398 An Antiquary's Notes. 



Scottlond and the lordes come att the day assigned and att the 

 same day Se Robert the Brus ffaire lordes ful welle ye witte hit 

 hit that in my persone dwelleth the right of the Reame of 

 Scottlonde and as ye witte wel as rightful heire Seth that Se 

 John Baillol was zair kyng that was oure kyng ws hath for sake 

 and al so lefte his lande and thought hit so be that kyng Edwarde 

 of Engelond with wrongful pouer hathe made me to him assent 

 a geijens my wille if that ye will graunt that i be kyng of Scott- 

 londe y schal kepe you ageins kyng Edwarde and a gens alle 

 maner of mene. And with that worde the abbot of Scone aroos 

 and be fore ham alle saide that hit was resoun for to helpe him 

 and the lande to kepe and defende and thoo said in presence of 

 hem alle that he wolde gief him a thousand pounde for to mayn- 

 tene the londe and alle the othir graimtede the londe to him and 

 with here pouere him to defende and helpe and defied kyng 

 Edward of Engelonde and saide that Robert Brus scholde be 

 kyng of Scottlonde. 



" Howe Se John of Comyn gayn saide the crounyng of Se 

 Robert the Brus. Lordynges saide Se John of Comyn thenketh 

 up on the treuth and the othe that ye made to kyng Edward of 

 Engelond and as touching my selfe I welle nought breke myn 

 othe fr noman. And so he wente from the companye at that 

 tyme. Wherefore Robert the Brus and all other concented were 

 wondire wroothe and thoo manaced Se Johon of Comyn. Tho 

 ordeigned their another counceil at Dunfris to the whiche come 

 the fforsaide Se John Comyn nought but dwelled ij myle fro 

 Dounfrys there that he was wonede to sojorne and abide. 



" How Se John Comyn was wronglych quelled. Whenne 

 Robert the Brus wiste that alle the grett lordes of Scottlond wer 

 comen to Scone saf Se John Comyn that sojournede tho neyg 

 Scone he sent after him spesialith that Se John Comyns schold 

 come to speke with him and up on that he sent after him Sir 

 John Comyns ij brethryn and preide him for to come and spek 

 with him att the Graifieres of Dumfris and tht was the Thursday 

 after candelmasse and Se John grauntede heme for to wende 

 with hem and whanne he hade herde messe he tok a sop and 

 (Iranke and afterwards he bistrod his palfray and rod his way and 

 so he came to Dunfrys and Robert the Brus saw him come at at 

 awyndow as he was in his chamber and tho he made yoie ynonghe 

 and come ayens him and colled (embraced) him abowte the 



