of Scottes Alexander his soonne beyng of .ix. yeres of age was by the lawes of Edgar in ward to this king Henry by the nobles of Scotland brought to Yorke and there deliuered to this kyng Henry duryng whose minoritie this kyng Henrye gouerned Scotland and to subdue a coÌmocion in this realme vsed the aide of .v. M. Scottishmen but kyng Henry dyed duryng y e nonage of this Alexander wherby he receiued not his homage whiche by reason and lawe was respited vntyl his ful age of .xxi. yeres this Henry reigned in this state .lvii. yeres Edwarde the first synce the supposed conquest sonne of this HeÌry was next kyng of EnglaÌd immediatly after whose coronacion this Alexander kyng of Scottes beyng then of full age did homage to him for ScotlaÌd at Westminster This AlexaÌder kyng of Scoties died leuing one only doughter called Margarete his heire who before had maried Hanygo soonne to Magnus kyng of Norway whiche doughter also shortly after dyed leauyng one onely doughter her heire of thage of .ii yeres whose custodie mariage by the lawes of king Edgar and Edward the coÌfessour belonged to this kyng Edwarde whervpoÌ the nobles of Scotland wer coÌmaunded by this king Edward to sende to Normandy to conuey this yong quene into Englande to him whom he enteÌded to haue maried to his soonne Edwarde as our kyng in his owne person enteÌdeth with their Quene now Their nobles at that tyme consideryng thesame tranquilitie y â many of them now refuse stoode not vpon shiftes and delayes of minoritie nor coÌtempt but most gladly consented and thervpon sent twoo noble menne of Scotlande into Norway for her to be brought to this kyng Edward but she died before their coÌming thether they required nothyng but to enioy the lawfull liberties that they had in the last kyng Alexander his tyme I beleue that the deade bodyes of these noble men of all the kynges of Scotland would rise from their sepultures against the enemies of this godly vnion ⪠if they knewe with what wilfull contempte they deface their doynges with what wicked obstinacy thei deteigne y e people of Britaigne in perpetual warre enmitie and discorde After the death of this Margaret the Scottes wer destitute of any heire to y e croune froÌ this AlexaÌder there last kyng at whiche tyme this Edwarde disceÌded froÌ the body of Mawde doughter of Malcolme sometyme kyng of Scottes beyng then in the greatest broil of his warres with Fraunce mynded not to take the possession of that kyngdome in his awne right but was contented to establish Balioll to be king thereof the weake title betwene him Bruse Hastynges beeyng by the humble peticion of all the realme of Scotland coÌmitted to the determinacion of this kyng Edwarde as by autentique writyng therof coÌfessyng within the superioritie of Scotlande to remaine in this kyng Edwarde sealed with the seales of .iiii. bishoppes .vii. Earles and .xi. Barons of Scotlande and whiche shortely after was by the whole assent of the thre estates of Scotland in their solemne ParliameÌt coÌfessed enacted accordiÌgly as most euidently doeth appeare This Baliol in this wise made kyng of ScotlaÌd did immediatly make his homage and fealtie to this kyng Edwarde for the kyngdome of Scotlande but shortly after defraudyng the benigne goodnes of this king Edward he rebelled whervpon this king Edward inuaded ScotlaÌd seazed into his haÌdes the greater part of the countrey and toke al the strengthes therof wherupon this Baliol king of Scottes came vnto this kyng Edwarde at Mâuntrosse in Scotland with a white wande in his hand there resigned the croune of Scotland with all his right title entrest to the same into the haÌdes of this kyng Edwarde therfore made his Charter in writyng dated sealed y e fourth yere of his reign whervpon all the nobles geÌtlemen of Scotlande repaired to Berwicke and there did homage and fealtie to this king Edward becoÌmyng his subiectes For the better assuraunce of whose othes this Edwarde kept all the streÌgthes and holdes of Scotland in his owne handes and herevpon all their lawes proces al iudgement all giftes of offices and others passed vnder the name of authoritie of this king Edward he reigned in this state ouer theÌ xxx yeres Edward borne at Carnaruan sonne of this Edward was nexte kyng of England who from the beginnyng of his reigne enioyed Scotland peaceably dooyng in all thynges as is aboue sayd of kyng Edward his father vntyll towarde the latter ende of his reigne about whiche Bruse conspired agaiÌst this kyng Edward and with the helpe of a fewe forsworne Scottes forswore him selfe kyng of Scottes whervpoÌ this Edward made