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who_o he_o die_v homage_n for_z he_o shall_v yeve_v he_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v and_o he_o be_v call_v hylbert_n and_o his_o enemy_n gate_n he_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_z he_o make_v he_o the_o bysshop_n of_o remensis_n but_o anon_o he_o be_v deposyd_v and_o after_o he_o gate_n the_o grace_n of_o the_o emperor_n and_o be_v make_v the_o bysshop_n of_o ravennie_n and_z after_o the_o pope_n but_o he_o have_v a_o end_n anon_o and_o so_o have_v all_o that_o put_v their_o hope_n in_o false_a devylles_n ¶_o yet_o man_n trust_v in_o his_o saluacyon_n for_z certain_a demonstracyon_n of_o his_o sepulchre_n and_z for_o the_o great_a penance_n that_o he_o die_v in_o his_o last_o end_n for_o he_o make_v his_o honde_n and_o his_o leg_n to_o be_v cut_v of_o and_z dysmembr_v in_o all_o his_o body_n and_z to_o be_v cast_v out_o at_o the_o door_n to_o fowl_n &_o thenne_v his_o body_n to_o be_v draw_v with_o wysde_v beestâ—_n and_o there_o to_o be_v bury_v where_o 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thenne_fw-fr this_o bysshop_n leave_v his_o bysshopryche_n for_o drede_n of_o this_o sight_n &_o go_v in_o to_o a_o monasterye_n &_o live_v virtuous_o all_o his_o day_n ¶_o johamnes_n the_o ten_o be_v pope_n after_o he_o xi_o year_n and_o lytell_fw-mi profyte_v ¶_o of_o king_n knoght_v that_o be_v a_o dane_n and_o after_o the_o dethe_v of_o eldred_n knoght_v that_o be_v a_o dane_n begin_v to_o regne_fw-la but_o edmonde_n irensyde_o that_o be_v king_n eldrede_n soon_o by_o his_o first_o wyf_v ordain_v a_o great_a power_n of_o man_n &_o begin_v for_o to_o war_n on_o king_n knoght_v and_o so_o he_o die_v many_o time_n &_o often_o and_o the_o war_n be_v so_o strong_a &_o hard_a that_o wonder_v it_o be_v to_o wit_v ¶_o and_o the_o queen_n emme_n that_o dwell_v tho_o at_o westmestre_n have_v great_a drede_n of_o she_o two_o son_n of_o the_o war_n alured_n and_o edward_n lest_z they_o shall_v be_v defoyled_a &_o mysdone_v thorugh_o this_o war_n wherefore_o she_o send_v theym_a over_o the_o 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spke_v propr_fw-la ely_z of_o northumberlonde_n it_o stretch_v froo_o yâ—_z ryver_n of_o tyne_n unto_o yâ—_z ryver_n of_o twede_n that_o be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o scotlonde_n then_o if_o the_o country_n of_o northum_n berlonde_v that_o be_v sometime_o from_o humbre_fw-mi unto_o twede_n be_v now_o a_o count_v for_o one_o shire_n &_o one_o erledom_n as_o it_o be_v sometime_o then_o be_v in_o englonde_n but_o xxxii_o shire_n but_o if_o the_o country_n of_o northumberlond_n be_v depart_v into_o vi_o shire_n that_o ben_fw-mi euerwykshyre_n duramshire_n northumberlonde_n caerleylshyre_n appelbyshyre_n lancastre_n shire_n then_o be_v in_o englonde_n xxxvi_o shire_n without_o cornewale_v &_o also_o without_o the_o ylonde_n king_n wyllyam_n make_v all_o these_o provynce_n and_o shire_n to_o be_v descryve_v and_o moten_a then_o be_v find_fw-mi xxxvi_o shire_n and_o half_a ashyre_n town_n two_o and_o fyfty_a thousand_o and_o four_o score_v parysshe_n chirch_v xlu_o thousand_o and_o two_o knight_n fee_n lxxu_o thousand_o whereof_o man_n of_o relygyon_n have_v xx.vii_fw-la thousand_o &_o xu_o knight_n fee_n but_o