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bad winter weather. In the said letter he made it clear that he 

 could no more be relied upon. At the same time the King's 

 cousin, Edward de Doune, was drowned in the water of Anand 

 when he was trying to rescue a \-arIet from the flood of the river, 

 •who embraced him round the shoulders and drew him out of the 

 saddle upon him. The knight perished; the varlet was saved. 

 When he had fortified the Castle of Roxburgh the King of 

 England proceeded to London. He made preparations to return 

 to Scotland in the approaching summer with a very large force. 

 He sent with Edward de Balliol the Earls of Warenne, Arundel, 

 Oxenford, and Angus, the Lords of Percy, Nevil, Berkeley, and 

 Latimer, with a large army. They entered by Berwic. He 

 himself entered by Cardoile (Carlisle) with all the flower 

 of his chivalry, and he had with him the Count of Gueldres, 

 who was afterwards Marquis and Duke, with a large company 

 of Germans. The two armies came near together upon the 

 water of Clyde, the King of England in one place, Edward 

 de Balliol with his army at Glascow. Here there was a 

 \ery warm dispute in the army on account of an esquire who 

 bore the surname of Gournay, whom the marchers killed 

 because there was surmise that a man bearing that surname had 

 assisted in putting the King's. father to death. The two armies 

 met at the city of St. John. On the route the Castle of Combre- 

 nald was taken by assault. At the city of St. John the Earl of 

 Athelis, Godfrai de Rosse, Alexander de Moubray, and others 

 returned to othe King's peace, and a negotiation was commenced 

 with the Steward of Scotland. At the time when the King was 

 at the city of St. John the Count of Nemours came to Berewik 

 ■with some English knights who were not ready to enter with the 

 king. They foolishly tried to overtake him by going by land to 

 him to the city of St. John. But they were surprised at Edin- 

 burgh by the Earl of Murref, who compelled them b}- force to 

 take refuge on the rock of the dismanteled Castle, where thev 

 defended themselves one night. On the morrow they surrendered 

 on condition that the said Count of Nemours would not in future 

 bear arms against the cause of David de Brus, and that the 

 English there should all be prisoners until ransomed. The Count 

 of Nemours returned to Berewyk, whence he went by sea in the 

 company of tne Queen of England to the King at the city of St. 

 John. At this time the Earl of Murref was captured by chance 



