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JAMES V.
357
the earle Marchell, the earle of Murray, the earle of
Rothes, the maister of Erskin, ffor the lord his father
was thair beffoir in ambassadrie and the cardinall witht
him; also thair was money barrouns and gentillmen
5 past witht the king at this tyme, quhilk I neid nocht
to rehearse.1
As sune as the king had prepairit him self and his
schipis he passit to Pettinvem 2 and thair inbarkit him¬
self and his nobillis the xx day of the monetht of [Sep-
io tember Im vc xxxvi]3 syne pullit wpe saillis and passit ford-
wart to France quhair he aryuit at the new heavin besyde
Depe the xxvj 4 day of the monetht forsaid. Alis sone
as the Frenchemen saw the king of Scottland and his
navie aprochand neir the land, they beleiffit thay had
15 bene strangeris or wnfreindis quhilk caussit thame to be
greatlie effrayit because thair was money wther strangeris
in his companie quhilk seimett to him to be ane greit
airme, quhilk [maid]3 tham all to be agast in the New
hevin. Bot fre tyme they saw the reid Lyoun of Scott-
20 land they knew weill it was the kingis grace thairof thai
war werie reioyssit of his coming ffor they hard word
and knew suirlie that he was to come. Thairfor the
word sprang throw the contrie that the king of Scottland
was landit in the new hewin witht ane great airme. The
25 quhilk nowellis past hestallie to the empreouris camp
quhair it was lyand for the tyme to wit at [Caleis]5 to
the number of iiijxx thowsand feghtand men aganis the
king of France quhois lutennent was lyand foment him
in campt of battell in lyke maner to the nimber of iijxx
30 thowsand men quho daylie [war] 3 skarmisching togither;
quhill at last the nowellis past to the empreour that the
1 I adds, “bot few of thir past in france for danger of the realme
and invasioun of enimyes bot gat licence to byd still to the kingis
hamecuming.”
2 I has “ Kirkcaldie.” 3 I inserts.
4 I has “ viij,” but means probably “xxviii.” 5 B inserts.
How the
[king] again
past in
France.
Fol. i22 a.
357
the earle Marchell, the earle of Murray, the earle of
Rothes, the maister of Erskin, ffor the lord his father
was thair beffoir in ambassadrie and the cardinall witht
him; also thair was money barrouns and gentillmen
5 past witht the king at this tyme, quhilk I neid nocht
to rehearse.1
As sune as the king had prepairit him self and his
schipis he passit to Pettinvem 2 and thair inbarkit him¬
self and his nobillis the xx day of the monetht of [Sep-
io tember Im vc xxxvi]3 syne pullit wpe saillis and passit ford-
wart to France quhair he aryuit at the new heavin besyde
Depe the xxvj 4 day of the monetht forsaid. Alis sone
as the Frenchemen saw the king of Scottland and his
navie aprochand neir the land, they beleiffit thay had
15 bene strangeris or wnfreindis quhilk caussit thame to be
greatlie effrayit because thair was money wther strangeris
in his companie quhilk seimett to him to be ane greit
airme, quhilk [maid]3 tham all to be agast in the New
hevin. Bot fre tyme they saw the reid Lyoun of Scott-
20 land they knew weill it was the kingis grace thairof thai
war werie reioyssit of his coming ffor they hard word
and knew suirlie that he was to come. Thairfor the
word sprang throw the contrie that the king of Scottland
was landit in the new hewin witht ane great airme. The
25 quhilk nowellis past hestallie to the empreouris camp
quhair it was lyand for the tyme to wit at [Caleis]5 to
the number of iiijxx thowsand feghtand men aganis the
king of France quhois lutennent was lyand foment him
in campt of battell in lyke maner to the nimber of iijxx
30 thowsand men quho daylie [war] 3 skarmisching togither;
quhill at last the nowellis past to the empreour that the
1 I adds, “bot few of thir past in france for danger of the realme
and invasioun of enimyes bot gat licence to byd still to the kingis
hamecuming.”
2 I has “ Kirkcaldie.” 3 I inserts.
4 I has “ viij,” but means probably “xxviii.” 5 B inserts.
How the
[king] again
past in
France.
Fol. i22 a.
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