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also_o and_o have_v that_o name_n cambria_n of_o camber_n brâ—tes_n soon_o for_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o wales_n in_o the_o cest_fw-fr side_n sevarne_n depart_v some_o time_n bytwene_n englonde_n and_o wales_n but_o now_o in_o the_o north_n side_n the_o ryver_n dee_fw-mi at_o chestre_n &_o in_o the_o south_n the_o ryver_n that_o be_v name_v vaga_n at_o the_o castle_n of_o strygelyn_n depart_v englonde_n and_o wales_n also_o king_n offa_n for_o to_o have_v a_o dystynceyon_n for_o evermore_o bytwene_v the_o king_n of_o englondâ—_n &_o of_o wales_n make_v a_o long_a dyche_n that_o strech_v forth_o out_o of_o the_o south_n side_n by_o brystowe_n under_o the_o bylle_n of_o wales_n northward_o and_o pass_v the_o river_n sevarne_n and_o dee_n all_o moost_n to_o the_o heed_v and_o unto_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o ryver_n dee_fw-mi beyond_o chestre_fw-fr fast_o by_o the_o castle_n it_o ren_v bytwene_v colehylle_n &_o the_o mynstre_n of_o basyngwerk_n in_o to_o the_o see_v this_o dyche_n be_v yet_o in_o many_o place_n seen_v in_o saint_n edward_n time_n walsshe_v man_n shall_v not_o pass_v that_o dyche_n w_o c_o wepen_v upon_o a_o great_a pain_n and_o that_o be_v atte_a earl_n harolde_v procure_a as_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v here_o after_o but_o now_o in_o either_o side_n both_o ayonde_a half_a &_o a_o this_o half_a the_o dyche_n &_o specyal_o in_o the_o shire_n of_o chestre_n of_o shrowesbury_n &_o of_o herforde_n in_o many_o place_n be_v englysshman_n and_o walsshman_n meddle_v togyder_n ¶_o of_o the_o ylonde_n that_o be_v thereto_o adjacent_a ca._n vj._n brytayne_n have_v three_o ylonde_n y_fw-fr t_o ben_fw-mi nyghe_a &_o longen_fw-mi thereto_o all_o without_o the_o ylonde_n orcades_n as_o it_o be_v answer_v to_o the_o three_o chyef_a party_n of_o brytayne_n for_o you_o eyle_v of_o wight_n long_v &_o lie_v to_o leogria_n that_o be_v englonde_n the_o ylonde_fw-fr mon_fw-fr that_o be_v call_v angleseya_n also_o long_v to_o wales_n and_o the_o ylonde_n eubonia_fw-la y_z t_o have_v two_o other_o name_n &_o be_v call_v menevia_fw-la and_o man_n also_o which_o long_v to_o scotlonde_n and_o all_o these_o three_o ylonde_n wight_n mon_n &_o man_n ben_fw-mi almoo_v alike_o moche_v &_o of_o y_fw-fr e_o like_o quatyte_v of_o the_o which_o three_o all_v a_o rue_v now_o follow_v our_o speech_n ¶_o beda_n li._n i_o ca._n iij._o claudius_n send_v vespasianus_n &_o vespasianus_n win_v wight_n and_o wight_n stretch_v out_o of_o the_o cest_fw-fr in_o to_o the_o west_n xxx_o mile_n long_o and_o out_o of_o the_o south_n in_o to_o the_o north_n twelve_o mile_n &_o be_v in_o the_o ee_a side_n uj_o mile_n from_o the_o south_n clyf_v of_o brytayne_n and_o 〈◊〉_d mile_n in_o the_o west_n side_n ¶_o beda_n li._n 〈◊〉_d ca._n v._o the_o measure_n of_o this_o ylonde_n as_o englysshman_n guess_n be_v a_o thousand_o household_n &_o two_o hondr_v ¶_o gir._n in_fw-la itinere_fw-la mon_fw-fr that_o be_v call_v angleseya_n also_o be_v depart_v from_o north-wale_n by_o a_o short_a arm_n of_o the_o see_v as_o it_o be_v two_o mile_n broad_a in_o mon_fw-fr ben_fw-mi iij._n hondr_v town_n lxiij_o and_o be_v account_v for_o candrede_n that_o be_v iij._o hondrede_n the_z ylonde_a be_v as_o it_o be_v xxx_o mile_n long_o &_o twelve_o mile_n broad_a