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a large army, with all these new knights. Thomas, Earl of 

 Lancaster, and Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, passed 

 through the mountains of Scotland and besieged the Castle of 

 Kildromy in Mar and took it. In this castle Christopher de 

 Setoun was found, with his wife, who was a sister of Robert de 

 Bruys. As an English deserter he was sent to Dunfres, and there 

 hanged and beheaded, because he had formerly slain a knight 

 there, who had been placed there by the King of England to be 

 sheriff of the country. The Bishops of Glasgow and St. Andrews 

 and the Abbot of Scone were taken at the same season and sent 

 into England under guard. In the year of grace 1306 King 

 Edward arrived at Dunfermelyn, and his son Edward, Prince of 

 Wales, had returned from beyond the mountains and was dwell- 

 ing with a large army at the town of St. John (Perth). In the 

 meantime Robert de Bruys had returned from the Isles and had 

 collected an army in the defiles of Athole. He sent messengers 

 to ask the King's son to treat with him. The Prince agreed that 

 he might come to treat. Se he came to the bridge of St. John's 

 town, and began to treat, trying to find out whether he could 

 procure a pardon. On the morrow this parley was reported to 

 the King at Dunfermelyn. He was greatly enraged when he 

 heard of the parleying, and asked : — " Who was so bold as to 

 hold parley with our traitors without our knowledge?" and he 

 refused to hear it spoken of. The King and his son then set out 

 for the Marches of England, and Eymer de Valoyns remained as 

 the King's Lieutenant in Scotland. Robert de Bruvs then re- 

 commenced his great design. He sent his two brothers, Thomas 

 and Alexander, to Niddisdale and the vale of Anand to draw 

 together the levies of the people. There they were surprised 

 and captured by the English. They were taken to Carlisle by 

 the King's order, and there they were hanged and beheaded. 

 Robert de Bruys collected his adherents in Carrick. Evmer de 

 Valoins, hearing of this set out against him. At Loundoun 

 Robert encountered Eymer de Valoins and defeated him, chasing 

 him to the Castle of Aire. And within the third day Robert de 

 Bruys defeated Ralph de Monhermer, who was called Earl of 

 Gloucester, because the King's daughter Joan had taken him for 

 her husband from love. He pursued him to the Castle of Aire, 

 and there besieged him until he was rescued by the army of 



