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 A TABLE OF ALL THE KINGS OF SCOTLAND,

Declaring what eir of the warld and of Chrit they began to reign, how lang they reigned, and quhat qualities they were of; Verie necear for the manifetation of the dates of all Charters and Evidentes.

ERGUS, the firt King of Scotland, the onne of Ferquhard, a Prince of Ireland, began to reigne in the eire of the warld, 3641. before the cumming of our Saviour Jeus Chrit, 330. eirs, In the firt eire of the 112. Olympiade: and in the 421. eire of the building of Rome: About the beginning of the 3. Monarchie of the Grecians, when Alexander the Great overthrew Darius Codomannus the lat Monarch of Peria. He was a valiant Prince, and died Ship-broken upon the Sea-coat of Ireland, in the 25. eir of his reign.

II Feritharis brother to Fergus, began to reigne in the eire of the warlde 3666. in the eire before the cumming of Chrit 305. He was a good jutitiar. In his time there was a Law made, that gif the onnes of the King departed were so oung, that they could not rule, that then in that caie, the nearet in bloud uld reigne, being in age ufficient for government, and then after his death, the Kings children uld ucceide: quhilk law continued unto Kenneth the 3. his dayes, 1025. eires almot. He was laine be the means of Ferlegus, Fergus his brothers onne, in the 15. eire of his reigne.

III Mainus King Fergus onne, ucceeded to his fathers brother, in the eire of the warlde 3680. and in the eire before the cumming of Chrit, 291. He was a wie and gud King, and died peaceably in the 29. eire of his reigne.

IIII Dornadilla ucceeded to his father Mainus, in the eire of the warld, 3709. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit 262. A gud King. He made the firt lawes concerning Hunting, and died peaceably in the 38. eire of his reigne.

V Nothatus ucceeded to his brother Dornadilla, in the eire of the warld, 3738. And in the eir before the cumming of Chrit 233. He was a greedie and a cruel tyrant. He was lain by Dovalus one of his Nobles, in the 20. eire of his reigne.

VI Reutberus Dornadilla his onne, began to reigne in the eir of the warld 3758. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit 213. He was a gud King, and died peaceably in the twentie ex eir of his reigne.

VII Reutha ucceeded to his brother Reutherus, in the eir of the warld 3784. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit, 187. A gud King, He of his awne accord left the kingdom and lived a private life, when he had ruled 14, eirs.

VIIJ Thereus, Reutherus onne, began to reigne in the eir of the warld 3798. In the eir before Chrit 173. He was an unwie, cruel tyrant: He was expelled and banihed the Realme in the 12. eir of his reign, be his Nobles: And Conanus a wie and grave man, was made Governour of the land. He died in exile in the Citie of Yorke.

IX. Joina ucceeded his brother Thereus, in the eir of the warld 3810. In the eir before Chrit 161. He was a quiet and gud Prince, A gud medicinar and Herbiter. He died in peace in the twenty four eir of his reign.

X Finnanus, Joina his onne, began to reign in the eir of the warld 3834. In the eir before Chrit 137. A gud King. He was meikle given to the upertitious religion of the Druydes. He died in peace in the 30. eir of his reign.

XI Durdtus, Finnanus onne, ucceeded to his father in the eir of the warld 3864. In the eir before Chrit 107. A cruel and a traiterous tyrant, lain be his Nobles in battel, in the 9. eir of his reign.

XII. Evenus 1. ucceeded to his brother Durtus, in the eir of the warld 3873. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit 98. eirs. A wie, jut, and vertuous Prince. He died peaceably in the 19. eir of his reign.

XIII Gillus, Evenus batard onne ucceeded to his father,in the eir of the warld 3892. In the eir before Chrit 79. A craftie tyrant, lain in battell be Cadallus, in the 2. eir of his reign.

XIIII Evenus 2. Donaldus on, K.. Finnanus brother, began to reign in the eir of the warld 3894. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit 77. A gud and civill King. He died in peace in the eventene eir of his reign.

XV Ederus, Dochamus onne, Durstus onne, began to reign in the eir of the warld 3911. In the eir before the cumming of Chrit 60. A wie, valiant and gud Prince. He died in the 48. eir of his reign.

XVI Evenus 3. ucceeded to his father Ederus in the eir of the warld, three thouand, nine hundred 59. In the eir before the cuming of Chrit 12, A luxurious and covetous wicked King. He was taken be his nobles, and imprioned, and died in prion, in the eventh eir of his reign.