candredus_n be_v so_o moche_n land_n as_o contain_v a_o hondred_a town_n that_o name_n candredus_fw-la be_v make_v out_o of_o two_o langage_v of_o brytysshe_n and_o of_o irysshe_n in_o praise_v of_o this_o ylonde_a walsshman_n he_o wont_a to_o say_v a_o proverb_n &_o a_o old_a saw_n mon_fw-fr man_n kembry_a that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o englysshe_n that_o land_n be_v so_o good_a that_o it_o seem_v you_o to_o it_o will_v find_v corn_n enough_o for_o all_o the_o man_n of_o wales_n therefore_o
it_o change_v yet_o never_o his_o place_n chychestre_n have_v under_o he_o oon_o southsex_n &_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o have_v his_o see_v first_o in_o seleseye_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o archebysshop_n theodore_n &_o the_o see_v dure_v there_o ccc_o xxxiij_o year_n under_o twenty_o bysshop_n from_o the_o first_o wilfrede_n unto_o the_o last_o sâ—ygande_n at_o the_o commandment_n of_o king_n william_n conqueror_n change_a 〈◊〉_d see_v fro_o seleseye_n to_o chichestre_n ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la occidentalibus_fw-la wilhelmus_fw-la have_v mind_n that_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o westsaxon_n have_v always_o one_o bysshop_n from_o the_o beginning_n unto_o theodorus_n time_n by_o grant_n of_o king_n islo_n king_n of_o westsaxon_n the_o first_o birinus_fw-la ordain_v a_o see_v at_o dorchestre_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o be_v a_o simple_a town_n by_o south_n oxenford_n beside_o walyngforde_n bytwene_v the_o meet_a togyder_n of_o temse_n and_o tame_a when_o birinus_fw-la be_v deed_n kenwalcus_n the_o king_n ordain_v a_o see_v at_o wynchestre_n as_o his_o fader_fw-mi have_v purpose_v there_o agile_a bert_n a_o frensshman_n be_v first_o bysshop_n of_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o westsaxon_n fro_o that_o time_n the_o cyte_n and_o the_o see_v of_o dorchestre_n perteyn_v &_o long_v to_o the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n for_o y_fw-fr t_o cyte_n stand_v within_o temse_n and_o the_o temse_n depart_v bytwene_v mercia_n &_o westsaxon_n after_o that_o agilbert_n be_v put_v out_o of_o wynchestre_n that_o tho_o hyght_n wynton_a thenne_v be_v there_o a_o englysshe_n bysshopp_n there_o that_o be_v call_v wine_n some_o man_n suppose_v that_o the_o cyte_n have_v the_o name_n of_o this_o wine_n and_o be_v call_v wynchestre_n as_o it_o be_v wynes_n cyte_v at_o the_o last_o he_o be_v put_v out_o and_z after_o he_o come_v leutherius_n the_o foresaid_a agelberte_n nevewe_v after_o leutherius_n hedda_n a_o while_n be_v bysshop_n there_o when_o he_o be_v deed_n theodorus_n the_o archebysshop_n ordain_v two_o bysshop_n to_o the_o provynce_n of_o westsaxon_n danyell_n at_o wynchestre_n to_o he_o be_v subgette_v two_o countree_n sothery_a and_o southampshyre_n and_o adelme_v at_o shyrborn_n &_o to_o he_o be_v subget_v six_o countree_n barkshyre_n will_v shire_n somersete_n dorseteshyre_n deven_n shire_n &_o cornewayle_v ¶_o trevisa_fw-la it_o seem_v by_o this_o that_o westsaxon_n contain_v sothery_a southamshyre_n barkshyre_n wyltshyre_n somersetshyre_n dorseteshyre_n devenshyre_n &_o cornewyle_n ¶_o wilhel_n afterward_o in_o elder_a edwaree_n time_n to_o these_o two_o see_v be_v ordain_v by_o commandment_n of_o formosus_fw-la y_fw-es â—_o pope_n three_o other_o sce_n