Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

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Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...
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[Enprynted at Londo[n] :: In powlys chyrche yarde at the west dore of powlys besyde my lorde of londons palays by me Iulyan Notary,
In the yere of our lorde god. M.CCCCC.xv. [1515]]
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¶How Robert Brus chalēged Scotlonde.

SO after thys Robert the Brus erle of Caryk sent by hys letters to the erles &

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barons of Sotlonde that they sholde come to hym to Scone in the morowe after the Con∣cepcion of our lady for grete nedys of the lon∣de. And the lordes came at the daye assygned. And the same daye syr Robert the Brus sayd Fayre lordes fulle well ye knowe / yt in my per¦sone dwellyd the ryght of the reame of Scot∣londe / & as ye wote well I am ryghtfull heyer Syth that syre Iohn̄ baylol yt was our kynge vs hath forsake / & left his londe. And though it so be ye kynge Edwarde of Englonde wyth wrongfull power hath made me to hym assent ayenst my wyll / yf that he wyll graunte that I may be kynge of Scotlonde I shal kepe you ayenst kynge Edwarde of englonde / & ayenst all manere men / & wyth ye worde the abbot of Scon / arose vp / & before them all sayd / that yt was reason for to helpe hym & the londe to ke∣pe & defēde. And tho sayd in presēce of thē all yt he wolde gyue hym a .M. poūde for to maynte¦ne ye londe. & all the other graūted the londe to hym & wyth ther powre hym for to helpe / & de¦fyed kyng Edward of Englonde. & sayd ye Ro∣bert Brus / sholde be kynge of Englonde.

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