world 5068. in the yeare of Christ 1098. after the raigne 1428. a good and religious King the first annoynted King he builded the Priory of Coldingham and died peaceably the ninth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunfermling without succession 90 ALEXANDER the first sirnamed Fierce succeeded his brother the yeare of the world 5077. in the yeare of Christ 1107. after the raigne 1437. a good and valiant King he builded the Abbeyes of Scone and Saintcolms Inch he married Sibilla daughter to William Duke of Normandy the seuenteenth yeare of his raigne he died in peace buried in Dunfermling 91 DAVID primus King Malcolms third youngest sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 5094. the yeare of Christ 1124. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1454. a good valiant and very religious King he builded many Abbeyes as Holy-rood-house Kelso Iedborugh Melrose Newbottell Holmcultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kinlosse Dunfermling Holme in Cumber two Nunneries one at Carliel the other at north Berwick he founded two Abbeyes besides new Castle the one of S. Benedicts order the other of white Monkes hee founded 4. Bishopricks Ros Breichin Dunkeld Dunblane ordeyning them great lands rents and possessions al out of the patrimony of the crown King Dauid of Scotlād in his time possessed Northumberland Cumber Huntington and Westmerland he married the inheritrix of the aforesaid lands called Mawde daughter to the Earle of Northumberland and Iuditha daughters daughterto William the Conquerer King of England In the time of King Stephen of England he repaired the towne of Carliel with new wals his sonne Prince Henry died with great lamentation of the whole Realme hauing three sonnes and three daughters King Dauid caused Malcolme eldest sonne vnto Prince Henry late deceased to be declared Prince of Scotland After that he past into Northumberland and made William his second Nephew Earle thereof after he went to Carliel where he made Henry the Empresse her sonne Prince of England Knight taking his oath hee should neuer take Northumberland Cumber Westmerland and Huntington from the Empire of Scotland afterwards this victorious and religious King Dauid died in peace being greatly honoured and beloued of his subiects and neighbors the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne he died in Carliel and buried in Dunfermling MILCOLVMBVS quartus sirnamed the Mayden nephew to King Dauid began his raigne in the yeare of the world 5123. in the yeare of Christ 1153. after the raigne 1483. a good and milde Prince he builded Cowper Abbey in Anguisse and subdued sundry rebellions died at Iedbourgh buried at Dunfermling the twelfth yeare of his raigne 93 GVILIELMVS sirnamed the Lion succeeded his brother Malcolme in the yeare of the world 5135 in the yeare of Christ 1165. after the raigne 1495. a good valiant King vnfortunate he married Emigerda daughter to the Earle of Bewmont who beare to him two sons and two daughters he builded the Abbey of Abirbrothoke she builded the Abbey of Bamerinoch after that the Castle of Bertha was demolished by inundation of waters King Guilliam narrowly escaping with his wife and children his young sonne and nurse perished and sundry others he founded and builded the towne called Perth and graunted sundry great priuiledges thereunto now called S. Iohns towne The King continuing in peace died the nine and fortieth yeare of his raigne buried in Abirbrothoke 94 ALEXANDER 2. succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5184. in the yeare of Christ 1214. after the raigne 1544. a valiant and good King and seuere iusticiar hee pacified all rebellion in his Realme he agreed with King Henry of England and married his sister reteyning Northumberland Westmerland Cumber and Huntington and King Alexanders two sisters were married vnto two great Princes of England He past into France and renued the auncient band in the meane time Iane his Queene died without any succession The next yeare he married at Roxbourgh Mary daughter to Ingelram Earle of Coucey in Fraunce of great beauty who bare to him a sonne Alexander who succeeded after him he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Melrosse 95 ALEXANDER tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5219. in the yeare of Christ 1249. after the raigne 1579. a good young Prince being at his coronation nine yeares of age After that the Kings of England and Scotland with their Nobles conuened in Yorke where king Henry the third of Englands daughter Margaret was married to King Alexander of Scotland Enduring his tender age the Realme of Scotland was wel gouerned by his Nobles be comming to perfect age willing to execute iustice summoned the Earles of Mentieth Athole and Buchquhane and the Lord of Strabogy which were all of the name of Comminges and for non comperance denounced them rebels They with their assistance being a great number because there was of the same name by the aforesaid Lords thirty Knights and landed men They imprisoned the King in Striueling a certaine space King Acho of Norway came into the Isles with many Danes King Alexander to resist him came with a great armie there followed a cruell and dangerous battell long with vncertaine victory at last the Danes being vanquished and foure and twenty thousand of them killed Acho was fugitiue to his Ships his whole Nauie by tempestuous storme being spoyled returned with foure Ships left of his whole Fleete into Norway Then after his sonne Magnus renouncing all title to the Isles contracted his sonne Hanigo to be married with King Alexanders daughter one yeare of age at their both perfect age At this time Alexander Earle of Carrike past to the holy land hauing a daughter Martha who succeeding in his heritage who married a Nobleman Robert Bruce sonne heire to Robert Bruce Lorde of Anandale in Scotland and Lord of Cleueland in England This Martha aforesaid inheritrix of Carike in the third yeare beare the Noble and inuincible Champion Robert Bruce King of Scotland Margaret sister to King Henry the third of England beare to King Alexander two sonnes Prince Alexander and Dauid one daughter Margaret married vnto Hanigo Magnus sonne King of Norway who beare to him Margaret called the Mayden of Norway In this time died Dauid King Alexanders second sonne Alexander the Prince was married at Roxburge vnto the Earle of Flanders daughter whereat many of the Nobles of Scotland and England were present for thetime The third yeare after Prince Alexander died at Lundors the twentieth yeare of his age to the great lamentation of the whole Realme for in him failed the whole succession of King Alexander the third except the Mayden of Norway who was begotten on his daughter Margaret before rehearsed King Alexander by counsell of his Nobles after the death of his first Queene married Ioleta the Earle of Drux daughter in Fraunce by whom he had no succession He builded the Crosse Church of Peblis He died of a fal off his horse ouer the west craig at
certaine of his warriours to passe forth and if the inhabitants would bee willingly subdued no slaughter to be committed vpon them The inhabitants being brought as prisoners to the Admirall and seeing him mercifull rendred themselues and their goods and he receiued them with such beneuolence that he suffered the olde inhabitants to encrease with his people vnder one name and lawe and called the land Hibernia now Ireland Hiber returning into Spaine left his brother Himecus with a strong garrison of valiant warriours with wiues and children to inhabite the land and to holde the same vnder obedience and subiection At his returne into Spain his father being deceased he succeeded King and augmented his Empire and conquered sundry lands from the Spaniards hauing with him at all times a strong guard of valiant men By his puissance and châ—…alrie he subdued the people in such manner that he was holden in great estimation and reuerence that they were constrayned to seeke his peace the land being named after Hiber Hiberia the Scots and olde inhabitants grew vnder one name and bloud with such tender and friendly beneuolence not remembring of old iniuries each one willing to defend his neighbour as well in peace as warres as his brother or father Of Hiber descended by long progression a great posterity lineally succeeding amongst whom were many noble and famous Kings howbeit the whole number of them are not extant HIMECVS gouerned Ireland in great felicity iustice and tranquility both the Scots and the olde inhabitants during his life time Immediatly after his decease arose an odious controuersie betweene the Scottes and the olde inhabitants for the gouernement euery nation contending to haue a gouernour of their owne blood which contention enduring long time at last they created two Gouernors betweene whom was continuall battels and great slaughter on eyther side through ambition and burning desire to be sole Gouernor of all Ireland After long and dangerous battels the two people broken with sundry displeasures were constrained to take peace howbeit the same endured but a short time each one of them pursuing other with battell and yet they dwelt many yeares together by enterchange of peace and warres while at the last the Scots suffering many iniuries sent their Embassador to METELLIVS who was then King of the Scottes in Spaine desiring to haue support against the old inhabitants of Ireland declaring them to be a rude wilde people impatient to suffer any Empire aboue them So that the Scots can haue no tranquility vnlesse the said people were the more speedily tamed and subdued This foresaid message was the more acceptable to the King Metellius for it concerned the Common-wealth both of the Scots nation in Spaine and Ireland descending by long progression of our lineage and blood and willingly satisfying the aforesaid Ambassadours request trusting the same to be no lesse honour and glory to himselfe as profite to his friends Therefore the King sent his three sonnes HERMONEVS PTOLOMEVS and HIBERT with a great Armie of valiant men into Ireland where they with right dangerous battels vanquished the olde inhabitants and brought them vnder subiection Hermonens returning into Spaine left his two brethren to gouerne the land who gouerned the same long time after in great tranquility and iustice insâ—…ituting lawes and instructed the Priests to make insence and sacrifice in the same manner as the Egyptians vsed so both the people encreased many yeares in great felicity peace and riches during the Gouernement of Ptolomeus and Hibert and long after their decease But too great prosperity engendreth euill maners and causeth men to worke often displeasures vpon themselues finding no forraigne enemies to inuade them at home The people after long peace were diuided for the gouernement contending for the same with great rigour and slaughter on both sides vntill the one had almost vtterly destroyed the other if they had not been reconciled by a noble man named Thanaus principall Ambassadour sent by the King then raigning ouer the Scots in Spaine reioycing of the felicity succeeding to his friends and to cause them by his prudent consultation to encrease together vnder one minde Thanaus being a prudent man bearing nuturall affection to both the parties perswading them at sundry conuentions to remoue all contention and to elect one whom they thought most expedient to be their King and to be obedient to him in all their gouernment Through this perswasion the whole people had such feruent desire to haue one King that all olde iniuries being forgotten they appointed Thanaus to elect a King whom he thought most expedient and hee seeing their mindes willing to haue a nuturall King declaring to them that there is in Spaine a noble Prince of great seuerity and iustice named SIMON BREK well accustomed with your lawes and lineally descended from the ancient King Metellius whom he thought most fittest to be their King The whole people hearing the name of SIMON BREK were well content to haue him their King because that name was esteemed very fortunate in those dayes Then after with consent of the whole people Ambassadours were sent into Spaine to request the said Simon to come into Ireland to be their King Hee knowing by graue aduisement the intent of the Ambassadours prouidâ—…d a great Fleete of Ships with all things necessary and finally by prosperous windes arriued in Ireland where hee was solemnly receiued and crowned in the chaire of Marble which he brought out of Spaine esteemed as a most rich jewel in those dayes from the beginning of the world 3314. From the floud of Noah 1658. From the building of Rome 102. Before the birth of Christ 651. He reigned with great felicity peaceably forty yeares being specially counsailed by the aforesaid Thanaus to whom he gaue sundry lands lying in the South part of Ireland beside the riuer Birsus which lands are now called Dowdall where hee dwelt with the people he brought with him out of the famous citie Brigance now called Compostella They were called Brigandes of whom after by processe of time descended many valiant and noble men who came with Fergusius the first King in Scotland by whom al the lands now called Galloway were then called Brigance whose inhabitants were euer full of manhood and strongest enemies against Romanes Britaines and Pickes Simon deceased his sonne FANDVF succeeded King after Fanduf succeeded ETHION after Ethion succeeded GLAVCVS after Glaucus succeeded NATHASIL after Nathasil succeeded Rothesay ROTHESAY was the first King that brought Scots with him into Albion The first Isle that he inhabited he called after his owne name Rothesay the remanent Isles were called Hebredes after Hiber the eldest sonne of Gathelus Rothesay hearing the death of his father Nathasil returned into Ireland and was there crowned King The yeare that Scots were brought out of Ireland into Albion was from the Empire of Simon Brek in Ireland 216. yeares from the beginning of the world 3530. The Scots spread in sundry parts of Albion lying farre North
and inhabited many Isles The first part that they tooke possession of was named Ardgael from Gathelus which now is called Ardgile They being diuided into sundry Tribes elected certaine Captaines to euery Tribe to gouerne them both in peace and warre hauing the name of their Captaine in great reuerence swearing by their names which custome was long obserued in those Isles and the high lands Then after about 150. yeares a banished people named Pickes came forth of Denmarke to search a dwelling place and after they were inhibited to land in Fraunce Britaine and Ireland They landed in Albion first in Orknay of olde called the olde Realme of the Pickes The Seas betweene Orknay and Caithnes is called Pentland Firth the lands now called Loutheane was of old called Pentland after the name of the Pickes Then after they came into Caithnes Ros Murray Merms Angus Fiffe and Loutheaue and expelled all the olde inhabitants They were a Ciuill people right ingenuous andcrafty both in peace and warres After their planting in the aforesaid parts they elected a King to gouerne them and hold them in iustice and made great policy in building of munitions townes and Castles And because they knew all people without issue to succeede should perish they sent their Ambassadours to the Scots to haue their daughters in marriage shewing though they were of strange blood they should not be so smally regarded seeing they with no lesse prudence then manhood haue sustained incredible dangers both by Sea and land And now lately conquered through the beneuolence of the Gods right plenteous lands with such peace and tranquility that no other people may claime them by reason Trusting surely if the Gods support them by their owne industry to be equall to any their neighbors both in peace and warre Further if the Scots condescended to their honourable desires it might be they encreasing together so strong vnder one bloud that they might resist the fury of their enemies the better when it hapned them to be inuaded This Ambassage was not pleasant to the Scots at the first thinking it vnworthy to haue any society or marriage with an vnknowne and banished people but by graue aduisement and being profoundly resolued and finding themselues as yet not able to resist the force of the Britaine 's their olde enemies they determined to giue their daughters to the Pickes in marriage and to haue a band of peace with them with conditions that euery one of them shall enioy the lands which perteyned vnto them before the marriage and to concurre together with their whole puissance as oft as they were inuaded by enemies Any that did offence to any of them should be reputed as enemy to them both And as often as the Crowne of the Pictes should come in question for lacke of an heire the King to be elected of the neerest of the womans bloud These conditions accepted on all sides the Scots gaue their daughters in marriage to the Pictes The Britaines suspecting this marriage and dreading the encreasing of this confederate people vnder one bloud in short time that neyther might the Britaines for the time present nor their posterity resist the puissance of these two vnited people Therfore being minded to destroy them both and to inuade them with fraudulent sleights rather then with any force of battell And sending their Ambassadorus to the Pictes allured the Pictes to violate their band with the Scots By great perswasion crafty dealing of the Britains the band was dissolued mouing occasion of battel against the Scots commāded by general edict no Scots to be found in their boūds at a prefixed day vnder paine of death The day being expired all Scots within their bounds were killed without mercy as breakers of their lawes The Scots impatient to sustai◅e such iniuries killed as many of the Pictes so there followed continuall killing and murder on all sides not regarding affinity bloud time nor pl◅ce In this manner the peace dissolued the Pictes denounced battell to the Scots then after followed continuall incursions and inuasions on eyther parties The Scots assembling in Ardgiel were sufficiently resolued that the battell that they were to holde was not onely against the Pictes but also against the Britaines Therefore it was agreed to send their Ambassadors to their ancient progenitors and friends in Ireland to haue their support and counsaile in this most dangerous matter and for that plurality of Captaines as often occurreth raiseth sedition the best is to elect one to haue Empire aboue the rest by whose manhood and counsaile they might defend their liues and liberties against a false and periured people inuading them without any occasion The Ambassadours being directed to Ireland complained of the wicked offence done by the Pictes and desired support FERQVHARDVS then being King of the Scots in Ireland greatly moued for the displeasure done to his friends in Albion sent his sonne FERGVSIVS a wise and valiant Prince with many valiant souldiers and to giue them the more esperance and assurance of permanent and good fortune hee sent with them the fatall Marble chaire Fergusius was the more pleasantly receiued by the Scots of Albion because their Common-wealth approched to great danger by a most perillous apparant battell Then after a Councell was called in Ardgiel where Fergusius made a large Oration and acceptable Speech Therefore by graue consultation they condiscended to be gouerned by Empire of one King as well in peace as in any trouble appearing against their enemies Furthermore to remoue all suspition of hatred because euery Tribe desired a King of their owne linage they elected Fergusius both for his noble bloud and other his excellent vertues to be their King moreouer he was so approued in martiall deedes and iustice that no Captaine of the Tribes might be any wayes compared vnto him FERGVSIVS the first King of Scots in Albion now called Scotland sonne to Ferquhard King of Ireland was crowned in the fatall Marble Chaire which hee brought with him by respons of the Gods to establish his reigne in Scotland The yeare from the creation of the world 3641. Before the comming of Christ 330. In the first yeare of the 112. Olimpiade In the 421. yeare after the building of Rome about the beginning of the third Monarchy When Alexander the great vanquished Darius the last Monarch of Persia in the reigne of Chimarus King of Britaine the King employed his whole minde to resist the iniury of this battell moued by the Pictes hee calling all the Captains ordeyned them to be prepared with forty dayes prouision To passe with him he made an greement and concord amongst all his Nobles and Captaines commanding his people to be obedient to their Captaines hee making sacrifice to his Gods as the custome was praying the Gods to take vengeance of the partie that was the first occasion of battell against other and to graunt him such felicity in his iust defence that victory might succeed to him without any great
