MarginaliaThe kyng replyeth to the popes reasons.The king, after he had receaued these letters of the pope, assembled a coūsayle of Parliament at Lincolne: by the aduise of which councell and Parliament, he addressed other letters responsall to the pope agayn: wherin fyrst, in all reuerēd maner he desireth him not to geue light eare to the sinister suggestions of false reporters, and imaginers of mischief. MarginaliaScotland all one with England.Thē he declareth out of old recordes and historyes frō the first tyme of the Britans, that the realme of Scotland hath alwayes from tyme to time been all one with England, MarginaliaBrutus.
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Camberbeginning first with Brutus in the tyme of Hely and Samuel the Prophet: which Brutus comming from Troye to this Ile called then Albion, after called by him Britannia, had three sonnes: Lokrinus to whom he gaue that parte of the land, called then of him Loegria, now Anglia: Albanactus his second sonne, to whom he gaue Albania, now called Scotia: and his thyrd sonne Camber, to whom he gaue Cambria, now called Wales, &c.

And thus much concerning the first diuision of thys Ile, as in auncient histories is found recorded. In which matter passing ouer the death of K. Humbre, the acts of Dunwalde, king of this realme, the diuision of Belyn & Brene, þ^e victories of K. Arthure, we will resorte (sayth þ^e king) to more nearer tymes, testified and witnessed by sufficient authors, as Marianus Scotus, VVilliam Malmesbery: Roger Abyndon: Henry Huntington: Radulph de Bizoto and other. All which make speciall declaration, and geue manifest euidence, of the execution of thys our ryght (sayth he) and title of superioritie, euer continued and preserued hitherto.

And first to beginne with Edward the Seniour, before the conquest, sonne to Alurede king of England, about the yere of our Lorde. 900. MarginaliaAlias. 907it is playne and manifest, that he had vnder his dominion and obedience the king of Scottes. And here is to be noted, that this matter was so notorious and manifest, as Maryan þ^e Scot writing that storye in those daies, graunteth, confesseth and testifieth the same: and this dominion continued in that state. xxiij. yeare. At which tyme, Athelstaine succeded in the crowne of England, and hauing by battayle conquered Scotland, he made one Constantine king of þ^t partie, to rule & gouerne the countrey of Scotland vnder him, adding this princely worde: That it was more honour to him to make a king, than to be a king.

XXIIII. yeares after that, whiche was th eyeare of our Lord. 1447. Eldred kyng our progenitour, Athelstains brother, tooke hommage of Irise then kyng of Scottes.

XXX. yeares after that, whiche was the yeare of our Lord. 1477. kyng Edgar our predecessour tooke homage of Kynalde kyng of Scottes. Here was a litle trouble in England by the death of S. Edward kyng and martyr, distroyed by the diceite of his mother in lawe: but yet within memory.

XL. yeares after the homage done by Kynald to kyng Edgare, that is to say, in the yeare of our Lord. 1017, Malcolme the king of Scottes did homage to Knute our predecessour. After this homage done, the Scottis vttered some peece of their naturall disposition, wherupon (by warre made by our progenitour S. Edward the confessour 39. yeare after that homage done, that is to say, the yere of our Lord. 1056) Malcolme kyng of Scottes was vanquished, and the realme of Scotland giuen to Malcolme his sonne by our sayde progenitour S. Edwarde: vnto whom the sayd Malcolme made homage and fealtie.

Within, xi. yeares after that, William Conquerour entred this realme, whereof he accompted no perfect cōquest, vntill he had likewise subdued the Scottes: & therfore in the sayd yeare (whiche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1048) the sayd Malcolme kyng of Scottis did ho-mage to the sayd William Conquerour, as his superiour by conquest kyng of England.

XXV. yeares after that, whiche was the yeare of our Lord. 1093. the sayd Malcolme did homage and fealtie to William Rufus, sonne to the sayd William Conquerour: and yet after that was for his offences and demerites deposed, and his sonne substitute in his place: who likewise fayled in his duety, and therfore was ordeyned in that estate by the sayd William Rufus, Edgare brother to the last Malcolme, and soone to the first, who did his homage and fealtie accordyngly.

VII. yeares after that, whyche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1100. the sayd Edgar king of Scots, dyd homage to Henry the first our progenitour.

XXXVII. yere after that, Dauid king of Scots did homage to Matilde the Emperatrice, as daughter and heyre to Henry the fyrst. Wherefore being after required by Stephā, then obteyning possession of the realme, to make his homage: he refused so to do, because he had before made it to the sayd Matilde, and thereupon forbare. After which Dauids death, which ensued shortlye after, the sonne of the sayd Dauid made homage to the sayd kyng Stephā,

XIIII. yeares after that, which was in the yeare of our Lord. 1150. Wylliam king of Scots, and Dauid his brother, with al the nobles of Scotlād made homage to Henry the seconds sonne, with a reseruation of their dutye to Henry the second hys father.

XXV. yeares after that, whyche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1175. William king of Scotland (after much rebellion and resistance, according to their naturall inclination) king Henry the second then being in Normādie: William then king of Scots knowledged finallye hys errour, and made hys peace and composition, confirmed with hys great seale, and the seales of the nobilitie of Scotland, making therwith his homage & fealty.

Within. xv. yeares after that, whych was the yeare of our lord. 1190. the said William king of Scots came to our city of Canterbury, and ther dyd homage to our noble progenitour king Richard the fyrst.

XIIII yeares after that, the sayd William did homage to our progenitour kyng Ihon, vpon a hill besides Lincolne, making his othe vpon the crosse of Hubert thē archbishop of Canterbury, beyng there present, & a meruelous multitude assembled for that purpose.

XXVI, yeares after that, whiche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1216. Alexander king of Scottes maried Margaret, the daughter of our progenitour Henry the third, at our citie of Yorke, in the feast of Christmas: at which tyme the sayd Alexāder did his homage to our sayd progenitour: who reigned in this realme 56. yeares. And therfore, betwene the homage made by the sayd Alexander king of Scotland, and the homage done by Alexāder, sonne to the sayde king of Scots, to vs at our coronation at Westminster, there was about fiftye yeares: At which tyme, the said Alexander king of Scots repayred to the said feast of our coronation, & there did his duty as is afore sayd.

Besides these letters of the kyng, the Lordes temporall also in the name of the whole communaltie and parliament, wrote an other letter to the pope: aunsweryng to that, where as the pope arrogated to him to be iudge for the title of the realme of Scotland, whiche the kyng of England claimed to him selfe: whiche letter I thought also here to annexe containyng, as in the wordes of the same here foloweth to be read and seen.

MarginaliaA letter of the lordes temporal to the popeThe holy mother church, by whose ministerye the catholike see is gouerned: in her deedes (as we throughlye beleue and holde) proceedeth with that rypenes in iudgement, that she will be hurtfull to none: but lyke a