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118 SCOTTISH ANNALS<br />

brother, and drove out all the English who were with k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Malcolm before. 1<br />

WhenDun<strong>can</strong>,k<strong>in</strong>g Malcolm's son, who was <strong>in</strong> k<strong>in</strong>g William's<br />

^<br />

court, <strong>in</strong>asmuch as his father had formerly given him as<br />

2 a hostage to our k<strong>in</strong>g's father, and he had rema<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>here</strong><br />

ever s<strong>in</strong>ce, heard that all <strong>this</strong> had so happened, he came to<br />

the k<strong>in</strong>g and did such fealty as the 3<br />

k<strong>in</strong>g would have of him ;<br />

and so, with [the k<strong>in</strong>g's] consent, went to <strong>Scotland</strong> with what<br />

aid he could get of English and French, 4 and deprived his<br />

5<br />

k<strong>in</strong>sman Donald of the k<strong>in</strong>gdom, and was received as k<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

But afterwards some of the Scots gat<strong>here</strong>d themselves<br />

together, and slew almost all his followers and he himself<br />

;<br />

escaped with few.<br />

T<strong>here</strong>after they were reconciled, on the condition that<br />

he should never aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>troduce English or French <strong>in</strong>to the<br />

land. 6<br />

1094<br />

ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLE, MS. E, S.A. 1094. 7<br />

In <strong>this</strong> year also the Scots deceived and slew 8 , I)un<strong>can</strong>,<br />

and t<strong>here</strong>after took to themselves aga<strong>in</strong> as k<strong>in</strong>g,<br />

second time, his paternal uncle Donald, by whose direction<br />

and <strong>in</strong>stigation [Dun<strong>can</strong>] was betrayed to death.<br />

their k<strong>in</strong>g ;<br />

a (<br />

WILLIAM OF MALMESBUBY, GESTA REGTJM, VOL. II,<br />

p. 477.<br />

Edmund was the only son of Margaret who fell away from<br />

the good. For he, tak<strong>in</strong>g part <strong>in</strong> his uncle Donald's wickedness,<br />

was not <strong>in</strong>nocent of his brother's death, barga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

1 " Expelled from <strong>Scotland</strong> all the English who were of the k<strong>in</strong>g's court,"<br />

Fl. of W., u.s.<br />

2 Cf . s.a. 1072, supra. W. of M. calls Dun<strong>can</strong> "the base-born son of<br />

Malcolm," G.R., ii, 476; <strong>in</strong>fra.<br />

3 "<br />

Fl. of W., ii, 32 : Hear<strong>in</strong>g <strong>this</strong>, Malcolm's son Dun<strong>can</strong> besought<br />

of k<strong>in</strong>g William, to whom he then gave military service, that he would grant<br />

him his father's k<strong>in</strong>gdom ; and obta<strong>in</strong>ed it, and swore fealty to him."<br />

4 "<br />

With the help of that k<strong>in</strong>g," H. of H., 217.<br />

5<br />

Fl. of W., ii, 32 :<br />

"<br />

And thus he hastened to <strong>Scotland</strong> with a host of<br />

English and Normans, and drove out his uncle Donald from the k<strong>in</strong>gdom,<br />

and reigned <strong>in</strong> his stead."<br />

6 "<br />

Fl. of W., ii, 32 : Nevertheless after <strong>this</strong> they allowed him to reign ;<br />

on <strong>this</strong> condition, that he should no more <strong>in</strong>troduce <strong>in</strong>to <strong>Scotland</strong> either<br />

English or Normans, or allow them to give him military service."<br />

7 Cf. Fl. of W., ii, 35 ; S. of D., H.R., ii, 224 ; Hoved., i, 149. H. of H.,<br />

217. Ann. of Wav., <strong>in</strong> A.M., ii, 204.<br />

8 "<br />

Slew by craft their k<strong>in</strong>g Dun<strong>can</strong>, and several with him," Fl. of W., u.s.<br />

"<br />

Cast<strong>in</strong>g out from <strong>Scotland</strong> all the English," adds S. of D., u.s.<br />

"<br />

After <strong>this</strong>* k<strong>in</strong>g William returned to England on the fourth before the

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