The British compendium; or, Rudiments of honour: Containing the origin of the Scots, and succession of their kings for above 2000 years; . O F T H E KIN G s of Scotland^ O R, North Britain. HIS Monarchy may juftly be reckondrhe oldeft in the known Worldj his pre-fer.: MA]ESTY being the Hundredand Fourteenth Sovereign , as will be{hewn by the following Catalogue. I. King Fergus began his Reign in theYear 350, before rhe Incarnation of ourSaviour, and bore for his armorial Enfign, Sol, a Lionrampant. Mars, which has been continud ever fince,as the Royal Badge of that Kingdom, the doubleTrefllire
The British compendium; or, Rudiments of honour: Containing the origin of the Scots, and succession of their kings for above 2000 years; . O F T H E KIN G s of Scotland^ O R, North Britain. HIS Monarchy may juftly be reckondrhe oldeft in the known Worldj his pre-fer.: MA]ESTY being the Hundredand Fourteenth Sovereign , as will be{hewn by the following Catalogue. I. King Fergus began his Reign in theYear 350, before rhe Incarnation of ourSaviour, and bore for his armorial Enfign, Sol, a Lionrampant. Mars, which has been continud ever fince,as the Royal Badge of that Kingdom, the doubleTrefllire being added in the Year 791, by Charlemainof France, as a Memorial of an Alliance between thacKing and Achaius King of Scotland : And Fergus beingfldpwreckd on the Coaft of Ireland, after he hadreignd tvventy eight Years, was fucceeded by Feri-tharis his Brother, leaving two Sons under Age, Fer-legus and Mainus. 2. The Kingly Ornaments of Feritharis, were his two-edged Sword, his Scepter Royal, and his Crowa ot Gold, faftiiond in Form of ^ , made fot A 4 ^^c. 8 Of the Kings of Scotland. the Defence of the Town and Fortrefs j and thefe of Inveftiture remained to the Scotch Kings,*vichout being in any Point changed, ?till the Days ofthe faid King Achaius; but then On Token of theafoiefaid League) there was added to the Rim of theCrown four Fleurs de lis, and as many Crofles pattee \and Ferithaiis being flain, after he had reignd 15Years, by means (^i Ferlegus, his eldeft Nephew, thefaid Ferlegus was excluded, becaufe of that Murder,and Mainus his Brother fucceeded. 5. Mainus reignd 29 Years, and to him fucceededDornadilla his Son ; which Dornadilla reignd ;8 Years,and leaving a Sen under Age, was fucceeded by No-tha:us his Brother. 4. Noihatus having i-eignd twenty Years was thenItilld for his Tyranny, and was fucceeded by Rutherhis Nephew, the Sen of Dornadilla. 5. Ruther reignd 26 Years, and had a Son namedThereus \ but he being under Age, Reutha, the Bro-
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