The buik of the croniclis of Scotland, or a Metrical version of the History of Hector Boece - Softcover

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1858 Excerpt: ... that. Into the tyme als mony as tha wald, Out of nummer that tyme micht nocht be tald. Of Salusberrie the worthie erle also, 64,376 Wes tane that da and mony nobillis mo: Of Werk the captane in the feild wes tane, And of his suldeouris also mony ane. Thairfoir this Ramsay als fast as he mycht, Quhen he come hame with all power that nycht, 64,380 Ane seig richt sone to Wark castell laid, And that same nycht, as that my author said, He wan the hous with litill noy or dyn. The Inglismen that tyme that wes thairin For presoneris gart put amang the laif, 64,386 Syne stuffit the hous with all thing it suld haif; Syne interchangit, as my author did say, For Johnne Randell the gude erle of Murra, Quhilk in Ingland as ye hard me record Col. 2. Wes presoner, the nobill erle and lord 64,390 Of Salusberrie, tytast of ony vther; The tane that tyme wes chosit for the tother. All beand done as ye haif hard me sa, This nobill erle, with him the gude Ramsa, Passit to Perth quhair the king did remane, 64,396 Of thair cuming quhilk wes richt blyth and fane; Sua wes all Scotland, suithlie for to record, Of the hame-come of gude erle Johnne that lord, Quhilk of befoir in presoun that lang baid, And of the jornay that the Ramsay maid, 64,400 To Scotland wes honour and promt baith, To Ingland als greit lak with schame and skaith. Thairfoir king Dauid schiref than him maid Of Tiuidaill that wes baith lang and braid, Of Roxburgh maid him captane also, 64,406 And gaif him alss rewardis mony mo. I rew full soir that he wes than so nyiss, This gude Ramsay befoir that wes so wyiss, I mervell mekle quhat that he suld mene, So greit ane nobill for to eircumvene, 54, «o And tak his rowme with sic hicht ouir his heid, Gude Williame Douglas that aucht bim na feid, Bot louit him alss t...