The
Printer
to
the
Reader
.
THis
Historie
of
Sir
William
Wallace
,
with
the
other
of
the
valiant
King
Robert
Bruce
,
which
followeth
upon
the
end
of
it
,
(
the
former
written
in
Latine
by
Master
John
Blair
,
Chaplain
to
Wallace
,
and
turned
into
Scots
Meeter
by
one
called
blind
Hary
,
in
the
dayes
of
King
James
the
fourth
?
The
other
written
by
Master
John
Barbor
Atchdean
of
Aberdean
,
a
learned
man
in
the
days
of
●●ing
David
Bruce
and
Robert
Stewart
)
contain
the
relation
of
●●e
most
famous
War
that
ever
fell
our
in
the
Yle
of
Britain
,
●●ughten
most
valiantly
for
the
space
of
fourty
years
,
betwixt
●●●e
two
Realms
of
Scotland
and
England
,
the
one
unjustly
●●●●ing
,
the
other
constantly
defending
the
liberties
of
this
Co●●●●●y
:
During
which
broiles
,
there
happened
great
alteration
●●●●●th
in
the
general
sta●e
of
this
Kingdom
,
and
in
the
over●●●●●●d
advancement
of
particular
Families
,
the
one
for
betraying
●●e
other
for
maintaining
their
Countries
freedom
and
wo●●●re
.
That
the
whole
History
may
be
the
more
clear
,
we
have
●●ought
good
in
a
short
Preface
to
set
down
the
causes
,
occa●●●
,
and
the
most
memorable
passages
of
this
War
.
In
the
year
〈◊〉
5.
Alexander
the
third
King
of
Scotland
being
pitifully
ta●●●
away
by
a
fall
off
his
horse
at
Kinghorn
,
without
any
issue
●is
body
,
and
in
him
the
whole
posterity
of
his
father
Alex●●er
her
the
second
,
and
grand-father
William
the
Lyon
being
ex●●●
,
the
right
of
the
Crown
fell
to
the
he●rs
of
David
●arle
of
●●ntingtown
and
Garioch
youngest
brother
to
William
the
Lyon.
●had
left
three
daughters
,
the
eldest
Margaret
,
maried
to
Allan
Lord
of
Balloway
,
the
second
Isabel
,
to
Robert
Bruce
(
〈◊〉
named
the
Noble
)
Lord
of
Annandale
and
Cleveland
:
〈◊〉
youngest
Ada
married
Henry
Hastings
,
an
Englishman
:
who
●●●ing
no
just
tittle
to
the
Crown
,
the
content
on
rested
betw●●●
the
posterity
of
the
two
elder
Daughters
:
For
Allan
Lord
〈◊〉
Galloway
leaving
no
sons
by
his
wife
Margaret
;
his
eldest
dau●●ter
Dornagilla
of
Galloway
married
John
Balliol
,
a
man
of
g●●●●
power
and
lands
,
both
in
Scotland
,
England
and
France
,
and
b●●●
to
him
John
Baliol
,
afterwards
King
Robert
Bruce
by
his
w●●●
Isobel
of
Huntington
had
Robert
Bruce
Earle
of
Carrick
(
〈◊〉
marriage
of
Martha
heretrix
thereof
)
who
contended
with
J●●●
Baliol
,
and
died
in
the
time
of
Wallace
Wars
,
His
eldest
son
●●bert
Bruce
succeeded
King
of
Scotland
,
Dornagilla
of
Galloway
claimed
the
Crown
as
heir
to
Ma●●●ret
eldest
Daughter
to
Prince
David
,
Robert
Bruce
Earle
of
●●●rick
,
albeit
son
to
Isabel
the
second
daughter
,
yet
conte●●●
that
in
feudal
succession
,
the
first
male
ought
to
succeed
be●●●
a
woman
standing
in
the
same
degree
,
as
a
son
excludeth
hi●●●●ster
from
succession
,
although
she
be
elder
:
And
therefore
〈◊〉
and
Dornagilla
of
Galloway
,
standing
in
the
second
degree
f●●●●
Prince
David
,
he
ought
to
be
preferred
before
her
:
As
for
〈◊〉
son
John
Baliol
,
he
could
claim
no
right
but
by
her
:
And
〈◊〉
wise
was
a
degree
further
off
from
Prince
David
,
The
like
●●●●stike
had
fallen
forth
some
ten
years
before
in
Hugh
the
fo●
〈◊〉
Duke
of
Burgunday
,
whose
eldest
son
Hugh
(
dying
before
〈◊〉
father
)
left
a
daughter
Ioland
Countesse
of
Nevers
,
who
claim
to
succeed
to
her
grand
father
Hugh
the
fourth
,
notwithstan●●●●
Robert
second
son
to
the
same
Hugh
the
fourth
,
was
prefe●
to
her
,
and
succeeded
Duke
of
Burgunday
,
if
then
the
second
〈◊〉
in
feudal
inheritance
succeed
before
the
eldest
sons
daugh●●●
far
more
ought
the
Nevoy
to
succeed
before
the
Nice
.
The
〈◊〉
of
succession
being
thus
made
doubtful
,
the
competitours
〈◊〉
so
powerful
,
that
they
drew
the
greatest
part
of
the
King
〈◊〉
in
two
equal
Factions
;
so
that
it
seemed
impossible
to
sett●●●
controversie
at
home
,
without
running
into
a
most
pern●●●●
Civil
War
.
The
States
of
Scotland
to
prevent
this
mischief
thought
it
〈◊〉
to
submit
the
arbitrement
of
the
plea
to
Edward
the
firs●
named
Longshanks
King
of
England
:
and
that
upon
〈◊〉
weighty
reasons
:
For
he
and
his
Father
King
Henry
the
third
being
joyned
by
many
allyances
of
bands
and
friendship
to
the
two
last
Kings
of
Scotland
,
had
lived
in
great
amity
and
concord
with
them
,
receiving
and
interchanging
many
favours
and
kind
duties
.
The
two
compititours
also
Bruce
and
Baliol
had
also
great
lands
in
England
as
in
Scotland
:
so
that
he
(
and
he
only
)
was
able
to
make
them
to
stand
to
reason
.
Finally
,
the
States
of
Scotland
not
being
able
to
determine
the
plea
,
there
was
no
Prince
beside
more
powerful
,
and
(
in
appearance
)
more
like
to
compose
the
controversie
without
great
blood-shed
.
This
motion
was
(
in
secret
)
very
greedily
imbraced
by
King
Edward
;
●hoping
in
so
troublesome
water
to
find
a
gainful
fishing
,
either
by
drawing
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
under
his
direct
subjection
,
〈◊〉
at
least
under
his
homage
as
Lord
Paramont
and
Superiour
,
●onsidering
the
difficulty
to
determine
the
question
at
home
,
●nd
the
interest
he
had
in
both
the
parties
being
(
for
a
great
●art
of
their
Estates
)
his
Vassals
and
Subjects
:
His
great
●ower
also
,
having
(
beside
Ireland
)
a
great
part
of
France
●●●er
his
dominion
,
and
the
Low-Countries
his
assured
Consede●ts
,
gave
him
great
encouragement
:
Neither
wanted
he
great
●●iendship
in
Scotland
,
having
at
that
time
many
of
the
greatest
●oble
men
in
Scotland
Vassals
and
Feodaries
to
himself
for
ma●y
lands
which
they
held
in
England
,
partly
for
great
services
●one
to
himself
and
his
father
,
partly
lying
withing
Northumber●●nd
,
and
the
border
Shyres
then
holden
by
the
Scots
in
fee
of
●●ngland
:
partly
also
by
interchange
of
marriages
and
successi●●●s
betwixt
the
two
Nations
,
which
for
a
long
time
had
lived
〈◊〉
perfect
amity
as
if
it
had
been
one
Kingdome
.
