The history of Scotland written in Latin by George Buchanan ; faithfully rendered into English.
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The history of Scotland written in Latin by George Buchanan ; faithfully rendered into English.
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Buchanan, George, 1506-1582.
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London :: Printed by Edw. Jones, for Awnsham Churchil ...,
1690.
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Scotland -- History -- To 1603.
Scotland -- History -- 16th century.
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"The history of Scotland written in Latin by George Buchanan ; faithfully rendered into English." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A29962.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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ABercorn-Castle, 22
...Aberdeen, 19
Famous for Salmon-Fishing, ibid.
...Aberdone, ibid.
Aberbrothock, or Abrinca, ibid.
Abernethy, wherein was the old Palace of the Picts Kings, 16, 18
Abria, or Abyr, a Country or Shire, the Etymology thereof, 19
Abridic, or Erisbach-Isle, 25
Abthane, an old Name of Magistracy and Dignity amongst the Scots, See Thane. 187, 206
Achaius King of Scotland, 164
He makes a defensive War against the Irish, ibid.
The First of the Scotish Kings that ever made a League with France, 165
Achnar-Isle, 26
Acho, King of Norwey, lands in Air with a great Fleet, 241
Is overthrown, and dies of Grief, ibid.
Achmode-Isles: See Aebudae▪
Adams Isle, 30
...Adamannus, 161
Adam Huntly taken Prisoner by the Earl of Murray, (170)
Ado Viennensis quoted and corrected, 87
Adrian passes out of France into Britain, 112
His Wall, ibid.
Adrian, the Pope's Legate, in England, 433
Advatici, Who? 10
Aebudae Islands, 22
Their Number, ibid.
Aelius Pertinax in Britain, 117
Aelius Spartianus quoted, 118
Aemodae Isles, the same with Aebudae.
...Aeneia, 18, 170
...Air, 14
Aestions spake the British Language, 50
They inhabited Prussia, 77
Aetius, the Britains crave Aid of him, 93
Afulla Isle, 31
Agnes Keith, Daughter of the Earl of Merch, married to James Earl of Murray, (161)
Agathyrsi painted their Bodies, 53
Aidan, King of Scots, invested in that Dig∣nity by Columb, 155
Ailmer, Edward of England's General, o∣verthrows Bruce, 12, 61
Air County, 20
Alan of Lorn, keeps his Brother Prisoner, 407, 408
He is imprisoned himself, ibid.
Albanact Son of Brute, from him the Scots called Albani, 42
Albinick, the Scots so called, 11
Albium, or Albion Isle, retains the Name of Britanny, 1
More Islands than one anciently so called, ibid.
Its Etymology, 11, 12
Album, or White, the Name of Height, as well as of Colour; whence many Words are derived, as Albingaunum, Albula, Albici, Albini, &c. 11
...Alcluyth, 92
Alexander I. King of Scots, 221, 222
Why Sirnamed Acer, ibid.
His Iustice to a poor Woman, 222
He is relieved by Hermites, ibid.
Alexander II. 237
Enters England, and takes Carlile, ibid.
He and his Queen visit Henry of England, 239
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His Queen dies at London, 239
He marries a French Lady, ibid.
Alexander III. 240
The Nobles combine against him, 241
He hath an Interview with Henry of Eng∣land, 240
Is made Knight by him, and espouses Marga∣rite his Daughter, ibid.
Assists the King of England, 243
He and his Queen present at the Coronation of King Edward I. He marries Joleta a French Lady, 244
He forbids Traffick by Sea, ibid.
He reduces the Train of his Nobles in Tra∣velling, ibid.
His violent and untimely Death, ibid.
His Character, ibid.
Alexander, Duke of Albany, Brother of James III. taken by the English, 407
But soon released, ibid.
Committed Prisoner to Edinburgh Castle, 421
Whence he craftily made his Escape, ibid.
And coming to the King of England, solicits him to take Arms, 425
He is recalled by the Scots, and hath the chief Government bestowed upon him, 427
He restores his Brother James to the free Pos∣session of the Kingdom, ibid.
He falls again into Disgrace, and dies in France, 430
Alexander, the Son of Alexander of Alba∣ny, ibid.
Alexander Boyd abuses and wounds John Kennedy, 410
His is tried for his Life, 414
Beheaded, ibid.
