And then came William the bastard and put out the Danes and many of the Saxons, and still holds the land; which ground should rightfully belong to the Kings of Scotland, by right of St Margaret, who was Edmund Ironside's son's daughter, the Edmund who was undoubted king of England, because a bastard may not succeed the living heirs.

And syne come William bastard, and put out the Danys and mony of the Saxonis, and haldis the land as 3it; the quhilk of grund rycht suld be the Kingis of Scotland, be the rycht of Sanct Margaret, the quhilk was Edmound Irnesydis sonis douchter, the quhilk Edmund was undoutit king of Ingland . for suth it is, a bastard may nocht succede the veray airis lyfand [. . ]