72 The Scalacronica. 



wards became Queen of Norway. This Queen of Norway had by 

 her Lord only one daughter, whose name was also Margaret, of 

 whom mention will be made again hereafter. John, son of 

 David of Scotland, begotten of the sister of Randulf, Earl of 

 Chester, married the daughter of Llewellyn, Prince of Wales; 

 thus putting an end to the war between the said Prince and the 

 said Earl Randulf. This Earl, after returning from the Holy 

 Land, died without an heir of his body. The Earldom of Chester 

 went to his nephew, John of Scotland, which John, son of David 

 Earl of Huntingdon and Gernyagh, died without an heir of his 

 body. Wherefore the Earldom of Chester came into the King's 

 hand; but he presented the household only to the sisters of the 

 said John, because such a royalty ought not to be divided among 

 women. The issue of these sisters is mentioned hereafter. 



Li the year of grace 1274 Edward, the son of Henry, and his 

 wife Eleanor, were crowned and anointed at Westminster by Friar 

 Robert of Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury, on the Assump- 

 tion of our Lady (18 August). King Alexander of Scotland and 

 the Duke of Britany were there, and both their wives, who were 

 sisters of the said Edward, were there, as was also the Queen- 

 mother. They with all the other Earls of England were clothed 

 in garments of gold and silk, with great troops of knights, who, at 

 their dismounting allowed their horses to go, to be taken by any 

 one who wished, in honour of the coronation. Alexander, King 

 of Scotland did him homage at this time, and returned to his own 

 country, where soon after his wife Margaret, Edward's sister, 

 died. They had two sons, Edward and David, and a daughter 

 Margaret, who was then Queen of Norway. The two sons died at 

 the age of 20 years, in their father's life-time. King Alexander 

 took to wife the daughter of the Count of Flanders, after the 

 death of King Edward's sister. But of her he had no issue. 



King Alexander was going one night on horseback to his wife 

 aforesaid. He fell from his palfrey near Kinghorn, and broke his 

 neck to the great disadvantage of the two realms. His sons were 

 dead, and he had no issue, except the daughter of his daughter, 

 Margaret Queen of Norway. The Lords of Scotland, the 

 Bishops, Earls, and Barons, and the Commons foresaw a struggle 

 of long continuance from dispute for the realm. They sent to 

 King Edward in Gascony, requesting him to arrange that his 



