60 Tue CASTLE OF DumMrRIES. 
Abyndon “to pay either in money or victuals, the wages of 
Richard de Bret, an Irish hobbler retained to spy the passings and 
haunts of the enemy by night and by day, who has been on duty 
for 6 weeks and 3 days; lest he take himself off for want of 
sustenance.’’ Galloway also contributed light horses. 
In an agreement or indenture of 20th November, 1298, the 
King gave minute directions in respect to the garrison and muni- 
tions of the Castle. “ Be it remembered,’’ he says, “ that the King 
has appointed that in the Castle of Dumfries there should remain 
twelve men with armed horses, who shall have among them all 
twenty-four foot soldiers by the appointment of Sir Robert de 
Clifford. Also the twenty crossbow-men who were at Berwick, 
who were appointed to the said Sir Robert de Clifford at Durham, 
and the six crossbow-men whom the said Sir Robert de Clifford 
shall place there, whom he took from the Castle of Lochmaben, 
and 4 foot-men of his own, whom he also shall provide. Also a 
master engineer and 4 carpenters. Also one smith and his lad ; 
one Engineer and 2 masons, whereof the amount shall be 76 
persons. 
“For whose support the provisions underwritten are ap- 
pointed from 20th November next coming, at the beginning of the 
27th year of the reign of our Lord the King aforesaid, until the 
last day of the month of June (the first day and the last being 
reckoned) for 223 days, that is to say for 32 weeks :—by the day 
3 bushels of wheat, 120 Quarters of wheat, of wine 10 tuns, of 
Malt or Barley to make malt for beer, 160 Quarters, of beans and 
peas, 20 Quarters, of oats for provender for the horses, 100 
Quarters, of oxen 50 carcases, of herrings 10,000, of dried fish 
500, of salt 20 Quarters, of iron and steel as much as will be 
necessary, of cords and hides for engines. . . . of money 
10 marks, which shall be delivered to the Constable of the Castle 
for small necessaries. And be it remembered that Mr Richard 
de Abingdon (to whom the King by his letters has given directions 
regarding these things) shall see that all these things above 
written, shall arrive by land in the company of the said Sir 
Robert, or by sea, at the said Castle as he more fully is directed in 
the aforesaid letters of the King. Also the said Sir Robert shall 
place in the Castle 2 engines, 2 springalds, 2 Crossbows with 
winches, and 2 Crossbows of 2 feet. Also the Bishop of Carlisle, 
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