at_o welles_n for_o somerfete_n at_o kyrton_n for_o devenshyre_n &_o at_o saint_n germayn_n for_o cornewayle_v not_o long_o afterward_o the_o sixth_o see_v be_v set_v at_o rammesbury_n for_o wyltshyre_n at_o the_o last_o by_o commandment_n of_o king_n william_n conqueror_n all_o these_o see_v save_o wynchestre_n be_v torn_v &_o change_v out_o of_o small_a town_n in_o to_o great_a cytee_n for_o shyrborn_n &_o rammesbury_n be_v torn_v in_o to_o salesbury_n now_o to_o y_a to_o see_v be_v subgette_n barkshyre_n wyltshyre_o &_o dorsete_n the_o see_v of_o welles_n be_v torn_v to_o bath_n thereto_o be_v now_o subgette_v all_o somersete_n the_o see_v of_o kyrton_n &_o of_o cornewayle_v be_v change_v to_o exestre_n thereto_o be_v subgette_n devenshyre_n &_o cornewayle_v ¶_o de_fw-fr orientalibus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la it_o be_v know_v y_o it_o the_o ee_a saxon_n always_o from_o the_o begin_v to_o now_o be_v subget_v to_o the_o bysshop_n of_o london_n but_o the_o provynce_n of_o ee_a angle_n that_o contain_v norfolk_n &_o suffolk_n have_v one_o bysshop_n at_o donwyk_fw-mi the_o bysshop_n heet_n felix_n &_o be_v of_o bourgon_n &_o be_v bysshop_n xvij_o year_n after_o he_o thomas_n be_v bysshop_n v._o year_n after_o he_o boneface_v xvij_o year_n thenne_fw-fr bysy_a afterward_o be_v ordain_v by_o theodorus_n and_o rule_v the_o provynce_n while_o he_o may_v endure_v by_o himself_o allone_n after_o he_o unto_o egberte_n time_n king_n of_o west_n saxon_n and_o hondr_v xliij_o two_o bysshop_n rule_v that_o provynce_n one_o at_o donwyk_fw-mi and_o a_o other_o at_o elyngham_n netheles_o after_o ludecans_n time_n king_n of_o mercia_n leave_v &_o be_v only_o one_o see_v at_o elyngham_n unto_o the._n uâ—_n year_n of_o william_n conquetour_fw-fr when_o herfastus_n the_o xxiij_o bysshop_n of_o the_o estrene_n change_v his_o see_v to_o totforde_n &_o his_o succesour_n herbertus_n change_v the_o see_v fro_o tetforde_n to_o norwhiche_n by_o leave_n of_o king_n william_n the_o reed_n the_o see_v of_o ely_z y_z t_z be_v nyghe_a thereto_o the_o first_o king_n henry_n ordain_v the_o ix_o year_n of_o his_o regne_fw-la &_o make_v subget_v thereto_o cambryggeshyre_n that_o be_v tofore_o a_o part_n of_o the_o bysshopryche_a of_o lyncoln_n and_o for_o quyte_v thereof_o he_z gaaf_a to_o the_o bysshop_n of_o lyncoln_n a_o good_a town_n call_v spald_v ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la merciorum_fw-la whilhelmus_fw-la here_o take_v heed_n that_o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o merciâ—_n be_v always_o grette_v for_o the_o time_n so_o it_o be_v deal_v in_o mo_z bysshopryche_n and_o specyal_o by_o great_a herte_n by_o king_n off_o a_o which_o be_v xl_o year_n king_n of_o mercia_n he_o change_v the_o archebysshop_n see_v fro_o caunterbury_n to_o lychfelde_v by_o assent_n of_o adryan_n the_o pope_n thenne_fw-fr the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n &_o of_o lyndeffar_n in_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o her_o crystendome_n in_o king_n wâ—lfrans_fw-la time_n have_v one_o bysshop_n at_o lychfelde_n the_o first_o bysshop_n y_o it_o be_v there_o heeâ—_n dwyna_n the_o second_o heeâ—_n câ—lath_n &_o be_v both_o scot_n after_o they_o the_o three_o trumpher_n the_o four_o jarmuanus_n the_o fyfth_o chedde_n but_o in_o edelfredes_n time_n y_o it_o be_v wulfrans_a brother_n