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CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
How the
king send his
ambassa-
douris to the
empreour.
How the
king send
ambassa-
douris to the
Duik of
Wandoun.
quhilk war all cuning craftismen ewerie man for his
awin hand and craft as effeiris,—that is to say, 1 sum
was gunnaris, cuning wryghtis and carweris,2 paintaris,
messouns, smythis, harneis makeris, tepestaris, broudin-
staris,3 taillzouris, cunning surugenaris,4 pottingaris, witht 5
all wther kynd of craftismen that might bring his realme
to polliecie and caussit the said craftismen to apparall
his pallaceis in all maner of operatioun and necessaris
according to his order and gaif thame large wagis and
pensiouns thairof zeirlie. This being done, the king 10
send his ambassadouris for marieage,5 to wit, Schir
Johnne Cambell of Lundie,6 knyght, Schir Dawid
Lyndsay of the Mount, Lyoun harrott, quho was weill
ressawit witht the empreour and honourablle intreitit
and greatlie revardit ffor the king of Scottlandis saik ; 15
quhair thair was present into thame tuo fair gentill
wemen quhilk war the empreouris sister douchtaris,
quhilk war plessant fair and guide lyk in bewtie and
fairnes and in all the rest of thair behawieouris. Ffor
the quhilk cause the ambassadouris brocht hame thair 20
pictouris into the kingis grace of Scottland and presentit
the samin into him. How he was content thairwitht I
can not tell, bot the marage proceidit no forther, bot the
king thairefter send to France certane wther ambassa¬
douris for marieage of the Duik of Wandoun,7 to wit, 25
the lord Erskin and Schir Dawid Lyndsay of the Mount,
Lyoun harrott,8 quho war weill ressawit and intertenitt
into France be the Duike of Wandoun and his Duches,
and also be his douchteris and gat all thingis grantit to
1 Dalzell omits the following description.
2 I has “ carpentaris.”
3 “ Broudinstaris ” = embroiderers. See Glossary.
4 I has “chyrugioneris.”
5 The date of the embassy appears to have been 1533. See Notes.
6 B has “ Loudoun.”
7 “Wandoun”—Vendome.
8 B has “ the Cardinal,” and omits “ Lindsay.” The date of the
embassy appears to have been 1534. See Notes.