The Theatre of the Scotish Kings By Alexander Garden, Done from the Original Manuscript |
Alpine, 68th King,
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Alpine, 68th King,
Rang the 831 Yeer of Christ, fra the begining of the Kingdome 1161, and Rang 3 Yeers.
Thus
Dongall dround, King Alpine all provides,
To pas on Pights, (reason refvs'd) perforce:
On whome with all his Regiments he rides,
And thrise he putts thair Warrmen to the worss:
Their Tents he took, thair captane King has slane,
And Victor he, (all maistred) did remaine.
To pas on Pights, (reason refvs'd) perforce:
On whome with all his Regiments he rides,
And thrise he putts thair Warrmen to the worss:
Their Tents he took, thair captane King has slane,
And Victor he, (all maistred) did remaine.
BOT whill agane, he does persew those Pights,
(Thrise else defaite) and them annoyes of new
(Fearing his Force) by subtiltie and slights
Thay took himselfe, and sine his Host orethrew:
Perfidiouslie, then into furie flesht,
Thair laughfull Prince, (thair Prisoner) dispesht.
(Thrise else defaite) and them annoyes of new
(Fearing his Force) by subtiltie and slights
Thay took himselfe, and sine his Host orethrew:
Perfidiouslie, then into furie flesht,
Thair laughfull Prince, (thair Prisoner) dispesht.
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