74 The Scalacronica. 



King's sister, until it was perceived that he could return. The 

 second year after the battle of Berewyk, Edward de Balliol 

 returned to Newcastle-on-Tyne, and did homage to the King of 

 England for 'the land of Scotland, according to the conditions 

 before spoken of. Then he marched back into Scotland, 

 because a part of the country had risen against him with the Earl 

 of Murref, a growing youth. The said Edward was at Strevelyn 

 with his force, and there a severe dispute arose from jealousy 

 between some of his Council, who suddenly departed from him 

 to their holds. On this account the said Edward marched back 

 into England. Henry de Beaumond, then Earl of Boghan, in 

 right of his wife's heritage, marched to Dundarg, a castle which 

 he had recently strengthened in Boghan. The Earl of Athelis 

 marched back into his own country, and the others to their own 

 holds. Richard de Tallebot was beyond the mountains in the 

 land of his wife's inheritance, who was the daughter of John de 

 Com}n. When he heard the news of this desertion he marched 

 towards England, but was captured in Lownes, as was also John 

 de Stirling, one of the men who had sworn fidelit}' to Edward de 

 Balliol. But they broke their faith from coveting the reward. 

 Henry de Beaumond was besieged in Dundarg, where he sur- 

 rendered the Castle, on condition that he would depart from the 

 country. The Earl of Athelis returneil to the allegiance of 

 DavirJ de Bru}S and abandoned that of Edward de Balliol. He 

 was compelled l>y force to do this or die. So were all the 

 English knights in his company, for they could preserve their 

 lives in no other way. At that time none of the adherents of the 

 King of England were left in Scotland, except the Earl of 

 March, who at the King of England's command went to meet 

 him at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. On returning to his home he was 

 ill-treated b\' the malefactors of Northumberland, who coveted 

 the money which the King had given him at his departure. He 

 was on the jinint of being murdered. He made his complaint to 

 the King, who had now come to Roxburgh, where in the winter 

 he fortified the castle, which had been dismantled and thrown 

 down in his father's time. The King's Council did not wish him 

 to punish the said malefactors as right would have demanded. 

 So the Earl resolved in return for such ill-treatment to renounce 

 his allegiance to the King by letter, when he came near Dunbar 

 in a ride which he made from Roxburffli into Lownes in verv 