when_o chedde_n be_v deed_n theodorus_n the_o archebysshop_n ordain_v there_o wynfrede_v chedde_n deken_v netheles_o apud_fw-la hydon_n after_o that_o for_o he_o be_v unbuxom_a in_o some_o point_n he_o ordain_v there_o sexwulf_n abbot_n of_o medamstede_n that_o be_v name_v burgh_n but_o after_o sexwulfus_n four_o year_n theodorus_n tharchebysshop_n ordain_v fyve_o bysshop_n in_o the_o provynce_n of_o mercia_n and_o so_o he_o ordain_v bosell_n at_o wyrcestre_n cudwyn_n at_o lychfelde_n the_o foresaid_a sexwulf_n at_o chestre_n edelwyn_n at_o lyndesey_n atte_a cyte_n sidenia_n &_o he_o take_v eata_n monk_n of_o the_o abby_n of_o hylde_n at_o whythy_a and_o make_v he_o bysshop_n of_o dorchestre_n besides_o oxenford_n though_o this_o dorchestre_n heet_n dork_n &_o so_o the_o see_v of_o y_fw-es â—_o long_v to_o westsaxon_v in_o saint_n birine_v time_n long_v to_o mercia_n from_o theodorus_n the_o archebysshop_n tyme._n ethelred_n king_n of_o mercia_n have_v destroy_v de_fw-fr kente_n this_o bysshop_n sexwulf_n take_v pyctas_n bysshop_n of_o rochestre_fw-fr y_fw-fr t_o come_v out_o of_o kente_n &_o make_v high_o first_o bysshop_n of_o herforde_n atte_fw-la last_o when_o sexwulf_n be_v deed_n hedda_n be_v bysshop_n of_o lychfelde_n after_o he_o &_o wilfred_n fleme_v out_o of_o northumberlonde_n be_v bysshop_n of_o chestre_n netheles_o after_o two_o year_n alfrede_v king_n of_o northumbrelonde_n dey_v &_o wilfred_n torn_v again_o to_o his_o own_o see_v hagustalden_a and_o so_o hedda_n hold_v both_o the_o bysshopryche_n of_o lychfelde_n &_o of_o chestre_n after_o he_o come_v albyn_n y_fw-fr t_o heet_n wor_n also_o &_o after_o he_o come_v three_o bysshoppe_n torta_fw-la at_o chestre_n witta_o at_o lychfelde_n &_o eata_fw-la be_v yet_o at_o dorchestre_n after_o his_o death_n bysshop_n of_o lyndeseye_n hold_v his_o see_v iij._n hondr_v liiij_o year_n unto_o remigius_n change_v the_o see_v to_o lyncoln_n by_o leave_n of_o the_o first_o king_n william_n but_o in_o edgar_n time_n bysshop_n leofwinus_n join_v both_o bysshop_n riches_n togyder_v of_o chestre_n &_o lyndeffar_n while_o he_o lyf_v dure_v ¶_o de_n episcopis_fw-la northumbranis_fw-la wilhel_n de_fw-fr upon_o li._n ca._n xi_o at_o york_n be_v one_o see_v for_o all_o the_o provynce_n of_o northumberlonde_n paulinus_n hold_v first_o y_o it_o see_v &_o be_v ordain_v of_o the_o bysshop_n of_o caunterbury_n &_o hold_v that_o see_v of_o york_n seven_o year_n afterward_o when_o king_n edwin_n be_v slay_v &_o thing_n be_v dystourb_v paulinus_fw-la go_v then_n by_o water_n away_o in_o to_o kente_fw-la from_o whence_o he_o come_v first_o &_o take_v with_o he_o the_o palle_v ¶_o wilhel_n li._n three_o and_o so_o the_o bysshopryche_a of_o york_n cease_v thirty_o year_n &_o the_o use_n of_o the_o palle_v cease_v there_o a_o hondr_v twenty-five_o year_n unto_o that_o egbert_n the_o bysshop_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v the_o king_n brother_n of_o the_o land_n recover_v it_o by_o auctoryte_n of_o the_o pope_n ¶_o r._n when_o saint_n oswalde_v regn_v aydanus_fw-la a_o scot_n be_v bysshop_n in_o brenicia_fw-la that_o be_v the_o northsyde_o of_o northumberlonde_n
