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8 GENEALOGIEOFTHE
tyranny, fent to Scotland and France for fuccor. King Alexander en-
tered England, and fhortly after Lewis Dauphin of France came to Lon-
don without any impediment. King Alexander informed thereof, ga-
thered 30,000 men, with a defign to joyn him. For that effect he fent
Sir William Saintclair with 5000 light horfemen before, to obferve the
paffages ; and finding no impediment, he came to London, where, have-
ing met with Lewis the Dauphin, they conferred about the prefent eftate
of the countrey. Afterwards they failed over into France to King Philip,
to renew the ancient friendfhip betwixt France and Scotland, takeing
only ten fhips with them, leaveing the reft of the armys to be governed
by Sir William Saintclair and the Earle of Marche. Their bonds of
friendfhip being renewed, they returned to London. Att that time King
John, through difpleafure, died. They fieing this, and takeing away all
occafion of warre, by their counfell, returned to their countreys. King
Alexander, after his return, did reward his nobles, amongft whom he
gave to Sir William Saintclair the Barony of Coufland in heretadge, as
charters yet extant do record. He made him alfo new charters of his
lands of Rofline, for it would appear his old charters had been burnt, or
deftroyed fome way or ane other in King William's time, becaufe of the
great trouble that was then in the countrey. He gave him alfo the Bax-
ter lands of Innerleith. Not long after King Alexander died, in the 35
year of his reign, and of our Lord 1249- Next to him fucceeded King Alex-
ander the Third, who raifed ane armie of 40,000 men againft King Acho
of Norway, who did invade the Ifles, and subjected them to his dominion ;
the which armie was divided into three bodies. In the one was Sir
Alexander Stewart of Dundonald, with the Earles of Monteith and Len-
nox, who governed the men of Argyle, Athole, Lennox, and Galloway :
in the other was Sir William Sinclare of Roflin, with the Earle of Marche,
who governed the men of the Merfe, Teviotdale, Lothian, Berwick, Fife,
and Stirlingfhire ; and in the middle was King Alexander, with all the
power of Scotland. So the armies joyning, the Scots became victorious,
tyranny, fent to Scotland and France for fuccor. King Alexander en-
tered England, and fhortly after Lewis Dauphin of France came to Lon-
don without any impediment. King Alexander informed thereof, ga-
thered 30,000 men, with a defign to joyn him. For that effect he fent
Sir William Saintclair with 5000 light horfemen before, to obferve the
paffages ; and finding no impediment, he came to London, where, have-
ing met with Lewis the Dauphin, they conferred about the prefent eftate
of the countrey. Afterwards they failed over into France to King Philip,
to renew the ancient friendfhip betwixt France and Scotland, takeing
only ten fhips with them, leaveing the reft of the armys to be governed
by Sir William Saintclair and the Earle of Marche. Their bonds of
friendfhip being renewed, they returned to London. Att that time King
John, through difpleafure, died. They fieing this, and takeing away all
occafion of warre, by their counfell, returned to their countreys. King
Alexander, after his return, did reward his nobles, amongft whom he
gave to Sir William Saintclair the Barony of Coufland in heretadge, as
charters yet extant do record. He made him alfo new charters of his
lands of Rofline, for it would appear his old charters had been burnt, or
deftroyed fome way or ane other in King William's time, becaufe of the
great trouble that was then in the countrey. He gave him alfo the Bax-
ter lands of Innerleith. Not long after King Alexander died, in the 35
year of his reign, and of our Lord 1249- Next to him fucceeded King Alex-
ander the Third, who raifed ane armie of 40,000 men againft King Acho
of Norway, who did invade the Ifles, and subjected them to his dominion ;
the which armie was divided into three bodies. In the one was Sir
Alexander Stewart of Dundonald, with the Earles of Monteith and Len-
nox, who governed the men of Argyle, Athole, Lennox, and Galloway :
in the other was Sir William Sinclare of Roflin, with the Earle of Marche,
who governed the men of the Merfe, Teviotdale, Lothian, Berwick, Fife,
and Stirlingfhire ; and in the middle was King Alexander, with all the
power of Scotland. So the armies joyning, the Scots became victorious,
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