XVII Metellanus, Ederus brothers onne, began, to reign in the eir of the warld 3966. Four eires before Chrits Incarnation. A very modet & gud King. He died in the 39. yeir of his reign.

XVIII Caractacus, Cadalanus and Eropeia Metellanus iters onne, began to reign in the eire of the warld 4005. In the yeir of Chrit 35. He was a wie and a valiant King, and reigned 20. yeires.

XIX Corbredus 1. ucceeded to his brother Caractacus, In the yeir of the warld 4025. In the yeir of Chrit 55. A wie King, and a gud jutitiar. He died in peace in the 18. yeir of his reign.

XX Dardannus, Nephew to Metellanus, began to reign, In the yeir of the warld 4042. In the yeir of Chrit 72. A cruel tyrant. He was taken in battell, and beheaded be his own ubjects, in the fourth yeir of his reign.

XXI Corbredus 2 ur-named Galdus, Corbredus onne, began to reign in the yeire of the warld 4046. In the yeir of Chrit 76. A valiant and worthy King, for he had many warres with the Romaines, and was oft victorious over them. He died in peace in the 35. yeir of his reign.

XXII Lugthacus, ucceeded to his father Corbredus 2. in the yeire of the warld 4080. In the yeire of Chrit 110. A lecherous bloodie tyrant. He was laine be his Nobles in the 3. yeir of his reign.

XXIII Mogallus, Corbredus 2. iters onne. He began to reign in the yeir of the warld 4083. In the yeir of Chrit 113. A gud King and victortous, in the beginning of his reign: but in the end of his life, became inclined to tyrannie, lecherie and covetounes, and was laine be his Nobles in the 36 yeir of his reign.

XXIIII Conarus, ucceeded to his father Mogallus, in yeir of the warld 4119. In the yeir of Chrit 149. A lecherous tyrant. He was imprioned be his Nobles, and died in prion the 14. yeir of his reign: and Argadus a Noble man was made governour.

XXV Ethodius I. Mogallus iters onne, began to reign in the yeire of the warld 4133. In the yeir of Chrit 163. He was a gud Prince. He was laine be ane Harper, in the 33. yeir of his reign.

XXVI Satraëll, ucceeded to his brother Ethodius 1. In the yeir of the warld 4165. In the yeir of Chrit 195. A cruel tyrant. He was lain be his own Courteours, in the 4. yeir of his reign.

XXVII Donald I. the firt Chritian King of Scotland, ucceeded to his brother Satraëll in the yeir of the warld 4169. In the yeir of Chrit 199. a gud and a religious King: he was the firt of the Kings of Scotland that cunied mony of gold and ilver. He died in the 18. yeir of his reign.

XXIIII Ethodius 2. Ethodius 1. onne began to reign in the yeir of the warld 4186. In the yeir of Chrit 216. An unwie and bae minded King, governed be his Nobles. He was laine be his own guard in the 16. yeir of his reign.

XXIX Athirco ucceeded to his father Ethodius 2.in the eire of the warld 4201. In the eire of Chrit 231. A valiant prince in the beginning, but he degenerated and became vitiou,and being hardly perewed be his Nobles for his wicked life, lewe himelfe in the 12. eire of his reigne.

XXX Nathalocus, brother onne, as ome writ, to Athirco, began to reigne in the eire of the warld 4212. In the eire of Chrit 242. A cruell tyrant, laine be his Nobles, and cat away into a privie, in the 11. eir of his reigne.

XXXI Findocus, Athirco his onne, began to reigne in the eigne of the warld 4223. In the eire of Chrit 253. A gud King and a valiant, Slaine be einied Hunters, at the intigation of Donald, Lorde of the Iles his brother, in the 11. eire of his reigne.

XXXII Donald 2. ucceeded to his brother Findocus, in the eire of the warld 4234. In the eire of Chrit 264. a gud prince, He was wounded in battell, and being overcome, died of dipleaure in the firt eire of his reigne.

XXXIII Donald 3. Lord of the Iles, brother to Findocus, began to reigne in the eire of the warld 4235. In the eire of Chrit, 265. A cruell tyrant, laine be Crathilinthus his ucceor, in the 12. eire of his reigne.

XXXIIII Crathilinthus, Findocus onne, began to reigne in the eire of the warld 4247. In the eire of Chrit 277. A valiant and a godly king, he purged the land from the Idolatrous upertition of the Druydes, and planted the yncere Chritian religion. He died in peace in the 24. eire of his reigne. XXXV