willing to haue discharged himselfe of the Kingdome in fauour of Ferlegus eldest sonne to his brother Fergusius which his Nobles would not condiscend vnto because of the Statute and acte of Parliament lately made which continued vntill the time of the raigne of King KENETVS the third almost 1205. years he was killed by the aforesaid Ferlegus the fifteenth yeare of his raigne Ferlegus the murtherer and all other participant with him being banished were fugitiues among the Pictes and finding no security of his life he past into Britaine where he spent the rest of his dayes in great miserie 3 MAINVS King Fergusius second sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 3680. before Christ 291. after the beginning of the raigne 41. He was a noble King a good Iusticiar for he exercised Iustice aires for repressing of trespassors and ratified the old league with Crinus King of Pictes holding good peace with his confederates and Britaines He died peaceably the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne 4 DORNADILLA succeeded his father Mainus in the yeare of the world 3709. before Christ 262. after the beginning of the raigne 70. Hee was a good King and confirmed peace with the Pictes and Britaines he delighting greatly in hunting races and hounds made certaine lawes profitable for hunting which were obserued many yeares after he died peaceably the eight and twentieth yeare of his raigne 5. NOTHATVS succeeded his brother Dornadilla whose sonne REVVTHER was a childe not able to gouerne by vertue of the aforesaid Statute the yeare of the world 3738. before Christ 233. after the beginning of the raigne 98. He was an auaritious cruell Tyrant hee was killed by Dowall one of his Nobles Captaine of the Brigandes the twentieth yeare of his raigne 6 REVTHERVS Dornadella his sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 3758. before Christ 213. after the raigne 118. He being young assisted by Dowall raysed great contention by the perswasion of Ferquhart Captaine of Kentire and Lorne cousen to Nothatus the tyrant late killed a man of subtill wit and hauing great ambition to the Crowne Betweene the aforesaid parties there was cruell warres Ferquhart being fugitiue in Ireland returned being assisted with many Irish men with the inhabitants of Kyntire Lorne Ardgile Caithnes Murray and with a great armie Dowall resâ—…ing came with a great power accompanied with the young King and the King of Pictes and many other his friends there was a cruell battell and killing of Chiefetaines and Nobles on both parties The King of Pictes with many of his Nobles pittifully killed Reutherus the young King pursued and taken at the Castle of Calender By this vnhappy battell was such terrible slaughter that neither Scots nor Pictes were left liuing sufficient to inhabite their Realmes nor to withstand their enemies Afterwards the Scots and Pictes were most cruelly inuaded by the Britaines and a great multitude killed the rest exiled King Reutherus and his people past into Ireland and the Pictes past into Orkney King Reutherus returning from Ireland and the Pictes with their King Gethus returning from Orkney they gaue battell to the King of Britaines and obtayning victory by the high and soueraigne manhood and valiantnesse of the foresaid King Reuthorus the Britaines rendred all the forts landes and townes pertayning to the Scots and Pictes with faithfull promise neuer to inuade them in time comming This peace being concluded the Scots Pictes and Britaines continued in great tranquility many yeares after the King enduring the rest of his dayes had good peace and died the sixe and twentieth yeare of his raigne 7 RHEVDA succeeded his brother Reutherus in the yeare of the world 3784. before Christ 187. after the beginning of the raigne 144. He was a good King he caused sepultures to be made for noble valiant men he brought artificers into his Realme and instituted sundry good lawes In his time came certaine Orators Philosophers from King Ptolomeus of Egypt who were pleasantly receiued and well entertained because they were descended of the Egyptians his auncient forefathers These Orators did write and consider the situation of the hilles mountaines vallies riuers lockes frithes Isles townes and forts within the Realme of Scotland and the lands thereto pertayning as also to the Pictes He raigned peaceably sixteene yeares and resigned the crowne to THEREVS sonne to King Reutherus 8 THEREVS Reutherus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 3799. before Christ 171. after the raign 158. He appeared in the first sixe monethes to be a vertuous Prince but after he became an vnwise cruell tyrant Therefore being degraded of all honor he was exiled And Conan Captaine of the Brigandes elected to be gouernor who gouerned the Realme peaceably during the exile of Thereus who died in the Citie of Yorke in misery the twelfth yeare of his raigne 9 IOSINA succeeded his brother Thereus the yeare of the world 3810. before Christ 161. after the raigne 170. He was a peaceable and good King ratifying peace with his confederates the Pictes and also with the Britaines he was a good Medecinar and Herbestar In his time were brought to his presence in Berigone Two venerable Philosophers pleasant of visage almost naked being Priests of Spaine passing from Portingall to Athens and by vnmercifull tempest were Ship-broken at Ros their shippe and company with Marriners all perished they onely saued After refreshing and good entertainment the King desired and demaunded of them what they vnderstood by their science of the nature of the ground of Scotland after good and deliberate aduisement so farre as they might coniecture there was more riches and profite to be gotten within the veynes of the earth of Scotland then aboue for it was giuen more to the winning of Mines and mettals then any production of corne They knew this by the influence of the heauens Also they learned the people to worship onely God the Creator prohibiting them to make sacrifice as their custome then was to Isis and Apis the Gods of the Egyptians but only to make their sacrifice prayers and adoration in their Temples without any imagery to the eternall God creator of heauen and earth which the people for the most part obserued long time King Iosina being a vertuous Prince died in peace the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried at Berigone 10 FINNANVS succeeded his father Iosina the yeare of the world 3834. before Christ 137. after the raigne 194. a wise and vertuous King a good Iusticiar with aduice of his Nobles rewarding them honourably after their deseruings winning the hearts of his people ruled with great felicity encreasing in riches hee did institute Prelates and Clerkes to be in the Isle of man instructing Noble mens children in their youth This vertuous King married his sonne Durstius with Agafia daughter to the King of Britaines he wan great fauour among them he visited the King of Pictes who was vexed with a vehement feuer in Camelon he died there the thirtieth yeare of his raigne and
was brought to Berigone and there buried among the Sepultures of his progenitors 12 DVRSTIVS succeeded his father Finnanus the yeare of the world 3864. before Christ 107. from the beginning of the raigne 224. a cruell and traytercus tyrant killed in battell by his Nobles the ninth yeare of his raigne 12 EVENVS primus succeeded his brother Durstius the yeare of the world 3873. before Christ 98. after the raigne 133. a wise iust and vertuous King He was the first that caused his Nobles and subiects to giue their oath of fidelity he executed iustice seuerely in all the partes of his Realme At length there came Ambassadours from the Pictes shewing that the Britaine 's were in armour purposing to besiege their Citie Camelon the King to assist his confederate friends came with expedition against the Britains Scots and Pictes went forward with great courage the Britaines with no lesse audacity on the other part followeth a very dangerous battell with vncertaine victory vntill the night seuered them The confederate Kings seeing their armie broken retired in the night The Britaines so broken and dispayring of new support retired in the same manner as discomfited people their Campe standing with their carriage The confederate people aduertised hereof returned and parted the spoyle by custom of armes The King returned to Berigone rewarded their friends that were slaine in the said battel and others promoted to publike offices some with riches and goods and the rest of his dayes he was a seuere Iusticiar and died in peace the nineteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 13 GILLVS bastard sonne to Euenus vsurped the crown and trayterously killed two sonns of Durstius contending for the crowne in the yeare of the world 3892. before Christ 79. after the raigne 252. A crafty tyrant killed in battell by Cadellus Captaine of the Brigandes the second yeare of his raigne his head cut off his body buried in Dunstaffage 14 EVENVS secundus Donallus sonne King Finnanâ—…s brother succeeded in the yeare of the world 3894. before Christ 77. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 254. A good Iusticiar ciuill vertuous and peaceable King Cadallus after the killing of Gillus returning out of Ireland with his victorious army by rage of Tempest were almost all perished Cadallus was truely rewarded with many landes by the King and comforted by him concerning his great losse of Nobles and friends King Euenus marrying Siora daughter of Gethus King of Pictes confirmed the olde band After that hee vanquished Balus King of Orkney who finding no way to escape killed himselfe hee builded Innerlothy and Innernes hee resigned the crowne to Ederus giuing him wise and good counsaile he died in peace the seuenteenth yeare of his raign buried in Dunstaffage 15 EDERVS Durstius sonneâ—… succeeded in the yeare of the world 3911. before Christ 60. after the raigne 271. a wise valiant and good King Bredus of the Isles cousen to Gillus killed as is before mentioned made insurrection Shortly after the King pursuing him and his associates they were all taken captiues and many with the said Bredus killed Cassibilian King of Britaines sent his Ambassadours to the King of Scots desiring support against Iulius Caesar the Romane Emperour who was ready with most dreadfull Ordinance to come into Albion The King and Nobles receiuing the Ambassadours courteously Androgeus speciall Ambassadour after a large and serious Oration the King and Nobles being aduised sent vnto London tenne thousand chosen men vnder the conduct and gouernment of Cadallan and Dowall Captaines of the Brigandes and Lorne Also an army of Pictes came at the request of King Ederus The Britaines were raised in great esperance of victory by the aide of Scots and Pictes for they had no little confidence in their manhood and chiualry King Cassibilian went forward with his whole power against the Romanes there ensued a dangerous and doubtfull battell at the last the Romanes were fugitiue and being minded to renew the battell Iulius hearing of the great destruction of his Ships changed his minde hoisted sayles in the night and returned into Fraunce leauing behinde them a great prey of goods when Iulius Caesar was forced to auoide Albion The Britaines Scots and Pictes parted the spoyle gotten in his Campe by custome of armes reioycing of this glorious victory Cadallane and Dowall richly rewarded by Cassibilian returned with the Scots army at whose comming the King was greatly reioyced then followed such loue and kindenesse betweene the Britaines Scots and Pictes that it appeared them to liue in perpetuall peace The King passing to Innernes was certainly enformed by sundry Merchants strangers that Iulius had pacified Fraunce to his Empire and making prouision for a new armie to returne into Britaine to reuenge the iniuries done vnto him the last yeare he sends his Ambassadours to Cassibilian promising if he pleased to send ten thousand chosen men vnto his aide and support The Britaines moued with vaine arrogancy refused to haue any supply of Scots or Pictes Iulius returning into Britaine was three sundry times put backe but at the last Cassibilian was vanquished and his whole valiant Captaines taken or killed and his lands made to pay three thousand pound of siluer to the Romanes for tribute Iulius sendeth his Ambassadours to the Scots and Pictes offering them conditions of peace two seuerall times They were resolute to remaine free not to be subiect and refusing all conditions of peace were willing to defend their liues and liberties Iulius being minded to inuade the Scots and Pictes was aduertised of a suddaine vprore in Fraunce for which cause he passed into Fraunce Murket Gildus nephew made insurrection against the King Therefore he sent Cadallane with armed men who hanged Murket with his complices The King continued in good peace the rest of his dayes hee died peaceably the forty eight yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 16 EVENVS tertius succeeded his father Ederus the yeare of the world 3959. before Christ 12. after the raigne 319. He was a luxurious auaritious tyrant retayning a hundred Concubines and not being saciate with them he was taken in a battell captiue and imprisoned and was killed by a yong childe the first night the childe was executed on the morrow the seuenth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 17 METELIANVS Ederus brothers son succeeded the yeare of the world 3966. before the comming of Christ 4. years after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 326. A very modest ciuill and good King peace being vniuersally at the birth of our Sauiour Christ. The Romane Emperour Augustus sent his Ambassadours into Britaine requesting the Britains to continue peace with whom the King sent manyrich jewels to Augustê° to be offered in their Capitoll he wan sure amity of them which endured long In this time were in Rome Vâ—…rgil Horace Oâ—…d Tullius Marcus Varro Straba Titus Liuius Salustius with many other learned men he died peaceably the nine and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in
of the Romanes Woada the Queene hearing of the new armie of Romanes assembled a new and great armie of Britaines Scots and Pictes and Murrayes there followed a bloudy and terrible battell At last the Albions being vanquished fourescore thousand killed the Murrayes almost killed with their Captaine Roderik Woada killed her selfe to escape the iniury of the Romanes her two daughters were taken and brought armed to Swetonius The eldest daughter was married vnto a noble Romane named Marius who after was by command of Caesar made King of Britaines Corbredus broken with this sorrowfull battell returned with the rest of his armie into Scotland and gaue to the rest of the Murrayes that escaped out of the field all the lands betweene Spey and Innernes which lands were called after them Murray land for the olde inhabitants being seditious and troublesome were partly expelled The Murrayes were then marryed vnto Scottish Virgins and remained vnder one bloud friendship Corbredus the King continued the rest of his daies in peace and died the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 20 DARDANVS nephew to Metellanus succeeded being a lusty person faire of visage and body hee was welbeloued of the people in the yeare of the world 4042. the yeare of Christ 72. after the raigne 402. He appeared in the beginning to be a good King but being within three yeares degenerate became an odious tyrant and would haue trayterously caused to be slaine the two sonnes of Corbredus remayning in the Isle of Man vnder discipline This Tyrant at last was killed in battell and beheaded by his Nobles the fourth yeare of his raigne without buriall 21 CORBREDVS secundus surnamed Galdus Corbredus primus son succeeded an excellent person endowed with sundry vertues and high prerogatiues in the yeare of the world 4046. the yeare of Christ 76. after the beginning of the raigne 406. a valiant and couragious King He renewed many battels against the Romanes and was often victorious at this time arriued in Forth a company of Almaines named Vsâ—…pians banished out of their natiue land for killing of a Romane Captaine and his band they were pleasantly receiued and ordayned certain lands to be inhabited by them beside the Murrayes for they were of one bloud Agricola remayning in Britaine eight yeares with his Romanes had sundry victories against the Scots and Picts Domitian the Emperour enuying Agricolaes prosperous estate in Britaine sent hastily letters for him at whose comming to Rome he was poysoned by commaund of the said Domitian GVENVS TABELLIVS was made Gouernor of Britaine dissention engendred among the Romanes for the gouernement King Corbredus surnamed Galdus being by his explorators aduertised hereof came with a new armie of Scots and Pictes against the Romanes and finally their Captain with many Romans were killed The Scots with the Picts following the whole day and killing them where they might apprehend them The King assembling the Scottes and Pictes parted the rich spoyle of their enemies amongst them as they had deserued Afterward the Scots and Pictes pursued cruelly in all parts the Romanes The Romanes conuenting them elected Chelius to be their Gouernour there followed a most dangerous battell at last the Romanes were vanquished and pursued with continuall killing vnto Calidon wood The confederate Kings came with their armies into Brigance the Romanes assembled themselues in most fearefull ordinance a company of Britaines sent by Marius their King in support of the Romanes came to the confederate Kings There followed a terrible and bloudy battell the Romanes being vanquished and compelled to retire to their Tents with great killing of them defended their Tents with great manhood vntill the night approched The Scots were vigilant all night and attending that their enemies should not escape others were making Engines to breake downe their Tents and Trenches The Romanes seeing so great preparation against them and no way to escape the danger sent their Orators to the confederate Kings most humbly entreating peace on what conditions pleased them After long consultation peace was graunted The Romanes to passe and render all lands forts and munitions pertayning to Scots and Pictes with all the goods taken violently from them during the warres and to remaine their friends at all times after After this most valiant King Corbredus Galdus came to Epiake the principall Citie then of Scotland The rest of his dayes he continued in peace exercising seuere Iustice he died peaceably the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 22 LVCTACVS succeeded his father Corbredus Galdus in the yeare of the world 4080. in the yeare of Christ 110. after the raigne 440. an odious and cruel tyrant killed by his Nobles the third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 23 MOGALDVS Corbredus secundus sisters sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4083. the yeare of Christ 113. after the raigne 443. a good King and victorious in the beginning of his raigne gouerning his people with great iustice and obtayned a great victory against Lucius and his Romanes by the assistance of the Pictes in Westmerland and Camber obteyning a rich spoyle of the Romanes which they parted by law of armes Afterwards the King did degenerate into a cruell tyrant In his time Adrian the Emperour came into Britaine and builded the wall of Adrian deuiding the Britaines from the Scottes and Pictes a great wall made of fewell and earth and turues from the mouth of Tyne ouer against the Almaine Seas to the floud of Eske at the Irish Seas fourescore miles in length he was killed by his Nobles for his tyrannie and odious life the thirty sixt yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 24 CONARVS succeeded his father Mogaldus the yeare of the world 4119. the yeare of Christ 149. after the raigne 479. a cruell tyrant degraded and imprisoned by his Nobles and Ardgadus Captaine of Ardgile made Gouernour a good and seuere Iusticiar he died in prison the foureteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunsstaffage 25 ETHODIVS primus Mogaldus sisters sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4133. the yeare of Christ 163. after the raigne 493. a good Iusticiar who holding sundry battels against the Romane Captaines Victorine Trebellius and Pertinax neere the wall of Adrian ministring good iustice oppressing rebels was trayterously killed by an Harper whom he trusted the three and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage This Harper was most cruelly executed 26 SATRAEL Ethodius primus succeeded the yeare of the world 4165. the yeare of Christ 195. after the raigne 525. a cruell tyrant he was slaine by one of his Courtiers the fourth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 27 DONALDVS primus firstChristian King of Scotland succeeded his brother Satrael in the yeare of the world 4169. in the yeare of Christ 199. from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 529. a good and religious King in his time Seuerus the Emperour came into Britaine after many incursions made by the Scots and Pictes in abolishing the