And
to
make
●●●e
controversie
more
fearful
,
he
stirred
up
eight
othr
Compe●●●ours
beside
Bruce
and
Baliol
:
Florence
Earle
of
Holland
(
de●●●ended
of
Ada
sister
to
William
the
Lyon
)
Patrick
Dumbar
,
●●rl
of
March.
Sir
Walter
Rosse
,
Sir
Nicolas
Soules
,
Sir
Roger
●●andevile
,
Sir
John
Cumine
of
Badenach
(
these
five
were
de●●●nded
of
younger
daughters
of
Alan
Lord
of
Galloway
)
Sir
●illiam
Vescie
,
begotten
upon
King
Alexander
the
second
his
●●●tard
daughter
,
but
pretended
to
be
reabled
,
and
Iohn
Hasting
,
●●●rd
Abergeveny
descended
of
Ada
youngest
daughter
to
Prince
●●vid
of
Huntingtoun
.
Having
thus
prepared
matters
,
he
came
to
Berwick
,
and
〈◊〉
with
the
States
of
Scotland
,
to
whom
he
promised
to
decide
〈◊〉
controversie
according
to
equity
,
Which
that
it
might
se●●
more
likely
,
he
had
brought
from
France
sundry
of
the
most
●●●mous
Lawyers
of
that
age
;
He
choosed
also
out
of
the
States
Scotland
assembled
,
twelve
of
the
wisest
and
most
honourab●●
to
whom
he
joyned
the
like
number
of
English
,
as
Assessours
〈◊〉
him
in
this
arbitrement
.
At
this
meeting
by
the
doubtful
answ●●
of
the
Lawyers
,
and
number
of
new
pretendents
,
he
made
〈◊〉
matter
more
difficult
,
and
appointed
a
new
convention
at
N●●●●●ham
in
the
borders
the
year
following
.
Difficulties
thus
increasing
,
and
the
Earl
of
Holland
have
〈◊〉
on
foot
a
great
Army
to
take
the
Crown
of
Scotland
by
fo●
〈◊〉
(
Which
their
own
Stories
affirm
to
have
landed
in
Scotland
〈◊〉
and
to
have
intercepted
some
strengths
)
At
the
meeting
〈◊〉
Norham
King
Edward
dealt
secretly
,
and
by
fit
Agens
with
〈◊〉
States
of
Scotland
,
for
eschewing
of
imminent
mischiefs
,
to
〈◊〉
come
his
Subjects
:
he
being
descended
of
King
Davids
sis●●●●●nd
so
but
two
degrees
further
from
the
Crown
of
Scotland
,
t●●
〈◊〉
Bruce
and
Badiol
were
.
This
being
flatly
refused
by
all
,
he
〈◊〉
took
himself
to
his
other
design
:
And
first
dealt
secretly
w●●
〈◊〉
Robert
Bruce
,
promising
to
decern
in
his
favours
,
if
he
we
〈◊〉
take
the
Crown
of
Scotland
holden
of
him
,
and
do
him
hon●●●●
for
it
.
But
he
stoutly
refused
to
subject
of
free
Nation
to
〈◊〉
overlord
,
whereupon
King
Edward
called
for
John
Baliol
:
〈◊〉
knowing
that
he
was
not
so
much
favoured
of
the
States
〈◊〉
Scotland
,
easily
condescended
to
King
Edwards
desire
:
and
b●●●
〈◊〉
by
him
declared
King
of
Scotland
,
the
States
desirous
of
pe●●●
conveyed
him
to
Scoon
,
where
he
was
crowned
Anno
1291.
〈◊〉
all
,
except
Bruce
,
swore
to
him
obedience
,
shortly
there
〈◊〉
Duncan
Mackduff
Earle
of
Fife
was
killed
by
the
Lord
Ab●●●●●●●●ie
(
a
man
of
great
power
in
these
times
,
allyed
both
wit●
〈◊〉
●●●●nes
and
Baliol
)
The
Earls
brother
finding
the
King
〈…〉
administration
of
justice
,
summoned
him
to
compea●●●●●s●●e
the
King
of
England
in
Parliament
:
Where
he
being
〈…〉
and
sit●●●●
beside
King
Edward
(
after
he
had
done
〈◊〉
homage
)
w●●●●
he
was
called
upon
,
thought
to
answer
〈◊〉
Pro●e●or
:
But
he
was
forced
to
rise
,
and
stand
at
the
〈◊〉
This
indignity
grieving
him
greatly
,
he
resolved
to
free
〈◊〉
●elf
of
this
bondage
.
At
the
same
time
War
breaking
on
〈◊〉
twixt
England
and
France
,
King
Edward
sent
E●●●●●dors
to
the
Parliament
of
Scotland
,
to
send
aid
to
him
,
as
now
being
their
overlord
:
There
came
also
other
Embassadors
from
France
,
desiring
the
ancient
league
to
be
renewed
.
The
King
and
State
of
Scotland
renewed
the
league
with
France
,
which
had
remained
unviolably
kept
for
the
space
of
five
hundred
years
before
.
The
King
of
Englands
sute
was
rejected
,
because
the
pretended
surrender
and
homage
was
made
by
Iohn
Baliol
privatly
without
the
consent
of
the
Parliament
.
A
marriage
also
was
concluded
betwixt
Prince
Edward
Baliol
,
and
a
daughter
of
Charles
Earl
of
Valoys
brother
to
the
French
King
Philip.
Edward
having
foreseen
all
these
things
,
had
drawn
Robert
Bruce
Earl
of
Carricke
,
with
his
friends
(
enemies
to
Baliol
)
and
diverse
Noblemen
of
Scotland
,
who
held
lands
of
him
in
England
,
to
bring
such
forces
as
they
could
make
,
to
assist
him
in
the
French
War
.
But
withal
,
taking
truce
with
the
French
for
some
moneths
,
he
suddenly
turned
his
Forces
,
destinate
against
France
,
toward
Scotland
.
His
Navie
was
vanquished
at
Berwick
,
and
eighteen
of
his
Ships
taken
.
Yet
his
land
hoast
by
means
of
the
Brussian
Faction
,
and
the
Englized
Scots
Noblemen
,
took
the
town
of
Barwick
with
great
slaughter
,
and
shortly
thereafter
,
Dumbar
,
Edinburgh
,
and
Strivling
.
In
and
about
these
Castles
,
he
had
killed
or
taken
captives
the
greatest
part
of
the
Scots
Noblemen
:
so
that
crosing
Forth
,
the
blow
being
so
sudden
,
he
found
no
preparation
for
resistance
.
Baliol
rendred
himself
to
King
Edward
at
Montrose
,
and
was
sent
by
sea
into
England
where
he
remained
captive
,
till
such
time
as
by
intercession
of
the
Pope
he
was
set
at
●iberty
,
swearing
and
giving
hostages
never
to
return
into
Scotland
.
