the king desyrit him
greatlie for to do, and procurit for his lyfe at the bischopis
handis quho was contentit to gif him the samin, to witt,
5 his lyfe sa that he wald burne his faggat, quhilk he wald
nocht consent to do and thairfoir they brunt him. I
know no cause quhairfoir bot that he discordit witht his
persone ffor wnpayment of his teindis; and in lyke wayse,
Mr Normond Galloway was condemnit and brunt, I
10 knaw no cause quhairfoir bot because he was in the
eistland1 and cam hame and marieit ane wyfe contrairto
our actis, because he was ane preist. Ffor they wald
thoill no preistis to marrie bot they wald punische and
burne him to the deid, bot gif he had wssit ten2 thowsand
15 huris he wald nocht haue been brunt.
THE XXIIII CHAPTER.
Hou the king wardit certaine gret men of the border. Certain
lordis and gentillmen banisst. Hou the king send to den-
mark for gret hors and meiris. Hou the king send ambassa-
douris to the duik of Wandoune. Hou the king was boune
to france and hou he returnit againe.
3 This being done the king passit to the lillis4 and
thair held courttis of Justice and punischit baitht theif
and tratour according to thair demerittis. And also he
caussit the great men5 to schaw thair haldingis quhair
20 throw he fand money of the saidis landis in non entrie,
the quhilk he confiscat and brocht thame to his awin
1 “Eistland”—i.e., Scandinavia. Cf. “Eistland boards.” See
Glossary. 2 Dalzell has “ ane.”
3 I places this journey to the Isles after the death of Queen
Magdalen, which is right. The true date appears to have been
1539- 4 I has “with ane gret navie.”
5 I has “ deniwassellis ” — i.e., duniwassals = gentlemen. See
Glossary. ‘ ‘ To schaw thair haldingis ” = to produce their titles.
See Notes.
How the
king past to
the yillis.
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