The History of Great Britain: From the First Invasion of it by the Romans Under Julius Caesar, Volume 7A. Strahan, 1800 |
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Page 78 - That a aew great feal fhould be made, and kept by the chancellor, with the ordinary arms of Scotland* and the name of none but the queen of Scotland engraved upon it : — That all papers and records belonging to the crown and kingdom of Scotland...
Page 207 - By his ambaffadors, he concluded treaties with the emperor Lewis of Bavaria, the dukes of Brabant and Guilders, the archbifhop of Cologne, the marquis of Juliers, the counts of .Hainault and Namur, the lords Tauquemont, Bacquen, and fome others ; who, for certain fubfidies, engaged to afiift him with their forces in his defigns againft France 72.
Page 185 - Makepeace," were delivered up many of the jewels, charters, and other things which had been taken out of Scotland by Edward I. In return for these and other advantages of the compact, Bruce agreed to pay to the king of England the sum of thirty thousand marks in compensation for the damages done by the Scots in their recent invasion. At this ceremony, a magnificent parade was made by the nobles...
Page 115 - ... in robes embroidered with gold, which they had received out of the royal wardrobe. At the end of this ceremony, two fwans, adorned with trappings and bells of gold, were brought with great pomp into the church ; and the king took a folemn oath, by the God of heaven, and by thefe fwans, that he would march into Scotland, and never return till* he had avenged the death of John Comyn, and punillied the rebellious Scots.
Page 103 - Scots were now in no condition to resist. Their country, for several years, had been almost a continued scene of war, in which many of its inhabitants had perished. Some of their nobles were in the English interest, some of them in prison ; and those few who had any power or inclination to defend the freedom of their country, were dispirited and divided. In particular, the ancient nobility began to view the power and popularity of William Wallace with a jealous eye : which was productive of very...
Page 312 - ... only evaded by the presence of mind of Richard II., then only in his fifteenth year, who rode at once up to the rebels and said, " Why this clamour, my liege-men ? What are ye doing ? Will you kill your King ? Be not displeased for the death of a traitor and a scoundrel. I will be your captain and your leader : follow me into the fields, and I will grant you all you ask.
Page 298 - Vnfwour- tne aflairs of England were not in a very happy fituation at this time. The young king being incapable of holding the reins of government, was wholly under the direction of his three uncles, John of Gaunt, duke of Lancafter, Edmund of Langley earl of Cambridge, afterwards duke of York, and Thomas of Woodftock, earl of Buckingham, afterwards duke of Gloucefter. The duke of Lancafter, who bore the chief fway, was proud, paffionate, and unpopular, and very unfit for the difficult part he had...
Page 102 - ... his army over the bridge of Stirling, and attack the enemy. Wallace, who observe'd all their motions, allowed as many of the English to pass as he thought he could defeat, when, rushing upon them with an irresistible impetuosity, they were all either killed, drowned, or taken prisoners. In the heat of the action, the bridge, which was only of wood, broke down, and many...
Page 84 - Put the competitors for the crown, afraid of offending Edward, by difputing a point which they faw he was refolved to carry, confented to acknowledge the fuperiority of the crown of England over the crown and kingdom of Scotland...
Page 12 - ... the king, that, if he did not dismiss all foreigners from court, they would drive both him and them out of the kingdom ; but their anger was...