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after also at the request of the Scotish ora|tors, The league is published by
heralds. according to the charter signed by Achaius, and confirmed by consent of king Charles, the
league betwixt the Frenchmen and Scots was solemnelie published by heralds
at armes, according to the ma|ner in those daies vsed, the same to indure betwixt those two nations and
their posterities for euer. The chiefest articles comprised in this league were as fol|loweth. [The amitie
and confederation betwixt the Frenchmen and Scots to be perpetuall and firme, to indure betwixt them and the
posterities of both The articles of the league. nations for euer. The iniuries and
warres which the Englishmen should attempt against either na|tion, should
be accounted as common to them both. The Frenchmen being assailed by warres of the Englishmen, the Scots
should send their aid of soul|diers, hauing their charges borne by the Frenchmen as well for furniture, as
wages, and all other things necessarie. The Frenchmen should contrariwise aid the Scots in time of wars
against the English|men at their owne proper costs and charges. What|soeuer he were, priuat person or
publike of these two confederat nations, that against either of them
should aid the Englishmen with armour, counsell, vittels, or in anie other maner of wise; the same should be
reputed for a traitor vnto both their prin|ces and countries. Neither might either of them conclude a peace,
or take anie truce without the consent of the other. These were the principall articles of the league, as
then confirmed betwixt the Scots and Frenchmen, indited in Latine, and faire ingrossed in parchment, and
reserued as a mo|nument in both realmes, for a witnesse vnto such as
should come after of this friendship thus begun, as the Scotish chronicles affirme.] And for further
me|morie The armes of Scotland. of the thing, Achaius did augment his armes, being
a red lion in a field of gold, with a double trace seamed with floure delices, signifieng thereby, that the
lion from thence foorth should be defended by the aid of the Frenchmen; & that the Scotish kings
should valiantlie fight in defense of their countrie, liberties, religion, and innocencie, which are
repre|sented by the lilles, or floure delices, as heralds doo interpret
it. The lord Willam, the said Clement, and Iohn, remained still with king Charles, but Ra|bane &
Alcuine returned into their countrie. In all such warres and iournies as Charles afterwards The valiant|nes of Wil|liam. made against anie of his enimies, the said lord William
was a chiefe dooer in the same, so that his fame and authoritie dailie grew in all places where he came. His
seruice stood king Charles in notable stead in his expeditions against the Saxons, Hun|garians, and other;
but namelie his estimation in Italie was most highlie aduanced, at what
time the said Charles reedified the citie of Florence, appoin|ting Florence is
reedified. this William to be his lieutenant in Tuscan, and to haue the chiefe charge for the
restoring of the said citie, which he with such diligence applied, that William
lieu|tenant of Tuscane. within short time the same was not onelie fortified with new wals, repared
and replenished with great numbers of houses, churches, and other beautifull buildings, but also peopled and
furnished with citi|zens, a great companie of nobles and gentlemen being called thither out of euerie citie
and towne thereabouts for that purpose.
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being thus restored to hir former estate and dignitie, through the bounteous benefit of king Charles, and
the diligent administration of his lieu|tenant the foresaid William, the citizens to shew themselues
thankefull, deuised for a perpetuall me|morie to beare in their armes a red lillie, resembling one of those
which the kings of France giue, saue The armes of Florence. that it differed in
colour, to testifie thereby, that their citie (after the destruction therof by the Goths) was reedified and
restored to the former dignitie, by the benefit of the Frenchmen. And to acknowledge the diligence herein of
the lieutenant, they did insti|tute publike plaies to be vsed and celebrated euerie yéere, wherein with
manie pompous ceremonies they crowne a lion. And further that there should be A lion
crow|ned. kept vpon the charges of the treasurie within the ci|tie certeine lions (for the
foresaid lord William gaue a lion for his cognisance) and therevpon as the Sco|tish chronicles affirme,
those beasts grew to be had Lions kept at Florence. in such honor amongest the
Florentines. Thus this valiant capteine, the foresaid lord William, passing his time in notable exercises,
and woorthie feats of chiualrie vnder king Charles, is accounted in the number of those twelue martiall
warriours, which Scotesgil|more. are called commonlie by the Scotishmen,
Scotes|gilmore.
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he was continuallie occupied in William vn|maried ma|keth Christ his heire. Monasteries
of Scotish|men in Ger|manie. warres, he was neuer maried, wherevpon growing in age, and purposing
to make Christ his heire, he builded diuers abbies and monasteries both in Ita|lie and Germanie, richlie
indowing the same with lands and rents, sufficient for the finding of such number of moonks, as he appointed
to be in the said abbies, wherein none might be admitted, according to the ancient ordinance by him deuised,
except he were a Scotishman borne. In witnesse of which ordinance, there are sundrie of these houses
remai|ning in Almaine euen vnto this day, nothing chan|ged from the first order or institution. Before the
ac|complishment of these things, by the foresaid lord William, brother (as is said) to the Scotish king
Achaius, I find that the vniuersities of Paris and Pauia were instituted by king Charles, chiefelie by the
helpe and means of these two fore-remembred Scotishmen, Iohn and Clement, insomuch that The vniuer|sitie of Paris and Pauia. Clement was appointed chiefe president of all the students
at Paris, and Iohn of the other at Pauia.