now_o the_o wood_n ben_fw-mi hew_v down_o and_o the_o land_n new_a tyll_v and_o make_v moche_n more_o than_o be_v at_o that_o time_n and_o many_o town_n and_o vyllage_n build_v &_o so_o there_o ben_fw-mi many_o mo_z vyllage_n &_o town_n now_o than_o be_v in_o that_o tyme._n and_o be_v as_o a_o fore_n be_v write_v that_o cornewale_v be_v not_o set_v among_o the_o shire_n of_o englonde_n it_o may_v stone_v among_o they_o well_o enough_o for_o it_o be_v neither_o in_o wale_n ne_fw-la in_o scotlond_n but_o it_o be_v in_o englonde_n and_o it_o join_v untoo_o devenshyre_n &_o so_o may_v the_fw-mi ben_fw-mi atcompt_v in_o englonde_n xxxvii_o shire_n and_o a_o half_a with_o the_o other_o shire_n ¶_o de_n legibus_fw-la legumque_fw-la vocabulis_fw-la ovnwallo_n that_o hyght_n moliuncius_fw-la also_o make_v first_o law_n in_o britain_a the_o which_o law_n be_v call_v moliuncius_fw-la law_n and_o be_v solempne_o observe_v unto_o wyllyam_n conqueror_n time_n moliuncyus_n ordain_v among_o his_o law_n that_o cytees_n temple_n &_o way_n that_o leden_fw-ge man_n thereto_o and_o plow_v man_n solowe_v shall_v have_v prevylege_n and_o freedom_n for_o to_o save_v all_o man_n that_o will_v fletherto_o for_o socour_n and_o refuge_n then_o afterward_o mercia_n queen_n of_o briton_n that_o be_v gwytelinus_n wife_n of_o her_o the_o provynce_n have_v the_o name_n of_o mercia_n as_o somman_a suppose_v she_o make_v a_o law_n full_a of_o wit_n and_o of_o reason_n &_o be_v call_v merchene_n law_n ¶_o gildas_n that_o write_v yâ—_z chronicle_n and_o history_n of_o the_o bryton_n torn_v these_o two_o law_n out_o of_o bryton_n speech_n into_o latyn_a and_o afterward_o king_n aluredus_n torn_v all_o out_o of_o latyn_a in_o too_o saxon_n speech_n and_o be_v call_v marchene_n law_n also_o the_o same_o king_n aluredus_n write_v in_o englysshe_n and_o put_v to_o a_o other_o law_n that_o hyght_n westsaxon_a law_n then_o afterward_o danes_n be_v lord_n in_o this_o land_n and_z so_o come_v forth_o the_o three_o law_n that_o heet_n dane_n law_n of_o these_o three_o law_n saint_n edward_n the_o three_o make_v one_o common_a law_n that_o yet_o be_v call_v saint_n edward_n law_n i_o hold_v it_o welle_v do_v to_o write_v here_o &_o expowne_n many_o term_n of_o these_o law_n myndebruch_n hurt_v of_o honour_n and_o worshyppe_n in_o french_a bleschur_n dhonnour_n burbruck_n in_o french_a bleschur_n de_fw-fr court_n on_o the_o cloy_v grithbruche_o break_v of_o pea_n myskenning_a change_a of_o speech_n in_o court_n show_v set_v ting_a forth_o of_o marchaundyse_n hamsokne_v or_o hamfare_v a_o rear_n make_v in_o house_n forstalling_n wrong_a or_o bet_fw-mi down_o in_o the_o king_n high_a way_n frithsoken_n surete_a in_o defence_n sak_n forsfayte_n soka_n suit_n of_o court_n and_o thereof_o comethe_v soaken_v theme_n suit_n of_o bondeman_n fighting_a wit_n a_o mersement_n for_o fight_v blood_n wit_n a_o mersement_n forshede_a of_o blood_n flytwytte_n a_o mend_n for_o chide_v of_o blood_n leyrwytte_n amends_n for_o lyenge_a by_o a_o bind_v woman_n gulewytte_n a_o mend_n for_o trespass_n scot_n a_o gadr_v to_o werke_v of_o bayllye_n hydage_n tayllage_n for_o hide_n of_o land_n daneghelde_v tayllage_n give_v to_o the_o dane_n that_o be_v of_o every_o bona_fw-la taterre_fw-fr that_o be_v every_o ox_n land_n three_o pen_n