King
Edward
came
to
Scoone
and
took
upon
him
the
Crown
of
Scotland
,
as
forefeited
by
the
rebellion
of
his
homage
Baliol.
He
sent
for
the
Nobles
of
Scotland
,
who
remained
that
they
with
such
as
were
his
captives
might
sweare
homage
to
him
as
to
their
Leige
Lord
,
and
King.
These
who
refused
were
He
tained
prisoners
.
King
Edward
thinking
that
now
all
was
sure
for
him
in
Scotland
,
left
Iohn
Platagenet
(
some
call
him
Warra●
)
Earl
of
●ur●●ie
,
and
sir
Hugh
Cressingham
Thesaurer
,
and
returned
●o
●●●secute
the
French
war
,
taking
such
of
the
Nobility
of
〈…〉
●s
he
fea●ed
,
a
long
in
his
Army
,
with
their
so
flowers
.
The
●●●t
men
of
Scot
〈◊〉
●eing
in
this
manner
,
either
imprisoned
by
Ki●
Edwards
,
o●
Tworn
to
his
obedience
,
and
tyed
thereto
by
reas●
of
their
lands
holden
of
the
Crown
of
England
,
the
rest
eith●
fled
into
the
Yles
and
Highlands
,
or
thought
it
sufficient
to
〈◊〉
fend
their
own
while
better
times
But
while
man
of
power
neglected
the
publike
cause
of
the
berry
of
Scot
land
,
William
Wallace
,
a
youth
of
honourable
bir●
(
being
son
to
Malcome
Wallace
of
Ellerslie
)
but
of
mean
po●●er
,
having
first
in
private
killed
many
Englishmen
of
the
Ga●●sons
as
he
could
overtake
them
,
by
these
exploits
became
so
〈◊〉
couraged
(
being
a
man
of
invisible
hardiness
incred●ble
streng●
of
body
,
and
withall
very
wise
and
circumspect
)
that
he
g●thered
his
friends
and
neighbours
,
and
by
jeopardies
and
st●tagems
,
diverse
times
cut
off
great
numbers
of
the
enemi●●
The
report
thereof
drew
to
him
such
as
affected
the
liberty
an●
weal-fare
of
their
Countrey
,
and
had
courage
to
hazard
the●
selves
for
vindicating
thereof
.
As
namely
,
the
Earle
Malco●●
Lennox
,
the
Lord
William
Dowgl●s
(
who
had
been
taken
ca●●tive
at
the
winning
of
Berwick
,
whereof
he
was
Captain
,
a●●
sent
home
upon
assurance
)
Sir
John
Grahame
,
Sir
Neill
Ca●●bel
,
Sir
Christopher
Setoun
,
Sir
John
Ramsay
,
Sir
Fergus
B●●●
clay
,
Andrew
Murray
,
William
Oliphant
,
Hugh
Hay
,
Rob●
Boyd
,
John
Johnstoun
,
Adam
Gordon
,
Robert
Keith
,
Reinald
Cra●furd
younger
,
Adam
Wallace
,
Robert
Kilpatrick
,
Simeon
a●●
Alexander
Fraser
,
James
Crawfurd
,
Robert
Lawder
,
Scrimg●●
Alexander
Auchinleck
,
Ruthven
,
Richard
Lundie
,
Wi●●am
Crawfurd
,
Arthur
Biset
,
james
and
Robert
Lindsay
;
J●●●
Cleland
,
William
Ker
,
Edward
Little
,
Robert
Rutherfoord
,
T●●●mas
Haliday
,
John
Tinto
,
Walter
Newbigging
,
Jard●●
Barde
,
Guthrie
,
Adam
Currie
,
Hugh
Dunda●●
John
Scot
,
Steven
Ireland
,
Master
John
Blair
,
Master
Tho●●
Gray
,
and
other
Gentlemen
with
their
friends
and
servan●
who
(
after
some
valiant
exploits
happily
atchieved
,
and
Army
of
ten
thousand
men
led
by
Thomas
Earle
of
Langcaster
assist
the
Earl
of
Warren
defeat
by
Wallace
at
Bigger
)
hold●●
an
Assembly
at
the
Forrest
Kirk
,
choosed
Wallace
to
be
Ward●
of
Scotland
and
Viceroy
in
Baliols
absence
.
In
which
office●
so
valiantly
behaved
himself
,
that
in
a
short
space
he
recove●●
all
the
strengths
on
the
Borders
,
and
brought
the
South
part●
Scotland
to
good
quiet
.
The
English
fearing
the
losse
of
all
,
subtilty
●ook
truce
with
●●allace
for
one
year
,
beginning
in
February
.
In
June
following
●●ey
proclaimed
a
Justice
Air
to
be
holden
at
Glasgow
and
A●●●
●●e
eighteenth
of
that
moneth
:
thinking
to
entrap
Walla●●
and
all
his
friends
,
and
under
collour
of
Law
to
cut
them
off
at
the
day
appointed
.
All
landed
men
,
according
to
the
custom
as●●mbling
to
this
Court
,
the
Englishmen
condemned
them
of
fellony
,
and
hanged
them
presently
:
among
the
reft
,
Sir
Rainald
Crawfurd
Sheriff
of
Aire
,
Uncle
to
VVallece
,
Sir
Brice
B●air
,
Sir
Neil
Montgomery
,
and
many
of
the
Barrons
of
Kyle
,
Cuningham
,
Carrick
and
Cliddisdail
.
These
that
escaped
by
flight
advertised
Wallace
,
who
chansed
to
come
later
nor
the
reft
.
He
assembling
such
of
the
Countrey
,
as
detesting
so
horrible
a
fact
,
extreamly
hated
the
authord
thereof
,
in
the
beginning
of
the
night
secretly
entred
into
Aire
,
set
fire
into
the
place
,
where
●●e
Englishmen
after
that
fact
were
securely
sleeping
,
and
suffer●●
none
to
escape
.
The
Garison
of
the
Castle
ishing
forth
to
●●ench
the
fire
,
an
ambush
laid
for
the
purpose
,
entred
the
●use
and
made
it
sure
.
The
next
morning
Wallace
came
to
●lasgow
where
the
Lord
Henry
Persie
had
retired
from
Aire
the
●●y
before
,
whom
he
expulsed
thence
with
great
slaughter
.
●●is
victory
he
so
hotly
pursued
,
that
immediatly
thereafter
took
the
Castle
of
Strivling
,
recovered
Argile
and
Lorn
with
〈◊〉
town
of
Saint
Johnstoun
,
and
the
Countrey
about
;
thence
he
●●vailed
through
Angus
and
Merns
,
taking
in
all
the
Strengths
●il
he
came
to
Aberdene
,
which
he
found
forsaken
of
the
●●lish
,
who
had
fled
by
sea
with
the
Lord
Henry
Bewmount
,
an
●●lish
Lord
,
who
had
maried
one
of
the
Heretrix
of
the
Earl●
me
of
Buchan
,
named
Cumine
.
Thus
all
the
North
Countrey
〈◊〉
reduced
to
the
obedience
of
Wallace
,
except
the
Castle
of
●●die
.
While
Wallace
lay
at
the
siege
hereof
,
news
came
of
approach
of
the
English
Army
,
led
by
John
Earl
of
Warren
Surry
,
and
Sir
Hugh
Cressingham
,
with
a
great
number
of
Nor●●berland
men
,
and
such
of
the
Scots
as
held
with
England
●he
number
of
thirty
thousand
.