warre vpon him but beyng infortunate in his first warres against him he suffered Edwarde the soonne of Baliol to proclaime himself kyng of Scottes neuerthelesse held foorth his warres against Bruse before the endyng of whiche he dyed Edwarde borne at Wyndsore soonne of this Edward was next king of Scotlande at the age of xv yeres in whose minoritie the Scottes practised with Isabell mother to this Edwarde with Roger Mortymer Earle of the Marche to haue their homages released whose good wyll therin thei obteined so y â for the same release they shuld pay to this king Edward .xxx. thousand poundes sterlyng in thre yeres nexte folowing that is to say .x. thousande pounde sterlyng yerely but because the nobilitie and coÌmons of this realme would not by parliament coÌsent vnto it their king beyng within age y e same release proceded not albeit the Scottes ceased not their practises with this Quene and Erle but before those thre yeres in whiche their money if that money had taken place shuld haue been paied wer exspired this kyng Edward inuaded Scotland and ceased not warre vntill Dauid the sonne of Robert le Bruse then by their eleccion kyng of ScotlaÌd absolutely submitted himselfe vnto this kyng Edwarde but for that this Dauid Bruse had before by practise of the Quene and the Erle of Marche maried Jane the sister of this kyng Edward he moued by natural zeale to his sister was contented to geue the realme of Scotlande to this Dauid Bruse to theires that he should begette of the body of the sayd Jane sauyng the reuersion and meane homages to this kyng Edward and to his owne children wherewith thesame Dauid Bruse was right well coÌtented thervpon immediatly made his homage for Scotlande vnto this kyng Edward but shortly after causelesse coÌceiuyng cause of displeasure this Dauid procured to disolue this same estate taily and therevpon not onely rebelled in Scotland but also inuaded EnglaÌd this kyng Edward beyng then in his warres in Fraunce But this Dauid was not onely expulsed EnglaÌd but also suspecting no place sufficient defeÌce to his vntruth fled out of ScotlaÌd the couÌtreys of AnnaÌdale Gallovvay Mars Teuydale Twedale and Ethrike wer seased into the king of England his handes new Marches set betwene England ScotlaÌd
with Bassianus fewer Romaynes held with Geta but the greater nombre with neither thei fought Geta was slain and Bassianus made Kyng but hetherto the dayly memorie of perpetuall seruitude in the Brutus thought the death of the father no sufficient reuenge to the iniury dooen by the graundefather and therefore thei deposed this Bassianus and made Carassius a Briton their kyng who vpoÌ victory had against this Bassianus gaue vnto y e Scottes Pichtes and Scithians the countrey of Cathenes in Scotlande whiche thei after inhabited whereby appereth his season thereof Coill discended of the bloudde of auncient kynges of Briteigne was shortly after kyng of Britons whose onely daughter and heire called Helen was maried vnto ConstaÌcius a Romayn who daunted the rebellion of all partes of greate Briteigne and after the death of this Coil was in the right of his wife kyng therof and reigned in his state ouer theÌ xv yeres Constantyne the sonne of this Constance and Helen was nexte kyng of Britons he passyng to Rome to receiue the Empire therof deputed one Octauius king of Wales and Duke of Gwisscop which some expouÌde to be West sex some Cornewall and some Windsore to haue the gouernement of this dominion but abusyng this kynges innocent goodnes this Octauius defrauded this trust and toke vpon himself the Croune for whiche traytorie albeit he was once vanquished by Leonyne Traherons vncle to Constantyne yet after the death of this Traherons he preuailed again and reigned ouer all Briteigne Constantyne beyng nowe Emperor sent to Maximius his kynseman hether to destroy thesame Octauius whom in singuler battaill discomfited this Octauius whereupon this Maximius as well by the consent of great CoÌstantyne as by the eleccion of all the Britons for that he was a BritoÌ in bloud was made kyng of this Briteigne This Maximius made war vpon the Scottes and Scythians within all Briteigne ceassed not vntill he had slain Eugenius their Kyng expulsed and driuen them out of the whole boundes of Briteigne and newly inhabited all Scotland with Britons no man woman or childe of the Scottishe nacioÌ suffered to remain within it whiche as their Hector Boecius saith was for their rebellioÌ and rebellion properly could it not be excepte thei had been subiectes he suffered the Pychtes to remain his subiectes who made solempne othes