a_o wepyntak_v and_o a_o hondred_a be_v all_o one_o for_o the_o country_n of_o town_n be_v wont_a to_o gyve_v up_o wepyn_a in_o the_o come_n of_o a_o lord_n lestage_n custom_n challenge_v in_o chepynge_n fare_v and_o stallage_n custom_n for_o stand_v in_o stretes_n in_o fair_a tyme._n ¶_o of_o kingdom_n of_o bound_n and_o mark_n bytwene_v they_o ca_fw-mi xii_o the_o kingdom_n of_o brytayne_n stand_v without_o departing_a hole_n and_o all_o one_o kingdom_n to_o the_o bryton_n from_o the_o first_o brute_n unto_o julius_n cezars_n time_n and_z from_o julius_n cezars_n time_n unto_o severus_a time_n this_o land_n be_v under_o tribute_n to_o the_o romayn_v nevertheless_o king_n they_o have_v of_o the_o same_o land_n from_o severus_n unto_o the_o last_o prince_n gracyan_a successor_n of_o brytayne_n fail_v and_o romayn_v regn_v in_o brytayn_n afterward_o the_o romayn_v leave_v of_o their_o regning_a in_o brytayne_n by_o cause_n it_o be_v far_o from_o rome_n and_z for_o great_a besynesse_n that_o they_o have_v in_o other_o side_n thenne_fw-fr scot_n and_o pyctes_n by_o myslede_a of_o maximê°_n the_o tyrant_n pursew_v brytayn_v and_o war_v there_o with_o great_a strength_n of_o man_n of_o arm_n long_o time_n unto_o the_o time_n that_o the_o saxon_n come_v at_o the_o prayenge_a of_o the_o briton_n against_o the_o pyctes_n and_o put_v out_o gurmonde_n she_o iryss_n he_o king_n with_o his_o pyctes_n and_o the_o bryton_n also_o with_o her_o king_n that_o heet_n careticus_fw-la &_o drofe_n hem_v out_o of_o englonde_n into_o wales_n and_o so_o yâ—_z saxon_n be_v
country_n of_o scicia_fw-la &_o nigh_o to_o amazona_n therefore_o scot_n been_v call_v as_o it_o be_v scytte_n for_o theye_v come_v out_o of_o scicia_fw-la after_o ward_v yâ—_z land_n heet_n pictavya_n for_o yâ—_z pyctes_n regn_v therein_o a_o m.ccc.lx_o year_n and_o at_o last_o heet_n hibernia_n as_o irlonde_n hyght_n ¶_o girâ—i_o top_n for_o many_o skill_n one_o be_v for_o affinite_a &_o ally_n that_o be_v bytwene_v they_o &_o irysshme_n for_o they_o take_v their_o wyve_n of_o irlonde_n &_o yâ—_z be_v open_o seen_v in_o she_o byleve_v in_o clothing_n in_o langage_fw-fr &_o in_fw-la speech_n in_o wepyn_fw-mi &_o in_o manner_n an_o other_o skill_n be_v for_o iryssh_n man_n dwell_v there_o sontyme_o ¶_o beda_n li.j_fw-la out_o of_o irlonde_n that_o be_v yâ—_z propre_fw-fr country_n of_o scot_n come_v irysshmen_n with_o her_o duke_n that_o be_v call_v renda_n and_o with_o love_n and_o with_o strenthe_n make_v they_o thyef_n see_v and_o cytee_n besides_o the_o pyctes_n in_o the_o northsyde_v ¶_o gir._n now_o the_o land_n be_v short_o call_v scotlonde_n of_o scot_n yâ—_z come_v out_o of_o irlonde_n &_o regn_v therein_o ccc.xu_o year_n unto_o reed_n wyllyams_n time_n that_o be_v malcolins_n brother_n ¶_o r._n many_o evydeneê_n we_o have_v of_o this_o scotlonde_n that_o it_o be_v oft_o call_v &_o hyght_n hibernia_n as_o irlonde_n do_v ¶_o therefore_o beda_n li.ii_fw-la ca_fw-mi xi_o say_v that_o laurence_n archebysshop_n of_o dunbar_n be_v archebysshop_n of_o scot_n that_o dwell_v in_o a_o ylonde_n that_o heet_n hibernia_n &_o be_v next_o to_o brytayn_v beda_n li.iii_fw-la ca_fw-mi xxvii_o say_v pestilence_n of_o moreyn_a bare_a down_o hiber_fw-la nia_fw-la also_o li_n iii._n ca_fw-mi ii_o say_v that_o the_o scot_n yâ—_z