Wallace
(
having
with
him
thousand
men
hardned
in
Arms
)
met
them
beside
Strivling
●he
North
side
of
Forth
,
which
having
no
Foords
,
at
that
●e
,
was
passable
only
by
a
wooden
bridge
.
This
Wallace
of
pose
had
caused
to
be
weakned
,
so
that
the
one
half
of
the
hoast
being
,
past
(
led
by
Cressingham
)
the
Bridge
broke
with
great
weight
of
their
Baggage
.
These
who
were
come
o●
VVall●●e
charged
suddenly
before
they
were
put
in
order
,
cu●●he
most
part
of
them
in
pieces
with
their
Leader
Cre●ham
:
The
●est
seeking
to
escape
,
drowned
in
the
water
Earl
of
Warran
with
these
who
escaped
,
was
assailed
by
E●
Malcome
Lennox
Captain
of
Strivling
Castle
,
and
being
ho●
persued
by
VVallace
,
hardly
escaped
himself
,
flying
into
D●
bar
,
a
Casile
then
belonging
to
Patrick
Earl
of
March.
In
battel
fough●en
the
thirteenth
of
September
1297.
there
pe●ed
no
Scots
men
of
remark
,
but
Andrew
Murray
of
Bothwel
:
English
Garisons
hearing
of
this
discomfiture
,
fled
from
places
,
so
that
before
the
last
of
September
,
all
the
Strength
Scotland
was
recovered
except
Berwick
and
Roxburgh
.
After
these
Victories
,
Wallace
held
a
Parliament
in
Sa●●
Johnstown
,
as
Warden
of
Scotland
,
and
setled
the
whole
C●●rey
,
causing
the
Nobility
to
swear
to
be
faithful
to
the
S●●
till
such
time
as
they
might
condescend
who
should
be
〈◊〉
Earl
Patrick
of
Dumbar
refusing
to
acknowledge
the
Auth●●ty
of
this
Parliament
,
was
chased
out
of
Scotland
:
and
bee●
they
ears
by
past
the
ground
had
not
been
manured
,
and
famine
threatned
the
land
,
Wallace
assembled
a
great
hoa●●enered
in
England
,
where
he
remained
all
the
Winter
,
and
s●
following
,
living
upon
the
enemies
,
and
enriching
his
sou●
by
their
spoil
:
During
which
time
the
English
durst
〈◊〉
encounter
him
in
open
field
:
onely
at
his
first
entry
Ki●●
ward
with
a
great
Army
of
raw
Souldiers
came
against
h●●
the
plain
of
Stane-moor
:
But
perceiving
the
discipline
an●
die
resolution
of
Wallace
Hoast
,
before
they
came
neare●
half
a
myle
,
drew
back
his
Army
,
and
retired
,
VVallace
fo●
of
ambush
,
keeped
his
souldiers
in
order
and
pursued
the●
Thus
King
Ed●●ard
left
his
Coutrey
to
the
mercy
of
a
pr●ed
Enemy
,
and
(
notwithstanding
that
he
promised
B●●●
yet
.
)
keeped
himself
close
,
till
a
peace
was
concluded
f●●
years
:
Bermick
and
Roxburgh
being
rendred
to
the
Scots
Scot
Land
thus
enjoying
perfite
Liberty
,
Wallace
bein●
nestly
requested
by
the
French
King
,
to
the
end
that
his
Captains
might
be
kept
in
Military
exercise
during
the
sailed
over
into
France
with
fifty
valiant
men
in
his
com●
●e
was
encountered
on
the
way
by
Thomas
of
Charters
(
com●only
called
Thomas
of
Longovile
)
who
with
sixteen
sail
in●sted
the
seas
:
But
boording
VVallace
ship
,
he
was
taken
by
●im
,
and
thereafter
fought
most
valiantly
under
him
and
King
●obert
Bruce
for
the
liberty
fo
Scotland
.
VValla●e
after
his
●nding
in
France
,
was
imployed
in
war
against
the
English
,
who
●t
that
time
possessed
the
Durchie
of
Guian
and
Burde●●●●
:
them
●e
defeat
in
sundry
skirmishes
.
But
in
few
dayes
he
was
called
●ome
by
his
friends
in
Scotland
;
for
king
Edward
understand●●g
Wallace
absence
,
and
pretending
that
he
had
broken
the
●eace
in
Guian
,
dealt
with
Robert
Bruce
Earl
of
Carrick
and
his
●iends
,
and
with
such
Noblemen
of
Scotland
as
held
lands
in
●ngland
,
or
envyed
Wallace
glory
,
shewing
that
it
was
a
shane
or
them
to
suffer
VVallace
,
a
mean
Gentleman
to
rule
Scot●nd
,
while
any
of
the
blood
Royal
did
remain
,
so
promising
●is
assistance
to
Robert
Bruce
,
he
sent
a
great
Army
into
Scot●nd
,
and
by
the
help
of
the
Brussian
faction
and
Englized
Noble●en
,
he
easily
obtained
the
greatest
Strengths
of
Scotland
.
●allace
returned
the
next
Summer
,
secretly
amassing
a
number
●f
his
special
followers
(
who
had
lurked
till
his
back
coming
)
●●n
a
sudden
surprised
Saint
Johnstoun
by
a
stratagem
:
and
pur●ing
his
victory
hotely
,
chased
the
English
our
of
Fife
.
Upon
●e
report
thereof
,
all
the
rest
of
his
followers
came
from
their
●rking
hols
,
by
whose
assistance
he
recovered
divers
strengths
.
●he
Lord
VVilliam
Dowlas
took
the
Castle
of
Sanquhair
by
a
●atageme
,
and
finding
the
English
Captaines
of
the
n●●●●st
●arisons
to
come
to
besiege
him
,
he
sent
secretly
to
VVallace
,
●ho
comming
with
his
power
,
not
only
raised
the
siedge
,
but
●ased
also
the
whole
English
Garisons
out
of
these
quarters
.
●rom
thence
he
came
to
the
North
parts
,
which
he
recovered
●ith
small
difficulty
,
except
the
strong
Castle
of
Dundie
.
●o
●hich
he
laid
a
siedge
.
The
King
of
England
grieved
at
this
fortunate
successe
of
●allace
,
and
understanding
that
he
was
highly
envied
by
the
●rl
of
March
,
the
Cumines
(
the
greatest
surname
then
in
,
Sear●nd
)
and
diverse
ancient
Noblemen
(
to
whose
hono●r
Wallace
●own
seemed
to
derogate
)
he
stirred
up
Robers
Bruce
elder
.
●●d
his
faction
,
perswading
them
that
Wallace
was
Bruoel
only
●mpetitour
for
the
Crown
.
Having
so
made
a
strong
party
for
himself
in
Scotland
,
the
next
spring
he
came
with
an
Ar●
of
fourty
thousand
men
Scots
and
English
to
the
Fawkirk
,
myles
beneath
Strivling
.
The
Scots
Army
was
very
great
(
●●ing
thirty
thousand
strong
)
if
they
had
been
all
of
one
m●●
.