wall of Adrian Anthonius Seuerus sonne gouerned Britaine and builded and repaired the wall of Adrian strongly with Towers Seuerus dying Anthonius killing his brother Getus was Emperour He was the first that coined money of golde and siluer and imbraced the Christian faith he died in peace the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 28 ETHODIVS secundus Ethodius 1. sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4186. the yeare of Christ 216. after the raigne 546. anvnwise and base minded King the Realme prudently gouerned by his Nobles he was killed by his guard the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 29 ATHIRCO succeeded his father Ethodius the yeare of the world 4201. the yeare of Christ 231. after the raigne 561. a good Prince in his beginning afterwards being degenerate and pursued by his Nobles for his vitious life killed himselfe the twelfth yeare of his raigne 30 NATHALOCVS succeeded in the yeare of the world 4212. the yeare of Christ 242. after the raigne 572. a cruell tyrant killed by his Nobles vsurped the crowne the eleuenth yeare of his raigne 31 FINDOCVS Athicroes sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4223. the yeare of Christ 253. after the raigne 583. a good and valiant King hee was killed at a hunting by instigation of his brother Carance and Donald Lord of the Isles The Traytors killers of him being tormented to death and Carance exiled the eleuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 32 DONALDVS secundus succeeded his brother Findocus the yeare of the world 4234. the yeare of Christ 264. after the raigne 594. a good King he was wounded in battell and being vanquished by the insurrection of Donald of the Isles three thousand of his armie killed and two thousand with their King taken the third day with melancholy died the first yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 33 DONALDVS tertius Lord of the Isles vsurped the Crowne the yeare of the world 4235. the yeare of Christ 265. after the raigne 595. a cruell tyrant killed by Crathalinthus his successor at which time there was vniuersall persecution of the Christians vnder the Empire of Decius the twelfth yeare of his raigne 34 CRATHILINTHVS Findocus son succeeded the year of the world 4247. the year of Christ 277. after the raigne 607. a valiant good Iusticiar and godly King Hee purged the land of superftition planting the true Christian Religion In this time chaunced in the hunting betweene Scots and Pictes discord so hastily that there were many killed on both parties Carance brother to Findocus or Carasus 77. Britaine King exiled for suspition of his slaughter was long in the Romanes warres with Dioclesian Emperour and vsing himselfe valiantly returned into Albion with many valiant warriours and great riches placed his people in Westmerland being reconciled with the King he at length agreed the two long confederate kings people Carance assisted by the twoconfederate Kings with a great army in three battels comming to Yorke was resisted by Quintê° Bassianus Captain of Britains whom he killed with many valiant Romans After this battell victoriously won against the Romans the rich spoyle parted according to the law of arms Carance with his victorious armie past to London where he was receiued with great reuerence and possessed the crowne of Britaine contrary to the Empire of the Romans reteyning in his companytwo thousand Scots Picts continually for a guard he being assaulted in battel by the Romanes and Britaines was alway victorious The seuenth yeare of his raigne in Britaine hee was killed by Alectus Romane Captaine King Crathalinthus ended the rest of his dayes in good peace and died the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Dunstaffage 35 FINCORMACVS Father brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded the yeare of the world 4271. the yeare of Christ 301. after the raigne 631. a godly valiant King he was a worthy promoter of Christian Religion in Scotland at which time Traherus Romane Captaine with many legions sent by Constantinus Emperour into Britaine to represse Octauius then King of Britaines being expelled was fugitiue in Scotland Traherus assembling a great Armie against the King of Scots and Octauius King of Britaines whom the foresaid King of Scots refused to render being solicited friendly and therefore sharpely and proudly manaced by the said Traherus followed a cruell and dangerous battell the Romanes finally vanquished and sixteene thousand of the Romanes killed and fifteene thousand Albions Fincormacus and Octauius pursued vntill they came to Yorke where the two Kings were pleasantly receiued by the Nobles of Britaine Octauius restored to the Crowne Fincormacus for his assistance was perpetually confirmed with an oath to him and his successors the lands of Westmerland and Cumber which Carance had graunted in his time to the Scots and Pictes for the assistance of him by King Crathilinthus against the Romanes King Fincormacus continued the rest of his dayes in peace with the Britaines and Pictes and died the seuen and fortieth yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage 36 ROMACHVS brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4318. in the yeare of Christ 348. after the raigne 678. a cruell tyrant killed and beheaded by his Nobles the third yeare of his raigne in whose time Arrius beganne and Ireland became Christians 37 ANGVSIANVS Crathilinthus brother sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4321. in the yeare of Christ 351. after the raigne 681. a good and valiant King Nectanus King of Picts to reuenge the killing of Romanes gathered an armie against the Scots there followed a sharp battell The Scots being victorious and many of the Nobles of the Pictes killed and their King fugitiue vnto Camelon their principall Citie After that the Pictes renued battell and came to the wood of Calidone where the King of Scots with a great armie ioyned battell with great cruelty both the Kings were killed and many of their Nobles the third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage without succession 38 FETHEIMACHVS another brother sonne to Crathilinthus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4324. in the yeare of Christ 354. after the raigne 684. Hee was a good and valiant King and victorious against the Pictes and killed their King in battell he was trayterously murthered in his owne chamber by two distembling Pictes and an Harper The third yeare of his raigne buried in Dunstaffage The murtherers were apprehended and most cruelly tormented At this time S. Andrewes Church was builded by the King of Pictes at the request of Saint Rewell 39 EVGENIVS primus Fincormacus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4327. in the yeare of Christ 357. after the raigne 687. a vasiant iust and good King he was killed in battell his brother taken and all his Nobles killed with fifty thousand of his armie by the cruelty of the Romanes Britains and deceitfull Pictes and the whole nation of Scottes exiled a long time the third yeare of his raigne 40 FERGVSIVS secundus
Erthus sonne to Ethodius Eugenius the first brother returning into Scotland by support of Danes Gothes and his owne countrey men gathered vnto him out of all partes where they were dispersed conquered his Realme of Scotland out of the Romans and Pictes hands beginning his ragne in the yeare of the world 4374. in the year of Christ 404. from the beginning of the Realm of Scotland 734. He was a wise valiant good and godly King being confederate with the Pictes he was sundry times victorious against the Romanes at the last he was killed in a battell by the Romanes the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolukill 41 EVGENIVS secundus Fergusius second sonne succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 4390. in the yeare of Christ 420. from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 750. He was a valiant and good King in sundry battels victorious against the Romanes and Britaines at which time Maximian the Romane Gouernour of Britaine made insurrection against the Romanes and cruelly inuaded the land then called Armorica and killed the most part of all the people there that it should not be a prey to Frenchmen their neighbours he brought out of Britaine a great multitude of people to inhabite the same some authours write there came a hundred thousand men out of Britaine with Conanus who was made King of that land and called the same land Bartany or litle Britaine after the Britaines that came to inhabite there Then after they sent into Britaine for women to bee their wiues at whose request Vrsula called S. Vrsula with eleuen thousand Virgins were imbarked to passe Bartany They all by contrary and tempestuous windes were compelled to arriue in the low Countreyes iourneying by land to Bartany were all lamentably murthered and killed because they would not suffer deflowring of their bodies but rather offered themselues to be cruelly and vnmercifully murthered and killed after this vnhappy and cruel murther other women and Virgins were sent in great number into Bartany who inhabite that land continually to this day Britaine being desolate of Romane support was occasion that the confederate Kings inuaded them after so hardly for the valiant Graham who was descended of an ancient house of Denmarke and borne of a noble Lady of the same countrey married with a Scots noble man that was exiled out of Scotland with Ethodius brother to King Eugenius afore rehearsed killed in battell by Romanes and Pictes This Graham married a Virgin of the bloud royall of Denmark to whom she bare a daughter of excellent beauty who was married to Fergusius the second King of Scots of him descended the auncient surname of Grahams hee was a great enemy to the Romanes for hee destroyed to the ground the wall of Abircorne called then after Grahams Dykes and past and all vtterly abolished the wall of Adrian ouer against the Irish Seas The confederate Kings accompanied with valiant Graham past with fire and sword through al the bounds betweene Tyne and Humber there followed a most dangerous battell in the which were killed fifteene thousand Britains with the most of the Princes and Nobles of Britaine and foure thousand Scots and the whole Romanes being exiled out of Britaine by the confederate Kings and peace being concluded betweene the confederate Kings and the Britaines all the lands lying beyond Humber shall remaine perpetually vnder the Empire of the confederate Kings and presently to be paide threescore thousand pound to their men of warre and twentie thousand pound yearely to the confederate Kings and for obseruing hereof the Britaines deliuered one hundred pledges being within age of thirty yeares at the will of the confederate Kings In the seuenth yeare of the raigne of Eugenius second King of Scottes Britaine was deliuered from Romane tribute 496. years after that Iulius Caesar began the first tribute Eugenius encreased in riches and policy his Realme with continuall peace In the same time the Britaines falling at great diuersity betweene the Nobles and Commons there were many of both parties miserably killed he died in peace the one and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 42 DONGARDVS succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4421. the yeare of Christ 451. after the raigne 781 a godly wise and valiant King in a dangerous and cruell battell betweene Constantine new elected King of Britaines wherein were killed sixteene thousand Britaines and foureteene thousand Scots and Pictes the victory falling to the confederates the King of Scottes valiantly fighting was killed the fift yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkil which was the buriall for the Kings vntill King Malonus Camors dayes 43 CONSTANTINVS primus succeeded to his brother Dongardê° the year of the world 4427. in the year of Christ 457. from the beginning of the raign 787 a vitious odious King killed by one of his nobles whose daughter he had defloured the 22. yeare of his vnwort hy raigne 44 CONGALLVS Dongardus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4449. the yeare of Christ 479. after the raigne 809. a valiant King he vanquished the Brittaines in a cruell and daungerous battaile wherein were killed 20000 Brittaines with many nobles with GVYTELL Prince of Wales VORTIGERN vsurping the Crowne of Brittaine sent into Almaine to fee Warriours against the confederate Kings at which time came into Brittaine Hengest and Horsus bretheren with 10000. Saxons immediately the Brittaines and Saxons past with arrayed battaile to Humber before the confederate Kings were admonished of their comming killing in all parts without mercy where they came The King of Picts asseâ—…bled his army and ioyned battaile without support of the King of Scots where he was vanquished by the Saxons and Brittaines The Saxons proude of this victorie and being resolued to conquer the Kingdome of Brittaine past further Against them came King Congalus with a great army with the Picts there followed a cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie at last the Brittaines that fought in the right wing against the Scots being fugitiue there chaunced a mighty shower of haile with great darknesse Hengist by sounde of Trumpet gathered his people to his Standard The Scottes and Pictes hoping their enemies to be vanquished followed on the Birâ—…taines without array Hengist the Brittaines vanquisht and the confederate people without order killing and spoyling he came with his Saxons in arrayed battaile and killed all the confederates that might be ouertaken This battaile was right sorrowfull to the confederate people and not pleasant to their enemies for the most part of the army of Brittaines were killed Hengist obteyning new support out of Saxony the next Summer came with Vortimer King Vortigerus sonne with a great armie there followed a cruell and long battell valiantly debated on all parts with sundry chances for many Scots and Britaines being killed Congallus euill wounded was brought out of the field Long time then after Ambrosius when he had vanquished Uortigern and being crowned King of Britaine confederate with the
Scots and Pictes he assisted by them and killed with his owne hands Hengist and exiled the rest of the Saxons King Congallus holding good pcace with Britaines and Pictes vexed with long infirmity died peace ably the two and twentieth year of his raign and buried in Icolmkill 45 CORANVS succeeded his brother Congallus in the yeare of the world 4471. the yeare of Christ 501. after the raign 831. a good King and seuere Iusticiar In this time arriued in Britaine Occa and Passentius sonnes of Hengist with a great multitude of valiant souldiers assisted by the Princes of Almaine against whom came King Ambrosius There followed a doubtfull and dangerous battell the victory enclining to Ambrosius yet very vnpleasant for at the same time there were many Britaine 's killed Neuerthelesse they parted the spoile of Saxons by right of armes Occa being aduertised of the comming of the confederate Kings to assist Ambrosius sent his brother Passentius to bring greater support out of Almaine by contrary windes he arriued in Ireland where he gathered a great number of hyred warriours and returned into Britaine Occa perswaded one Coppa a fained mediciner to poison King Ambrosius the confederate Kings comming with a strong armie to assist Ambrosius were aduertised of his death therefore they not knowing who was friend or foe and being vncertaine how he died they returned home Arthurus being King of Britaines assisted by the Scots and Pictes obtayned sundry victories against the Saxons The confederate Nobles abode certaine dayes in London And being richly rewarded by King Arthurus returned home The Realme of Scotland was gouerned in great felicity and iustice by King Coranus Then after certaine Traytors assisted by Donald Captaine of Athole murthered the King in his chamber the foure and thirtieth yeare of his raigne in the sixteenth yeare of the raigne of King Arthurus and in the twentieth yeare of Iustinian Emperour the yeare of Christ 535. He was buried at Icolmkil 46 EVGENIVS tertius Congallus first sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4505. in the yeare of Christ 535. after the raigne 865. a wise godly King and good Iusticiar he continued in good peace all his dayes and died the three and twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 47. CONGALLVS secundus succeeded his brother Eugenius the yeare of the world 4528. the yeare of Christ 558. after the raigne 888. a good iust and godly Prince he instituted many good lawes concerning Churches and Churchmen hee died in peace the eleuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill in whose time was S. Colme and S. Mungo 48 KINNATELLVS succeeded his brother Congallus the yeare of the world 4539. the yeare of Christ 569 after the raigne 899. a good and godly King hee died in peace the first yeare of his raigne and buried at Icolmkill 49 AIDANVS Coranus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4540. the yeare of Christ 570. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 900. He was a valiant and good King and seuere Iusticiar he confederated with the Britaine 's against the Saxons and Pictes there followed sundry battels at last the Britaines and Scottes came into Northumberland against the Saxons and Pictes and vanquished them in a dangerous battell the tenth part of the spoyie obtained in the field was dedicated to the Churches of Scotland and the Banners or Ensignes gotten at that time sent to Icolmkill he died in peace the fiue and thirtieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 50 KENNETHVS primus Congallus second sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4575. the yeare of Christ 605. after the raigne 935. a good and peaceable Prince He died the first yeare of his raigne and was buried in Icolmkill 51 EVGENIVS quartus Aidanus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4576. the yeâ—…re of Christ 606. after the raigne 936. He was a godly and good Iusticiar and instituted many godly and good lawes for the Common-wealth of his subiects he raigned peaceably and died in peace the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 52 FERCHARDVS primus succeeded his father Eugenius the yeare of the world 4591. the yeare of Christ 621. after the raigne 951. a vitious Tyrant degraded by his Nobles and imprisoned he killed himselfe in prison the eleuenth yeare of his raigne 53 DONALDVS quartus succeeded his father Ferchardus the yeare of the world 4602. the yeare of Christ 632. after the raigne 962. a good and religious King holding peace with his neighbours being at fishing with his seruants for pastime he perished in Lothay the foureteenth yeare of his raign his body being found was buried in Icolmkill 54 FERCHARDVS secundus succeeded his brother Donaldus in the yeare of the world 4616. in the yeare of Christ 646. after the raigne 976. an auaritious and vitious tyrant bitten by a Wolfe in hunting whereof ensued a dangerous feuer being penitent of his euill life He died the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 55 MALDVINVS Donaldus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4634. in the yeare of Christ 664. after the raigne 994. He was a godly and wise King and a seuere Iusticiar holding good peace with his neighbours He was strangled by his wife in the night by suspition of Adultery the twentie yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill on the morrow his wife was taken with her Complices and burned to death 56 EVGENIVS quintus Malduinus brother Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4654 in the yeare of Christ 684 after the raigne 1014. he was a valiant and good King he obteyned a great victory against Edfreid King of Northumberland being killed with 10000 Saxons and Bredius King of Pictes fugitiue he dyed the fourth yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 57 EVGENIVS sixtus Ferchardus secundus sonne succeeded the yeare of the world 4658 the yeare of Christ 688 after the raigne 1018 a good religious and peaceable King he died in peace the 9. yeare of his raigne Buried in Icolmkill 58 AMBERKELETHVS succeeded in the yeare of the world 4667. the yeare of Christ 697 after the raigne 1027 an auaritious euill King killed by a shot of an Arroâ—… The second yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 59 EVGENIVS septimus succeeded his brother Amberkelethus in the yeare of the world 4669. in the yeare of Christ 699. after the raigne 1029 A good King contracting peace with the King of Pictes then called Garnard married his daughter Spontana who being with childe in the next yeare was murthered in her bedde insteed of the King by two brethren of Athole who had conspired the Kings death The murtherers at length were apprehended and cruelly put to death He continued a religions and vertuous King he endewed sundry Churches liberally holding good peace with his neighbours died in peace the 16 yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 60 MORDACVS sonne to Amberkelethus succeeded in the yeare of the world 4685 in the yeare of Christ
715 after the raigne 1045 an humble and liberall Prince he caused peace to be made in all Brittaine amongst the Brittaines Saxons Scots and Pictes he repaired many decayed Churches and builded Quhitthorne In his time was Saint Beda he died peaceably the 16. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 61 ETFINVS Eugenius seuenth Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4700. in the yeare of Christ 730. after the raigne 1060. a Godly wise King and seuere Iusticiar holding his Realme in good peace his people encreasing in riches and religion he being aged elected foure Regents The Thaues of Ardgiele Athole Galloway and Murray to doe Iustice to his subiects which was not obserued he died in peace the 31. yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 62 EVGENIVS Octauus Mordacus Sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4731. in the yeare of Christ 761. after the raigne 1091. a good King seuere Iusticiar in the beginning for he executed to death Donald the tyrant Lord of the Isles and the Earle of Galloway for assenting to his vices then after he being degenerate vnto all abhominable vices he was killed by his nobles the third yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill his familiars and seruants asisting to his vicious life were all hanged vppon Gibets to the great contentment of his whole subiects 63 FERGVSIVS tertius Etfinus sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4734. in the yeare of Christ 764. after the raigne 1094. he married Ethtolia daughter to the King of Pictes he was a leacherous adulterer and being admonished continued still in whoredome at last he was murthered by his wife and sundry of his familiar seruants who being sharply therefore accused his wife hearing thereof came into iudgement and relieued those innocent men confessing the fact and imediately stabbing her selfe to the heart with a dagger died in presence of the whole people The King was buried in Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne 64 SOLVATHIVS Eugenius eight sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4737. in the yeare of Christ 767. after the raigne 1097. a noble valiant King he married the King of Brittaines daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter He being troubled with the Gowâ—…e gouerned his people by his Captaines and commaunders seuerely executing iustice and subduing sundry Rebels especially Banus Captaine of the Isle of Tyre who assembled a great company of Rebels and calling himselfe King He died peaceably of the Gowt the 20. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 65 ACHAIVS Etfinus second sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4757. in the yeare of Christ 787. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1117. a good Godly and peaceable King he pacified insurrection both in Scotland and Ireland he contracted the band of amitie with Charles the great King of Fraunce and Emperour of Germanye which band hath continued inuiolably obserued vnto this present time He married the foresaid Charles the great his daughter who bare to him three sonnes and one daughter The amitie and confederation of Frenchmen and Scottes to be made for euer both for the people present and their successours and for corroborating of the said band King Achaius sent his brother GVIILIAM with sundry nobles into Fraunce with 4000. valiant warriours to assist the foresaid Charles in his warres in any part he pleased to passe against the enemies of the Christian faith at which time the Armes of the Kings of Scotland were the red Lyon Rampant in a field of gold there was augmented a double treasour with contrary Lillies or flower-deluce including the Lyon on all parts Guilliam Achaius brother assisting Charles in his warres with his valiant Scots purchased great honour and being so beloued and holden in great estimation among the Princes of Fraunce that he was called the Knight without reproach and purchased great riches and lands he prospered greatly in all his warres vanquished sundry nations rebelling against the Emperour he obteined great honours the time that King Charles restored Pope Leo the third to his seate after that he was put out of Rome by iniury of the Romaines he conquered great honours when Charles passing thorough Tuskany restored the Cittie of Florence to their auncient honours after it was destroyed by the Gothes these and many other honourable acts were performed by Scottish Guilliam howbeit they were done vnder the name of Charles Emperour for he remained not long in Italy but left the charge to Guilliam who did all things with such prouidence that he augmented the dominion of Florence greatly The Florentine in recompence of Guilliams humanitie towards them ordeined solemne playes to be made in their Cittie in which a Lyon is crowned with sundry ceremonyes they commaunded also quick Lyons to be yearely nourished vpon the common purse because the Lyon was the armes of Scottish Guilliam This is yet obserued in perpetuall memory Guilliam after infinite trauailes taken with Charles the great for the defence of Christian faith grew in age and because he had no succession of his body for he was all his daies giuen to chiualry he made Christ his heire and founded many Abbaies in Italy Almayn and Germanie liberally distributing vnto them rich rents and lands and ordeined that Scottishmen onely should be Abbots to the same Abbeyes In witnesse hereof are many Abbeys in Almaine and Germanie nothing changed from the first institution At comming first of Scottish Guilliam there came two learned Clarks with him from Scotland holden in great honour by the Emperour for their singular learning they obteined a place in Paris which was giuen to them with certaine lands to susteine their estate and to instruct the noble mens children of Fraunce in sundry sciences To these men came such confluence of people out of all parts desiring learning that in short time by their exact diligence in erudition of young children the Cittie of Paris was made a solemne Vniuersitie of resolute men in all science The Emperour Charles hauing great delectation that learning began to flourish in his realme by the great industry of those two Scottish men commaunded that Clement should remaine as principall regent of Paris And Iohn his Colleague to passe to Pauy a towne of Lumbardy for encreasing of learning there This small beginning was the origenall of the famous Vniuesitie of Paris King Achaius continuing in good peace the Romaine Empire was deuided for Emperour Charles the first Emperour of Germanes was Emperour of the west and Constantiue Emperour of the East Achaius married Fergusiane sister to Hungus King of Pictes who bare to him one sonne called Alpine who after succeeded to be King of Scotland and right inheritour to the King of Pictes King Achaius being aged died in peace the 32. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 66 CONGALLVS Achaius cousen germane began his raigne the yeare of the world 4789. in the yeare of Christ 819. after the raigne 1149. a good and peaceable
King He died in peace the fift yeare of his raigne buried at Icolmkill 67 DONGALLVS Saluathius sonne beganne his raigne the yeare of the world 4794. the yeare of Christ 824. after the raigne 1154. a valiant and good King sending his Ambassadours to the Pictes after the death of DORSTOLOGVS their King killed by his brother Eganus who marrying his brothers wife BRENNA daughter to the King of Marches who after murthered the said Eganus in his bedde notwithstanding his armed Guard to reuenge the murther of her first husband The Scots Ambassadours at commaund and in the name of ALPINVS King Achaius sonne begotten betwixt him and Fergusian sister to Hungus late King of Pictes The two brethren aforesaid being murthered without succession the right and title of the Crowne of Pictes succeeded by the law of God and man to the aforesaid Alpinus Therefore desiring the Pictes to accept him as their naturall Prince both of Scotland and Picts land which they refusing elected FEREDECH to be their King The Scots Ambassadors denounced battell to the Pictes King DONGALLVS preparing a great armie to passe against the Pictes perished in a Boat passing ouer the water of Spey the seuenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 68 ALPINVS Achaius sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4801. the yeare of Christ 831. after the raigne 1161. a valiant and good King being right heire to the Crowne of Pictes in a dangerous and cruell battell killed Feredech their King then after the Pictes elected BRVDVS his sonne King who was killed the first yeare by sedition among the Pictes His brother KENNETH was made King who comming with an Armie against the Scots rent off his coate armour and was fugitiue to the mountaines where hee was shamefully killed by a Countryman not knowne who he was The Pictes immediatly elected a fierce and valiant Prince BRVDVS to be their King who directing Ambassadors to Alpinus desiring peace all matters to be redressed and the olde band to bee renued King Alpinus answered that he would make no peace vntill the crowne of Pictes were deliuered vnto him as righteous inheritor Brudus raised a great armie and came ouer the bridge of Dunkeld to Angusse The night afore the battell he caused all the carriage men and women that came with his armie to stand in arrayed battell with linnen shirts aboue their clothes with such weapons and armour as they might furnish for the time This done hee ordayned an hundred horsemen to gouerne them without any noyse or din in the next woode commaunding none of them to come in sight vntill the battels were ioyned King Alpinus was at this time in a Castle which was situate on a hill not farre from Dundee and beheld the Armie of Pictes marching forwards incontinent he arrayed his Scots then the battel 's ioyned with great slaughter on all parts Immediatly the carriage men and women afore rehearsed came mouing forwards vpon the backe of the Scots who belieuing that a fresh armie of Pictes were to come against them not looked for at the last the Scottes were fugitiue for this hidden sleight before rehearsed was the discomfiture of the Scots armie The Pictes followed with cruell killing of all they might ouertake In this battell was King Alpinus taken and beheaded The place where he was beheaded is called Pasalpin that is the head of Alpin his body was buried at Icolmkill the third yeare of his raigne After this great victory obtayned against the Scots Bredus King of the Pictes returned to Camelon and conuocated a Councell making their oathes neuer to desist from battell vntill they had vtterly destroyed the Scots and made a Statute what euer he was that laboured to haue peace with the Scots hee should be beheaded Some of the wise Pictes not allowing their oathes and Statutes counsailed to vse victory with measure who were exiled and came into Scotland 69 KENNETHVS secundus surnamed the great succeeded his father Alpine the yeare of the world 4804. in the yeare of Christ 834. after the beginning of the Realme of Scotland 1164. a good and valiant King he married the Lord of the Isles daughter who bare to him three sonnes The Pictes comming against the Scots they contended amongst themselues for a thing of nought thus was their armie diuided and many slaine vntill night seuered them King Brudus could not pacifie them therefore hee with the rest of his armie past home and hee shortly after died for displeasure DONSKEN his brother was elected King and redressed all iniuries that he might Three yeares continued sundry incursions on both parts King Kenneth setling his wits to defend his Realme putting strong souldiers in all forts adioyning to the borders of the Picts and commaunded his people to be daily exercised in chiualry to be ready against euery trouble that might occurre In the fourth yeare King Kenneth made a conuention of his Nobles consulting how hee might reuenge his fathers slaughter and obtayne the crowne of Pictes rightfully appertayning vnto him The season of the yeare being expedient to raise their armie the Nobles not consenting thereunto for the great slaughter lately made on their King and Nobles therefore the King conuenting all his Nobles perswading them that hee had greater matters to propound By solemne banquet within his Palace he royally entertayning them vntill darke night after they were brought to seueral chambers within the Palace and when they were in profound sleepe the King caused sundry men to passe to euery seuerall bedde where the Nobles did lie cladde with fish skinnes hauing in their handes a Clubbe of Muscane tree which with the fish skinnes in the darke did shew a marueilous glaunce and light all at one time each one holding in the other hands a bugle horne and speaking through the horne appearing to be no mortall mans voice did shew they were Angels sent by God to the Princes and Nobles of Scotland to cause them to obey the desires of the King for his desire was so iust and right that the Pictes for repulse thereof shall be brought to such extermination that no puisance nor wisedome of man can resist their speeches ended they obscured their clubbe and skinnes vnder their cloathes their light vanishing at one time The Nobles seeing this vncouth vision were astonisht and tooke little rest that night on the morrow at their conuention each one declaring their visions all being at one time concluded firmely the same to be no fantasie but an heauenly vision assuring them of victory and felicity reuealing the same to the King who assured them that the same vision appeared to him the samehoure howbeit he would not first reueale it least his Nobles should esteeme him glorious By generall Statute all able persons were commaunded sufficiently prepared to meet the King on an appointed day In two battles the King being victorious against the Pictes to their vtter extermination King Donsken and all his nobles being killed his sword and coat armour were sent to
Icolmkill in perpetuall memory The Citie of Camelon after long assault was vtterly destroyed and the Pictes men wiues and children killed after they had raigned in Albion 1181. yeares King Kenneth instituted many good lawes and brought the fatall chaire from Ardgiel to Scone adding the Realme of Pictes to his Dominion This victorious King died the twentieth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 70 DONALDVS quintus Kennethus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4824. in the yeare of Christ 854. after the raigne 1184. a vitious odious King his people made effeminate by his vices and sensuall pleasures his Nobles admonishing him to reforme his euill life he continuing still without reformation The Pictes that were fugitiue amongst the Englishmen requesting Osbraed and Ella two great Princes of England to moue warres against the Scots these two Princes with Englishmen Britaines and Pictes came into the warres where King Donaldus vanquished them in a great battell at Iedbrugh Donald right insolent after this victory came to the water of Tweed with his Armie and finding two ships laden with wines and victuals which were taken and parted amongst his warriours King Donald was giuen to such voracity and lust of his wombe the whole Campe vsing the same and being ful of Tauernes Brothels and whores followed dicing and carding with contention and killing one another King Osbraed being aduertised hereof preparing a new armie came suddenly on the Scots and killed twenty thousand being without armour full of wine and sleepe And King Donald was taken in manner aforesaid and ledde through the countrey in derision to all people At which time King Osbraed conquered great landes in Scotland assisted by Britaines so that Striuiling bridge was made marches to Scots Britaines and Englishmen King Osbred coined money in the Castle of Striuiling by whom the Striuiling money had first beginning King Donald being ransomed returned into Scotland continuing in his vitious and abhominable life He was taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where hee desperately killed himselfe the fift yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 71 CONSTANTINVS secundus Kennethus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4829. the yeare of Christ 859. after the raigne 1189. a valiant King hee married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Hee instituted sundry good lawes for Churchmen and repressed all vitious vices engendred amongst his subiects by Donald the â—…yrant his predecessor in whose time Hungar and Hubba with a great Fleete of Danes landing in Fiffe vsed great cruelty a great number of religious persons being fugitiue in the Isle of Maye with Adrian their Bishop were all cruelly tormented and killed by the vnmercifull Danes Constantine came with a great armie against Hubba and vanquished him The Scots being proude of this victory and neglecting themselues there followed a cruell and desperate battell at last the Scots were vanquished and King Constantine with his Nobles and ten thousand of his armie killed in the fifteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 72 ETHVS surnamed the Swift Constantinus secundus fonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4844. the yeare of Christ 874. after the raigne 1204. a luxurious Prince taken by his Nobles and imprisoned where he died the third day of melancholy the second yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 73 GREGORIVS magnus Dongallus sonne began his raign in the yeare of the world 4846. the year of Christ 876. after the beginning of the raign of Scotland 1206. He was but two moneths olde when his father perished in the water of Spey a valiant and greatly renowned Prince in â—…ll parts he instituted good lawes for his subiects and being very religious ordeyned good lawes for Churches and Churchmen and that all Kings his successors at their coronation should make their oath to defend the Christian Religion He obtained great victory against Danes and Britains and recouering all his lands lost in King Donalds time enlarged his bounds with Northumberland Cumber and Westmerland and being confederate with Alurede King of England the foresaid lands to remaine perpetually to be possessed by the Scots Then after the King to represse Irishmen that were come into Scotland who had robbed the people and made sundry incursions he followed with a great armie and landing in Ireland vanquished Brennius and Cornelius two Princes of Ireland with the whole Nobles of Ireland and vanquâ—…shed sundry townes and besieged Dublin with a strong siege where their young Prince Duncane was to whom the Crowne of Ireland appertained at last the Towne was rendred and the King made Protector during the Princes minority with all the fortes and threescore pledges The King returning with his victorious armie and the pledges of the Nobles of Ireland and holding good peace the rest of his dayes he died in peace the eighteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill he builded thecitie of Aberdene 74 DONALDVS sixtus sonne to Constantinus secundus began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4864. in the yeare of Christ 894. after the raigne 1234. a valiant Prince and godly he punished with great seuerity the blasphemers of the name of God he married the King of Britains daughter she bare to him one sonne and a daughter At this time ROVVLAND King of Denmarke gathered or conuened a great multitude of Danes out of England Norway Swedâ—…icke and Denmarke and pastthrough Fraunce committing great cruelty vpon the people there And because CHARLES the great then Emperour was implicat with frequent warres in Italy against the Sarazens The Danes raged with such open cruelty that great bonds of France appeared to come vnder their Dominion Emperour Charles after his returne from Italy came with a great armie to resist the Danes and they nothing affraid went forward to meete him in their awfull manner The Princes of Fraunce knowing the great ferocity of the Danes proued and exercised in all partes where they were assayled and seeing them by frequent victory so insolent that but by great slaughter they might not be vanquished perswaded the Emperour Charles to make peace with the said Rowland that their Realme should not be in ieopardy or put to extreme danger through the wers both in Italy and Fraunce Peace was corroborate and contracted with the Danes on this manner The Emperour Charles his daughter shall be giuen in marriage to Rowland and hee with all the Danes shall receiue the Christian faith and in the name of Dowry shall haue all the landes which were named Newstria lying betwixt Deip Picardy Paris and Bartany These landes were then after Rowland called Normandy Rowland made King of Normandy by receipt of Baptisme was named Robert and ordayned to pay for the said lands one yearely tribute to the aforesaid Charles and his posterity to signifie that the said landes were not conquered but onely giuen from the Crowne of Fraunce in marriage The yeare that the Normans began to raigne
in Normandy was from the Incarnation of Christ 886. yeares The valiant deedes done by the Danes in sundrie parts of the world was in great admiration to all people Rowland called Robert begat on the Emperour Charles his daughter WILLIAM who succeeded after his father To William succeeded RICHARD the first to him succeeded RICHARD the second who had two Sonnes ROBERT and GVSTARD Robert begat WILLIAM the bastard Duke of Normandy who conquered England and vanquished both Englishmen and Danes and possest the crowne thereof And Gustard past into Italy and made many and cruell inuasions in Cicill Calabre and Naples In this time the Murrayes and Rosses inuading each other with cruell killing 2000. men were killed on either parties the King came vppon them with a great army and punished the principall mouers of this trouble to the death he dyed in peace the 11. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 75 CONSTANTINVS tertius Ethus sonne began to raigne the yeare of the world 4874. in the yeare of Christ 905. after the raigne 1245. a valiant prince not fortunate in Warres he married the Prince of Wales his daughter she bare to him one sonne being vexed with Warres in the time of King Edward and Athelstane his bastard sonne he became a Chanon in Saint Andrewes and died the 40. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 76. MILCOLVMBVS primus Donaldus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4913. in the yeare of Christ 943. after the raigne 1283. a valiant Prince and good Iusticiar he married the Lord of Twylths daughter she bare to him two sonnes and one daughter A confederacy was made betweene England and Scotland that Cumber and Westmerland shal be perpetually annexed to the Prince of Scotland raigning for the time to be holden in fee of the Kings of England By vertue whereof Indulfus sonne to Constantine the third as Prince of Scotland tooke possession both of Cumber and Westmerland The King passing the rest of his dayes in peace seuere Iustice which caused a conspiracy in Murrayland where this noble King was traiterously killed the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill The murtherers and their assistants all apprehended were cruelly tormented and put to death 77. INDVLFVS Constantinus tertius sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4922. in the yeare of Christ 952. after the raigne 1282. a noble valiant Prince He vanquished in battaile Hagon Prince of Norwaye and Helricke Prince of Denmarke and was killed by a Stratageme of Warre the 9. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 78 DVFFVS Milcolumbus sonne began his raign the year of the world 4931. the yeare of Christ 9â—…1 after the ragin 1291. a good Prince seuere Iusticiar He was trayterously murthered by one Donalde Captaine of Forres in Murrayland and his wife was buried secretly vnder a bridge at Kinlus The murtherers being apprehended were seuerely executed and put to death the 5. