History of the house and race of Douglas and Angus

HOUSE OF DOUGLAS. i-q
Baliol, and Baliol being forfeited, was made Lord of Gallo-
way.
This Archibald had by Ids wife Dornagiila Cuming two
sons, William who succeeded to his uncle Hugh in the Lord-
ship of Douglas, raid was created Earl of Douglas, and
Archibald after Lord of Galloway: he had also a daughter
called Marjory married to Thomas Earl of Mar.
We have heard in the life of good Sir James, how Kino-
Robert Bruce, before his death, had taken all pains for esta-
blishing the kingdom to his posterity, and to leave it peace-
ably unto them, and had done for that effect what the wit of
man could devise. He had beaten out his enemies by arms;
he had ratified and confirmed his right by the laws and act
of parliament; he had obtained a renunciation of all title and
claim he could pretend from John Baliol his competitor; he
had got also the like renunciation from the king of England
and all evidences, writs, and monuments concerning his pre-
tences delivered up to him, discharged and cancelled, and de-
clared to be null and of no value, by consent of the English
parliament: and, (to be the surer of King Edward's friend-
ship) he married his son David to Jane his sister. He had
cut off the rebellions that were springing up against him, by
executing such as were guilty, established Raiidulph tutor and
protector to his son, and governor of the country; he had re-
moved all occasion of emulation, that might have fallen out
therein, and settled ail with- good advice, good precepts, rood
counsel in his testament, both for peace among themselves
and war against the enemy. But what is the wit of man?
and how Aveak a thing are his devices? or what bends will
bind whom duty cannot bind?
This, same Baliol, who-e father had renounced his right
(nothing regarding what Lis father had done) renewed KJs
claim to the crown. This same king of England, who had
himself solemnly renounced, who had bound up friendship
with the most sure and strongest bonds that can be amonrst
men, regarding neither his resignation made, nor his affinity
and alliance, nor any duty towards God, or faith fold promise