to hym after neuer to erect any peculiar kyng of their awne nacion but to remain vnder the old Empire of thonely kyng of Britons He reigned in the whole state of this Briteigne .xxxiiii. yeres ABOVT xlv yeres after this beyng long tyme after the death of this Maximius with the helpe of Gouuan or Gonan and Melga the Scottes newly arriued in Albania and thereof created one Fergus the seconde of that name to be their kyng but because thei wer before banished the contineÌt lande thei crouned hym kyng of their auenture in Argile in the fatall chater of Merble the yere of our Lorde CCCC xxii Maximian soonne of Leonyne Traherons brother to kyng Coill and vncle to the holy Helen was by liniall succession next kyng of Britons but to appease the malice of Dyonothus kyng of Wales who also claimed the kyngdome he maried Othilia eldest daughter of this Dyonothus and afterward assembled a great power of Britons and entered Albania and inuaded Gallowaie Mers Annandale Pentlande Carrike Kyll and Cunyngham and in battaill slewe bothe this Fergus then kyng of Scottes Durstus the king of Pichtes and exiled all their people out of the continent lande whereupon the few nombre of Scottes then remainyng on liue went to Argila and made Eugenius their kyng VVHEN this Maximian had thus obteigned quietnes in Briteigne he departed with his cosyn Conan Meredecke into Armorica where thei subdued the kyng did depopulate the countrey which he gaue to Conan his cosyn to be afterward inhabited by Britons by the name of Briteigne the lesse and hereof this realme tooke name of Briteigne the greate whiche name by consent of forein writers it kepeth vnto this daie AFTER the death of this Maximian dissencion beeyng betwene the nobles of greate Briteigne the Scottes swarmed together again came to the wall of Adrian where this realme beyng deuided in many fashions thei ouer came one and hereupoÌ their Hector Boecius as an heÌne that for laiyng of one egge will make a great cakelyng solemply triumphyng of a conquest before the victorie allegeth that hereby the Britons were made tributaries to the Scottes and yet he confesseth that thei wonne no more lande by that supposed coÌquest but the samle porcioÌ betwene theim and Humber which in the old particions before was annexed to Albania it is hard to bee beleued that suche a broken nacion as the Scottes at that tyme were returnyng from banishment within foure yeres before since in battaill lost bothe their kynges and the greate noÌber of their best men to bee thus sodenly able to make a conquest of greate Briteigne verie vnlikely if thei had conquered it thei would haue left the whote sonne of the Easte partes to dwell in the cold Snowe of Scotlande Incredible it is that if thei had coÌquered it thei would not haue deputed offices in it as in cases of conquest behoueth And it is beyond all belefe that great Briteigne or any other Countrey should be wonne without the coÌmyng of any enemie into it as thei did not but taried at y e same wall of Adryan But what nede I speake of these defences when thesame Boecius scaÌtly trusteth his awne belife in this tale For he saieth that Galfride and sundery other Autentique writers soÌderly vary froÌ this part of his story wherein his awne thought accuseth his coÌscieÌce of vntruth Wherein he furder forgettyng howe it behoueth a lyer to bee myndefull of his assercion in the fourth Chapiter next folowyng wholy bewraieth hymself saiyng that the confederate Kynges of Scottes and Pychtes vpon ciuil warres betwene the Britons whiche then was folowyng hoped shortly to enioy all the land of great Briteigne from beyond Humber vnto the fresh sea whiche hope had been vain and not lesse then voyde if it had been their awne by y e conquest before Constantine of litle Briteigne descended froÌ Conan kyng therof cosyn of Brutes bloud to this MaximiaÌ and his next heire was next kyng of great Briteigne he immediatly pursued the Scottes with warres and shortely in battaill slewe their Kyng Dougard the firste yere of his reigne and so recouered Scotlande out of their handes and toke all the holdes therof into his awne custodie Vortiger shortly after obteyned the Croune of Briteigne against whom the Scottes newly rebelled for repressyng whereof he mistrustyng the Britons to hate him for y e treasonable death of Kyng Constance sonne of this Constantyne as one that to auoyde the smoke dooth fall into the fire receiued Hengest a Saxon with a greate nombre of his nacion into this Realme with whom and a few Britons he entred Scotlande and ouer came
