[1] [2] [figure appears here on page 202] AFter that Co|ſtantine (as is ſayde) was en|tred into religion,Mal|colme. the before named Malcolme the ſon of Donalde was admitted king, or rather regent [...] who although he percei|ued right wel how the force of the realme was ſo enfeebled, that there was no hope to mainteyne warres abroad, yet his chiefe ſtudie was by all meanes poſſi|ble to defende the bordurers of the Scottiſhe do|minion, and before all things to procure peace with the Engliſh men. But as he was about to haue ſente Ambaſſadours vnto King Athelſtane, to haue treated for peace,Aualoſſu [...] had giuen him Northumber|land. he was credibly enfor|med, howe Athelſtane had gyuen Northum|berlande vnto Analaſſus, and made a league with him to haue his ayde againſt the Scottes. [page 203] Whiche newes put Malcolme in wonderfull dread, for that he vnderſtood how his realme was vnpurueyed of ſkilfull Captaines to make reſi|ſtance.A councell called. Yet hee cauſed a councell to be called, wherein when ſuche as were aſſembled propo|ned many fond & childiſhe reaſons, it might ap|peare there was ſmall hope of any good conclu|ſion: but euen as they were at a poynt to haue brokẽ vp without any certaine reſolution worde was brought howe through ſeditious diſcorde,The Engliſh|men and the Danes fall out togither, and ſight. whiche had chaunced betwixt the Danes and Engliſhmen being aſſembled togither in campe, they had fought a right bloudy battayle, the vi|ctorie in the ende remayning with the Engliſh|men, who ceaſſed not to purſue the Danes in chaſe, ſo long as any day light appeared in the ſkie.Aualaſſus fled into Weſt|merland. Aualaſſus with ſuche Danes as he might get togither after that ouerthrowe, fledde into Weſtmerland, and within three dayes after, in ſuche ſhippes as he found there vpon the coaſt,Ri [...]ed the Iſle of Man, & got him into Ire|land. he ſayled ouer into the Iſle of Man, and ſpoyling the ſame, with all the pray he paſſed from thence ouer into Irelande. In the meane time king A|thelſtane hauyng loſt no ſmall number of his people in the foreſayde batayle, omitted his iour|ney into Scotlande, and lay ſtill in Northum|berland, no man vnderſtanding what he enten|ded to do. Which newes were ſo pleaſant to the Scottiſhmen,They goe in proceſsion in Scotlãd for ioy that there was common ſupplica|tions and proceſſions made through the whole realme, in rendring thanks to almightie God for deliuering the people by this meanes frõ ſo great and preſent daunger.