. The battle of Flodden fought 9 Sept. 1513. Cije iSattle of jflotitiru- FOUGHT 9 SEPTEMBER, 1513 During the reign of James IV., which extended from 1488 to 1518,Scotland underwent great improvement in the arts and in the generaladministration of justice. The entrance of that monarch into publiclife was unfavourable; for, about his seventeenth year, he appeared inarms against his father, when the latter was slain, and by way of atone-ment for such error, he occasionally shut himself up for days in religiousseclusion, and wore around his body an iron chain, to which he an-nexed some additional
. The battle of Flodden fought 9 Sept. 1513. Cije iSattle of jflotitiru- FOUGHT 9 SEPTEMBER, 1513 During the reign of James IV., which extended from 1488 to 1518,Scotland underwent great improvement in the arts and in the generaladministration of justice. The entrance of that monarch into publiclife was unfavourable; for, about his seventeenth year, he appeared inarms against his father, when the latter was slain, and by way of atone-ment for such error, he occasionally shut himself up for days in religiousseclusion, and wore around his body an iron chain, to which he an-nexed some additional weight every year. But when such periods ofpenance were over, he entered freely into society, and by his bland de-portment to the nobles, and kindly bearing to the lowest of his subjects,he was much beloved and highly honoured. His love of sports andfrolicksome disposition gained him, wherever he went, the cordial sym-pathy and attachment of his people. He paid much attention to theart of healing, and prided himself upon being the best cure
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