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524 as he was afoir reddy to subdew it to Inglismen, | he suld
be na left autorist wzt/z King Dauid fan he was afoir with
King Edward, and gif he war fundin rebelling J>airto, he suld
be maist schaymfullye punyst for his tresoun. Sik thingis
done, fe Erie of Murraye and Robert Stewartt come to Edin¬
burgh, quhare fai with generall eleccioun war chosin Gover-
nowris of Scottlannd. In fe mene tyme Williame Douglas
{II. 429) returnit oute of Ingland, ransovnit with huge sovme of moneye.
Eftir pis mony vther Scottis left pe opinion of Inglis men,
as Laurence Prestoun, lohnne Heryng & lohnne Halyburtoun,
knychtis, with mony vpms, quhilkis abaid eftir perpetually
at pe faith of King Dauid. Schort tyme following ane con-
vencioun was maid be pir Gouernouris at Derse to avise on
sindry grete materis cowcernyng pe commoun wele, quhilk
day comperit thir nobill men following : Alexander Murraye,
new ransonit oute of Ingland, William Douglas, Patrik, Erie
of Marche, Dauid Cwmyng, Erie of Atholl, & Alexander
Mowbraye. Nochpeles, becauft pe said Erie Dauid come mair
stranglye pan reassoun wes, pe nobillis durst attempt na thing
at pis tyme aganis Inglismen, and pairfor skalit but ony vther
actis done be pame.
How King Eduarde come in Scotland with grete
armyis, and how mony of his navy perist for pair
offence aganis Sanct Columbe ; how pe Duke of
Gyldir was wyncust, pe Erie of Murray betrasit, and
how Erie Dauid Cwmyn was slayne. Ca viij
King Eduarde and pe Ballioll, herand pe rebellioun of
Scottis on pis wise, gaderit ane grete army to invaid pe
Scottis, and come with fyfty thousand men to Perth, and
brocAt jc Ixxx schippis. Thir schippis sone eftir pair cuming
in Forth maid grete herschippis be fire and swerd on all partis
peraboute, and eftir pat spoul3eitt pe Abbaye of Sanct Columbe,
bot pair sacrilege was nocAt lang vnpvnest; for quhen pai
war retumand in Ingland, pair navy be violence of storme
was brocht to grete affiiccion, sum of pame pereist and vpms

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