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 79 CVLENVS Indulfus sonne began his raigne the yeare of the world 4936. the yeare of Christ 966. after the raigne 1296. he was marryed to the King of Brittaines daughter a vitious Prince killed by Rodardus a noble man at Mesfen whose daughter he had defloured the 4. yeare of his raigne and buried in Icolmkill 80 KENNETHVS tertius Duffus brother began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4940. in the yeare of Christ 970. after the raigne 1300. one valiant and wise Prince and seuere Iusticiar for one time he caused 500. notable theeues to be hanged on gibbets and inhibited their bodies to be taken downe beside the Castell of Bertha to giue example to others The Danes with a great Fleete of ships arriued in the mouth of Taye and destroyed the towne of Mountrose killing all the people demolishing the wals wasting the whole country comming thorough Angus with great cruelty and laying a strong siege to the Castle of Bertha The King came with a great army there followed a dangerous and cruell battaile with vncertaine victorie valiantly defended on both parties At the last one Haye with his two sonnes enforcing the Scots that were fugitiue to returne and by their valiant courage renewing battaile the Danes were vanquished and fugitiue the most part of them being slaine The King enriched Haye and his sonnes giuing them a great part of the spoile of the Danes with as much land as a Falcon flew ouer of one mans hand vntill she lighted called the Falcons stone So he obteined the whole lands betweene Tay and Arrole sixe miles of length and foure of breadth This was the beginning of the noble and ancient surname of Hayes decorate with great honours riches and lands valiant defendours of the realme of Scotland This noble King so long decorate with Iustice the blinde and immoderate affection that he had to his sonne was occasion that he killed by poyson Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland He abrogated the old lawes concerning the Kings and instituted The King being deceased his eldest sonne or Nephew notwithstanding what age soeuer he were of and though he were borne after his fathers death shall succeed to the crowne The Nephew borne on the Kings sonne shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on the Kings daughter and the Nephew gotten by the Kings brother shal be preferred before the Nephew gotten on his sister These lawes to be obserued amongst all other nobles in succession of their heritage When the King is young one noble man of great prudence and authoritie shal be chosen gouernour of the Realme vntill the King come to age of fourteene yeares and then the King to gouerne his Realme by his owne authoritie All other inheritours shall succeede to their fathers heritage after the expiration of one and twentie yeares and within that time they shal be gouerned by curatours or guardians and vntill those yeares be outrunne they shall not be admitted to claime their heritage He proclaimed his sonne Malcolme Prince of Scotland and Lord of Cumber and Westmerland Once when the King was lying in his bed he heard a voice saying O Kenneth belieue not that the cursed killing of Prince Malcolme is hid from God O thou vnhappy tyrant which for desire of the crowne hast killed an innocent inuading thy neighbour with treasonable murther which thou wouldest haue punished with most rigour if it had bin done by any other person then thy selfe Therefore thou hast incurred such hatred of God that thou and thy sonne shal be suddainly killed for thy nobles are conspired against thee The King was greatly affrayde of this voice and being very penitent confessing his offence to a Bishop who comforting him he did sundry good workes appertaining to a Christian Prince At the last King Kenneth comming to the Castell of FETHERCARN was as appeared thankfully receiued by FENELLA Lady thereof where in the midle of the Castle most curiously wrought was an Image of
brasse the similitude of the King with a golden apple in his hand The King perceiuing the same suspecting no treason counselled by the said Lady being alone in the tower the Castle being apparelled with rich Tapestries of golde silke ouerlayed or thicked with copper The King taking the apple with violence out of the hand of the Image immediately the titups of the Cross-bowes were throwne vp being made with such engyne one of them shot the King thorough the body The Lady was fugitiue There he died the 24. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 81 CONSTANTINVS quartus surnamed Caluus Culenus sonne began to raigne vsurping the crowne in the yeare of the world 4964. in the yeare of Christ 994 after the raigne 1324. he was killed in battaile at the town of Crawmond in Louthaine the second yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 82 GRIMVS Duffus sonne began his raigne in the yeare of the world 4966. in the yeare of Christ 996. after the raigne 1326. a vitious vsurper of the crowne killed in battaile by Malcolme his successour the eight yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 83 MILCOLVMBVS secundus Kennethus third sonne beganne his raigne the yeare of the world 4974. in the yeare of Christ 1004. after the raigne 1334. a valiant and wise King he was often victorious against the Danes In his time beganne the auncient noble name of KEITH whose house is decorated with great honours being Marshall of Scotland The King repaired and enlarged the Citâ—…y of Aberdene then called Murthlacke he was killed by conspiracy of some of his nobles in the Castle of Glammess The 30. yeare of his raigne he married the Duke of Normandies daughter who bare to him three sonnes and two daughters buried in Icolmkill The murtherers fugitiue in the night chaunced into the Loch or Poole of Forfarr being frozen ouer couered with snowe were all drowned therein by the righteous iudgement of God 84 DVNCANVS primus Malcolme second daughter Beatrix her sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5004. in the yeare of Christ 1034. after the raigne 1364. a good and modest Prince In his time was THANE or Earle of Lochquhaber Banquho Of whome are descended the auncient and royall name of STEVVARTS He was trayterously killed by Makbeth the 6. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 85 MACBETHVS Dowoda Malcolme second daughters sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5010. in the yeare of Christ 1040. after the raigne 1370. in the beginning he was a valiant Prince and seuere Iusticiar instituting many good lawes at last by illusion of Witches and Sorcerers he became a cruell tyrant and oppressor at last killed in a battaile vanquished by his successor King Malcolme Cammore and killed by Makduff Thane or Earle of Fiffe the 17. yeare of his raigne buried in Icolmkill 86 Mâ—…LCOLVMBVS surnamed Cammore Duncane the first his sonne began to raign in the year of the world 5027 in the yeare of Christ 1057. after the raigne of Scotland 1387. he was a religious and valiant King he rewarded his nobles with lands and offices and commaunded that the lands and offices should be called after their names he created many Earles Lords Barons and Knights They that were called Thanes as Fiff Menteith Athole Lenex Murray Caythnes Ros Angusse were made Earles many new surnames came in at this time as Calder Lokart Gordoun Seytonne Lawder Wauane Meldrome Schaw Liermond Liberton Struchquhan Cargill Rettray Dondas Cockâ—…urne Mirtoun Meâ—…es Abercrummy Listye names of offices Steward Duâ—…ard Bannerman At this time William Duke of Normandy conquered England holding battaile with King Harold and killed him in the yeare of Christ 1066. Edgar within age rightfull heire of England seing the crowne conquerd was desperate to succeed any way to the gouernement To eschew all apparant dâ—…unger he tooke shipping with purpose to returne with his mother and sisters into Vngerland by contrary winds he arriued in Forth in a part called the Queenes Ferrey King Malcolme was at that time in Dunfermling he came and tenderly receiued the said Edgar with his mother and sisters and married Margaret eldest sister to the said Edgar William the conquerour hearing of his marriage exiled all the friends of the said Edgar wherefore they came into Scotland many people to King Malcolme whome he receiued and gaue them lands as their surnames Maxwellâ—…nd â—…nd sundry surnames came out of Vngerland to Queene Margaret as Creitchton Fotheringham Giffard Melwill Borthuike out of Fraâ—…nce came into Scotland Fraiseir Scincler Boswell Moutray Montgomery Cambell Boyes Beton Taylifer and Bothwell In King Malcolmes time was the Recrosse erected with the King of Englands Image on the one side and the King of Sotlands on the other this stone crosse was march betweene the two Realmes standing in the middle of Stan-moore Queene Margaret foresaid daughter to Edward sirnamed the Outlaw sonne to Edward Ironside King of England a very religious Queene after called S. Margaret who beare vnto King Malcolme sixe sonnes Edward the Prince Edmund Etheldred Edgar Alexander and Dauid and two daughters Matilda or Mawde sirnamed Bona wife to Henry the fourth sirnamed Beauclerke King of England of whose vertues are extant an Epigram Prosperit ie reioyced her not to her griefe was no paine Prosperity affrayed her al 's affliction was her gaine Her beauty was no cause of fall in Royall state nor pride Humbly alone in dignitie in beauty onely good She founded the Church of Carliel The other daughter was married to Eustatius Earle of Bolloigne King Malcolme builded the Church of Durham and Dunfermling Hee was killed at the siege of Anwike by one Robert Mowbray who vnarmed vpon a light horse came out of the Castle of Anwike with a Lance in his hand the keyes of the Castle vpon the point of the Launce King Malcolme looking earnestly thereunto the aforesaid Robert Mowbray ran the King through the left eye and ran hastily into the next wood King William changed the name of this valiant Knight calling him Percey of whom are descended the Earles of Northumberland King Malcolme died the six and thirtieth yeare of his raigne and his sonne Prince Edward both buried in Dunfermling 87 DONALDVS septimus Malcolme Cammore his brother vsurped the Crowne sirnamed Bane beganne to raigne in the yeare of the world 5063. in the yeare of Christ 1093. after the raigne 1423. Hee was expelled by Duncane bastard to Malcolme the first yeare of his raigne 88 DVNCANVS secundas bastard aforesaid vsurped the Crowne killed by Mak-pender Thane of Mernis by procurement of Donald the seuenth who after was crowned He gaue the North and West Isles to the King of Norway to haue his assistance to recouer the crowne he was taken captiue by his Nobles and his eyes put out he died miserably in prison the third yeare of his second raigne buried in Dunfermling 89 EDGARVS Malcolme Cammors sonne began to raigne in the yeare of the
Kingorne the seuen and thirtieth year of his raigne buried in Dunfermling The day before the Kings death the Earle of March demaunded of one Thomas Rymour what wether should be the morrow Thomas answered that on the morrow before noone there shal blow the greatest winde that euer was heard in Scotland on the morrow being almost noone the ayre appearing calme the Earle sent for the said Thomas and reprouing him said There was no appearance Thomas answering yet noone is not past immediatly commeth a Post and sheweth that the King was falne and killed Then Thomas said to the Earle that is the winde that shall blow to the great calamity of all Scotland After the death of King Alexander the third the Realme was gouerned by sixe Regents for the South side of Forth Robert Archbishop of Glasgiue Iohn Comming and Iohn the great Steward of Scotland For the North side of Forth VVilliam Frester Archbishop of Saint Andrewes Makduffe Earle of Fifâ—…e Iohn Comming Earle of Buchquhaâ—…e they gouerned the space of seuen yeares During which time Edward the first King of England sent his Ambassadors into Scotland for marriage of the Mayden of Norway aforesaid The Nobles of Sâ—…land being agreed in all points with the said King Edward sirnamed Longshankes the Ambassadors of Scotland directed to bring the mayden of Norway the right inheritrix of Scotland with them before their arriuing she was departed this present life by meanes whereof great contention arose betweene Robert Bruse and Iohn Balioll the deciding of the said matter was by the Nobles of Scotland vnwisely referred to King Edward 96 IOHANNES BALLIOLVS was preferred before Robert Bruse by King Edward sirnamed Longshanke who being elected Iudge in the foresaid controuersie admitting him King with condition that the said Baliol should acknowledge him for his superiour which condition refused by Robâ—…rt Bruse hee as an auaritious vnworthy man receiued began to raigne in the yeare of the world 5263. in the yeare of Christ 1293. after the raigne 1923. a vaine glorious man little respecting the good of his country in the fourth yeare he was expelled by the aforesaid King Edward into France where he died long after in exile Scotland being without King or gouernour the space of nine yeares during which time King Edward cruelly oppressed the land destroyed the whole auncient monuments and shedde much innocent blood About this time William Wallace sonne to Sir Andrew Wallace of Cragy Knight of huge stature and maruellous strength of body with good knowledge and skill in Warlike enterprises hereunto such hardinesse of stomacke in attempting all maner of dangerous exploits that his match was not any where lightly to be found he bare inward hate against the English Nation when the fame of his worthy actes were notified many Nobles and Commons were ready to assist him therefore hee was chosen Gouernor vnder the Baliol to deliuer the Realme from bondage of England At this time many Abbeyes and spirituall Benefices were in Englishmens hand which he by commission of the Archbishop of S. Andrew auoyded and put forth of all partes and receyuing the whole armie that was vnder the conduct of Iohn Cuning Earle of Bucquhan he conquered many Castles Fortes and strengths out of English mens hands King Edward being in Fraunce hearing hereof sent his Lieutenant Hugh Crassingham with a great armie into Scotland where VVilliam VVallace encountring him at Striueling bridge killed the said Crassingham with the most part of his armie many being drowned and few escaping away with life great dearth being in Scotland he gathered a mightie armie and past into Northumberland wasting and spoyling the countrey to Newcastle for he with his armie remained in England almost the whole Winter from the feast of All Saints vntill Candlemas liuing vppon the spoyle of Englishmens goods King Edward being in Fraunce hearing the deedes of VVallace sent his Ambassadour soâ—…e menacing him that had inuaded his Realme which he durst not haue done if he had beene at home VVallace answered that he had taken the aduantage as he had done in the wrongfull Conquest of Scotland he being chosen by the Nobles as indifferent Iudge and further sent word vnto King Edward that if God fortunate him to liue he purposed to holde his Easter in England and comming with an armie of thirty thousand valiant men into England at the appointed time King Edward was readie with an army of threescore thousand vpon Staines Moore to giue them battell Being ready to ioyne the Englishmen drew backe hauing at that time no lust to fight as appeared the Scots seeing them draw backe would haue followed but VVallace fearing deceit stayed them and returned with infinit spoyle and booties gotten in that iourney into Scotland King Edward being aduertised that VVallace was greatly enuied by the Cunings Robert la Bruse raised a great armie and came to Falkirke and VVallace not knowing of any deceit raised a great armie to resist being in sight of Englishmen there began a great contention for the leading of the Vantguard and by their owne misgouernance many Noblemen were killed Robert Bruse was against the Scottishmen that day Shortly then after VVallace came and renounced in Perth the Gouernement and also refused great and large offers of King Edward to be his subiect and true man Iohn Cuning and Simon Froser being admitted Gouernours King Edward sent a great armie to Perth subduing the countrey The aforesaid Gouernours raised an armie of eight thousand valiant men King Edward sent with Ralph Comfray thirty thousand men deuiding them in three armies to passe in three sundry parts through the countrey and to meete at Rosling The Gouernours aforesaid encountring with the first ten thousand defeated them and so at three sundry times in one day the Scots obtained the victory King Edward impatient hereof gathered a mighty army of sundry nations and subdued with great cruelty the most part of the Scottish nation About this time was Willam Wallace traiterously betrayed by Sir Iohn Menteith at Glascoe and deliuered King to Edward and being brought to London was cruelly executed in Smithfield King Edward accusing Robert Bruse of a contract made betwixt him and Iohn Cumyng and he straitly denying the same was aduertised by the Earle of Glocester of the kings displeasure causing a Smith to shoe his horses backward in the Winter the ground being couered with snow he came into Scotland howbeit he was sharply pursued and meeâ—…ng with his brother and some friends and being aduertised that the Cumyng was in the Friers at Dumfreis After hard commoning he suddenly killed him wherethrough hee purchased many enemies both English men and Scottish men and was hardly pursued especially by the Cumyngs being then very potent and rich and a great number of them 97 ROBERTVS BRVSSâ—…VS sonne to Isabell King VVilliams brothers daughter began his raigne in the yeare of the world 5276. in the yeare of Christ 1306 after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1636. a valiant
king good and wise in his beginning subiect to great affliction and persecution At last being assisted by Iames Dowglasse cosen to William Lambertō Archbishop of Saint Andrewes tooke all his gold and horses with sundrie young valia◅t men of his opinion who remained with the said King Robert both in warres and peace to the end of his life Of this Iames Dowglasse descended the valiant and illuster surname of Dowglasse the sure target and defence of Scotland as in old verse sheweth So many good as of the Dowglasse hath beene Of one surname was neuer in Scotland seene King Robert hauing van quishet king Edward the second of Carnaruen being of sundrie Nations to horse and foote three hundreth thousand warriours and King Robert not aboue thirtie thousand olde well exercised valiant men at the battell of Bannockburne deliuered Scotland free from all seruitude of England All Englishmen being expelled out of the land Hee married first Isabel daughter to the Earle of Marre who bare to him Margery married to Walter the great Steward of Scotland after her death he married the daughter of Haymerus de Burck Earle of Haltouia or Hulster in Ireland who bare to him Dauid the Prince Margaret Countesse of Sudderland and Mawde that died young Iohn Balioll transferred his right of the Crowne of Scotland vnto King Robert and his heires In this time Hanton an Englishman for the killing of one Spencer came into Scotland and was courteously receiued by King Robert and rewarded him with the lands of Cadyowe whose posteritie is spread in great number now called Hamiltons endowed with great honour and riches King Robert died at Cardrose the 24. yere of his raign buried in Dumfermling After this time Sir Iames Dowglasse as most worthy champion was chosen by the Nobles to passe with king Roberts heart to Ierusalem and there to cause to bury the same within the temple beside the Sepulchre of our Lord conforme to the said kings direction because he had auouched or vowed till he had past with a great armie in defence of the Christian faith against the Turkes and Saracens if he had not beene hindered or stayed by warres at home and now preuented by death Sir Iames Dowglasse willingly obeyed as he that most faithfully had serued King Robert in his life time and inclosing the heart in a case of gold enbalmed with sweet spices and precious oyntments accompanied with Sir William Sinclair and Sir Robert Logane with many other noble and valiant men past and buried the said heart with great reuerence and solemnity at the place appointed Therefore the Dowglas buries the bloudy heart in their armes or Coat There after Sir Iames Dowglasse with his noble and valiant men accompanied with other Christian Princes then present Many times obtained great victorie against the Turkes and Sarazens So that by his often victories he purchast great honours of the Christian name Purposing to returne home by tempestuous winds was compelled to land in Spaine vpon the borders of Granad where he assisting the King of Aragon in his warres against the Sarazens obtaining great victories At last being negligent of himselfe was inclosed with one ambushment purposely lead for him by the Sarazens he and his most valiantly defending were vanquisht and killed with all his Nobles and valiant men Thus ended the Noble and valiant Dowglasse one of the most worthy and renowned knights that was in his daies It is chronicled that he was victorious against the Turks and Sarazens thirteene times and against others his enemies in battell fiftie seuen times in memory of the Dowglasse in our time there was a port or gate in Danskin called the Dowglas port Now reedified sumptuously called the Hochindure the high port also there are sundrie Earls in the Easterne parts of that name and specially one was called Graue or Earle Scotus a great Nicromancer his title was Ieronimus Scotus Graue or Earle of Dowglasse his brethren dwell in Italy 98 DAVID BRVSSIVS succeeded his father the yeare of the world 5300. in the yeare of Christ 1330. after the raigne 1660. a good Prince subiect to much affliction in his youth being first after the death of Earle Thomas Ranulph his Regent forced for his preseruation to passe into France and returning home at the battell of Durham was taken and detained prisoner in England twelue yeares after he was at liberty hee married the foresaid Iane daughter to Edward the secōd king of England after her death he married Margaret Logy daughter to Sir Iohn Logy Knight and died at Edenbourgh without succession the fortieth yeare of his Raigne buried in Hollyrood house 99 EDVVARDVS BALLIOLVS sonne to Iohn Balioll assisted by King Edward the third vsurped the Crowne the yeare of the world 5302. in the yeare of Christ 1332. after the raigne 1662. hee was expelled by King Dauids Regents and King Dauid established 100 ROBERTVS STVARTVS the first King of the Stewarts sonne to VValter the great Steward and Margery Bruce king Robert Bruce his daughter succeeded his mothers brother in the yeare of the world 5◅41 in the yeare of Christ 1371. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1701. a good valiant and victorious king hee married Eufame daughter to Hugh Earle of R◅sse who bare to him Dauid Earle of Straitherne VValer Earle of Athole and Alexander Earle of Buchq◅ham Lord Badyenoch after her death for the affection hee bare to his children begotten before his marriage hee married Elizabeth Mure daughter to Sir Adam Mure Knight who had borne to him Iohn after called Robert the third Earle of Carricke and Robert Earle of Fiffe and Menteth and Eufame wife to Iames Earle of Dowglasse hee died at Dundonald and buried at Scone the nineteenth yeare of his raigne 101 ROBERTVS tertius sirnamed Iohn Fernyar succ◅eded his father in the yeare of the world 5360. in the yeare of Christ 1390. after the raigne 1720. He was a modest and peaceable Prince hee married Annabill Drummond daughter to the Knight of Stobhall who bare to him Dauid the Prince Duke of Rothsay who died in prison in Falkland by procurement of Robert Duke of Albany who aspired to the Crowne and Iames his second sonne taken prisoner in his iourney into Fraunce and deteyned by Englishmen the space of eighteene yeares King Robert died of displeasure when he heard his one sonne deceased in Falkland and the other sonne taken prisoner the sixteenth yeare of his raigne buried in Paslay Robert Duke of Albany Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth gouerned Scotland the yeare of the world 5376. in the yeare of Christ 1406. after the raigne 1736. Iames the first being captiue in England a noble and valiant Prince he died the fourteenth yeare of his gouernment Duke Murdo Earle of Fiffe and Mentieth was made Gouernour foure yeares Iames the first returning home from captiuitie caused the said Murdo and his sonne to be executed for oppression of his subiects 102 IACOBVS primus began his raigne the yeare of the world
