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England. They brought the said Robert de Bruys to such 

 distress that he had to go over the mountains on foot, and from 

 isle to isle, and some times to such low fortune that he had no 

 one with him. The chronicles of his deeds assert that he came all' 

 alone to a ferry between two isles, and when he was in the boat 

 with two boatmen, they asked him for news, and whether he had 

 heard anything said as to what had become of Robert de Bruys ? 

 "Nothing," said he. "Surely," said they, "we should like to 

 have him now, for he would die by our hands." "Why?" 

 said he. "Because he murdered our Lord, John Comyn." 

 They landed him at the place agreed upon, and he said — " See, 

 here is the man you want. If it were not that you have done me 

 the courtesy to put me across this narrow passage you could 

 have accomplished your wish." He went his way, being pursued 

 with such ill fortune. King Edward meanwhile remained a long 

 time ill at Lanercost. Thence he removed for a change of air, 

 and in order to meet his army, which he had summoned for the 

 purpose of re-entering Scotland. He came to Burgh on the 

 Sands, and there died in the month of July in the year of grace 

 1307. He was carried from there and buried at Westminster 

 beside his ancestors, after he had reigned 34 years 7 months and 

 11 days, and in the year of his age 68 and 20 days. 



(To be Continued in Next Volume.) 



8th January, 1909. 



Chairman — Dr J. Maxwell Ross. 



It was agreed to record in the minutes the regret of the 

 members at the death of Thomas M'Kie, LL.D., for many years 

 a member of the society and one who took much interest in its 

 work. 



The Recent Fire in the Town Hall of Dumfries and a 

 Previous Fire, which Concerned the Town. By Mr 

 James Barbour, S. F.A.Scot. 



The work falling to the antiquarian section of this society 

 chiefly concerns the past, but it seems no way inconsistent with 