Alexander Bruce surrenders himself to Ba∣liol, 287
Slain in a Fight with the English, 290
Alexander, Earl of Buchan, base-born Son to Robert II. 307
Alexander Cambel, a Dominican, the No∣toriety of his End, (53)
Alexander Cuningham slain (with King James III.) in his Army, 433
Alexander Cuningham brings Aid to the Reformers, (129)
Being taken Prisoner, he takes him Prisoner, whose Captive he was, before, (282)
Alexander Elphinston slain in Fight, (26)
Alexander Forbes marries Graecina Boyd, (6)
Alexander Forbes taken by Adam Gordon, (284)
Alexander, Earl of Crawford, deserts Dou∣glas, and submits to the King, 388
Alexander, Earl of Glencarn, banished, (175)
A General in the King's Army, (220)
Alexander Gordon beats the Earl of Craw∣ford, 387
Alexander Hume marches into England, (19)
He brings his Squadron off safe from Flodden Field, (25)
His great Authority, (28)
Accused by Hepburn, (33)
Sides with the Queen, (34)
Goes for England, is reconciled to the Re∣gent, and returns, ibid.
He raises an Insurrection, (35)
His Goods confiscate, he is taken and behead∣ed, (36)
Alexander Hume, as a Proxy, takes the Co∣ronation-Oath for James VI. yet a Child, (214)
He is General of the King's Army, (220)
Wounded, (221)
Revolts to the Queen's Party, (243)
His Castle taken and rifled by the English, (256)
He is chief in the Council of the Rebels, (280)
Taken Prisoner, but by the coming in of his Friends released, (281)
Alexander Haliburton wounded, and dies, (141)
Alexander Levingston made Supream Go∣vernour, or Regent, 357
He puts the Queen in Prison, 364
Disagrees with Creighton the Chancellour, 360, 364
The King taken out of his Hands, 365
Reconciled to the Chancellour, 366, 368
Lays down his Office, 372
Is brought to his Trial, and remanded to Pri∣son, 375
Alexander, the Son of William Leving∣ston, taken Prisoner, (265)
Alexander, the Islander, gathers together a Band of Free-booters, 341
But is forced to submit to the King, 342
Alexander Lindsy overcomes Alexander Ogilby, 273, 274
Alexander Macrory, Captain of Thieves, executed, 341
Alexander, Earl of Marr, the Son of Alex∣ander, 348, 349
Alexander Ramsay, a brave Souldier, 299
His House the School of War, ibid.
He takes Roxburgh, 300
Wounded, and starved to Death, by Dou∣glas, 301
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Alexander Ramsay's chearful Forwardness in surprizing Dumbarton Castle, (265)
Alexander Seton sent to Berwick, (287)
Having no hopes of Relief, he surrenders up the Town to the English, (290)
Alexander Stuart, Arch-bishop of St. An∣drews, slain at Flodden-Fight, (29)
Alexander Stuart's Encounter with the King of Norway, 242
Allectus, a Roman, slain, 124
Alfrid, King of Northumberland, 161
Alnwick Castle taken, 398
Alsa, or Ailze Isle, 24
Alpa, for Alba, 11
Alps, whence so called? ibid.
Alpin, King of Scots, 166
Slain by the Picts, ibid.
Altissidorus, i. e. Auxerre in France, 68
Alured, King of England, makes Peace with the Scots, 177
Amberkeleth King of Scots, 162
Slain, ibid.
Ammianus Marcellinus quoted, 88, 89
Amiens, the Bishop thereof in Scotland, his Cruelty, (148)
St. Andrews, 18
Its Vniversity, when erected, 333
Andreae Fanum; and Fanum Reguli, i. e. St. Andrews, why so called? 16
Andrews, a great Astrologer, 420
Andrew, the Apostle, Tutelary of Scotland, 218
Andrew Briton, or Breton, his Story, (18)
Slain by Thomas Howard, the English Ad∣miral, (19)
Andrew Berclay beheaded for Treason, 273
Andrew Car escapes out of Prison, (36)
He disagrees with Douglas, (38)
Andrew Car revenges his Father's Death, (18)
Andrew Car beaten by the Duke of Norfolk, (120)
Andrew Forman sent into England and France by James IV. (16)
He hath a great many Church-Preferments, (29)
Sent again into England, (26)
He is accused by Hepburn, (33)
Mediates for Peace, (35)
Andrew Murray, Bruce's Sister's Son, Re∣gent, 296
Taken by the English, 288
Ransomed, 294
His Faithfulness and Death, 297
Andrew, Earl of Rothes, banished, 175
Andrew Wood faithful to King James III. (1)
Admiral of the Scots Navy, (1)
Reconciled to James IV. (2)
Overcomes the English in one Sea-Fight, ibid.
And also in a second, (4)
Andrew Stuart, Chancellour, 413
His Freedom of Speech against a Popish King, (173)
He is wounded in Fight, (222)
...Angus, 18
Angus, or Aeneas, raised an Insurrection in Galway, 230
Angusianus, King of Scotland, 126
Slain by the Picts, ibid.
