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Iviii PEEFACE. Legend of St, Auclrew. Chronicle of-the Picts and Scots. 31. Legend of St. Andeew. — This legend was incorrectly printed by Pinkerton in the appendix to his work ; it is now printed from the copy in the Harleian MS., 4628. From the reference to the bishops of St. Andrews which follows it, it occupies a place in the register, which suggests the date of 1279. It is an amplification of the " Legend of St. " Andrew" in the Colbertine MS., and is remarkable as quoting a supposed grant by Bang Hungus before a number of witnesses, said to be " ex regali " prosapia." An examination of the names, however, will show that they are taken almost without excep- tion from the names of the early kings in the Pictish lists. The passage, " Thana filius Dudabrach hoc " monumentum scripsit Eegi Pherath filio Bergeth " in villa Migdele," is more curious, and may have some foundation in fact, as the King " Ferat filius " Batot" appears in the "Chronicle of St. Andrews" as the second last king of the Picts, and the " villa " Migdele," obviously refers to the town of Meigle ; but how much of the legend may be intended to be referred to as having been then written, it is impossible to say. 32. Chkonicle of the Picts and Scots. — This chronicle is quoted at length in the " Scalacronica," and has been carefully collated with the original MS. at Cambridge. It has obviously been translated Fordim's history, and that they do not contain a genuine edition of the poem. It would only mislead to collate with MSS. which substitute Abthanus for A bbas.