dwell_v in_o the_o south_n side_n of_o hibernia_n also_o li_n iiii_o ca._n iii._n he_o say_v that_o clothe_v be_v a_o youngling_n and_o learn_v the_o rule_n of_o monk_n in_o hibernia_n also_o li._n iiii_o ca_fw-mi xxii_o egfridus_fw-la king_n of_o northumberlonde_n destroy_v hibernia_n also_o li.iiii_fw-la ca_fw-mi xu_o the_o most_o deal_n of_o scot_n in_o hibernia_n &_o in_o the_o same_o chapitre_fw-fr he_o called_z hibernia_n propre_o name_v yâ—_z west_n ylondr_o be_v a_o hondred_a mile_n from_o everyche_a britayn_a &_o depart_a with_o the_o see_v bytwene_v &_o call_v hibernia_n that_o country_n that_o now_o be_v call_v scotlonde_n there_o he_o tell_v that_o adamuam_fw-la abbot_n of_o this_o ylond_n sail_v to_o hybernia_n for_o to_o teach_v irysshmen_n yâ—_z lawful_a esterdaye_fw-mi and_o at_o last_o come_v again_o into_o scotlonde_n ¶_o ysy._n ethi_fw-la li_o xiiii_o man_n of_o this_o scotlonde_n be_v name_v scot_n in_o their_o own_o langage_fw-fr &_o pyctes_n also_o for_o sontyme_o her_o body_n be_v peynt_v in_o this_o mancre_n they_o will_v sontyme_o with_o a_o sharp_a egg_v toll_n prycke_n &_o kerue_v she_o own_o body_n &_o make_v thereon_o dyverse_a figure_n &_o shappe_n &_o peynt_a hem_n with_o ink_n or_o with_o other_o peynture_n or_o colour_n &_o because_o they_o be_v so_o peyce_v they_o be_v call_v picti_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v peynted_a ¶_o erodotus_n scot_n be_v light_n of_o herte_a strange_a &_o wild_a enough_o but_o by_o meddling_n of_o englysshman_n they_o be_v moche_o amen_n dead_a they_o ben_fw-mi cruel_a upon_o theyt_n enemy_n &_o hate_v bondage_n moo_v of_o any_o sâ—ing_v and_o hold_v for_o a_o foul_a sloth_n if_o a_o man_n dye_n in_o his_o bed_n &_o great_a worship_n if_o be_v dye_n in_o yâ—_z field_n they_z ben_z lytyll_o of_o mete_v â—_o mow_v fast_a long_o &_o eten_v seld_o when_o the_o son_n be_v up_o &_o eten_v flessh_a fyssh_a milk_n &_o fruyt_v more_o than_o breed_n and_o though_o theâ—_n be_v fair_a of_o chap_n they_o be_v defoul_v and_o make_v unsemely_a enough_o with_o their_o own_o clothing_n they_o praise_v fast_a yâ—_z usage_n of_o their_o own_o forfader_n &_o despise_v other_o man_n do_v she_o land_n be_v fruytfull_a ynou_a gh_n in_o pasture_n gardyn_n &_o field_n ¶_o gir_n de_fw-fr p_o ca_fw-mi xviii_o the_o prince_n of_o scot_n as_z the_o king_n of_o spayn_fw-mi ben_fw-mi not_o win_v to_o be_v enoynt_v ne_o crown_v in_o this_o scotlonde_n be_v solemn_a &_o great_a mind_n of_o sayâ—â—_n andrew_v thapostle_n for_o saint_n andrew_n have_v yâ—_z north_n party_n of_o yâ—_z world_n scitt_n and_o pyctes_n to_o his_o lot_n for_o to_o prithee_o &_o convert_v yâ—_z people_n to_o cryste_n byleveê_n &_o at_o last_o be_v be_v martyr_v in_o achaia_n in_o greâ—a_n in_o a_o cyte_n yâ—_z be_v name_v patras_n &_o his_o bone_n be_v keep_v cc.lxii_o year_n unto_o constantinê°_n thempeâ—rours_n tyme._n &_o they_o they_o be_v translatedâ—_n to_o constantinople_n &_o keep_v there_o c.x._n year_n unto_o theodosyus_n themperour_n rhyme_n and_o thenne_n vngus_n king_n of_o pycteâ—in_n scotlonde_n destroy_v a_o great_a part_n in_o brytayne_n &_o be_v beset_v with_o a_o great_a hooste_n of_o bryton_n in_o a_o field_n call_v mark_n &_o he_o hear_v saint_n andrew_n speak_v 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