History of the house and race of Douglas and Angus

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Glendining. 9. Sir John Harris, Lord of Terregles, 10. Sir
Harbert Maxwell, 11. Sir William Hay, 12. Sir William
Borthwick. The condition bears, that upon the Earl's re-
entry of his person into the wards of the said John of Lan-
caster, the said hostages were to be set free to repair with safe
conduct to their own countries, and that within forty day*
after the Earl's re-entry, or after his death: and that the prince
Thomas, and his said brother John, and the Earl of West-
moreland should be obliged by express commandment from
the King to secure the said hostages, during the time of their
abode and residence in England. And if the Earl should fail
of his re-entry again, that the said hostages should be at the
King's disposing. And in case the Earl should die, his eldest
son and heir was to abide prisoner with the King in his son's
keeping, and the rest of the hostages were to be set free im-
mediately. And further it was conditioned, that the Earl
should do his uttermost to keep the truce that had been treat-
ed of between the King, his council, and the said Earl; and
that he should cause it to be ratified and confirmed by both
the realms of Scotland and England for 16 years: and in case
he could not obtain that, that then the said Earl for himself,
and his countries between the east and west seas, inhabited by
any of his men and vassals, should keep truce with England
from Pasch next, till Pasch thereafter. These conditions
were drav/n up by the King's council in the form of an in-
denture, whereof each had a counterpane, signed, sealed and
delivered reciprocally by the said parties at London, the 14th
of March 1107.
During the time of his captiviry in England, the Duke of
Rothsay was famished to death by his uncle the governor, who
being accused thereof by the King his brother, made such a
s lender purgation, that the King fearing he would do the like
to his other son James, sent him by sea to France, where he
might remain in safety, until he were come to years. But
being driven in by storm of weather into the coasts of Eng-
land, he was detained as a prisoner by the King and State.
Hereupon followed the death of the desolate father, and the