5394. in the yeare of Christ 1424. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1754. a godly wise learned and vertuous Prince and a seuere iusticiar hee married Iane daughter to the Duke of Somerset Marquesse Dorset sonne to Iohn of Gaunt third sonne to Edward the third the victorious King of England who did beare to him two sonnes twinnes Alexander who died shortly and Iames the second who succeeded his father and sixe daughters Margaret wife to Lewes the eleuenth Dolphin then after King of Fraunce Elizabeth Duchesse of Britaine Iane Countesse of Huntley Elenor Duchesse of Austria Mary wife to the Lord Camphier and Annabella he was killed at Perth trayterously by Walter Earle of Athole Robert Grahame and their complices who were all apprehended and cruelly tormented to death the thirteenth yeare of his raigne after his deliuerance out of England and the one and thirtieth yeare after the death of his father buried in the Charterhouse of Perth which he founded 103 IACOBVS secundus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5407. in the yeare of Christ 1437. after the raigne 1767. a Prince subiect to great troubles in his youth hee married Margaret daughter to Arnold Duke of Gilder sisters daughter to Charles sirnamed Audax the last Duke of Burgundy who bare to him Iames 3. Alexander Duke of Albany hee married the Earle of Orkneyes daughter and begat on her Alexander Bishop of Murray hee parting with her married in Fraunce the Countesse of Boloine and begat on her Iohn Stewart Duke of Albany who was many yeares gouernour of Scotland The third sonne Iohn was Earle of Marre died in the Canon-gate without succession the first daughter married one Thomas Boyd Earle of Arran after his death married the Lord Hammilton and by that way the house of Hammilton is decorated by the Kings bloud This King was killed at the siege of Roxebourgh the foure and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 104 IACOBVS tertius succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5430. in the yeare of Christ 1460. after the raigne 1790. a good Prince corrupted with wicked Courtiers hee married Margaret daughter to the king of Denmarke sirnamed Diues and king of Norway who in his fauour renounced all title that hee had any manner of way to Orkney Schetland and the Isles for euer who bare to him Iames the fourth Alexander Bishop of S. Andrewes and Duke of Albany and Iohn Earle of Marre They died both without succession he made peace with King Henry of England who like a liberall Prince for the fauour he had receiued in Scotland restored the towne of Berwicke to the King Thomas Cochrane and VVilliam Rogers his peruerse Courtiers were hanged at the bridge of Lawder The King was killed at Bannockburne the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Cambuskenneth 105 IACOBVS quartus succeeded his father in the yeare of the world 5459. in the yeare of Christ 1489. after the raigne 1819. a noble and couragious Prince both wise and godly he made peace with England and married Margaret eldest daughter to Henry the seuenth King of England Elizabeth daughter to Edward the fourth in whose persons the cruell warres betweene the houses of Lancaster and Yorke were pacified the foresaid Margaret bare to him Iames the fift he was killed at Flowdon in battell the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 106 IACOBVS quintus succeded his father in the yeare of the world 5484. in the yeare of Christ 1514. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1844. a wise valiant Prince and seuere Iusticiar he married Magdalen daughter to the King of Fraunce who died shortly after he married Mary of Lorraine Duchesse of Longeuile daughter to Claude Duke of Guise who bare to him two sonnes and one daughter Marie hee died of displeasure at Falkland the nine and twentieth yeare of his raigne buried at Holy-rood-house 107 MARIA succeeded her father in the yeare of the world 5513. in the yeare of Christ 1543. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1873. a Princesse vertuously enclined she married Francis Dolphin after King of France after whose death she returned into Scotland and married Henry Stewart Duke of Albany c. Lord Darley a comely Prince sonne to Mathew Earle of Lennox pronepnoy to Henry the seuenth King of England to whom she bare Charles Iames the sixth now our most gratious soueraigne king afterwards comming into England was receiued with greathumanity and after she was captiue at length put to death the eighth of February 1586. 108 CAROLVS IACOBVS sixtus succeeded to his mother in the yeare of the world 5537. in the yeare of Christ 1567. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 1897. a godly learned Prince indued with singular knowledge and a sincere professor of the Gospell he married Anna daughter to Fredericke the second King of Denmarke and Norway and Sophia onely daughter to Ulricus Duke of Meckleburgh our most gratious Queene who hath borne the royall and hopefull Prince Henry Frederikc Prince of Wales Duke of Rothsay and Cornewall Earle Palatin of Chester great Steward of Scotland and Earle of Carect the nineteenth of February 1593. in the Castle of Striueling Elizabeth the nineteenth of August 1596. Charles Duke of Yorke and Albany Earle of Rosse the nineteenth of Nouember 1600. His Maiesty is now King of great Britaine France and Ireland defender of the faith The Lord of his great mercy for Christ his sake encrease all royall vertues in his Highnesse that he may remaine a comfort vnto Christs Church within his Maiesties Dominions To the Authour THe Romane Tullie Rose of all that race Of facund Mercurs boldly vnaffrayde In Milos fence to Clodius deface This sacred sentence in the Senate sayd Nought only for our selues we 're borne to toyle But for our friends and for our natiue soyle Thou wisely weighed hes these words I finde Thou cairs to cleere thy countrey from obscure To please thy friends thou fram'st thy wit and minde And by thy light thy countries light is pure She brought thee forth to light thou takes like paine Who made thee see to make her shine againe W. T. A TRVE DESCRIPTION AND DIVISION OF THE WHOLE REALME OF SCOTLAND of the situation distance and commoditie in euery part thereof and of the principall Cities Townes Abbeyes Palaces Forts Castles Towres and Riuers SCOTLAND is diuided from England by certaine Marches from the East Sea called the Scottish Sea to the West Seas called the Ireland Sea from the mouth of Tweed vp the same riuer till it come betwixt Werke and Hadden where the March leaues the riuer and passing South-west by dearne wayes knowne onely to the inhabitants of that countrey till it come to Redden-Burne or Water and so vp the said Burne while it come to the height of the Fellis of Cheuiot and so west by the toppes of the Fellis 'till a March ditch called the Meir ditch
is in length threescore miles vpon Lochfyne is situate the Castle Palace and towne of Inraray the principall residence of the Earle of Argyle Also doth the Sheriffe of Argyle keepe his Courts of Iustice this Loch is most plentifull of Herings and all other fishes On this Loch are situate diuers Castles and Gentlemens places as Castle Lauchlane the Otter and Dunetrewne in Knapdall is Loghaw and therein a little Ile where there is a strong Castle of the same name there is also the Castle of Tarbat In Argyle is the strong Castle of Carriek builded vpon a rocke within Loch goyle there is also the Colledge of Kilmun the water of Awe runneth out of Loch-how and is the onely water of all that countrey that doe run in the Dewcalidon Sea South and by VVest from Knapdall lieth Kantere The head land of the countrey right ouer against Ireland deuided by the sea of the breath of sixteen miles onely In Kantere is the Castles of Dunauerty and Sadell the towne and Castle of Kilkerraine situate in the Loch of the same name Kantere is more long then broad ioyning to Knapdal by so narrow a throat about one mile of breadth which ground is sandy and lieth so plaine and low that Marriners drawing along their vessels as gallies and boats through it makes their iourney a great deale shorter then to passe about Kintire which is the common passage Lorne lies next Contaygne with Argyla on the backe thereof where standeth the most ancient Castle of Dunestaffage in which were the Kinges of Scotland in old times crowned where also the Marble fatall Chaire remained more then one thousand yeares In Lorne are also the Castles of Carnacery and that of Makdules built vpon a right rockie mountaine The countrie of Argyle Knapdall Cowell do abound of bestiall kye sheepe and great store of venison and abundant in fishes Lorne marcheth still with Argyle vntill it come to Haber or rather Loch-haber A plaine countrey not vnfruitfull The countrey where the hilles of Grangebean are most easie to be trauelled named broad Alben that is to say the highest part of Scotland And the highest part ◅of broad-Albin is called Drumalbin that is the backe of Scotland so termed For forth of the backe waters doe run in both the seas Some to the North and some South Habre or rather Lochaber marcheth with Badzenoch which hath as it were a backe running out through the midst of it which spouts forth waters in both the seas Lochaber marching with Badzenoch tending by little and little towards the Deucalidon sea a country aboundant in cornes and great plenty of fishes for besides the abundance of fresh water fishes produced by a great number ot waters the Sea runnes within the countrey in a long channell and being narrow at the mouth the water kept in betwixt two high bankes and spreading wide inward makes the forme of a Stanke or rather of a Loch a place where ships may lie sure as in a hauen adiacent with Calkmananshire lies Fyffe beginning at the towne of Torre-burne with the castles of Torre Cromby Pickfirran Pictincreiff the towne of Dumfermling and Abbey thereof founded by King Dauid the first the Kings of Scotland were buried there a long time the Pallace therof now repaired by the Queenes Maiesties cōmand charges where the Earle of Dumfermling Chancellor of Scotland hath his residence The towne of Lymkellis with the castle of Rossynh the towne of the Queens ferry vpon the North. In the middle of Forth vpon a rocke is the fortresse decayed castle of Inchgaruy By East lies in the same water Saint Colmis Inch with a demolished Abbey abundant with conies and good pasturing for sheepe Next in the mid Firth lies Inchkeith with a demolished Fortresse fertile of conies and good for pasturing of sheepe East from Inchkeith within Forth lies a very high and big Rocke inuironed with the Sea called the Basse inuincible hauing vpon the top a fresh spring where the Solane geese repaires much and are very profitable to the owner of the said strength Next the Basse in the mouth of Forth lies the I le of May a mile long and three quarters of a mile in breadth there was a religious house with many fresh water springs with a fresh Loch abundant with Eeles This I le is a goodly refuge for saylers in time of tempest By East the I le of May twelue miles from all land in the German seas lies a great hidden rocke called Inchcape very dangerous for nauigators because it is ouerflowed euery tide It is reported in old times vpon the said rocke there was a Bel fixed vpon a tree or timber which rang continually being moued by the Sea giuing notice to the saylers of the danger This Bell or Clocke was put there and maintained by the Abbot of Aber-brothok and being taken downe by a Sea Pirote who a yeare thereafter perished vpon the same rocke with ship and goods in the righteous iudgement of God Returning to the ancient towne of Innerkething adioyning thereto is the most comfortable and safe refuge for saylers in time of storme called Saint Margarets hope The castles of Dunnybirsill Dalgatie and Fordell the towne and castel of Aberdour the Loch of Cowstoun the castell of Orterstoun the towne of Brunt-Iland with the castle the castels of Balmuto Balwery Hal-randes and Raith The towne and castell of Kingrne the castles of Seyfield and Abbots-hall the towne of Kirkealdy the castles of Bogy Rauens-houch the Lord Sinclairis speciall residence towne of Dysart the towne of VVesterwemis and the castle the castle of Easterwemis the Lord Colweil chiefe residence the townes of Buckhauen and Lewynis mouth so named from the riuer of Lewin out which comes of Loch-Lewin the towne of Kenneway the castles of Dury Lundy and Largow with the towne thereof the castles of Rires Bulchares and Kinnochar with the Loch thereof the towne of Earles ferry the castles of Kelly and Ardrosse towne of Eliot The towne and castles of Saint Monanes Carnbie and Balkaskie the towne and Abbey of Pictonweme the Lord of Pictonwemes residence the townes of Anstruther with the castle the castles of Bofy Pitterthy the townes of Innergelly and Siluer-dikes the castles of Erdry third part West-Berns the towne of Craile with the Prouestry and demolished castle the castles and towres of Balcomy Wormestoun Randerstoun Newhall Camno Kipper Pitmille Kinkell Strawithy Lamberletham Lachochar The Citie of Sanctandros the Metropolitane and Archbishops Seat with a strong Castle and Abbey decored with three Vniuersities for learning in all sciences In old time the Churches in this Citie most curionsly and sumptuously builded and now decayed from this Citie West vpon the water of Eddin lies the Castles of Nydy Rumgary Dairsey Blebo The towne of Cowper the chiefe Iustice seate the Castle of Corstoun the Castle of Struther the Lord Lendsayes principall residence the Castles of Inglishtarwet Craighall Bruntoun Balgony the towne of Merkinsche the towne of
Falkland with the kings Palace with a pleasant parke aboundant with Deares and other wilde beasts The towne Stramiglo with the Castle the Loch of Rossy with the Tower thereof Hill-Carney and Nachtoun The two promontories called the Loumonds the towne of Leslie with the Castle the Castles of Straith-Endrie and Arnat the Loch of Inchgaw with the Castle within the Castles of Dowhill Killerny Ady Cleisch the Loch of Loch-lewin with a strong Castle aboundant in all fresh fishes with the New-house adiacent thereto the Castle of Burley the Lord Burleyes residence the Castle of Balluaird the towne of Newbrough the Abbey of Lundors the Lord of Lundors residence The Castle of Bambreich the Earle of Routhous speciall residence The Abbey of Balmerinoch The Castles of Collarny Ferne Perbroth Mordocarny Maquhany Forret Kynneir the towne of Lucers with the Castle the Castles of Earleshall Colluthy the townes of East and West Ferreis the riuers in Fyiff are Lewin Eddin Ore Lochty the two Quichis the waters of Largo Kendlie and Stramiglo This countrey is abundant in cornes fruits bestiall and all sort of fishes with abundance of coale and salt and all the aforesaid Sea townes very populous and wel shipped Straitherne taking name from Erne which runneth out of Locherne The principal country of Perth-shire is diuided on the South from part of Fiffe Kinroshire Clakmananshire by the Ochel hilles the tops of the hils seruing for march for as the water springs doe fall towards the North they belong to Straithern and as they fall towards the South they appertaine to Kinroshire Culroshire and Clakmananshire by ambitiō diuided in old times all their three shires were vnder the iurisdiction of Perth The Stewartrie of Mentieth liand in Perth shire wherein lies the Abbey of Inch-mahomo with the castles and towers of Cardrose Archopple Balinton Quolze Burnbanke Row Keir Knockhill Calendar Leny Cambusmore Torre and Lainricke lying vpon Teith water giuing the name to Montieth The strong Fort and castle of Downe Nowtowne Argatie and Kirk-bryd the Earle of Monteiths residence Next lies in Perthshire the citie of Dumblane the Bishop of Dumblans residence the castles and towers of Kippinrose Cromlix Buttergasse and castle Campbell Returning to the towne of Abirnethy sometime the Metropolitane citie of the Pictes liand in Straithern marching with Fiffe where the Earle of Angusse hath there Sepulchres By Mugdrum and Balgony runneth the riuer of Erne in Tay which is the greatest riuer in Scotland At the foote of the Ochellis lies the castles towers of Craigpotte Knight-potte Fordel Ardrose Balmanno Exmagirdle and Forgon where the water of Meth flowed from the Ochellis giuing name to the castle of Innermeth the Lord of Innermeths residence The castles and Towers of Condie Keltie Garuoke Duncrub Newtowne Glenaigles the towne of Doning and Auchtirardour the castle of Kincardin the Earle of Montroze speciall residence the castles of nether Gaske and Tullibardin the Earle of Tullibardin speciall residence the castles and towers of Aurchtermachonie Orchell Pannels Ardoch Braikoch and Craigrossie The castle of Drymmen the Earle of Perths residence the castles and towers of Balloch Petkellany and Boreland Betwixt Erne and Tay lieth Easter and Wester Rindes the castles and towers of Fingaske Kinmonth Elcho Abbey and castle Easter and Wester Montcreiffis Malar Petthewles Balhoussie the ancient bourgh of Perth pleasantly situate vpon the riuer of Tay betwixt two commodious greene fields or Inches founded by King William sirnamed the Lion after the abolishing of the castle of Bertha by inundation of waters about the yeare of Christ 1210. the King giuing great and ample priuiledges to the said burgh decored with a large and long stone bridge ouer Tay of eleuen Arches partly decayed now reedifying hauing reasonable commodities for shipping with goodly fishings of olde decored with sundry Monasteries and specially the Charterhouse now demolished The strong castle of Dupplin the Lord Oliphants speciall residence the castles of Huntingtore of olde called Ruthwen the castles and towers of Methwen Bachilton Logyalmond Cultmalindis Tibbermure Tibbermallow Keillour Gorthy Trewn and Strowane the town of Fowlis the castles and towers of Cultoquhay Abircarny Inchbreky Monyuard Carriwechter Fordee Comrre Williamstowne and Durndone with the town of Creiffe Octhirtyre and Milnabe the abbey of Incheffrey the Lord of Incheffreyes residence Innerpeffry the Lord of Mathertyes speciall dwelling Betwixt Almond and Tay lies the Stormond of Straitherne wherein is the castles and towres of Strathurd vpper Bāchels Inchstrewy Ochtirgewin Arlywicht Tullibeltane Innernytie Inchstuthil Murthlie the auncient demolished castle of Kinclewin where the water of Ila runneth in Tay. In their countries are the riuers of Farg Meth Erne Vrdachy Schiochy and Lochtre falling in Almond where Lous werke made of stone receiues a great channell of water passing to Perth whereon stands many mils and filling the ditches to Spey tower the rest of Perth is compassed with a stone wal The citie of Dunkeld the Bishops seat situate vpon Tay with little Dunkeld the water of Brane fals in Tay giuing the name to Straitbrane wherein is the castle of Trocharry adiacent to Dunkeld lies the castles and towers of Rotmell Carny Cluny Loch and castle Gowrdy Mekilhour Lethandy Glesclun Drumlochy Gormoke Blair Ardblair Craighall Rettray and Forde In Straithardell named from the water of Ardell lies the castles and towers of Morkley Assintulle and Innerthrosky in Athole liand in Perthshire is the great and strong castle of Blair the Earle of Atholes speciall residence the castles and towers of Strowane Ballachan Balladmyn the olde demolished castle of Muling the old demolished castle of Logyrait where the water of Tynmell flowers in Tay the Castles of Garntully the strong fortresse of Garth vpon a great rock the Castles of Weme Balloch Finlarge Glanurquhar Lawers and Miggerny in Glenlyon where the water of Lyon runneth in Tay. The water of Tay commeth forth of Lochtay in Broad-Albin which Loch is foure and twentie miles of length There is other countries as Rannoch Balquhidder lying betwixt Athole Argyle Lorne and Lochaber vnknowne to the Author Returning to Gowry and the rest of Perthshire lying betwix Tay and Angusse where lies the Castles and Towers of Stobhall Campsey Byrs Petcur Ruthwens Banff Camno Balgillo Moncur Inchstur the ancient and renowned Abbey of Scone where the kings of Scotland were crowned from the exterminion of the Picts vnto the time of King Robert Bruse at which time the fatall Marble chaire was transported to Westminster by Edward the first surnamed Longshanks King of England This Abbey was sumptuously builded now wholy decayed a part whereof is reedified and pleasantly repaired by the Lord of Scone being his speciall residence The Castles and towres of Poknyll Pitsindy Balthiok Rait Kilspindie Fingask Kynnarde Meginshe Murey Hill Petfour the towne and Pallace of Arroll the Earle of Arrols residence Leyis Inchmartine Monorgund Huntley and Innergowry These countreyes all in Perthshire are right plenteous and abundant in all kind of cornes bestiall
