The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Scots now adays are divided in Highland-men, and Lowland-men: The Highlanders are the true Progeny of the ancient Brigantes, or Albins, for the most part, I say, because some are come in later times from other Countries. And to this day our Highlanders, as the Brigantes of old, makes main use of their Bows and Arrows, in their war, namely, when they are among the hills; so when they praise one for a Military man, they say, He is a good Bow-man, and Bray-man; which two Epithets were expressed by the ancients in one composed word, Scoto-Brigantes.

The Scots now adayes are divided in Highland-men, and Lowland-men: The Highlanders are the true Progenie of the ancient Brigantes, or Albins, for the most part, I say, because some are come in later times from other Countreys. And to this day our Highlanders, as the Brigantes of old, makes main use of their Bowes and Arrows, in their war, namely, when they are among the hills; so when they praise one for a Military man, they say, He is a good Bowe-man, and Bray-man; which two Epithites were expressed by the ancients in one composed word, Scoto-Brigantes.

The Lowland-men are made up of divers Nations; for a few of them are a little remnant of the ancient Picts; other few are descended from the ancient Albins: who leaving the hills, after the defeat of the Picts, did betake themselves to the Low Country. Divers from the South parts of Britain, had fled thither from the Tyranny of the Saxons, Danes, and Normans, as they did of old from the Tyranny of the Romans. Then the English, being so oft in Scotland with their Armies, have left divers in the Country. Also Marriages, and other private occasions, have drawn sundry men from England into Scotland. Lastly, sundry of the Low-Country people are come from beyond Seas, as from France, Germany, Hungary, Flanders, Ireland, &c. of late days: So all being reckoned, they are but few in the Low Country come of the old Albins, Brigantes, or old Picts.

The Lowland-men are made up of divers Nations; for a few of them are a little remnant of the ancient Picts; other few are descended from the ancient Albins: who leaving the hills, after the defeat of the Picts, did betake themselves to the Low Countrey. Divers from the South parts of Britannie, had fled thither from the Tyranny of the Saxons, Danes, and Normans, as they did of old from the Tyranny of the Romans. Then the English, being so oft in Scotland with their Armies, have left divers in the Countrey. Also Marriages, and other private occasions, have drawn sundry men from England into Scotland. Lastly, sundry of the Low-Countrie people are come from beyond Seas, as from France, Germany, Hungary, Flanders, Ireland, &c. of late dayes: So all being reckoned, they are but few in the Low Countrey come of the old Albins, Brigantes, or old Picts.