Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores (6, PT. 3); Or Chronicles and Memorials of Great Britain and Ireland During the Middle Ages. No. 01- - Paperback

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Translatit it fra secular preistis syne To channonis regularis of Sanct Augustyne; And of Cowper the abba in tha dais Foundit and feft, as that my author sais. 42,995 This being done this worthie nobill king, Into the tuelt eir efter of his ring, And of oure Lord ane thousand eir also, Ane hundreth sextie and fyve eiris mo, Throw soir seiknes quhilk persit hes his hart, 43,000 His blissit saull did fra the bodie depart. The quhilk bodie into Drumfermling, With all honour pertenit to ane king, Ingrauit wes than in ane sepulture; With mad murning than to the erd him buir. 43,005 How Williame, Bruther To King Malcolme, Wes Crownit King Efter Him, And Of His Comperance Befoir King Henrie Of Ingland Tueiching Northumberland. Williame his bruther, efter his deceis, Ane plesand prince that all tyme louit peice, With ane consent of euerie lord ilkone, Wes crownit king vpone the marbell stone. Ane man he wes, alss far as I haif feill, 43,010 In all his tyme ay for the commoun weill; So full of justice and of equitie, Thairfoir the Lyoun callit than wes he. Sone efter he ressauit had the croun, Ane herald syne he send to Lundoun toun, 43,015 To king Henrie, asking him to restoir Northumberland with fredome les and moir, Quhilk he befoir without proces of lawis, Fra Malcolme tuke but ony quhy or caus, Quhairfoir he aucht it to restoir agane. 43,020 Quhen this wes said, king [Henrie] than rycht plane Sic ausuer maid as I sail schaw tow heir: Bad him that tyme in Lundoun to compeir Befoir himself withoutin ony demand, For Huntlyngtoun and also Cumberland 43,025 Obediens thairfoir to mak him to, Siclyke befoir as wont wes for till do. That beand done he suld weill wnderstand Anent...