The firste [laste] volume of the chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande conteyning the description and chronicles of England, from the first inhabiting vnto the conquest : the description and chronicles of Scotland, from the first original of the Scottes nation till the yeare of our Lorde 1571 : the description and chronicles of Yrelande, likewise from the first originall of that nation untill the yeare 1571 / faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

THE DESCRIPTION OF Scotlande, written at the first by Hector Boethus in Latin, and afterwarde translated into the Scottish speech by Iohn Bellendon Archdeacon of Murrey, and now finally into English, for the benefite of such as are studious in the Hi∣stories, by W.H.

The Contents of the Chapters conteyned in this Booke.

• 1 OF the boundes of Albion, with the sundrie commodities thereof, and of the great infirmities that fall vnto the people there for their intemperancie: and finally of the religion vsed there in olde tyme.
• 2 The description of the East, VVest, and middle borders of Scotlande, with the most notable townes and floudes thereof.
• 3 The description of Galloway, Kile, Carricke, and Cunningham, with the notable townes, lakes, and riuers in the same.
• 4 The situation of Renfrew, Cliddesdale, Lennox Lowmund, Argile, Louchquaber, Lorne, and Kentire, with all the notable things conteyned in the same.
• 5 Of Ros, Stranauerne, and Murray lande, with such Lakes and Riuers as are to be touched there.
• 6 Of Boene, Anze, Buquhane, Mar, Mernes, Fiffe, and Angus, with the Lakes, Flouddes, Abbeyes, Townes, and other notable commodities there to be seene and founde.
• 7 Of Louthian, Striuelin, Menteith, Calidon wood, Bowgewall, Gareoth, with the notable Cities, Castels and Flouds thereof.
• 8 Of the greate plentie of Hares, Hartes, and other wilde beastes in Scotland, also of the straunge nature of sundrie Scottish dogges, and of the nature of Salmon.
• 9 Of the sundrie kindes of Muskels and Cockles in Scotlande, and Perles gotten in the same. Of vncouth and strange fishe there to be seene, and of the nature of the herbe Citisus commonly cal∣led Hadder.
• 10 Of the Iles of Scotlande, and such notable things as are to be found in them.
• 11 Of the nature of their Claike Geese, and diuerse maner of their procreation, and of the Isle of Thule.
• 12 The description of Orkenay, and Shetlande, with sundrie other small Isles, and of the maners and conditions of the people dwelling in the same.
• 13 Of the maners of the Scottes in these dayes, and their comparison, with the behauiour of the olde, and such as liued long since within this Ilande.
• 14 The description of an auncient Pict, and such as dwelled beyond the wall of Hadrian.
• 15 Of Bishoprikes, Vniuersities, and Counties in Scotland.