theim whereupon thei tooke the Isles their common refuge he gaue muche of Scotlande as Galloway PentlaÌde Mers and Annandale with sundery other landes to this Hengest his people to inhabite whiche thei did accordyngly but when this HeÌgest afterward thursted after the Kyngdom he was banished and yet afterward beyng restored he conspired with y e Scottes agaist Aurilambrose the sonne of Constantyne the iust inheritor of this whole dominioÌ but his vntruth and theirs bothe wer recompensed together for he was takeÌ prisoner by Eldulph de Samor then Erle of Gloucester and his hed for his traitory striken of by the same Erle by commaundemente of the same kyng Aurilambros in this felde the Scottes wer vanquished but Octa the soonne of Hengest was receiued to mercie to whom and his people this Aurilambros gaue the countrey of Galloway in ScotlaÌd for whiche thei became his Subiectes And hereby appereth that Scotlande was then agayne in his handes Vter called also Pendragon brother to this Aurilambros was nexte Kyng of Britons agaynst whom these sworne SaxoÌs new forsworne subiectes confederate with the Scottes newly rebelled but by his power assembled against theÌ in Galloway in Scotlande thei were discomfited and all Albania recouered into his handes This Vter reigned in this state ouer them .xviii. yeres Arthur y e sonne of this Vter begotten before y e mariage but lawfully borne after succeded next to the croune of greate Briteigne whose notable actes though many vulger fables haue rather wondered at then credited yet all the Scottishe writers confesse that he subdued all greate Briteigne and made it tributory to hym and subdued the Saxons then scatered as farre as Cathenes in Scotlande and in all his warres against theim he had the seruice and obeisaunce of Scottes and Pightes but at the last settyng their feete in the guyle of their predecessours thei newly rebelled in the repressyng whereof he deposed their Kyng and conquered al the countreys of Scotlande Islande and Orknay and made one AngusiaÌ his kynseman kyng of Scottes Vrian kyng of IslaÌde MurefreÌce kyng of Orknay he made one Pyramium Archbishop of Yorke whose auctoritie exteÌded through all ScotlaÌde Thus Arthur reigned in this state .xxii. yeres Malgo shortly after succeded to the whole kyngdom of greate Briteigne vpoÌ new resistaunce he newly subdued IrelaÌd IslaÌd Orkades Norway DeÌmarke made Ethelfrede a SaxoÌ kyng of Bernicia that is NorthuÌberlaÌd LouthiaÌ muche other laÌde of Scotland whiche Ethelfrede by the sworde obteined at the haÌdes of the wilfull inhabitauntes and was true Subiecte to this Malgo. CadvvaÌ succeded to the kyngdom of greate Briteigne who in defence of his subiectes the Scottes made warre vpon this Ethelfrede but at the laste thei agreed and Cadvvan vpon their rebellioÌ gaue all Scotlande vnto this Ethelfrede whiche he thereupon subdued and enioyed but afterward in the reigne of Cadvvallo that next succeded in great Briteigne he rebelled wherupon the same Cadvvallo came into Scotlande and vpon his treason reseazed the couÌtrey into his awne haÌdes and hauyng with hym all the viceroys of Saxons whiche theÌ inhabited here his subiectes in synguler battaill slewe thesame Ethelfrede Osvvald was shortly after by Cadvvallos gifte made Kyng of Bernicia and he as subiect to Cadvvallo and by his commaundement discoÌfited the Scottes and Pightes and subdued al Scotlande Osvvy the brother of this Osvvald was by the like gifte of Cadvvallo made nexte Kyng of Bernicia and he by like coÌmaundemeÌt newly subdued the Scottes Pightes held theÌ in that obeysauÌce to this Cadvvallo duryng .xxviii. yeres Thus Cadvvallo reigned in the whole Monarchie or great Briteign xlviii yeres hauyng al the vii kynges therof aswel Saxons as others his subiectes for albeit the noÌber of Saxons froÌ tyme to tyme greatly increased yet were thei alwaies either expulsed or els made tributory to the onely kynges of Britons for the tyme beyng all their awne writers confesse he died in the yere of our Lorde 676. And so reigned in this state ouer theÌ .xxviii. yeres Cadvvallader was nexte kyng of the whole greate Briteigne he reigned .xii. yeres ouer all the Kynges thereof in greate peace and tranquilitie and then vpon the lamentable death of his subiectes which died in sundery deceasses innumerably he departed into litle Briteigne whose sonne and cosyn Iuor and Iue beyng repulsed froÌ this Englande by the Saxsons went into Wales where emong the Britons thei and their posteritie remayned Princes vpon this greate alteracioÌ warres being through the whole dominioÌ betwene Britons and Saxons the Scottes thought