BOOK XX.

1 _Soyne eftir._ “Not long after” (_nec multum post._ _Gesta Edw._, p. 97). It was “lately,” on September 22, 1327 (_Northern Registers_, p. 344).

5 _A gret host._ “With a great army” (_North. Reg._, p. 344).

7 _to Norhame._ Besieged Norham Castle (_ibid._; also _Fœdera_, iii., p. 975; and _Scala._, p. 155). Robert himself was at Norham (_Scala._). For this and next note, _cf._ _Scotichronicon_, ii., p. 288.

10 _Awnwyk._ Alnwick. “Besieged the castle of Alnwick for more than fifteen days” (_Gesta Edw._, p. 97). Alnwick besieged by Moray and Douglas (_Scala._, 155).

15 _mony fair gud chevelry._ At Alnwick “there were great jousts of war by formal agreement” (_estoient grantz joustes de guere par covenaunt taille._ _Scala._, p. 155).

23-25 _The landis of Northumberland ... gaf he._ “And lands, it is claimed, within the kingdom of England, the said King Robert confers on certain of his followers, and causes charters to be prepared for the grantees” (_North. Reg._, p. 344; _cf._ “thai payit for the seliys fee”).

27 _raid he destroyand._ The Scots “destroyed Northumberland almost entirely, except the castles, and remained there a long time” (_Lanercost_, p. 260).

31 _Ledaris of hym._ “The Queen and Mortimer arranged everything” (_la royne et le Mortimer le firent tout_, _Scala._, 156). “By the evil advice of his mother and Roger, Lord of Mortimer” (_Lanercost_, p. 261); “his mother then ruled the whole kingdom” (_ibid._).

33 _Send messyngers._ The “messengers” (_nuntios_; in _Acts._, messages) and procurators of the King of England were the Bishops of Lincoln and Norwich, Henry Percy, William of Ashby-de-la-Zouch (a Mortimer), and Geoffrey Scrope. The negotiations took place at Edinburgh, and were concluded March 17, 1328 (_Gesta Edw._, p. 98; _Acts Parl. Scot._, i., p. 124). A parliament at Northampton finally agreed to the treaty, May 4, 1328 (_Exchequer Rolls_, i. ciii.).

38 _fiff yheir ... scarsly._ David Bruce was born on March 5, 1324.

39 _Johane ... of the Tour._ Having been born in the Tower of London. “Johanam de Turre” (_Lanercost_, p. 261); “Johannam de Turribus” (_Scotich._, ii., p. 290).

43 _sevin yher._ Born 1321.

44 _monymentis and lettrys ser._ Especially the _Ragman Roll_ (Icelandic, _ragmanr_, a coward?), containing a list of the homages to Edward on August 28, 1296, at Berwick, by the churchmen, earls, barons, knights, burgesses, and whole community of Scotland, as well as earlier submissions (_Bain_, ii. xxv., pp. 193-214; _cf._ also _Lanercost_, p. 261; _Knighton_, i. 448-9; _Scotichr._, ii., p. 289; _Baker_, p. 103). Baker says the Roll was publicly burned at the marriage at Berwick (_ibid._). The only copies of it that exist are in the _Tower Rolls_ (_Bain_, _ibid._), with portions of the original instruments of homage; so that this stipulation was never carried out (_Acts Parl. Scot._, i., p. 19).

48 _all the clame._ “Omnem clameum (_sic_) seu demandam” (_Lanercost_, p. 261). _Cf._ for terms of the “Relaxation of Superiority.” _Fœdera_, iv., p. 338; York, May 1, 1328.

53 _Fully xx thousand pund._ Twenty thousand pounds sterling to be paid in three years (_Acts Parl. Scot._, i., p. 125). Fordun says 30,000 marks out of King Robert’s “mere goodwill,” in compensation for English losses (_Gesta Annalia_, cxli.). The last payment was in 1331 (_Excheq. Rolls_, cx.).

67 _for the mangery._ The _Exchequer Rolls_, I, cxiv.-cxvii., contain a long list of purchases in the Low Countries for the household of the young people--food, furniture, utensils, etc.

73 _male es._ Fr. _mal aise_, illness. According to Le Bel, Bruce was suffering from the “great sickness” (_la grosse maladie_) in 1327 (p. 48; see also 79). The _Lanercost_ chronicler says it was leprosy (_factus fuerat leprosus_, p. 259). Johnes translates Froissart’s “grosse maladie” as leprosy (i. 18, 26).

79 _Cardross._ On the Clyde, half way between Dumbarton and Helensburgh, acquired by the King in 1326 in exchange for other lands (_Exchequer Rolls_, I., cxix.).

83 _To Berwik._ The marriage took place on Sunday, July 19, 1328 (_Lanercost_, p. 261); July 17 (_Gesta Annalia_, cxlii.).

85 _the Queyne and Mortymer._ Edward III. himself was not present (_Lanercost_, p. 261).

125 _At that parliament._ The arrangement as to the succession of the Steward and a possible regency were made in a parliament of 1318. Randolph was to be regent, and, failing him, Douglas (_Acts Parl._, i. 105). Barbour divides the regency; Fordun makes no mention of this (_Gesta Annalia_, cxxxix.).

*129 _Maid hym manrent and fewte._ Some such ceremony in all likelihood did take place; Barbour’s statement is not to be rejected lightly. Le Bel (_Froissart_) says that when the King felt the approach of death he summoned his barons (see below), and charged them, on their fealty, to guard loyally the kingdom for his own David, and when he came of age obey him, and crown him King, and marry him suitably--in which last detail Le Bel is, of course, astray (p. 79; _Johnes_, i. 27).

151 _Till Cardross went._ He had paid a visit to Galloway, and was at Glenluce on March 29, 1329.

158 _For the lordis._ See note on 129.

167 _Lordingis._ An alternative account of this speech and of the whole circumstances up to the death of Douglas is given by Le Bel (ch. xxv.), and adapted from him by Froissart (_Johnes_, i., ch. xx.). Divergencies or close parallels are noted as they occur. See on these Appendix, F.