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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 295
must either lose the kingdom of Scotland or slay Mac William
aforesaid, or else drive him from the confines of his kingdom,
set out to go into Moray and appointed over his army tribunes
"
and centurions, and said to the : people I also will go forth
"
with you." And the people replied, Thou shalt not go forth,
for it is better that thou shouldst be a support to us in the city."
And the king said to them, " What seemeth to you right, that I
will do." i
And the king remained in the castle which is called Inverness.
2 And he sent his earls and barons with the Scots and
Galwegians to subdue his enemy aforesaid.
And when they had set out, treason arose among the chiefs ;
for certain of them loved the king not at all, and certain of
them loved him. And the latter wished to proceed, but the
others did not permit it. And after dissension they agreed
that the chiefs of the army should remain, and should send
forward scouts to seize food.
They chose therefore about three thousand warlike youths,
whom they sent to seek the king's enemy aforesaid. And
among these was the household of Roland, Utred's son and
;
on his nod hung the decision of all.
And when they approached the army of the aforesaid [Mac]
William, they made an attack upon them, and slew [Mac] William
himself and many of his army ;
and the remainder they
compelled to flee, and divided their spoils amongst them. And
the head of [Mac] William aforesaid they cut off, and carried it
away with them, and presented it to the king of Scotland.
And thus, when he was laid low, a great peace arose in the
kingdom
of Scotland.
And because of the evils he had wrought neither grief nor
lamentation, neither even any sorrow was caused by his death.
"
And no wonder ; For the praise of the wicked is short,
if his pride ascend
and the joy of the hypocrite as for a moment ;
to the sky, and his head touch the clouds, like a dung-heap
shall he perish in the end." 3
1 2 Samuel, XVIII, 2-4.
2 For evidence of the importance of Inverness cf. M.P.'s account, after
the death of Hugh de Chatillon, count de St. Pol, at Avignon, in 1249 Chr.
;
"
Maj., v, 93 : This earl Hugh also had prepared a wonderful ship in the
kingdom of Scotland, in Inverness, that is in Moray ; so that in it he could
boldly cross the sea with the Boulognians and the Flemings, and with those
who are commonly called of the Netherlands."
3
Job, XX. 5-7.