Annandale, so called from the River Annand, 13, 14
Anna Momorancy suspects the Power of the Guises in France, not without Cause, (121)
Anselm, the Norman, Arch-bishop of Can∣terbury, 219
Anti-Assemblies in Scotland, two, (276, 280)
Anthony Darcy slain by David Hume, (38)
Apparition to King Kenneth III. upon his Murder of Malcolm, 195
Apparition to King James IV. dissuading him from a War with England, (20, 21)
Apoceanitae, Who? 10
Apology of the Scots Nobles to the Queen of England, (267, &c. 272, &c.)
Apostacy punished by God, 159
Arran, or Arren, Island, 24
Arborary, or Tree Isle, 25
Archibald Douglas created Regent, 288
He is slain by the English, 290
Archibald, Earl of Douglas, sirnamed the Austere, his Feuds with Geo. Dunbar, 325
He dies, 326
Archibald, his Son, succeeds him, who is ta∣ken Prisoner by the English, 329
Released, ibid.
Made Duke of Turein by the Dolphin of France, 336
Slain by the English there, ibid.
Archibald Douglas his great Power, 359
His affronting Answer to the Chancellor, 362
His Death, 363
Archibald Douglas his Oration to the Nobles against the King's Evil Counsellors, 423
With the Effects thereof, 424
Archibald Douglas his Speech to King James IV. dissuading him to fight the English, (22)
At which the King is offended, and Douglas retires in Discontent, (23)
He marries the Widow of James IV. (29)
Accused by Hepburn, (33)
Takes Edinburgh, but resigns up the Govern∣ment thereof, (38)
Flies into England, (34)
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Returns from France and England into Scot∣land, (46)
Opposed by his Wife, (46)
Chosen one of the Governours of King and Kingdom, (47)
Overthrows Lennox, (50)
Forbid to meddle with the Government, (53)
Outlawed and banished, (56)
Returns after fifteen Years Exile, (75)
Coming to compose Controversies, he is detain∣ed by Hamilton, (82)
His memorable Speech and Fact, (87)
He persuades the Regent to break with the Cardinal, and to side with the Nobles, (88)
He beats the English, (89)
Archbishop of St. Andrews (with the Bishop of Aberdene) imprisoned, (46)
Archbishop of St. Andrews executed as Ac∣cessory to the King and Regent's Murders, (266)
Ardan Rider, or the High Isle of the Horse∣man, 28
Ardiescar Isle, 25
Aremorici, or Armorici, Who? 7, 8
Argadius, Regent, 115
Being accused, he repents, and supplicates for Pardon, ibid.
Whereupon, he is continued in his Govern∣ment, ibid.
And prevails against the Islanders, 116
Argyle Country, 17
Argyle, Earl, joins with the Reformers, (131)
Arren, see Arran.
Arrii painted their Bodies, 53
Arrogance, the usual Companion of Power, 412
Arthur Uterson's begotten in Adultery, King of the Britains, 150
His Character, 154
He overcomes the Saxons, and takes London and York from them, ibid.
He is slain, 151, 152
Arthur, the Son of Henry VIII. of Eng∣land, marries Katherine the Infanta of Spain, (11, 14)
Arthur Forbes slain, (284)
Arve••ni, Who? 46
Asclepiodotus, a Roman Lieutenant-Gene∣ral, kills Allectus in Britain, 124
Askerme Isle, 29
Assassination of King Henry odious to all Na∣tions, (192)
Assassins of King Henry labour to impute the Parricide to Murray and Morton, (191)
Astrological Predictions, Courtiers much ad∣dicted to them, 418
Asyle Isle. See Flavannae, 30
Athelstan, King of England, fights the Picts, 165
He is slain at a Place, since called Athelstan's Ford, 165
Athelstan, base Son of Edward King of England, overcomes the Danes and Scots in Battel, 179, 180
Recovers Dunbritton from the Scots, ibid.
Athircus, or Athirco, King of Scotland, 119
He reigns vitiously, and kills himself, 120
Athol, a fruitful Country, 18
It abounds with Witches, 357
Atrebates, Who? 56
...Aven, 15
Aven and Avon, What they signify? 70
...Avon Laggan, 26
Avona Isle, its Etymology, 25
Auresius Ambrosius his Original, 146, 147
Aureliacum (i. e.) Orilhach, 60
Austin, a Monk, comes into England, and calls himself Archbishop of all Britain, 157
He promotes Superstition rather than true Re∣ligion, ibid.
Authority, got by good Arts, is lost by bad, (208)
Avus, or Aw, a Loch or River, 17
Auxerre; see Altissidorus.
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