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JAMES V.
369
Scottis and wtheris strangeris that convoyit the king
throw the sie. Be this the king landit on the schoir of
Leytht, and so did his quen Magdallen, and quhene
scho come on Scottis ground scho bowit and inclynnit
5 hir self to the earth and tuik the mullis1 thairof and
kissit,2 syne thankit god that he had saiflie brocht hir
witht hir husband till thair awin contrie giueand him
laude and gloir thairfor. Syne passit to the Abbay of
Hallierudhouse to the kingis palice, and thair to remaine
10 quhill hir treumph of hir entreis was maid, quhilk was
begun to provyd in all pairtis of Scottland, and spetiallie
in Edinburgh, Leytht, Dindie, Breichin and Monros,3
Aberdeine, Sanct Johnnstoun, Stirling, Glasgow and
Air, Lythtgow and Sanctandrois and Cowper of Fife.
15 Thir worthie and principall touns war commandit to
mak provisioun and treumph ffor the quenis comming
and hir ressait. Bot nevertheles, thair great ioy and
mirrienes and treumph haistalie was all turnit in murning
and dollour ffor displesour of the quen ffor scho de-
20 pairtit that same day [xiii dayis] 4 that scho landit; and
thairfor all thair great blythnes and ioy of hir comming,
phraissis 5 and playis that sould haue bene maid to hir,
war all turnit in saull messes and deriegies, quhair throw
thair zeid sic murning throw the contrie and lamenta-
25 tioun that it was great pettie for to heir; and also the
kingis prievie and heavie meane that hir husband maid
for hir was greatter nor all the laif.
Bot we will lat hir rest witht god and returne againe
to France to the Duik of Wandouns dochter quho tuik
30 sic displesour and melancollie for the king of Scottland
that scho withtin schort quhill tuik seiknes and deit.
[In the zeir of god Im vc xxxviij zeiris and the
day of .]6
1 “Mullis”—z.e., mould or earth. 3 I inserts “thame.”
3 I has “Monros”—i.e., Montrose. A is corrupt.
4 I inserts. 5 “ Phraissis farces.
6 This addition in brackets, with the blanks, is from I.
2 A
The death of
Magdallen
the king of
Scottlandis
wife.