For
John
Cumine
Lord
of
Cubernald
(
who
had
an
eye
to
Crown
)
had
perswaded
the
Lord
John
Stewart
of
Boot
be
Tutor
and
Grandfather
by
the
Mother
to
the
Children
,
of
〈◊〉
Lord
James
Stewart
of
Ranfrow
lately
deceased
)
to
conte●●●
with
Wallace
for
the
leading
of
the
vaneguard
,
alleadging
,
same
belonged
to
the
Lord
Stewarts
house
by
ancient
priledge
.
Wallace
refusing
this
,
they
parted
one
from
another
,
an
high
chaff
,
there
remaining
with
VVallace
no
more
but
〈◊〉
thousand
of
his
old
souldiers
.
Cumine
with
ten
thousands
his
followers
,
after
a
small
show
of
resistance
,
fled
treasonable
leaving
the
valiant
Stewart
inclosed
by
two
battels
of
the
English
,
by
whom
(
after
he
had
foughten
valiantly
for
a
long
time
he
was
cut
off
with
all
his
followers
.
VVallace
with
his
ba●●
defended
themselves
valiantly
,
until
they
were
safely
reti●●●
beyond
the
river
of
Carron
,
losing
(
beside
some
others
)
t●●
noble
sir
John
Grahame
,
the
most
valiant
Worthy
of
Scotland
next
unto
VVallace
:
Bruce
(
whom
the
King
of
England
〈◊〉
brought
with
all
his
friends
to
the
field
,
pretending
to
assist
〈◊〉
for
recovery
of
his
right
,
from
the
Usurper
Wallace
)
perceiving
Wallace
on
the
other
side
of
Carron
,
desired
to
speak
w●●
him
,
to
whom
he
upbraided
so
foolish
an
usurpation
of
Kingdom
of
Scotland
,
against
so
powerful
a
faction
at
ho●●●
assisted
by
so
mighty
a
King
abroad
.
I
(
answered
Wallace
)
intended
never
to
reign
in
Scotland
:
But
finding
my
native
Country
abandoned
by
you
and
Baliol
who
have
the
right
to
〈◊〉
Crown
,
have
set
my self
to
defend
my
friends
and
neighbour
from
the
unjust
tyranny
and
usurpation
of
the
King
of
〈◊〉
land
,
who
setteth
you
forth
most
unnaturally
to
tear
the
b●●●els
of
your
mother
with
your
own
hands
.
After
diverse
●●●ches
to
this
purpose
,
the
Bruce
perceiving
the
fraudful
an●●●rannous
dealing
of
King
Edward
,
returned
to
the
hoast
.
〈◊〉
next
morning
Wallace
understanding
that
the
English
A●●
weakly
entrenched
,
and
in
great
security
,
amissing
with
his
Army
such
as
had
escaped
,
set
upon
them
in
the
dawning
●●fore
they
could
be
arrayed
,
and
killed
many
.
So
that
English
King
returned
at
that
time
without
any
further
ex●●oyt
.
Bruce
(
remembring
what
he
heard
of
Wallace
)
desired
●●●ng
Edward
according
to
his
former
promises
to
put
him
in
possession
of
so
much
of
the
Kingdom
of
Scotland
as
then
was
●●der
his
power
,
to
whom
he
answered
in
the
French
tongue
,
●●ave
we
no
more
ado
,
but
conquere
Kingdomes
for
you
?
By
●●is
speech
the
Lord
Bruce
conceived
so
great
grief
and
anger
,
●●at
within
few
dayes
he
departed
this
life
without
seeing
〈◊〉
eldest
son
Robert
Bruce
(
afterward
King
)
being
kept
for
assurance
of
his
fathers
obedience
)
in
Calice
Castle
in
France
.
After
this
unhappy
battel
,
Wallace
striving
to
recover
such
●●siles
and
strengths
,
as
King
Edward
had
intercepted
,
found
●●ch
opposition
and
backwardnesse
,
by
his
envious
emulatours
,
that
he
returned
to
Saint
Johnstoun
,
and
in
an
Assembly
of
the
●●ates
resigned
his
charge
of
Warden
,
and
with
eighten
men
●●ssed
again
into
France
,
according
to
a
promise
at
his
last
return
therefrom
:
This
fell
out
in
the
end
of
the
year
1300.
The
opposite
faction
having
gained
their
desire
,
choosed
John
Cumine
Governour
:
the
rather
because
King
Edward
had
promised
to
assist
him
to
the
Crown
of
Scotland
.
But
he
found
him
as
great
an
enemy
as
he
had
been
to
VVallace
.
For
after
even
moneths
truce
(
obtained
by
means
of
the
French
King
)
Edward
sent
sir
Ralph
Gonfray
with
a
great
Army
to
subdue
the
●●●ts
,
and
to
put
an
end
to
the
war
:
which
they
expected
●●ould
be
easie
,
VVallace
being
now
out
of
the
way
,
John
Cumine
joying
with
the
Lord
Simon
Fraser
,
making
some
eight
〈◊〉
nine
thousand
men
,
came
to
resist
the
English
,
who
having
●●sted
the
Countrey
as
far
as
Rosling
,
(
about
five
myles
from
Edinburgh
,
expecting
no
resistance
,
divided
themselvs
into
three
●●●tels
,
that
they
might
spoil
farther
in
the
Countrey
.
The
●●●ts
embracing
the
occasion
,
set
upon
the
first
battel
,
and
ea●●y
discomfite
them
:
the
second
also
(
albeit
stronger
by
the
●●●ning
of
these
who
had
fled
)
was
after
a
long
conflict
put
to
●●ut
.
By
this
the
third
battel
comming
to
the
revenge
,
put
●●e
Scots
to
a
great
strait
,
as
being
sore
wounded
,
wearied
,
and
●●akened
in
the
two
former
battels
,
and
having
to
withstand
●●esh
enemy
of
far
greater
number
;
hereupon
they
were
forced
●kill
all
the
captives
(
lest
they
should
assist
the
enemy
)
and
with
their
weapons
to
arme
their
Baggage-men
:
and
s●
forward
born
with
courage
and
necessity
(
seeing
no
es●●
after
a
long
and
hard
fight
,
they
put
the
enemies
to
flight
.
〈◊〉
was
the
24
of
March
1302.
King
Edward
sore
incensed
by
his
evil
successe
,
sent
fo●●
●●bert
Bruce
younger
out
of
Calice
:
whom
he
perswaded
,
〈◊〉
he
had
for
a
long
time
against
Wallace
,
defended
his
fa●●●
right
to
the
Crown
of
Scotland
:
that
having
put
Wallace
of
the
way
,
he
found
the
Cumines
as
great
enemies
:
notwithstanding
he
intended
yet
once
more
to
put
that
enemy
o●
the
way
,
and
so
to
settle
him
in
his
Kingdome
.
The
yo●●
Prince
believing
him
,
caused
all
his
friends
and
favoure●
Scotland
to
joyn
with
him
,
and
entring
the
borders
,
spoiled
Countrey
,
and
took
divers
Castles
as
far
as
Dowglas
.
Some
●●port
that
the
Lady
Dowglas
(
named
Ferrars
an
English
would
betrayed
that
Castle
to
the
Bruce
,
who
took
the
Lord
VVilliam
Dowglas
captive
with
all
his
children
and
goods
.
The
〈◊〉
himself
was
kept
prisoner
in
Barwick
,
and
thereafter
in
Y●●●
while
he
died
.