damage of his people The Picts assembled an army wich many Britaines concurring to their support appear'd on eyther side a wicked vnnatural battel between two confederate people friends fathers and sonnes The Pictes came first iâ—…o the Scots lands against whom with no lesse courage then manhood the King with his valiant Scots with auncient armes displayed in forme of a Banner in which was a â—…dde Lion Rampant in a fielde of golde whilst the Scots and Pictes were in array in each others fight the armie of Britaines stood in array also deuising what way they might destroy them both with fâ—…me purpose when the Scots and Pcties were vanquished the one by the other that the party victorious should vtterly bee destroyed by their fresh army and when both these peoples were destroyed by this fleight the Britaines might enioy both their Realmes in Albion without any impediment This subtill sleight was discoured to King Fergusius by a banished Britaine through which both the armies moued no lesse by feare of enemies then by their own proper damage prolonged the battell certaine dayes King Fergusius desiring communication with the King of Picts who willingly with some of his Nobles had communication a long time together after long conference and deliberate consultation with their Counsellors on both parties and ruefull crying of the Pictes wiues being the Scottes daughters peace was finally concluded betweene the two confederate people vnder these conditions redresse of all iniuries being made on all parties The Britaines mouers of this battaile shall be reputed enemies to them both all other charges to be at the pleasure and will of the two Kings And when any enemy occurred that they and their people should conioine together vnder one minde and ordinance This peace being more strongly corroborate the Kings returned home King Fergusius in a most dangerous battell assisted by the Pictes vanquished the Britains which time King Coyl or Chimarus vnwatily kept by his Nobles was killed in the land after his name then called Coyll now Kyle in Scotland After this victory the King called his whole Nobles and Subiects to a general conuention and hee making a large and plausible Oration and speech the Nobles and Subiects condiscended and agreed that King Fergusius and his posterity should possesse the Crowne of Scotland whereupon Charters and Euidences were graunted to him and his sucessors for euer The Kingdome of Scotland being confirmed to King Fergusius his heyres and successors with deliberate counsell of his Nobles he diuided the whole lands then inhabited by the Scots amongst his Nobles and Captaines of the Tribes by lots or cauils The first lot chanced or fell vnto Cornath Captaine and his Tribe the land of Caithnes lying ouer against Orkeney betweene Dum misbye and the riuer of Thane Secondly to Captaine Lutorke the landes betweene the water of Thane Nesse now called ROS This Lutorke came with a band of valiantmen out of Ireland with King Fergusius into Albion This land of Ros lyeth in breadth from Cromarte to the water of Lochtie In this countrey was the famous Castle of Vrquhart of which the ruinous walles remaine in great admiration Thirdly to Captaine Warroth the lands lying betweene Spey and Neffe from the Almaine to the Irish Seas the people inhabitants of this part after their Captaine were called Wars being seditious they were expelled and the Murrayes possessed that land and called the same land Murray land Fourthly to Captaine Thalis the lands of Boyne Aynie Bogewall Gariot Formartyn and Bowquhan These landes were then called vnder one name Thalia by the name of their Captaine Fiftly to Captaine Martach all the lands of Marre Badzenoth and Loth Quhabar The sixth to Captaine Nouance the landes of Lorne and Kyntier with the high places and mountaines thereof lying from Marre to the Irish Seas The seauenth to Atholus the lands of Athole for he was descended of the Scots of Spain and came out of Spaine into Ireland and with Fergusius he came into Scotland The eight to Creones and Epidithes two Captaines of the Tribes the lands of Strabrawne and Braidawane lying West from Dunkeld The ninth to Captaine Argathelus the lands of Ardgile his people were named Argatheles from Gathelus their first progenitour but now they are called men of Ardgile The tenth to Captaine Lolgonas the lands of Leuenox and Cliddisdale The eleuenth to Captaine Silurch the lands of Siluria which Region is now diuided into Kyle Carrike and Cunningham the inhabitants were right ingenuous and strong The twelfth to the Brigandes the lands of Brigance now called Golloway King Fergusius after the diuiding of these lands he instituted lawes to represse vice he builded the Castle of Berigone in Longhquhaber He past the remanent of his dayes in good peace with the Britaines and Pictes At the last he was elected as Iudge arbitrall to discerne vpon certaine high Controuersies chancing amongst his friends in Ireland He accompanied with certaine of his Nobles past into Ireland and pacified them of all matters returning home by a very dangerous tempest perished with all his Nobles that were in his company vpon a rocke in the Sea called after his name Craigfergus the fiue and twentieth yeare of his raigne In his raigne was Morindus King of Britaines and Cruthneus Camelon King of Pictes who builded vpon the water of Carron the Citie of Camelon the principall and strongest Citie of the Pictes which resisted the Romanes and Britaines vntill that Kenneth King of Scotland who exiled the Pictes out of Albion brought it vnto vtter subuersion This Cruthneus Camelon builded also the towne and Castle of Edinburgh sometime called the mayden Castle for all the noble young women of the Pictes were nourished and learned in all skilfull labour of their hands vntill they were ready to marry Fergusius departing this present life as aforesaid a conuention was holden by the Nobles for election of a King After a long disputation and reasoning it was concluded by plaine consent of Parliament and enacted when it hapned their King to decease and hauing heyres gotten of his body being children the neerest of the Kings bloud and fittest to doe iustice shall possesse the Crowne for his time after his death the Kings sonne shall succeed to the crown without impediment if he were able thereto by the same acte it was prohibited children to be Kings This custome endured long time which raised much discord in this Realme of Scotland for the fathers brother raigning in the minority of his Nephew cast his chiefest busines to destroy him and likewise the Nephew to the fathers brother for ambition of the Crowne through which occurreth continuall killing of Kings and Nobles to the great damage of the Realme and Common wealth 2 FEZITHARIS brother to Fergusius by the aforesaid act began his raigne the yeare of the world 3666. before the comming of Christ 305. yeares from the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 26. yeares he was a good King and seuere Iusticer and was
Dunstaffage 18 CARATACVS Metellanus Sisters sonne succeeded in the yeare of the world 4005. in the yeare of Christ 35. after the beginning of the raigne of Scotland 365. He enioying the great treasure and riches left by King Metellanus exceeded all the Kings in Albion in riches being wise and valiant pacifying his Realme from all vprore and rebellion specially in the Isles and executing seuere iustice The Britaine 's at this time rebelling against the Romanes sent their Ambassadors to Caratacus desiring support against the Romanes he first reproching them for their wilfull refusall The Scots offering them support wisely counselling them to solicite the Normanes Picards Barteners and all them on the Sea coast to rebell against them and to kill the Souldiers promising assistance of the Kings of Albion with money and valiant warriours both by Sea and land The Romanes shortly inuading the Britaines in a dangerous battell vanquished them and killed their King Claudius Emperour and Vespasian comming into Britaine subdued them againe and passing into Orkney subdued the same and brought Ganus King of Orkney his wife and children in his triumph to Rome The Britaines comming to Yorke made new insurrection assisted by Caratacus King of Scots and Congestus King of Pictes against whom Plancius Romane Gouernour and Aruiragus then King of Britaines came with a great Armic Caratacus being elected Generall there followed a cruell and dangerous battell with vncertaine victory vntill the night separated them on either parties Plancius on the morrow seeing his great losse specially of his horsemen returned to London and Caratacus returned to Yorke the next yeare Vespasian with many legions of Romanes were sent into Britaine Aruiragus assisting with the rest of the Britains conuened at Yorke threescore and fiue thousand chosen men The consederate Kings came with threescore thousand valiant warriours there was a terrible and cruell battell The Albions notwithstanding their great valiantnesse were discomfited by the prudent gouernement of Vespasian the King of Pictes killed the whole Britaines being killed except sixe hundred with their King Caratacus returned with a few number to Brigance Vespasian wintered in Yorke and in the Spring besieged and wanne Camelon wherein was found many rich monuments and jewels with a precious crowne of gold set about with many precious stones of diuers colours with a sword with hilts of golde which Uespasian vsed in all his warres hee remayning in Camelon Caraâ—…s assembled a new armie against whom Plancius was sent with a great armie a cruell battell ensued The victory at last succeeded to the Romanes The rest of the Scots that escaped this sorrowfull battell were fugitiue to the mountaines King Caratacus sore wounded was brought with great difficulty to Dunstaffage Vespasian sending his messengers to Caratacus promising if he would be obedient to the Romane Empire that he should remaine in honours and be reputed and holden as a friend to the Senate and people of Rome who answered that the Kingdome of Scotland was as free to him as the Kingdome of Romanes was to Caesar. Vespasian returning to Rome Caratacus assembling a new army the Romanes encountering him with a great multitude there followed a cruel and terrible battel long with vncertaine victory at the last the Romanes obteyned victory Caratacus returned to Dunstaffage Plancius dying at Camelon Ostorius Scapula was sent by the Emperor in his place who after sundry rebellions of the Britaine 's conquered them he came within the bounds of Scotland Caratacus gathered a new armie of forty thousand valiant men there ensued a dangerous and terrible battell the victory succeding at last to the Romans Caratacus wife his daughter and brother were taken himselfe returning to Cartamunda his step-mother Queene of Scots in whom he trusted but vnworthily he was by her betrayed and rendered to the Romanes King Caratacus was sent with his wife daughter and brother to Rome where he was greatly admired and honourably of the Emperour entertayned and remitted freely with his Queene daughter and brother to returne home restoring all his lands againe he remayning the rest of his daies in good peace died the twentieth yeare of his raigne and buried in Dunstaffage 19 CORBREDVS primus succeeded his brother Caratacus in the yeare of the world 4025. in the yeare of Christ 55 after the raigne 385. a wife King and good Iusticiar He conuented his Nobles and tooke counsaile of Venisius the husband of Cartamunda his step-mother Queene of Scots who by erafty sleights had taken the aforesaid Venisius her husband and sundry of his friends and deteyned them prisoners purposing to render them into the Romanes hands The King impatient thereof came and relieued them commaunding her to be buried quicke after a cruell battell betweene the Romanes and the Scots and Pictes peace was concluded The Romanes shall possesse the lands of Britaine by them conquered without inuading of Scots or Pictes then after by commaund of Nero Veraneus was sent into Britaine who shortly died Woada sister to Corbredus Queene of Britaine sent to her brother complayning of her miserie trouble her daughters deflowred her selfe shamefully beaten by vnmercifull Romanes Corbredus moued herewith renued the band with the Pictes and they raysing a great armie killed all the Romanes they might apprehend and wanne in their iourney Barwicke being then the most populous towne of that Region In this time there came a people called Murrayes out of Almaine with their Captain Rodrik put forth and expelled out of their natiue land being inhibited to land in France and Britain arriued in Forth between Louthiane and Fiffe They were sworne enemies to the Romanes reioycing greatly that they might haue occasion to be reuenged vpon their enemies requesting the confederate Kings to suffer them to passe formost in support of their people and if it chanced the Romanes to be vanquished to graunt them wiues that they might encrease vnder one bloud with the Scots Their conditions were graunted to the Murrayes The confederate King with the Murrayes went forwards and ioyning with the valiant Queene of Britaines Woada who reioycing of her brother King Corbredus and the King of Picts comming after an Oration and comfottable Speech made by her proffering her with fiue thousand Ladies armed to passe in the front of the battell against the vnmercifull and shamefull deflowrers of Virgins and Matrons the cruell Romanes The confederate Kings allowing her courage past forwards Cattus the Romane Gouernor with arrayed armes came to resist them there followed a sharpe battell the horsemen of the Romanes being vanquisht the rest were fugitiue with Cattus sore wounded escaped and returned into Fraunce The Albions departed the spoyle and riches of this field amongst them and killed the Romanes in all parts where they might apprehend them in this battell were killed threescore and ten thousand Romanes and thirty thousand Albions had not Swetonius Romane Legate come hastily into Britaine with two legions and ten thousand warriours of sundry Nations the Albions had beene perpetually deliuered
Neuwark There is two goodly Riuers Zara and Ethrik both falling in Tweede Zara cometh out of a great Loth called the Loth of the Lowis wherein is abundāce of fishes this country is also good for pasturing Lothian taking the name from Loth King of the Pi◅s is deuided from the Mers by one part called the Easter peece by Lammer-mure on the South from Tweddaile on the Southwest In East Lothian are the Castles of Dunglasse Innerwick Broxmouth and Spot Stanypeth Waigtoun Whittingham Nunraw Harmostoun Saltoun Kieto Winttoun Ormestoun the townes in Lothian are Dumbarre with a stong Castle demolished the townes of Tuningham and North Barwicke with an Abbey Dirltoun and Castle Fentoun towne and Castle Seitoun towne and Pallace The Earle of Winton speciall residence the strong hold and Castle of Tamtalloun the towne of Aber-Lady Haddingtun towne and Abbey the Castle of Lethingtoun the Lord Thirlstans speciall residence the the castle of Creichtoun Sowtray Abbey the towne of Prestoun with the castle the towne of Prestoun pannes the townes of Tranent Mussilburgh and Enneresk The towne of Dalkenh with the castle the Earle of Mortons speciall residence the towne of New-botlie with the Abbey The Earle Lothians residence the towne of Letth a commodious hauen for ships and the Sea port of Edinburgh right well shipped Edinburgh the speciall and headburgh in Scotland chiefe Iustice seate of the Realme strongelie builded with stone The most part of the houses are fiue sixe or seuen stories high wherein is a goodly Vniuersity florishing in all sciences for instruction of the youth fortified on the West with a most strong Castle builded vpon a high rock kept by the Kings Captains which Castle commands the said burgh called of old the Maiden Castle founded by Cruthneus Camelon the first King of Picts Before the birth of our Sauiour 330 yeares Circuite vpon the East South and West with a stone wall and vpon the North strengthned with a Loch It is also decored with the kings Pallace and Abbey of Holy Rood-house vpon the East part within seuen miles to this burgh vpon the East South and West parts and within two miles vpon the North part there is of Noble and Gentlemens Pallaces Castles and strong builded Towres and stone houses not as yet nominated aboue an hundreth Also the towne of Cramond lying vpon Almond The riuers in Lothiane are Tene Aske the riuer of Leith the water of Almond Lothiane is very plenteous right abundant in all things necessary for the vse and sustentation of man Next East Lothian lies in West Lothian the Shirifdome of Linlithgow with the towne of Linlithgow and the most pleasant Kings Pallace with a very commodious Parke and Loch vnder the Pallace wall Not farre distant is the strong Fortresse and Castle of Blacknesse inuironed with the Sea The ancient demolished Castle of Abercorne the towne of the Queenes ferry The Castles of Dundas Barnbugall Cragiehall Didestowne Newlistowne the towne of Kirklistown the Castles of Neddrie Cadder Torphican Kinneil the towne of Bareston Nes. Auenne water whereon there is a stone bridge deuides Sterling shire from west Lothean at the South the Firth or Forth at the East which Firth piece and prede becommes narrow till it grow to the quantity of a reasonable Riuer neerer vnto Striueling bridge There is but one water worthy to make account of that runnes thorow it named Carron There are two little earthen knols builded as may appeare by men being auncient monuments called Duini pacis that is the knols of peace Two miles downward vpon the same water there is a round building without lime made of hard stone in such sort that one part of the vppermost stones i◅denied with the stone that lies directly vnder it so that the whole worke by this coniunction mutuall and burthen of the stones vphold it selfe growing narrow by little and little from the ground to the head where it is open like a Doue-coat The common people call it Anthurs Ouen Vpon Carson was situate the famous Citie of Camelon chiefe citie of the Pictes founded by Cruthneus Camelon afore the birth of Christ three hundred and thirty yeares destroyed and abolished by King Kenneth the great about the yeare of Christ 846. In this country is the Abbey of Manwell the Castles of Haning Powerile and Cummernald the Earle of Wigtowns Residence with the woode the ◅ore wood and tore wood side the towne of Falkirk the Castles of Kers and Calender the Earle of Linlithgow Residence The Castles of Donipace Harbertshire west Quarter Arth Poffowles Carnoke Bruse Castle the Palace of Elphigstowne the Lord Elphingstones residence the Castles and Towers of Easter and Wester Polmais and Chattrishall the auncient towne with the most strong fortiesse and Castle and sumptuous Palace of Striueling builded vpon a high rock with a pleasant and commodious Parke vnder the Castle wall In this shire is the Castles and Towres of Towch Gargunnok Broich Lekke Dundaffe Kilsyith Manners and Powes Beyond the bridge of Striueling lies the Abbey of Cambus Kinneth with the Castle the Towne and Castle of Alloway the Towne and Castle of Clackmannan the Castles of Tulliallan Sawchy Blair Valeyfeild Kinnedder Aikinhed Menstre the town and Abbey of Culrosh with the new builded Palace Next adiacent to Striueling shire lies Lennox diuided from the Barony of Renfrew by Clyde from Glasgow by the water of Heluin at the foote of the hilles of Grangebean Loch-lomond runnes downe a low valley foure and twenty miles of length and eight of breadth hauing more then twenty foure Islands within the same This Lo◅ besides abundance of other fishes hath a kinde of fish of the owne named Pollac very pleasant to eate the water of Leuin runneth out of Loch-lomond Southward which water hath giuen the name to the country running so strong that no man without danger may passe the same Lenin entreth into Clyde neere to the most strong and inuincible fortresse and Castle of Dumbarton standing vpon very high Rockes with abundance of fresh water springs one spring being in Summer wholsome cold and in winter sweete warme no rocke nor hill being within more as a mile to the foresaid strength and Castle Next adiacent is the towne of Dunbarton pleasantly situate vpon the Riuer of Leuin the principall towne in the Duchie of Lennox within the which there is many strong Castles Towers and stone houses as the Castles and Towers of Kirkmichael Rosdo Tarbat Arnecaple Kilmahow Ardeth Kilmarannoch Buquhannane Drummakeil Cragiuarne Ballindalloch Kilcroch Balglas Fentrie Duntreith Craigbarnut Clorct Woodhed Cochnoch Balquhannaran Drumry Dunglas with sundry others tedious to declare The Duke of Lennox is superior to the most part of the Gentlemen inhabitants in this countrey and many in the Barony Next lies the Barony of Renfrew taking the name from the towne of Renfrew wherein the Session of Iustice is kept to the Countrey It is diuided in the midst by two waters both called Carth.
