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338 SCOTTISH ANNALS<br />

1223<br />

ANNALS OF WORCESTER, IN ANNALES MONASTIC!, VOL. IV,<br />

p. 415.<br />

K<strong>in</strong>g Henry held a great parliament at Worcester with<br />

the magnates of England, among whom was the k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

<strong>Scotland</strong> with his barons.<br />

1229<br />

ROGER WENDOVER, FLORES HISTORIARUM, VOL. II, PP. 381-<br />

382. 1<br />

In the year of the Lord 1230 at Christmas the English k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Henry held his court at York with the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots, whom he<br />

had <strong>in</strong>vited to that festival ;<br />

the archbishop of the city be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

present, with earls, barons, knights, and an exceed<strong>in</strong>gly large<br />

household. And t<strong>here</strong> the said k<strong>in</strong>gs distributed much festive<br />

raiment to their knights.<br />

And the k<strong>in</strong>g of the English with sumptuous liberality<br />

bestowed upon the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots valuable horses, along with<br />

many r<strong>in</strong>gs and jewels. 2 And the festival lasted for three days ;<br />

and they feasted each day magnificently, celebrat<strong>in</strong>g so great<br />

an occasion with exultation and rejoic<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

But on the fourth day the assemblage was dismissed, and the<br />

k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots returned to his own district. The English k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

hastened to London.<br />

1231<br />

ROGER WENDOVER, FLORES HISTORIARUM, VOL. Ill, p. 15. 3<br />

How the k<strong>in</strong>g of the English was restra<strong>in</strong>ed from wedd<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

sister of the Ic<strong>in</strong>g of Scots.<br />

At the same time ... <strong>in</strong> the month of October the k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

of the English returned to England,<br />

. Indeed at that time the k<strong>in</strong>g purposed to take to wife the<br />

sister of the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots, to the <strong>in</strong>dignation of all his earls and<br />

barons. 4<br />

For, as they say, it was not fitt<strong>in</strong>g that the k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

should marry the younger sister when Hubert the justiciar<br />

had the elder united to him <strong>in</strong> wedlock.<br />

1<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., iii, 193 ; H.A., ii, 320. Fl. His., ii, 197. Abbr.<br />

Chr., <strong>in</strong> M.P., H.A., iii, 261.<br />

About Michaelmas of 1229 Scots and Galwegians had formed part of<br />

Henry Ill's army at Portsmouth : R.W., ii, 379; M.P., Chr. Maj., iii, 190.<br />

2 "<br />

And various gifts," adds M.P., u.s.<br />

3<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., iii, 206 ; H.A., ii, 336. FL His., ii, 201.<br />

4 " The marshal especially," adds M.P., u.s. This was Richard Marshal.,<br />

fifth earl of Pembroke.

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