Skip to main content

‹‹‹ prev (520)

(522) next ›››

(521)
JAMES V.
353
land and bordaris forsaid to enter in waird in the castell
of Edinburgh, Blaknes and Dumbartane, thair to re-
maine during his plesour; to wit, the laird of Ballcleuch
was wardit in the castell of Edinburgh, the laird of
5 Johnnstoun and Marke Kar wairdit in Dindie, witht
money wther gentillmen of the bordaris. He wairdit
thame because he knew weill they war the breakeris
of peace and nothing was done be the commons bot
be thame and thair avyce and command quhairthrow
10 thair was great reif and heirscheip in the contrie be thir
saidis heidis men alledgeand it to be the commons of
the contrie. Bot fre tyme thai wer taine thame selffis
and put in captiuetie as I haue schawin to zow, thair-
efter thair was great peace and rest ane lang tyme
15 quhair throw the king had great proffeit, of the quhilk
he had ten thowsand scheip gangand into Ettrick forrest
all in keiping be ane Andrew Bell, quho maid the king
goode compt of thame as thay had gaine in the boundis
of Fyfe.] In this meane tyme thair was certane lordis
20 and gentillmen banischit out of the contrie for certane
crymes of leise-maiestie, to wit, the Earle of Bothwell,
the Maister of Simpill, the laird of Drumlanrick witht
wtheris diuerse.
Nocht lang efter this the king sieand the realme
25 standand in great peace and tranquilietie, reioyssit
greatlie at the samin, thinkand daylie that all thingis
sould increse mair and mair, to that effect gart send
to Denmerk and bring hame great horse and meiris,
and pat thame in parkis that thair ofspring might be
30 gottin to susteine the weiris in tyme of neid; and
also he send to Flanderis and France and brocht
hame artaillze, pulder and bullatis witht pickis and
harneis and all necessar ordienance ffor weir. And
also he appeirandlie plenischit the contrie witht all
35 kynd of craftismen out of wther countries, sic as
Frenchemen Spanzardis, Dutchemen and Inglischmen
Z
How the
king chairgit
the great
men to waird
of the bor¬
daris.
Certane
lordis and
gentillmen
banist.
Fol. 120 b.
How the
king send to
Denmerk for
great horse.

Images and transcriptions on this page, including medium image downloads, may be used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise stated. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence