[1] [2] [3] The same yeare king Iohn held his Christmasse at Windsor and in the Lent following, on midlent sundaie being at London, he honoured the lord Alex|ander sonne and heire to the king of Scots, with the high order of knighthood. And (as I find it mentio|ned by some writers) wheras he vnderstood how there were diuerse in Scotland, Bernewell. that contemning their na|turall lord and king by reason of his great age, king Iohn went thither with an armie to represse the re|bels, and being come thither, he sent his men of war into the inner parts of the country, who scowring the coasts, tooke Guthred Macwilliam capteine of them that moued sedition, whom king Iohn caused to be hanged on a paire of gallowes. This Guthred was descended of the line of the ancient Scotish kings, and being assisted with the Irishmen and Scots that fauoured not the race of the kings that presentlie reigned, wrought them much trouble, as his father (named Donald) had doone before him, sometime se|cretlie vnder hand, and sometime againe by way of open rebellion.