Re: Picto-Scottish Dog Wars - The Manuscript

[Kerry Romano <linneah@erols.com>]

Poster: Kerry Romano <linneah@erols.com>

>Scottis king 34 wes Crathlynt forsaid. He wes buyrlie of forme, fair of
>body. He ordanit nobill men schirraif in ilk prowince to do iustice. He
>and 3ong nobilis gaif [th]ame to hunting. Thelarg king of Pichtis, blyth
>of [th]e deidis [ie death] of Donald, send ane harrot for [th]e renewing
>of [th]are auld band. And eftir it renewit [th]are come to e king 3ong
>nobil of e pichtis to hunt with him in [th]e Mounth. Eftir [th]e hunting
>[th]ai gat at our nobilis grewhunds. In [th]are passing away [th]at mycht
>nocht suffice [th]ame bot [th]ai stall othiris fra the Scottis men. Amang
>[th]e laif [th]ai staw ane dog of [th]e kingis, quhit as [th]e snaw, maist
>swift, hardy of ony othir, quhilk wes gret plesur to [th]e king. The maist
>of [th]e kingis hundis myssit [th]is grewhund and folloit on [th]e
>stelaris fand [th]e dog. Bot [th]ai refusit to gife him again. He presit
>be strenth to tak him bot [th]e Pichtis straik him with [th]are hunting
>speris and slaw him. The Scottis men at wes nocht fer by herand of [th]e
>slauchtir [th]ai conwenit agains [th]e Pichtis and sa did [th]ai agains
>[th]e Scottis in feild. Thare wes mony slane on ilk side for [th]ai wer
>nakit men. Eftir [th]is folloit batell apone batell, forra apone forra,
>pray apone pray, and mwrthur apone murthour and principalie be [th]am
>[th]at wer about [th]e bordouris. Thelarg [th]e king wes ane auld man and
>mwrnit gretelie for [th]is weir. He send ane harrat to King Crathlint
>excusand him of [th]is forsaid skaith and askit pece. Bot he gat nane bot
>resput for the month. Heir we haif ane document to considder quhat skaith
>risis an cowatusnes of wrangus geir. Thir twa pepillis before lewit in
>pece and concord 5 hundreth 3ere and now for [th]e steling of ane dog
>[th]ai wer slane downe mony on ilk side. Ffor [th]e steling of ane apill
>we wer all banist out of [th]e paleis of paradise ... [more moralisation
>follows, which I'll spare you]

>--Alianora
>(who personally prefers her cookies to have chocolate chips in them ... )

A very nice story, but is there anyone out there who could (possibly) translate 
it for me?  I'd love to have the time to try and do it myself but...  Well, we all 
have our own sob stories.

Thanks muchly,

Linneah


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