The towne of Paislay pleasantly situate vpon the riuer Carth with the Abbey thereof the Earle of Abircornes speciall Residence with most pleasant Orchards and Gardens In this countrey lies the Castle of Sempil the Lord Sempils special Residence with the Castles and Towers of Crukstone Marns Cathcart Hag vpper Pollok and nether Polloke Hakket the Lord Ros residence Cardonald the Lord of Blantyrs residence Blackhall Caldwel Stanelie Ellerslie Ihonstown Waterstowne Ramfuley Dochail Raalstowne Biltries Craganis Housloun Barrrochane Dargewell Blackstoun Selwiland Walkinshaw Inchchennā Arskin Bishoptoun Boghall Funlastown New werke Grinoke Ardgowan Glengarnoch Kilburne Lady-land with many others strong stone houses tedious to rehearse These countries aforesaid are plenteous in cornes bestiall and fishings Next lies Cuningham deuided from Kyle by the water of Vrwine at the foote thereof is situate the towne of Vrwine a goodly Marchant towne with a strong stone bridge The towne of Kilmarnocke the towne and castle of Kilmaris the Earle of Glencarnes residence the town castle of Newmils the towne of Salt Coats where great store of white Salt is made the towne of Largs the town and Abbey of Kilwinning the Castle of Deane the Lord Boyds residēce the Castle Palace of Lowdon the Lord Lowdons speciall residence the castles of Eglintowne Kirelaw Ardrossin the Earle of Eglingtowns residence Cuningham-head Blair Robertland Gyffin Eastwood Calwel Rowallen Law Fairly Kelburne Arneil Knock Skelmurly In the towne of Vrwine the Iudge Ordinary holdes iustice Kyle and Cuningham were called of olde Silu◅a Their countries are fertile in cornes and bestiall Next lies Kyle diuided from Carricke by the water downe which descends out of Loch-downe wherin there is a strong tower builded vpon an Isle This water runnes West in the Firth of Clyde in the midst of Kyle runnes the water of Air which diuides Kyle in Kings Kyle and Kyle Stewart a part of the Princes principalitie At the mouth of the water on the South side is situate the auncient Marchant towne of Air taking the name from the water the principall Bourgh of the whole Shire pleasantly builded in a plaine field hard on the Sea very populous and well shipped with faire stone houses most couered with blew sklate with a large stone bridge passing to the new town of Air with a castle and Palace The towne and castle of Machling the town and castle of Cumnoke the towne of Preseike the iustice seate of Kyle Stewart the townes of Gastown and Ricardtown the castles of Dundonald Sundrum the Lord of Cathearts residence The Castles of Ochiltrie with the towne the Lord Ochiltres residence The castles of Caprintown Gaitgirth Cragie Entirkign Gastown Sesnocke Carnal Bar Loc◅oreis Terringean Cars Drongane Sorne Dregornie Sornbeg Monton Afflecke and Barskymmyn the Loch of Martuane with a strong tower Loch fergus with an Isle with many growing trees where great plenty of Herons resort with the Loch of Feal there is a decayed Monastry in it The Riuers in Kyle are Air Luggar Feal and Sesnocke Luggar and Feal runnes in the water of Air and so in the Firth of Clyde The water of Sesnocke runnes in the water of Vruing and so in Clyde This countrey abounds in strong valiant men where was borne the most renowned and valiant Champion William Wallace in the Barony called Ricardtown then his fathers Style thereafter of Craigy and Ricardtowne Fiue miles from Air is a place called Coels field where the King of Britons called Coell was killed by the Scots and Pictes vpon the water of Dewne This countrey is plenteous of bestiall reasonably corned with abundance of Cornes Next Kyle lies Carrick bordering with Galloway vnder Lochrean of old called Loch-calpin declyning while it come to Clydis-firth in Carricke are two goodly waters plenteous of fishes the water of Stinchar at the foot thereof stands the towne of Ballintrea where is great plentie of Herrings and other fishes the castles of Arstinchar Craigneil builded vpon a strong rocke with the castle of Knockdolean Vpon the water of Girwane are the castles of Bargany Blairquhan Dalwharran Cassils Dunure the Earle of Cassilis residence The castles of the Koe Ardmillanx Careltowne Killoquhan Baltessane Keirs Auchendrane the abbey of Corsraguel There was a goodly Merchant towne of olde called Carrike founded by Caratake King of Scots whereof remaines nothing the principall towne is now Mayeboll where the Iudge ordinary holds iustice Next adiacent with Carricke lies Galloway of olde called Brigantia bordering with Niddisdail almost declyning to the South the shire whereof inclosed all the rest of that side of Scotland is more plentifull store of bestiall Thane cornes The waters of Galloway are Vre Dee Terfe Fleit Kenne Cree and Losse which runne all in the Ireland Sea There is almost no great hils in Galloway but it is full of craggie knols the waters gathering together in the valleyes betwixt those knols make almost innumerable Loches from whence the first floud that comes before the autumnall Equinoctiall causeth such abundance of waters to run that there come forth of the said Loches incredible number of Eeles and are taken by the countrimen in wand creeles who salting them obtaine no small gaine thereby The farthest part of that side is the head called Nouantum vnder the which there is a hauen at the mouth of the water of Lossie named Rerigonins In the other side of Galloway ouer against this hauen from Clyddis-forth there enters another hauen named commonly Lochryen or Vidogora all that lieth betwixt those two hauens the countrey people call the Rynes that is the point of Galloway Also Nouantum the M◅le that is the Becke In Galloway are the townes of Kirkcubright well situate for a merchant towne a good Harbery with a Castle Whithorne is the Bishops seat there Wigtoun a goodly Market town the towne of Innermessane Minigooff and Saint Iohns Clachane The Abbey of new Abbey Glenluse Sall-Syde Dundrenan and Tongland the Castles of the Treaue Barcloy Hillis Orchartoun Bomby in Lochfergus Cumpstoun Cardenes Wreythis Kenmure Kirkgunze The great strength and Castle of Crowgiltoun builded on a rocke hard on the Sea the Castles of Garleis Large the greate Castle of Clare the Castles of Dunskaye Corsell Lochnee the Loches of Galloway are Ruhinfranco Carlingwork Myretoun which neuer freezes for any frost that chances The westmost of the hils of Grangebean make the border of Lennox the hilles are cutted by a little bosome of the Sea named for the shortnesse thereof Gerloch at the entrie thereof standeth the Castle of Roseneth beyond this Loch there is a greater Loch named from the water that runneth in it Lochlowng this water is the March betweene Lennox and Cowall this Cowall Argyle and Knapdall altogether called Argyle are deuided in many parts by many narrow creekes that run out of the firth of Clyde into them In Cowall is the Castle and towne of Dunnone where is the Bishop of Argyle his seate there is one most notable Loch called Loch fyne which
of Culane situate vpon the sea coast Next lies the lands of Straithbogy where is the Castle and Pallace of Straithbogy the speciall residence of the Marquesse of Huntley the Castles of Fendrough Pitlurge Carnbarrow Rothemay the Lord Saltouns chiefe residence Kinnardi Crombie Achindore Lesmore Balwany Blarsindy Drymmyn Dusky Ballindalloch Balla Castle and Aikenway these foresaid countries are plenteous in cornes bestiall and in fishings Next vpon the North is the water Spey abundant in Salmond and all new fishes Endlong Spey lies Murrey-Land wherein is situate the Citie of Elgyn vpon the water of Lossy the Bishop of Murreyes seat and speciall residence with a Church most curiously and sumptuously builded which now in part decayes In Murrey are many strong Castles other strong houses as the Castles of Blairy Monynesse the ancient strong Castle of Vrquhart the Castles of Spynay with a pleasant Loch abounding in fishes the Castles of Innes and Duffus the Castle and towne of Forres the great Castle of Tornuaye the principall residence of the Earle of Murrey The Castles of Cadall and Kilrauicke with diuers Gentlemens strong stone houses adiacent about the towne of olde Erne In Murrey are two famous Abbeyes Pluscardy and Kinlus the Castle of Louat the Lord Louats residence There is also the most ancient towne of Innernes and the strong Castles thereof situate on the water of Naes which descends from a Loch named Loch Naes thirtie foure miles in length this water of Naes is alwaies warme and neuer freezeth in such sort as in winter time yee falling into it is dissolued by the heat therof West from Lochnes there lies eight miles of continent ground And that small peece is the onely impediment that the Seas ioyne not and make the remanent of Scotland an Iland for all the land that lies betwixt the strait and the Deucalidon Sea is cutte by creekes and Loches of salt water running into the land From the mouth of Naesse where it enters in the Germane Sea North lies Rosse shooting in the Sea in great Promontories or heads The countrey of Rosse is of greater length nor breadth extending from the Germane to the Deucalidon Sea where it riseth in craggy and wilde hils and yet in the plaine fields thereof there is as great fertilitie of corne as in any other part of Scotland There is in Rosse pleasant dales with waters Loches full of fishes specially Lochbroome It is broad at the Deucalidon sea and growes narrow by little and little turning Southward from the other shore the Germane Sea winning the selfe an entrie betwixt high clintes runs within the land in a wide bosome and makes an healthfull port and sure refuge against all tempests and stormes the entrie of it is easie and within it is a very sure hauen against all iniuries of Sea and a hauen for great nauies of ships Loch-broome is abundant of Salmond and all other fishes The townes in Rosse are the City of the Channory the Bishops seat with a strong Castle the towne of Rosemarky the Castles of Read-castle Dingwall the Abbey of Bewly the castles of Cromarty Miltoun Fowlis Ballingoun the town of Tane the Castles of Catboll Torbat Loselun Kayne with many others the waters in Rosse are Cromarty the water Tane the water of Naes Also Mountains of Allabaster and hils of white marble there is many other parts in Rosse too longsome to describe Next Rosse lies Sutterland the speciall towne is D◅norch with a strong Castle the Castls of Skibow Pulrossy Skelbo Clyne Dunrobene the Earle of Sutherlands residence with goodly Orchards where growes good Saphron the riuers are Ferryhuns Brora Helmsdeaill abundant in Salmond and other fishes and good store of bestial there is also hilles of white Marble with salt and coale Next Sutherland lies Stranauern the castle of Far where the lord of Makky hath his speciall residence The Castles of Tunge this countrey Stratleigh with sundry Ilands as Ship-Iland Hyp-Iland Marten-Iland Conne-Iland are vnknown to the Author Next lies Caithnes where it marches with Stranauerne is the furthest North countrey of all Scotland and those two draw the breadth of Scotland in a narrow front In thē are three Promontories or heads the highest wherof is in Stranauern called Orcas or Taruidum the other two not so high are in Caithnes Veruedrum now named Hoya and B◅rebrum now called Dunsby at the foot of this hill there is a pretie hauen for them that trauell from Orknay by Sea there is mountains called Ordhead Hoburnhead Madēs Pape the Castle of Berydale with a riuer abundant in Salmond other fishes The Castle of Dumbeth with a goodly riuer with the towns of Wcik Thirso with Ichone a riuer The Castle of Gerniggo the Earle of Caithnes special residence The Castles of Akergile Keis Pressik old Weik Ormly Skrabstar Dunray Brawl and May Dunnethead isa hil of Marble the riuers are the riuer of Berridale Dunberth Weik Thirso Fors. This countrey is abundant in cornes bes◅all Salmond all other fishes Of the Iles of Scotland in generall NOw refleth it to speake somewhat of the Iles they are diuided which as it were Crowne Scotland in three classes or rankes the West Iles Orknay Iles Shetland Iles the west Iles lye in the Deucalidon sea from Ireland almost to Orkenay vpon the west side of Scotland they are called Hebrides and by some Aebudae They are scattered into the Deucalidon sea to the number of three hundreth and aboue Of old the kings of Scotland kept these Iles in their possession vntill the time of Donald brother to King Malcolme the third who gaue them to the King of Norway vpon condition that he should assist him in vsurping of the Kingdome of Scotland against law and reason The Danes and Norway people kept possession of them for the space of 160. yeares and then King Alexander the third ouercomming the Danes and Norway men in a great battell thrust them out of the Iles yet afterward they attempted to recouer their libertie partly trusting to their owne strength and partly mooued by seditions in the maine land of this Countrey creating Kings of themselues as not long ago Iohn of the house of Clandonald did vsurpe the name of King as others had done before In foode raiment and all things pertaining to their family they vse the ancient frugalitie of the Scots Their bankets are hunting and fishing They seeth their flesh in the tripe or else in the skinne of the beast filling the same full of water Now and then in hunting they straine out the bloud and eate the flesh raw Their drinke is the broth of sodden flesh They loue very well the drinke made of whey and kept certaine yeeres drinking the same at feasts It is named by them Blandium The most p◅rt of them drinke water Their custome is to ◅ake their bread of Oates Barly which are the onely kinds of graine that grow in those parts Experience with
it Moâ—…ochasgia Drinacha full of Thornes and Bourtrée ouercouered with the ruines of old houses Wrichtâ—…un fertill of Wood. Item Ransa Kernera The greatest Iland next vnto Iura Westward is Yla foure and twentie miles in length and sixetéene of bredth extended from the South to the North abundant in store Cornes Déere and Lead there is a fresh water in it called Laiâ—… and a Créeke of salt water and therein are many Ilands There is also a fresh water Loch wherein stands the Iland named Falingania sometime the chiefe seate of all the Iles Men. There the Gouernour of the Iles vsurping the name of a King was wont to dwell Neere vnto this Iland and somewhat lesse then it is the round Iland taking the name from Counsell for therein was the Iustice seat and fouretéene of the most worthy of the Countrey did minister Iustice vnto all the rest continually and intreated of the waighty affayres of the Realme in Counsell whose great equitie and discretion kept peace both at home and abroad and with peace was the companion of peace abundance of all things Betwixt Ila and Iura lyes a little Iland taking the name from a Cairne of stones At the south of Ila doel ye Colurna Muluoris Ossuna Brigidana Corskera The low Iland â—…mersga Beathia Texa Ouicularia Noasiga Vinarda Caua Tarsheria The great Iland Auchnarra The Iland made like a Man The Iland of Iohn Sâ—…badis At the west corner of Ilâ—… Iyes Ouersa wherethâ—… Sea is most tempostuous and at certayne houres â—…gable The Marchants Iland and South westwards from it Vsâ—…brasta Tanasta and Nefa The Weauers Iland 8. miles from Ila somewhat North lyes Ornansa Next vnto it the Swines Iland Halfe a mile from Ornansa Colâ—…ansa North from Colâ—…ansa lyes the Mule 20. miles from Ila This I le is 24. miles of length and as much in bredth fruitfull of Cornes there are many Woods in it and many Heards of Déere and a good Hauen for Ships there are in it two waters well spred of Salmond Fishes and some stripes not empty thereof There are also two Loches in it and in euery one an Iland and in euery Iland a Tower The Sea running in this Iland at 4. sundry parts makes 4. salt water Loches therein all 4. abounding in Herring To the Northwest lyes Columbaria or the Dowe Iland to the Southeast Era both the one and the other profitable for Beaâ—…iall Corâ—… and for fishings From this Iland lyes the Iland of Sanctcolmâ—… two miles of length and more then a mile of bredth fertill of all things renowned by the ancient Monuments of the Countrey There were two Abbeyes in this Iland and a Court or a Parish Church with many Chappels builded of the liberality of the Kings of Scotland and Gouernours of the Iles. There is as yet remayning amongst the old Ruines a Buriall place or Church-yard common to all the Noble Families of the West Iles wherein there are thrée Tombes higher then the rest distant one from another a little space and thrée little Houses situated to the East builded seuerally vpon the thrée Tombes vpon the West side are stones grauen which stand in the middest bearing this title The Tombes of the Kings of Scotland It is sayd there were 48. Kings of Scotland buried there The Tombe vpon the rightside hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Ireland It is recorded that there were foure Kings of Ireland buried there Upon the left side it hath this inscription The Tombes of the Kings of Norway The report is that there were 8. Kings of that Nation â—…uryed there The notable houses of the Iles haue their Tâ—…nbes in the rest of the Church-yard seuerally by themselues About this Iland and â—…re vnto it there are sâ—…e Ilands right fruitfull giuen by the ancient Kings of Scotland and Gouernours of the Iles to the Abbey of Sanctcolme Soâ—… is a very profitable ground for shéep but the chiefe commodityes of it consist in Sea Fowles that build thereâ—…t specially of their Egges Next vnto it is the I le of Women then Rudana Néere vnto it Beâ—…nira and from that Skennia halfe a mile distant from the Mule The Sea sides of it aboâ—… in Câ—…es Fiue miles hence lyeth Froâ—… All their Iles are subiect to Sanctcolmes Abbey Two miles from Fresa lyeth Vâ—…lua fiue miles of length fruitfull of Corne and shore with a commodious Hauen for Gallies or â—…ates Upon the South side of it lyeth Toluansa with a Wood of Nutâ—…s reasâ—…able fruitfull About thrée hundred paces from this Iland lyeth Gomatra two miles long and one mile broâ—…d extending from the North to the South From Goâ—… foure miles Southward lye two Sâ—…affae both full of â—…ing places From thence foure miles Southeast lye the two Keâ—…burgae the more and the lesse enuiâ—…oned with such shoâ—…e high and furious fide that by their owne naturall deâ—… supported somewhat by the industrie of man they are altogether inuincible One mile from them lyes an Iland the whole earth is blacâ—…e whereof the people make Peatâ—… for their 〈◊〉 Next lyeth Longa two miles of length and Bâ—…cha halfe as much From Bacha sixe miles lyes Tiria eyght miles in length and thrée in bredth most fertill of all the Ihonâ—…s it 〈◊〉 in store Cornes Fishings and Sea to wieâ—… In this â—…and there is a fresh water Lorh therein an old Castle with a good hauen for Boates. From this Iland two miles lies Sunna and from Sunna as farre lieth Colla 12. miles of length and 2. miles of breadth a fertill Iland Not farre from it is Culsa almost full of wood and then two Ilands named Mekle Viridis and Little Viridis Item other two of the same names Ouer-against the Mules head and not farre from it lye two Ilands named Glassae and then Arden-Eider that is the high land of the Rider Then Luparia or the Woolfe Iland and after it a great I le lying north from Colla extending East and West Then Ruma 16. miles in length and 6. in bredth the Sea-Fowles lay there Eggs here and there in the ground in the middest of Spring time when the Eggs are layd any man may take of them In the high Rocks the Solayne Géese are taken in aboundance From this Iland foure miles North-East-ward lyes the Horse Iland From it halfe a mile The Swine Iland fruitfull enough in all things necessary the Falcon builded in it with a good Hauen Not farre from it lyes Canna and Egga fertill enough In Egga are Solayne Gâ—…ese Soabrittella profitable for hunting From this Iland is the I le of Skye the greatest of all the Ilands that are about Scotland lying North and South 40. miles in length and 8. miles broad in some places and in other places 12. miles rising in Hills in sundry places full of Woods and Pastorage The ground thereof fertill in corne and store and besides all other kinds of bestiall fruitful of Mares for bréeding of