Family records of the Bruces and the Cumyns

SIR WILLIAM WALLACE. 105
of Thomas a Becket to be faithful and vigilant in Edward's cause ; and " Mar-
jorie," his only child by his first marriage, was given up as a hostage to Sir
Henry Percie.
To prove his sincerity, as was supposed, he invaded the territory of Sir
William Douglas, and carried off the Lady Douglas and her sons. But perhaps
he did this the more willingly that the lady was the unkind stepmother of his
friend, " the good Sir James," and his brother Hugh, and a spy upon her hus-
band's actions, being entirely in the interest of England. However this may be,
he soon repented of his adhesion to the English party, and said he trusted the
Pope would absolve him from an extorted oath. Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow,
openly supported Wallace, and in the north the rising was general, headed by
the younger Sir Andrew Moray, who now was on his father's estates of Pettie
and Bocharn. The Earl of Sutherland, who possessed the confidence ot
Edward, was by him directed to return to Scotland, in order to assist in keeping
peace in the northern counties.
De Warrenne, the Governor, now exerted himself to quell the insurrection
which he had neglected to prevent. His nephew, Sir Henry Percie, with Sir
Robert Clifford, was sent against Wallace with 40,000 infantry and 300 horse.
They found the Scots strongly posted at Irvine, but disunited, jealous of each
other, and especially so of Wallace. Sir Robert Lundin, a chief of some author-
ity amongst them, went over to the English, attempting to justify himself by
declaring that he would no longer belong to a party at variance within itself,
and some of the other leaders consented to come to terms ; so that a treaty was
concluded between them and Sir Henry Percie, by which they obtained a free July 9.
pardon, and were allowed to retain their estates on renewing their allegiance to
the King of England.
Wallace, to whom the treaty was submitted on the 7th of July, two days
before it was signed, indignantly refused to become a party to it. Percie and
Sir Aymer de Valence prevailed on Sir Ranald Crauford to go to him and try to
persuade him, but all that he would accord to their wishes was, to retire into the
north.
The Bishop of Glasgow appears to have been the negotiator of this treaty ;
finding that he could not perform all he had promised to the English, he and
Sir William Douglas, who acted with him, voluntarily surrendered themselves
prisoners. Wallace, ascribing the bishop's conduct to pusillanimity, in the first
moment of resentment flew to his house, pillaged it, and led his family captive.
Sir Andrew Moray, senr., of all the barons alone, adhered to Wallace.*
* Sir Andrew Moray's wife was the fourth daughter of the Red Cumyn, No. I. Their son, the younger
Sir Andrew, was the third husband of Christian the Bruce, Countess of Marr.