tyme to slip y e collor of obedience therupon entered in league with Charles then Kyng of Fraunce in this wise 1 The iniurie of Englishemen doen to any of these people shalbee perpetually holden commen to bothe 2 When Frenchemen be inuaded by Englishmen y e Scottes shal send their army in defeÌce of FrauÌce so that thei be supported w t money victailes of FrauÌce 3 When Scottes bee inuaded by Englishemen the Frenchmen shall come vpon their awne expences to their supporte 4 None of these people shall take peace or truce w t EnglishemeÌ w tout the aduise of other c. MANY sufferable opinions maie be had of warr without the praisyng of it as onely admittible by inforced necessitie and to be vsed for peace his sake onely where here the Scottes soughte warre for the loue of warre onely for their league geueth no benefite to themselfes either in fre trafique of their awne commodities or benefite of the FreÌche or other priuilege to the people of both what discommoditie lofyng the entercourse exchauÌge of our coÌmodities beeyng in necessaries more abundaunt then Fraunce the Scottes feele and we perfectly know What rewyn of their Tounes destruccion of Countreys slaughter of bothe our people haue by reasoÌ of this bloudy league chaunced the Histories bee so lamentable as bee to hortible emong christian men to be remembred but God gaue the increase accordyng to their seede for as thei did hereby sowe discencion so did thei shortly after repe slaughter For Alpyne their Kyng possessyng a lighte mynde that would be a loft with a litle wynd hoped by this league shortly to subdue all greate Briteigne and to that ende not onely rebelled in his awne kyngdoÌ but also vsurped the kyngdome of Pightes whereupon Edvvyn kyng of EnglaÌde made one Brudeus Kyng of Pightes whom he sent into ScotlaÌde with a great power where in battaill he toke this Alpyne Kyng of Scottes prisoner discoÌfited his people and beeyng this Alpyne their kyng founde subiecte and rebel his hed was striken of at a place in Scotlande whiche thereof is to this day called Pasalpyne that is to saie the hedde of Alpyne this was the firste Cropes of their Frenche league Osbright Kyng of Englande with Ella his subiect and a great nomber of Britons and SaxoÌs shortly after for y t the Scottes had of theimselfes elected a new kyng shortly after entered Scot
lande and ceassed not his warre against them vntill their kyng people fled into the Isles W t whoÌ at the last vpoÌ their submission peace was made in this wise THE water of Fryth shalbe Marche betwene Scottes and Englishmen in the Est partes shalbe named the Scottishe sea THE water of Clide to DuÌ briton shalbee Marche in the West partes betwenethe Scottes and Britons this castle was before called Alclude and nowe Dunbriton that is to saie the castle of Britons so the Britons had all landes from Sterlyng to the Irelande seas and from the water of Fryth and Clide to Cumber with all the strengthes thereof The Englishemen had the landes betwene Sterlyng NothuÌberland thus was Clide Marche betwene Scottes and Britons on the one side and the water of Fryth named the Scottishe sea Marche betwene theim and Englishemen on the other side Sterlyng coÌmon March to thre people Britons English men Scottes Kyng Osbright had the castle of Sterlyng wher firste he caused to bee Coyned Sterlyng money The English men buylded a bridge of stone for passage ouer ⪠the Water of Frythe in the middes whereof thei made a crosse vnder whiche wer written these verses I am free Marche as passengers maie ken To Scotes to Britons and to Englishemen ABOVTE xvi yeres after this HuÌger and Hubba Danes with a great noÌbre of people arriued in Scotlande and slewe Constantine whom Osbright had before made kyng wherupon Edulffe or Ethelvvulph then Kyng of Englande assembled his power against Hunger and Hubba and in one battaill slewe theim both but suche of their people as would remain and become christians he suffered to tary the rest be banished or put to death THIS Ethelvvulph graunted the Peter pence to which albeeit Peter and Paule had litle mede and lesse right yet the paiment thereof continued in this realme euer after vntill now of late yeres but the Scottes euer since vnto this day haue and yet dooe paie it by reason of that graunt whiche proueth theim to be then vnder his obeisaunce Alurede or Alfrede succeded to the kyngdome of England he reigned peacebly ouer the whole Monarchie of great Briteigne He made Lawes that persones excomunicated should bee disabled to sewe or claime any propertie whiche Lawe Gregour whom this Alurede had made kyng