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A62398 A true history of the several honourable families of the right honourable name of Scot in the shires of Roxburgh and Selkirk, and others adjacent. Gathered out of ancient chronicles, histories, and traditions of our fathers. By Captain Walter Scot, an old souldier, and no scholler, and one that can write nane, but just the letters of his name. Scot, Walter, ca. 1614-ca. 1694. 1688 (1688) Wing S948; ESTC R219942 82,296 178

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To instruct the Christian Religion And there a Colledge they did frame Which doth remain unto this very time And he that doth not believe me Must read Buchannan and he shall see Some other Authors I could give in But these are sufficient to them that 's not blind Some says they were not Scots to their Name But only Scots by Nation Yet Monks of Melross they were known Which then was in the Picts Kingdom Iohn Earl of Channerth sirnamed Scot To die without Succession was his unfortunate lot Brave Alexander the first a King both stout and good Iohn Earl of Channerth married with his royal blood Before Alexander the first his Brother Edgar did reign The first that was anointed os Scotland King Reverend Iohn Scot he did surmount Who was Bishop Dumblane and did the King anoint Mr. Michael Scot that read the Epistle at Rome He was in King Alexander the second 's Reign Thomas Lermont was first his man That was called the Rymer ever since then And if my Author doeth speak truth Mr. Michael was descended from Buckcleugh And if my Author ye would know Bishop Spotswoods Book these Scots do show How can these randy Liars then Make the Scots to be a start-up Clan Sure new start-ups themselves must be For ancient Families scorns to lie But for the Antiquity of the Scot There 's one thing I have almost sorgot Which is not worthy of nomination Yet to mark Antiquity life make relation In the second Session of King Davids Parliament There was a Statute made which is yet extant That no man should presume to buy or sell With Highland men or Scots of Ewsdale Yet Ewsdale was not near the Forrest Where brave Buckcleugh did dwell According to the old Proyerb They but fell from the Wains tail But when these Scots did bear that stile King David resided in Carlisle Without and infang they disturb'd his Court Which caus'd the King that Act set out Here I speak nought but truth all Men may note The very true Antiquity of the Name of Scot And now my versing Muse craves some repose And while she sleeps I 'le spout a little prose KEnneth the second King of Scots Son to King Alpin who was Son to brave King Achaius forsaid who made the League with Charles the Great Emperour of Germany and King of France the year seven hundreth eighty seven This King Kenneth called the Great conquered the Kingdom of the Picts about the year of Grace eight hundred and thirty nine and joyn'd the Kingdom of Picts unto the antient Nation of Scotland This victorious King Kenneth the second dyed in the twenty year of His Reign The Kingdom not being well settled in obedience to the Crown his brother Donald the fifth succeeded him a very infamous King and a great Tyrant he lost all Scotland to Striviling bridge by the Brittains and Saxons the which time King Osbridge conquered great Lands in Scotland assisted by the Brittans so that Striviling-bridge was made Marc hes betwixt Scots Brittans and Englishmen King Osbridge coyned Money in the Castle of Striviling by that the Starling Money had first beginning and died in the fifth year of His Reign King Constantin the second the Conquerors Son a valiant King in whose time Heger and Hoba with a great Fleet of Danes landing in Fyse used great cruelty King Constantin the second came with a great Army against Hoba and vanquished him the Scots being proud of that victory and neglecting themselves there followed a cruel and desperat battle at last the Scots were vanquished and King Constantin with his Nobles and ten thousand of his Army kill'd in the fifteen year of his reign AEthus surnamed the Swift succeeded his Father King Constantin He died in the second year of his reign Gregorius magnus Dongallus Son a worthy stout and valiant King he freed Scotland all again from Osbridge Saxons and English-men and enlarged his Empire to the County and Shire of Northumberland Westmurland and Cumberland and confederat with Elewrad King of Brittans and after went to Ireland and vanquished Braenus and Cornelius after beseiged Dublin wherein was their young King Duncan to whom he was made Protector during the Kings Minority then returned to Scotland with a victorious Army and brought threescore Pledges of the Irish Nobility and Gentry under the Age of thirty years he died in the eighteen year of his Reign Donald the sixth was Son to Constantin the second a good religious valiant King he succeeded King Gregory in his time the Murrays and Rosses envading each other with cruel killing two thousand were killed in either Parties the King came upon them with a great Army and punished the principal of this rebellion to the death he died in the eleventh year of his reign Constantin the third AEthus son succeeded him a valiant Prince not fortunat in Wars he being vexed with War in the time of King Edward surnamed Sinar of the Saxons kind and Edlston his bastard son he became a Canon in St. Andrews and ded in the fourty year of his reign Malcolm the first Donald the sixth's son a valiant Prince and a good Iustitiar in his time a confederacy was made that Cumberland and Westmuireland should be annexed to the Kingdom of Scotland and should be perpetually holden by the Prince of Scotland of Fee from the King of England by vertue whereof Indolphus son to Constantin the third Prince of Scotland took possession in both Cumberland and Westmuireland The King died the ninth year of his reign Indolphus Constantin the thirds son succeeded King Malcolm the first a noble valiant Prince he vanquished Athagen Prince of Norway and Theodorick Prince of Denmark he died in the ninth year of his reign Duffus Malcolm the first son succeeded King Indolphus a good Prince and a severe Iustitiar he died in the fifth year of his reign Colonus Indolphus son succeeded King Duffus he died in the fourth year of his reign Kenneth the third son to Malcolm the first a brave King and a good Iustitiar from the death of Kenneth the second which conquered the Picts to the reign of Kenneth the third we had nine Kings in Scotland I have set down particularly how long every Kings reign was in cumulo they reigned a hundred and nine years most of them although I have not expressed they were most of them killed in the Field being so possest with War on every side what by Denmark and Norway on the one side the Brittans and Saxons on the other side poor little Scotland had much to do to get her feet holden among them For in all that time of an hundred and nine years there was but one victorious Conquering Ptince which was King Gregory So that the Borders in these Lands in England aforesaid being sometimes under the command of the Scots and sometime of the English they became so Rude and Insolent that they would never be governed before Kenneth the third brought them under