Mean
time
King
Edward
had
prepared
a
n●●●ry
Army
both
by
land
and
sea
,
with
which
he
entred
Scotland
and
subdued
all
before
him
while
he
came
to
Trivling
,
ke●●●
then
by
sir
William
Oliphant
:
who
after
a
long
siege
,
know●●
of
no
relief
,
yeelded
the
Castle
upon
condition
,
that
him
〈◊〉
and
all
that
were
with
him
should
passe
with
their
lives
〈◊〉
notwithstanding
K.
Edward
keeped
still
all
the
Noblemen
,
together
with
the
Captain
sir
William
Oliphant
:
and
such
〈◊〉
would
not
swear
homage
to
him
(
pretending
to
be
prote●●●●
of
Robert
Bruces
right
)
he
sent
prisoners
to
London
.
Having
this
Castle
intercepted
divers
of
John
Cumines
friends
,
he
●●cured
them
to
draw
him
to
a
Parly
with
him
,
in
which
h●●
blinded
him
with
hopes
of
the
Kingdome
,
and
with
fe●●●●
utter
undoing
,
that
he
joyned
himslef
and
his
friends
to
〈◊〉
English
,
who
by
this
accession
easily
passed
forward
with●●●
course
of
victory
,
as
far
as
the
outmost
bounds
of
Rosse
:
〈◊〉
in
his
back
coming
,
carried
away
with
him
into
England
Books
,
Registers
,
Histories
,
Laws
and
Monuments
of
the
Kingdome
:
and
amongst
other
,
the
Fatal
Marble
Chair
,
where●●
the
former
Scots
Kings
used
to
be
crowned
at
Scoon
:
on
w●
was
engraven
a
prophesie
,
bearing
that
,
Where
ever
this
〈◊〉
should
be
transported
,
the
Scots
should
command
there
.
He
carried
〈◊〉
with
him
all
the
Learned
men
and
Professors
of
Scotland
●●●ong
other
,
the
famous
subtile
Doctor
John
Duns
,
surnamed
〈◊〉
)
thinking
hereby
so
to
discourage
and
effeminate
the
●●●ds
of
the
Scots
,
that
they
should
cast
off
all
care
of
recover●●●
their
Liberty
;
the
memory
thereof
being
drowned
in
ob●●●●on
.
At
his
return
into
England
,
he
left
his
Cousing
sir
●●●ner
de
Valence
,
Earl
of
Pembroke
Viceroy
,
having
fortified
Castles
with
strong
Garisons
.
The
Scots
who
stood
for
the
liberty
of
the
Countrey
,
being
Taken
by
John
Cumine
,
sent
earnest
letters
to
France
to
move
Wallace
to
return
:
He
was
then
making
war
with
the
Engl●●●
in
Guyan
.
But
hearing
the
mischiefs
of
his
Countrey
,
ob●●ned
leave
of
the
French
King
to
return
,
and
secretly
amassing
●●●e
of
the
remainder
of
his
old
friends
,
recovered
diverse
●●stles
and
Towns
in
the
North
,
and
having
greatly
increased
〈◊〉
Army
,
besieged
S.
Johnstoun
till
it
was
rendred
:
But
as
he
proceeded
in
the
course
of
his
Victories
,
he
was
betrayed
by
〈◊〉
familiar
friend
sir
John
Monteith
,
to
the
Lord
Aymer
Val●●ce
,
who
sent
him
into
England
,
where
by
King
Edwards
command
he
was
put
to
death
,
and
his
body
quartered
and
〈◊〉
into
the
principal
Cities
of
Scotland
to
be
set
up
for
a
ter●●●
to
others
.
Notwithstanding
,
this
cruelty
prevailed
little
for
the
assir●●●g
of
King
Edwards
conquest
.
New
enemies
arising
whence
〈◊〉
cast
expected
:
For
as
he
returned
from
his
last
journey
in
〈◊〉
Scotland
,
Iohn
Cummine
and
Robert
Bruce
meeting
together
,
●●er
long
conference
of
the
state
of
their
Countrey
,
perceived
〈◊〉
notwithstanding
he
had
promised
to
each
of
them
a
part
●his
help
to
attain
the
Crown
of
Scotland
,
yet
his
intention
〈◊〉
only
to
use
their
assistance
to
conquer
and
assure
it
to
him●●●●
:
as
he
well
declared
by
spoiling
the
Countrey
of
all
Movements
publike
and
private
.
Hereupon
they
agreed
that
Cumine
should
quite
all
his
right
to
the
Crown
in
favour
of
●●●ce
,
and
that
Bruce
should
give
him
all
his
lands
for
his
assistance
.
This
Contract
written
and
sealed
by
both
parties
,
●●●ce
returned
into
England
with
the
hoast
,
waiting
for
a
〈◊〉
●●●e
to
escape
from
King
Edward
:
In
the
mean
time
Wallace
●●urning
,
and
recovered
many
places
in
Scotland
,
se●t
privily
for
Bruce
,
to
come
home
and
take
the
Crown
,
and
to
the
Edward
Bruce
,
a
most
valiant
youth
,
who
comin
Ireland
,
took
sundry
strengths
in
Annandale
and
Gallowmine
who
had
kept
old
enmity
with
Wallace
,
not
e●●
that
Bruce
by
his
means
should
come
to
the
Crown
,
r●●
the
Contract
betwixt
him
and
Bruce
to
King
Edward
:
first
delayed
to
cut
off
Robert
Bruce
,
till
such
time
as
he
get
the
rest
of
his
brethren
in
his
hands
.
Bruce
advert
his
danger
by
the
Earl
of
Glocester
(
some
call
him
the
E●●
Montgomery
)
his
old
friend
,
who
had
sent
him
a
pair
of
spurs
and
some
crowns
of
Gold
,
as
if
he
had
borrow
same
,
guesing
the
meaning
of
this
propine
,
caused
by
night
three
horse
backward
,
and
posted
away
from
the
Court
two
in
his
company
,
and
on
the
fifth
day
(
the
way
being
in
winter
:
arrived
at
his
own
Castle
of
Lochmabane
,
wh●
found
his
brother
Edward
,
with
Robert
Fleming
,
Iames
Li●●
Roger
kilpatrick
,
and
Thomas
of
Charteris
,
who
told
him
Wallace
was
betrayed
by
sir
Iohn
Monteith
,
and
the
Cumi●
action
,
a
few
dayes
before
.
Immediatly
thereafter
they
cepred
a
messenger
with
letters
from
Cumine
to
King
Ed●●
desiring
that
Bruce
should
be
dispatched
in
hast
,
lest
(
be
Nobleman
much
favoured
by
the
commons
)
he
should
greater
sturs
.
The
trachery
of
Iohn
Cumine
before
on
●●pected
,
was
hereby
made
manifest
,
which
so
incensed
the
Bruce
,
that
ryding
to
Dumfreis
,
and
finding
Cumine
at
the
in
the
Grayfries
,
after
he
had
shown
him
his
letters
,
in
●●tience
he
stabbed
him
with
his
Dagger
:
the
other
who
about
him
doing
the
like
,
and
not
only
dispatching
him
also
his
Cousing
sir
Edward
Cummine
and
others
who
him
.
This
slaughter
fell
out
on
the
ninth
of
February
beginning
of
the
year
1306
as
we
now
account
.