of Scottes obeyed the same law aswel in ScotlaÌd as in England is holden to this daie whiche also proueth hym to bee high lorde of Scotlande THIS Alurede constreined this Gregour Kyng of Scottes to breake is league with FrauÌce for generally he concluded with hym and serued hym in all his warres aswell against Danes as others not reseruyng the former league with Fraunce THIS Alurede after y e death of Gregour had the like seruice and obeisaunce of Donald Kyng of Scottes with fiue thousande footemen and twoo thousande horsemen against one Gurmond a Dane that then infested this realme and this Donald died at this faithe and obeisaunce with Alurede This Alurede reigned in this state ouer theÌ .xviii. yeres Edvvard the first of that name called Louâyll sonne of this Alurede succeded nexte kyng of EnglaÌd against whom with Citrike a Dane the Scottes conspired but thei wer subdued and Constantyne their kyng brought to obeisauÌce and held the realme of Scotlande of this Kyng Edvvard this dooth Marion their awne countrey manne a Sâcotte confesse this Edvvard reigned in this seigniorie ouer theÌ and thei in his obeisaunce .xxiii. yeres Athelstane soonne of this Edvvard was next kyng of EnglaÌd against whom Constantine kyng of Scottes beyng as their writers confesse corrupted with money sold his faith and falce hart together to the Danes and ayded theim against this kyng Athelstane but he met with al their vntruthes together at Bronyng feld in Scotlande where he discomfited the Danes and flewe Malcolme depute in that behalfe to the kyng of Scottes with .xx. thousande Scottes in whiche battaill the Scottes confesse to haue lost more people then were remembered in any age before this Athelstane folowed this his good lucke throughout al Scotland and wholy subdued it and beeyng in possession of it gaue lande there liyng in Annandale by his dede the copie wherof foloweth I kyng Athelstane geues vnto Paulan Oddam and Râddam as good and as faire as euer thei mine vvâre and thereto vvitnes Maulde my vvife BY whiche course wordes not onely appereth the plain simplicitie of mennes doynges in those daies but also full proue that he was then seazed of Scotlande THIS Athelstane at the last receiued homage of this Malcolme king of Scottes but this Malcolme for y t he could not bee restored to his whole kyngdome entered into Religion and there shortly after died This Athelstane for his better assuraunce of that couÌtrey there after thought best to haue two stringes to the bowe of their obedience therfore notonely coÌstituted one Malcolme to bee their kyng but also appointed one Indulph sonne of Constantyne the third to be called prince of Scotlande to whoÌ he gaue muche of Scotland This Malcolme did homage to Athelstane then did this Athelstane Reigne in this state ouer them .xxv. yeres EdmuÌd brother of Athelstane succeded next Kyng of England to whom this Indulph then king of Scottes not onely did homage but also serued hym with ten thousande Scottes for the expulsion of the Danes out of this realme this EdmuÌd reigned in this state .vii. yeres Edred or Eldred brother to this Edmunde succeded nexte kyng of Englande he not onely receiued y e homage of Irise then kyng of Scottes but also the homage of all the Barons of Scotland this Eldred reigned in this state .x. yeres Edgar the sonne of Edmund brother of Athelstane beyng now of ful age was next king of England he reigned onely ouer the whole Monarchie of great Briteigne he receiued homage of Keneth or Kynald kyng of Scotland for the kyngdome of Scotland and made Malcolme prince therof This Edgar gaue vnto the same Keneth the couÌtrey of Louthian in Scotlande whiche was before seazed into the handes of Osbright kyng of England for their rebellion as is before declared This Edgar enioyned this Keneth there kyng ones in euery yere to repaire vnto him into England for the makyng of lawes whiche in those daies was by the noble men or piers accordyng to the order of FrauÌce at this daie to whiche ende this Edgar gaue him a piece of grounde liyng beside the new palace of Westminster vpon whiche this Keneth builded a house whiche by him and his posteritie was enioyed vntill the reigne of kyng Henry the seconde in whose tyme vpon rebellioÌ by Willyam then kyng of Scottes it was resumed into the kyng of EnglaÌdes handes y e house is decayed but the ground where it stode is called ScotlaÌd to this day This Edgar made this lawe that no maÌ should succede to his patrimony or inheritaunce holden by the seruice of a maÌ called knightes seruice vntil he accomplished the age of .xxi. yeres because