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SCOTTISH ANNALS 333<br />

WALTER OF COVENTRY, MEMORIALE, VOL. II, p. 229, S.A. 1216.<br />

wick ;<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g [John] advanc<strong>in</strong>g further came to the castle of Ber-<br />

and after tak<strong>in</strong>g the fortress and harry<strong>in</strong>g the land he<br />

returned to his own. And <strong>in</strong> go<strong>in</strong>g and return<strong>in</strong>g he wasted<br />

lands and took castles, and t<strong>here</strong> was none to oppose him. For<br />

the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots was still a youth, as also were some of his<br />

associates ;<br />

and he had hidden himself <strong>in</strong> the remoter districts.<br />

1216<br />

ROGER WENDOVER, FLORES HISTORIARUM, VOL. II,<br />

p. 181. l<br />

[Louis] wrote 2 also to the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots and to all the chief<br />

men of England who had not yet done him homage, bidd<strong>in</strong>g<br />

them come to fealty to him or <strong>in</strong> haste depart from the realm<br />

of England.<br />

1216<br />

ROGER WENDOVER, FLORES HISTORIARUM, VOL. II, p. 19 1. 3<br />

The k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots subdued to Louis the whole prov<strong>in</strong>ce of<br />

the Northumbrians, except<strong>in</strong>g the castles which Hugh de Balliol<br />

and Philip de Hulecotes 4 defended most vigorously aga<strong>in</strong>st the<br />

enemy's attacks.<br />

1216<br />

ROGER WENDOVER, FLORES HISTORIARUM, VOL. II, PP. 193-<br />

194.5<br />

At the same time, <strong>in</strong> the month of August, Alexander k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of Scots came with a large army, through fear of k<strong>in</strong>g John,<br />

1 So M.P., Chr. Maj., ii,<br />

2 After the 14th June.<br />

654 ; H.A., ii, 180.<br />

3<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 663 ; H.A., ii, 183.<br />

4 "<br />

To them John had <strong>in</strong>trusted the whole land between the river Tees<br />

and <strong>Scotland</strong>," R.W., ii, 166; M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 641. M.P., H.A., ii, 172.<br />

5<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., ii, 666; H.A., ii, 186-187. Abbr. Chr., <strong>in</strong> M.P.,<br />

H.A., iii, 236.<br />

R. of C., 183 (after an episode of the -16th July) :<br />

"<br />

Alexander, k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of Scots, and the barons of Northumbria came to Canterbury to sir Louis."<br />

W. of C., ii, 230 : "And the northern [barons] along with the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots<br />

went to sir Louis and ; they too did him fealty and homage."<br />

Cf. Chr. of Melr., 123-124 ; Chr. of Lan., 19 ; W. of C., Gale MS., ii,<br />

231, note.<br />

"<br />

B.C., 104, s.a. 1216 : In that year Alexander, k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>, did<br />

homage to Louis, but feignedly, as it has been said ; and returned <strong>in</strong> sorrow<br />

to his own."<br />

Alexander was <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> the terms of peace between Henry III and<br />

Louis <strong>in</strong> September, 1217 ; Feed., i, 221,

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