The
Bruce
thus
rid
of
one
enemy
,
found
a
great
number
were
rising
out
of
his
ashes
,
even
the
whole
puissant
n●●
Cumine
,
with
their
allyes
,
the
Earl
of
March
,
the
Lord
o●●
the
Lord
Abernethy
,
the
Lord
of
Brechin
,
the
Lord
Soules
most
part
of
the
North
and
all
Galleway
followed
the
C●●
the
Lord
of
Lorn
was
of
great
power
in
the
Highlands
.
Earl
of
March
and
Lord
William
Soules
commanded
the
with
Berwick
and
the
Borders
:
All
which
they
yeel
Edward
,
and
maintained
against
Robert
Brace
,
At
the
same
his
two
brethren
Thomas
and
Alexander
Bruce
with
Rei●●
Crawfurd
younger
,
secretly
landing
in
Galloway
,
were
taken
Duncan
Mackdugal
a
great
man
in
Galloway
,
and
sent
to
King
●ard
,
who
caused
them
all
three
to
be
hanged
.
On
the
other
assembled
to
him
(
besides
these
above-named
)
the
young
James
Dowglas
(
who
hearing
of
his
fathers
death
,
had
reed
from
France
,
where
he
was
at
Schools
,
and
stayes
a
time
his
kins-man
William
Lambert
Bishop
of
St.
Andrews
.
)
Earst
come
Lennox
,
Earled
Iohn
of
Athole
(
although
f
the
Cumines
●●ed
,
yet
being
father
in
Law
to
Edward
Bruce
)
sir
Neil
Campsir
sir
Gilbert
Hay
,
sir
Christoper
Setoun
,
sir
Thomas
Randal
.
sir
●●h
,
Hay
,
Iohn
Somervale
,
David
Barclay
,
Alexander
and
Simon
●●er
,
sir
Robert
Boyd
,
sir
William
Haliburton
,
with
sundry
who
with
Wallace
before
.
With
this
company
he
past
to
Scoon
,
took
upon
him
the
Crown
of
Scotland
in
Aprile
1306.
After
be
gathered
an
Army
,
minding
to
besiege
Saint
Johnstoun
:
finding
his
power
too
weak
,
heretired
to
Methven
,
where
was
unexpectedly
assaulted
,
and
discomfited
by
sir
Aymer
de
●●nce
:
but
with
small
losse
of
men
,
except
some
who
were
ta●●
who
were
constrained
to
swear
homage
to
King
Edward
.
commons
discouraged
with
this
hard
successe
,
fearing
the
●ish
,
forsook
the
new
King
,
who
had
a
few
company
of
Gentleabout
him
:
with
whom
he
travelled
towards
Argile
,
mean●o
lurk
for
a
time
with
his
brother
in
law
sir
Neil
Campbel
.
●ne
was
encountred
by
the
war
by
Iohn
of
Lorne
cousine
to
Cumine
,
and
constrained
to
flee
,
albeit
with
small
slaughter
●●en
(
being
daughter
to
Gratney
Earle
of
Mar
)
with
his
brosir
Neil
Bruce
,
and
Iohn
Earle
of
Athole
to
the
Castle
of
●rimmie
in
Mar.
The
King
of
England
sent
his
son
Prince
●ard
with
a
mighty
hoast
to
besiege
this
Castle
.
The
Queen
took
her
and
her
daughter
and
sent
them
captives
into
Eng●●
The
Castle
of
Kildrimmie
was
traiterously
burnt
by
one
Garison
,
all
that
were
within
it
taken
and
hanged
at
com-of
the
English
King.
Robert
seeing
Winter
approach
,
and
finding
no
retreat
in
the
main
land
,
retired
with
his
most
entire
friends
to
friend
Angus
Lord
of
the
Yles
,
with
whom
he
stayed
time
in
Kintyre
,
and
thereafter
sailed
over
into
the
Ranghrine
where
the
lurked
all
the
winter
,
every
man
es●●
him
to
be
dead
.
The
next
spring
he
landed
quterly
in
C●●
and
on
a
suddain
intercepted
his
own
Castle
of
Turmbe
Lord
Persie
flying
home
out
of
it
into
his
owne
Countre
James
Dowglasse
departing
thence
secretly
,
came
into
Dodale
,
and
by
means
of
Thomas
Dickson
an
old
servant
of
others
;
he
recovered
his
own
castle
of
Dewglasse
,
and
cast
once
and
again
:
Therefore
he
returned
to
King
Robert
nock
,
shewing
him
that
Aymer
de
Valence
and
John
with
an
Army
were
coming
against
him
.
The
King
w●●
hundred
valiant
men
keeped
themselves
in
a
strong
place
●ing
while
sir
Aymer
should
invade
;
but
took
no
heed
to
Lorne
,
who
fetching
a
compasse
set
upon
his
back
with
eig●●
dred
Highland
men
,
and
had
well
nigh
inclosed
him
The
King
perceiving
the
danger
,
divided
his
men
in
three
appointing
where
they
should
meet
at
night
,
fled
three
wayes
.
John
of
Lorne
having
a
Slouth-hound
pursued
st●●
the
King
,
who
purting
away
all
that
were
in
his
compan●●
one
man
,
fled
into
the
next
wood
,
and
with
great
d●●
escaped
the
Slouth-hound
.
Sir
Aymer
disappointed
of
this
prise
,
shortly
thereafter
with
fifteen
hundred
chosen
men
nigh
surprized
the
King
in
Glentrole
wood
,
but
the
King
his
men
taking
courage
so
resolutely
,
defended
the
place
very
strong
)
and
killed
diverse
of
the
first
who
assaulted
that
the
fields
,
and
reduced
Kyle
and
Cunyghame
to
h●ence
.
Sir
Iames
Dowglasse
also
with
threescore
men
lyi●●
ambum
at
a
strait
place
in
Cunyghame
called
the
Net●●
where
sir
Philip
Monbray
was
passing
with
one
thousand
against
the
King
(
being
them
in
Kile
)
killed
many
of
them
the
rest
to
flight
.
One
the
tenth
of
May
following
,
sir
Ay●
three
thousand
men
came
against
the
King
,
then
lying
at
Kyle
.
King
Robert
hearing
of
his
coming
(
albert
he
c●●
not
six
hundred
men
)
came
forth
against
him
at
a
plac●
Lowdoun
hill
:
which
he
●o
fortified
on
either
hand
with
and
Fowsies
,
that
the
enemies
could
not
enclose
him
〈◊〉
:
and
so
by
the
stout
and
resolute
valo●
of
so
few
,
sir
●●er
was
put
to
flight
:
which
he
took
so
sore
to
Heart
,
that
●etired
into
England
,
and
gave
over
his
office
of
Warden
or
●troy
,
Iohn
of
Britain
Earle
of
Richmond
being
sent
into
Scot●●
in
his
place
.
●●ing
Robert
after
this
past
into
the
North
,
leaving
sir
Iames
●●glasse
on
the
borders
:
who
taking
his
own
Castle
of
Dow●se
by
a
straregen
,
razed
it
to
the
ground
,
and
in
sew
dayes
●●ed
all
the
English
our
of
Dowglasse-dale
,
Attrick
forrest
,
and
●urgh
forrest
,
and
took
sir
Thomas
Randal
the
Kings
sister
son
●no
had
followed
the
English
ever
since
his
captivity
)
and
sin
●cander
Stewart
of
Bonkle
,
Sir
Alexander
and
Simon
Fraser
●●ting
King
Robert
in
the
North
,
shewed
him
how
Iohn
Cu●●e
Earl
of
Buchan
,
David
Lord
Brechin
,
sir
Iohn
Moubray
and
rest
of
the
Cuminian
faction
,
were
gathering
an
Army
against
Mean
while
by
the
assistance
of
his
friends
in
these
quar●●
,
on
a
sudden
he
surprised
the
Castle
of
Innernesse
,
the
fame
which
victory
caused
many
other
strengths
to
yeels
(
all
●ich
he
overthrew
)
and
greatly
increased
the
number
of
his
●●nds
.
