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CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
bene the bullring stremes of the [sie] witht schutting
of gouns lyk crakis of thunder; and thir wonderis was
sen be the nobielietie and common pepill that was
thair thocht they war maid be men of ingyne ffor the
outsetting of thair treumph to do the king of Scot- 5
land and the king of France thair maisteris plesour.
[Amang many wailleant men of armes of france and
vther natiounis thair war with the king of Scotland
twa brethir the ane the erle of lennox the vther namit
lord darnlie his brother quha war nixt vnto the said 10
royall prince estemit and reput the best of all thame
that at this tryvmphe did rin the speir of the quhilk
quhen the nobillis of Scotland hard tell alsweill be wreit
as be toung, thay wer all not a littill reioysed sieing
that the king thair awin prince was so hichlie praysed 15
and estemit amang so mony nobill princeis and strangeris
with the saidis twa zoung nobillmen his hienes tendar
cousingis.]1 Quhene all this trieumph was done and
endit a lytill quhill heirefter the king of Scottland desyrit
to pase hame to his awin contrie witht his quene 20
Magdalene, the king of Franceis eldest douchter, witht
the rest of his lordis and nobilietie that was witht him.
The king of France sieand this that the king of Scott¬
land his sone in law and his douchter Magdallen
wald depairt hame to thair awin contrie, the king of 25
France gart incontenent prepair schips and gallayis
witht wictuallis and artaillze and also skiperis and
marienaris and captanes witht bandis of men of weir
to squyre2 the king of Scottland his sone and his
douchter throw the sie that they war saiflie conwoyit 30
and preseruit be thame quhill they come in thair awin
contrie; and also he gart prepair tua great scheipis
witht cannons collveringis, myans and doubill falcouns,
1 The passage in brackets is from I.
2 I has “convoy.”

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