man_n kin_n ¶_o gaufr_n in_o vespasyan_a the_o emperor_n time_n when_o marius_n aruiragus_n soon_o be_v king_n of_o bryton_n one_o rodryk_n king_n of_o pyctes_n come_v out_o of_o scicia_fw-la &_o begin_v to_o destroy_v scotlonde_v thenne_fw-fr marius_n the_o king_n slay_v this_o rodryke_n &_o gaf_v the_o north_n party_n of_o scotlonde_n that_o heet_n cathenesia_n to_o the_o man_n that_o be_v come_v with_o rodryk_n &_o be_v overcome_v by_o he_o for_o to_o dwell_v â—nne_n but_o these_o man_n have_v no_o wyve_n ne_o none_o may_v have_v of_o the_o nacyon_n of_o bryton_n therefore_o they_o sayll_v in_o to_o irlonde_n &_o take_v to_o their_o wyve_n irysshman_n doughter_n by_o y_a to_o covenaunt_v y_z t_o the_o mother_n blood_n shall_v be_v put_v tofore_o in_o successyon_n of_o herytage_n ¶_o gir_n ca._n xvij_o netheles_o sirinus_n sup_v virgilium_fw-la say_v that_o pyctes_n be_v agatyrse_n that_o have_v some_o dwelling_n place_n about_o the_o water_n of_o scicia_fw-la &_o they_o be_v call_v pyctes_n of_o peynting_a &_o smyte_v of_o wound_n y_o it_o ben_fw-mi seen_v on_o her_o body_n so_o y_o t_o they_o seem_v as_o man_n be_v peynt_v with_o wound_n therefore_o they_o be_v call_v pyctes_n as_o peynted_a man_n these_o man_n &_o these_o goth_n be_v all_o one_o people_n for_o when_o maximus_n the_o tyrant_n be_v go_v out_o of_o brytayne_n in_o to_o france_n for_o to_o occupy_v the_o empire_n thenne_fw-fr gracianus_fw-la &_o valentinianus_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v brother_n &_o fellow_n of_o the_o empire_n bring_v these_o goth_n out_o of_o scicia_fw-la with_o great_a gift_n with_o flatter_a &_o fair_a behest_n in_o to_o y_fw-fr e_o north_n country_n of_o brytayne_n for_o they_o be_v stalworth_n &_o strong_a man_n of_o arm_n &_o so_o these_o thief_n &_o bryboâ—â—s_n be_v make_v man_n of_o land_n &_o of_o country_n &_o dwell_v in_o the_o north_n countree_n &_o hold_v there_o cytee_n &_o town_n ¶_o gaufre_n carancius_n the_o tyrant_n slay_v bassianus_n by_o help_n &_o treason_n of_o the_o pyctes_n y_fw-fr t_o come_v in_o help_n &_o socour_v of_o bassianus_n and_z gaf_a the_o pyctes_n a_o dwelling_n place_n in_o albania_n that_o be_v scotlonde_fw-fr there_o they_o dwell_v long_o time_n afterward_o &_o meddle_v with_o bryton_n ¶_o r._n thenne_n since_o y_fw-mi t_o pyctes_n occupy_v first_o the_o north_n side_n of_o scotlonde_n it_o seem_v y_o it_o the_o dwelling_n place_n y_o it_o this_o carancius_n gaf_a hem_n be_v the_o south_n side_n of_o scotlonde_n that_o stretch_v from_o the_o thwart_a over_o wall_n of_o romayn_v werke_n to_o the_o scottysshe_n see_v &_o contain_v gallewaye_o &_o lodovia_n y_o it_o be_v codewaye_o ¶_o thereof_o beda_n li._n iij._n ca._n ij_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n ninian_n the_o holy_a man_n convert_v the_o south_n pyctes_n afterward_o the_o saxon_n come_v &_o make_v y_o t_o country_n long_o to_o brenicia_fw-la y_fw-es â—_o north_n party_n of_o northumberlonde_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o kynadius_n alpinus_n soon_o king_n of_o scotlonde_n put_v out_o the_o pyctes_n &_o make_v that_o country_n y_o it_o lie_v bytwene_v twede_o &_o the_o scottysshe_n see_v long_o to_o his_o kingdom_n ¶_o beda_n li._n i_o ca._n i_o afterward_o long_o time_n the_o scot_n be_v lead_v by_o duke_n renda_n &_o come_v out_o of_o irlonde_n y_fw-es â—_o be_v the_o proper_a country_n of_o scot_n &_o with_o love_n or_o with_o strength_n make_v they_o a_o place_n fast_o by_o the_o pyctes_n in_o the_o north_n side_n of_o that_o arm_n of_o the_o see_v that_z breke_v in_o to_o the_o land_n in_o the_o