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324 SCOTTISH ANNALS<br />

arrived with Roland pr<strong>in</strong>ce of Galloway and with many other<br />

nobles with great pomp at L<strong>in</strong>coln, to do his homage, which<br />

he had deferred till that time, to the k<strong>in</strong>g of England. l<br />

1200, Nov.<br />

ROGER HOVEDEN, CHRONICA, VOL. IV, p.<br />

141. 2<br />

In the same month of November, the eleventh 3 before the<br />

Kalends of December, k<strong>in</strong>g John of England<br />

k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> met at L<strong>in</strong>coln.<br />

and William<br />

And on the morrow 4 ... he and William, k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

Scots, met for a conference outside of the city of L<strong>in</strong>coln, upon<br />

a high mounta<strong>in</strong>, and t<strong>here</strong> <strong>in</strong> the sight of all the people<br />

William k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots became the vassal of John, k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

England, for his right, 5 and swore to him over the cross of<br />

<strong>in</strong> life and limbs<br />

Hubert, archbishop of Canterbury, fealty<br />

and his earthly honour aga<strong>in</strong>st all men,* and <strong>in</strong> the preservation<br />

of peace for him and his k<strong>in</strong>gdom, sav<strong>in</strong>g his own<br />

of Canterbury, John<br />

right ; Hubert with these witnesses :<br />

of Dubl<strong>in</strong>, Bernard of Ragusa, archbishops ; and Philip of<br />

Durham, William of London, Gilbert of Rochester, Eustace<br />

of Ely, Savaric of Bath, Herbert of Salisbury, and Geoffrey<br />

of W<strong>in</strong>chester, and Giles of Hereford, and John of Norwich,<br />

and Roger of St. Andrews <strong>in</strong> <strong>Scotland</strong>, and Henry of Llandaff,<br />

and [Robert of Shrewsbury] of Bangor, and [Simon Rochford]<br />

of Meath, bishops ; and Geoffrey Fitz Peter, justiciar of<br />

England, earl of Essex, and Roger Bigot, earl of Norfolk,<br />

and Hamel<strong>in</strong>, earl of Warenne, and Baldw<strong>in</strong> de Bethune,<br />

earl of Albemarle, and William, earl of Salisbury, and Henry<br />

1 " And t<strong>here</strong> at that time three archbishops and nearly all the nobles<br />

of either realm had assembled," R. of C., 110.<br />

At the time of their conference bishop Hugh of L<strong>in</strong>coln's body was<br />

and the two k<strong>in</strong>gs with the archbishops and tHe others<br />

brought to L<strong>in</strong>coln ;<br />

went out to meet it. R. of C., 110-111. Cf.Hoved., iv, 141. R. de D., ii, 171.<br />

Ann. of Burt., <strong>in</strong> A.M., i, 202. This took place on Thursday, 23rd November,<br />

1200 v. ; Magna Vita S. Hugonis, 370,. 353, Ixvii.<br />

2<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 472.<br />

Cf. Ann. of Marg., <strong>in</strong> "<br />

A.M., i, 25 : About the feast of St. Edmund a<br />

council assembled at L<strong>in</strong>coln, and the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> did homage to the<br />

k<strong>in</strong>g of England."<br />

"<br />

T<strong>here</strong> came together at L<strong>in</strong>coln<br />

Ann. of W<strong>in</strong>ch., <strong>in</strong> A.M., ii, 74 :<br />

John, k<strong>in</strong>g of England, and William, k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>, and almost all the<br />

magnates of the whole of England, to treat of the state of the k<strong>in</strong>gdom."<br />

3 21st November.<br />

4 22nd November. R.W. places the conference upon the 21st ; i, 307.<br />

So M.P., u.s.<br />

5 I.e. " for his possessions " ; <strong>in</strong> England naturally. But he " did<br />

homage to k<strong>in</strong>g John for all his right," accord<strong>in</strong>g to R.W., i, 308 ; M.P. ; u.s.<br />

So far cf. R.W., i, 307-308.

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