Scotland/Scots > Life of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Ellerslie, and Guardian of Scotland

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of for corrupting the fidelity of Monteith; and lie
mentions that the infamous bargain was finally con¬
cluded in “ Ruglyne Kirk,” where the two met by
appointment, and that Monteith received from Val-
lence three thousand crowns of gold as the price of
his friend. “ Ruglyne” is situated nearly mid-way
between Bothwell and Dumbarton Castles; the for¬
mer being the place where the Earl of Pembroke
usually resided when in Scotland, and was quite con¬
venient for his keeping an appointment at “ Rug¬
lyne" with the Governor of Dumbarton Castle.
When it is recollected that John Comyn, who, ac¬
cording to “ Douglas's Peerage” married a sister
of Vallence, was hatching the treason which he af¬
terwards put in practice against Bruce, at the time
when his brother-in-law was tampering with the
friend of Wallace, it will not be doing him great
injustice if we suppose him at least in the secret of
the infamous transaction with Monteith. In fact
both these deeds of darkness appear to have been
part of the same plan for placing Comyn, and con¬
sequently the sister of the Earl of Pembroke, on the
Scottish throne.
P. 195. “ He brint all the Chronicles of Scotland
with all maner of bukis, als weill of devyne seruyce
as of othir materis, to that fyne that the memorye
of Scottis suld peris. He gart the Scottis wryte bukis
efter the use of Sarum, and constranit thaym to say
efter that vse.” Boeth.