west_n side_n y_fw-fr â—_o depart_a in_o old_a time_n bytwene_v bryton_n &_o pyctes_n of_o this_o duke_n renda_n the_o scot_n have_v the_o name_n &_o be_v call_v dalrendine_n as_o it_o be_v rendaes_n part_n for_z in_o her_o speech_n a_o part_n be_v call_v dal_n ¶_o gir_n â—_o the_o pyctes_n may_v have_v no_o wyve_n of_o bryton_n but_z they_o take_v they_o wyve_n of_o irysshe_n scot_n &_o promise_v they_o fair_a for_o to_o dwell_v with_o they_o 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come_v out_o of_o germania_n yet_o some_o bryton_n that_o dwellen_v nyghe_a callen_v hemshort_o germayn_v ¶_o r._n netheles_o about_o y_fw-fr â—_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n viij_o hondr_v egbertus_fw-la king_n of_o westsaxon_n command_v &_o have_v all_o man_n to_o call_v the_o man_n of_o the_o land_n englysshmen_n ¶_o alfre_n thenne_fw-fr after_o that_o y_fw-es â—_o dane_n pursue_v the_o land_n about_o a_o two_o hondr_v year_n that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v fro_o the_o foresaid_a egbertus_fw-la time_n unto_o saint_n edward_n time_n &_o make_v the_o fyfth_o manner_n of_o people_n in_o the_o ylonde_n but_z they_o fayll_v afterward_o at_o the_o last_o come_v norman_n under_o duke_n william_n &_o subdue_v englysshe_n man_n &_o yet_o keep_v they_o the_o land_n and_o they_o make_v the_o six_o people_n in_o the_o ylonde_n but_o in_o the_o first_o king_n hemrye_v time_n come_v many_o flemynge_n &_o receyve_v a_o dwelling_n place_n for_o a_o time_n beside_o maylro_n in_o the_o west_n side_n of_o englonde_n and_o make_v the_o seven_o people_n in_o the_o ylonde_n netheles_o by_o commandment_n of_o the_o same_o king_n they_o be_v put_v then_n &_o dryven_v to_o haverforde_n side_n in_o the_o west_n side_n of_o wales_n ¶_o r._n and_o so_o now_o in_o brytayne_n danes_n and_o pyctes_n fayllen_v all_o out_o &_o fyve_o nacyon_n dwellen_v therein_o that_o be_v scot_n in_o albania_n that_o be_v scotlonde_fw-fr bryton_n in_o cambria_n that_o be_v wales_n but_z that_o flemynge_n dwell_v in_o that_o be_v west_n wales_n and_o norman_n and_o englysshman_n be_v meddle_v in_o all_o the_o ylonde_fw-fr for_o it_o be_v now_o doubt_n in_o story_n how_o &_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o be_v put_v away_o and_o destroy_v out_o of_o brytayne_n now_o it_o be_v to_o declare_v how_o the_o pyctes_n be_v destroy_v and_o fayll_v ¶_o gir._n â—_o ca._n xvij_o brytayne_n be_v some_o time_n occupy_v with_o saxon_n &_o pea_n be_v make_v &_o stablyssh_v with_o the_o pyctes_n thenne_fw-fr the_o scot_n that_o come_v 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the_o scot_n which_o ben_fw-mi traitor_n all_o unlyke_a to_o the_o pyctes_n take_v prouffyte_n by_o that_o fall_v treason_n for_z they_o take_v all_o that_o land_n &_o hold_v it_o yet_o unto_o this_o time_n &_o call_v it_o scotlonde_v after_o her_o own_o name_n in_o king_n edgarê°_n time_n kynadiê°_n alpmus_n soon_o be_v duke_n &_o leder_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o war_v in_o pycte_v land_n &_o destroy_v the_o pyctes_n he_o war_v six_o scythe_n in_o saxon_n and_o take_v all_o the_o land_n y_fw-fr t_o be_v bytwene_v twede_n &_o the_o scottysshe_n see_v with_o wrong_n &_o with_o strengthe_n ¶_o of_o the_o langage_v of_o manner_n &_o usage_n of_o the_o people_n of_o that_o land_n ca._n xv_o as_o it_o be_v know_v how_o many_o