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got into position and play, but at last Carlaverock surrendered. 
Meanwhile, the Scots hung about the flanks of the enemy never 
hazarding an engagement, and although Edward chased them 
into Galloway he could not force a battle. But his energies were 
paralyzed by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII., and before the year was 
out a truce was agreed to, leaving matters much as they were 
before the mighty invasion took place. The whole power of 
England had succeeded in capturing what a contemporary writer 
only slightly misrepresented as the poor hamlet of Carlaverock.* 
During the campaign, on 30th August Edward passed through 
Annan. We can well fancy that a crowd of townsfolk flocked to 
see the long-legged king ride by. Certain it is that one of his 
palfreys kicked a poor woman, and that there was paid to her for 
medicines and the like, a dole of four shillings out of the king’s 
purse.t At this time it was not his policy—indeed never 
was—to have the Scottish people as his enemies. Nor can 
we be quite sure of the attitude of the people of Annan- 
dale at this period. The Scots were still only half united: 
Bruce was wavering still, watching the fitful signs of the 
times, not yet sure whether he would be a Scottish patriot 
or the henchman of England. Not till he stabbed Comyn, 
not till Kirkpatrick had made “‘siccar,” was it seen clearly what 
the issue was. In this year 1300 Kirkpatrick himself and many 
other knights of the district were in English pay. Much 
cartage and carriage and labour of other sorts was done by Dum- 
friesshire horses, and by the hands of Dumfriesshire men and 
women. { 
On 17th October, Prince Edward, aftewards King Edward IL, 
was in Annan.§ The King, his father, was there the following 
day.|| Devout in his attendance at divine service, he did not 
depart from his custom when there. He went to church, and his 
contribution on that occasion duly marked down in his wardrobe 
accounts was seven shillings. In the end of the same month the 
French Ambassadors, come to Scotland to conclude a treaty of 
peace, were visitors at Annan.{/ All the while this expedition 
*Langtoft (ed. Hearne), ii. 310. 
+Lib. Quot. Gard., 46. 
+The last statement is vouched by Lib. Quot. Gard., 269. 
SBain’s Cal. ii., 1175. 
\\Lib. Quot. Gard., 43. 
{ Lib. Quot. Gard., 89. 