In
his
returing
taking
sicknesse
at
Innerary
,
Cumine
●●ing
upon
him
:
The
King
after
his
friends
had
for
a
time
●●ended
him
,
convalescing
somewhat
,
went
out
to
the
field
,
〈◊〉
so
hardly
assaulted
his
enemy
at
old
Meldrom
.
that
(
albeit
●●ir
number
was
sar
greater
)
yet
they
took
the
flight
:
with
〈◊〉
like
successe
he
set
upon
the
King
in
Glenesk
in
Angus
,
●ere
being
shamefully
put
to
flight
,
he
fled
into
England
●●h
sir
Iohn
Moubray
,
and
died
there
shortly
.
Lord
David
●●echin
fortified
his
own
Castle
:
But
David
Earle
of
Athole
●●ced
him
to
yeeld
it
and
himself
to
the
King.
Mean
time
●lip
Fraser
took
the
Castle
of
Forfar
:
And
the
King
pur●ing
this
victory
,
reduced
all
the
North
to
his
obedience
:
and
●●ming
with
Lord
Iames
Dowglasse
returning
from
the
South
●●th
his
two
captives
,
he
took
S.
Iohnstoun
by
surprisal
:
from
●mee
he
past
into
Lorn
:
the
Lord
whereof
had
embushed
two
pusand
men
on
the
side
of
an
high
sleep
hill
,
where
the
King
noved
to
enter
through
a
narrow
passage
:
But
sir
Iames
Dow●●
with
sir
Alexander
Fraser
,
and
sir
Andrew
Gray
climbing
〈◊〉
hill
,
came
suddenly
on
their
backs
,
and
put
them
to
flight
.
●●n
of
Lorn
fled
into
England
by
sea
,
His
father
Lord
Alexander
Mackdugal
yeelded
himself
,
and
the
Castle
of
Dunst●
to
the
King.
By
this
means
all
on
the
North
side
of
Forth
was
redu●●
obedience
,
Sir
Edward
his
brother
in
the
mean
time
wi●●
and
hard
fighting
had
conquered
Galloway
:
Iames
Do●●
by
a
straragem
surprised
the
strong
Castle
of
Roxburgh
〈◊〉
Fastings
even
,
while
all
the
Garison
(
after
the
custome
〈◊〉
time
)
were
feasting
and
playing
the
ryot
.
The
report
w●●●
so
wheted
the
courage
of
the
valiant
Thomas
Randal
(
new
stored
to
his
Uncles
favour
,
and
made
Earle
of
Marray
)
having
besieged
the
Castle
of
Edinburgh
for
some
moneth
set
himself
by
all
means
to
carry
the
same
:
which
he
ob●●●●
by
a
narrow
passage
up
through
the
Rock
discovered
to
〈◊〉
by
which
he
and
sundry
stout
Gentlement
secretly
passed
u●●●
scaling
the
wall
,
after
long
and
dangerous
fighting
made
〈◊〉
selves
masters
of
the
place
.
The
Garrisons
of
Ruglan
,
L●●●
Dumfreis
,
Aire
,
Dundie
and
Boot
,
hearing
this
,
yeeld●●
these
Castles
,
which
were
all
razed
.
The
Yle
of
Man
also
turned
to
the
obedience
of
the
Crown
of
Scotland
,
Sir
Ed●
Bruce
having
besiedged
Striviling
Castle
,
three
month
ag●●●
with
the
Captain
Sir
Philip
Moubray
,
that
if
the
King
of
●●●land
did
not
rescue
him
within
twelve
moneths
thereafter
,
〈◊〉
Castle
should
be
yeelded
to
K.
Robert.
Albeit
this
seemed
a●●
provocation
of
so
mighty
a
King
Edward
the
second
(
who●●
seven
years
before
had
succeeded
his
father
Edward
Long-s●●●
but
far
degenerat
from
his
valour
)
having
not
only
England
Ireland
,
and
many
Englized
Scots
,
with
the
Dutchie
of
G●●
Bourdeaux
,
and
other
parts
of
France
subject
unto
him
〈◊〉
also
the
Low-countreys
strictly
confederat
with
him
:
Yet
〈◊〉
Robert
prepared
himself
to
encounter
him
in
the
fields
,
ans●●●
thered
some
five
and
thirty
thousand
men
,
few
but
valiant
.
King
of
England
had
above
an
hundred
thousand
foot
,
an●
thousand
horse
:
with
which
multitude
intending
to
destro●
whole
inhabitants
of
Scotland
,
and
to
divide
the
land
to
his
lowers
,
he
came
to
Bannokburn
(
some
two
myles
beneath
S●ling
)
where
on
the
twenty
one
of
Iune
1314.
He
was
en●●tered
by
the
Scots
,
and
after
long
and
hard
fighting
,
his
〈◊〉
Army
put
to
rout
:
himself
with
a
small
company
fleeing
Dumbar
,
was
sent
by
the
Earle
into
England
in
a
fisher
〈◊〉
●●ing
two
hundred
Noblemen
and
Gentlemen
killed
by
the
〈◊〉
,
and
as
many
taken
:
the
number
of
the
commons
slain
〈◊〉
taken
,
was
increadible
:
of
Scots
was
slain
two
Gentlemen
of
〈◊〉
,
Sir
William
Wipont
,
and
Sir
Walter
Rosse
,
with
four
thou●●●
common
Souldiers
.
●fter
this
victory
,
Strivling
being
yeelded
,
and
Dumbartane
●●en
by
composition
,
the
Earl
of
March
,
the
Lord
Soules
,
and
●●nethie
,
and
others
of
the
Cumines
allyes
were
reconciled
to
King
:
who
past
into
the
Isles
and
brought
them
to
obedience
,
●●●ng
John
of
Lorn
captive
,
who
died
in
prison
in
Lochlevin
.
〈◊〉
Scotland
was
freed
of
the
bondage
of
England
,
except
Ber●●●
which
was
recovered
four
years
thereafter
1318.
and
the
〈◊〉
making
diverse
incursions
into
England
under
the
leading
●●arle
Thomas
Randal
,
and
James
Lord
Dowglasse
requited
●●harmes
received
from
them
before
,
and
enriched
themselves
〈◊〉
spoil
.
〈◊〉
for
the
Authority
of
these
two
Histories
,
although
they
●●●bly
erre
in
some
circumstances
of
time
,
place
,
and
number
names
of
men
,
yet
generally
they
write
the
truth
of
the
Story
these
times
both
at
greater
length
,
and
upon
more
cer●●●
〈◊〉
information
then
these
who
have
written
our
Chronicles
.
〈◊〉
committing
them
to
thy
diligent
perusal
(
gentle
and
cour●●s
Reader
)
I
wish
you
profit
thereby
,
and
all
happinesse
from
〈◊〉
D
,
Farewell
.