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356 SCOTTISH ANNALS
that if we or our heirs transgress (which heaven forbid) the concession
and promise aforesaid, they and their heirs will afford us
and our heirs no aid or counsel against the concession and promise
aforesaid nor allow them, to the extent of their power, to be
afforded by others ; on the contrary they will endeavour in
good faith toward us and our heirs that all the foregoing be
upheld for ever firmly and faithfully by us and our heirs,
and by themselves also and their heirs.
" In witness whereof both we and the prelates aforesaid,
and our earls and barons have confirmed the present writing
by appending their seals. Witnesses the prelates, earls and
barons above-named, in the . . .
*
year of our Seals are appended.
reign."
These signs were appended to the document, namely
those of Alexander, king of William
Scotland, of William de Beiure,
de Veteri Ponte, William de Lindsey, Stephen dc
Smingham. The seals of others were appended afterwards,
and the writing was sent to the king of the English
at the next Christmas following by the lord prior of Tyne-
mouth, 2 who had laboured much in that affair, faithfully and
diligently,
for the honour of either side.
The papal confirmation of the foregoing.
Therefore that these writings might for ever obtain greater
authority they were sent to the lord pope, that he might
confirm all these things ; and with them the others noted
below, in this wise :
"
To the most holy father in Christ, Ifnnocent IV], by
God's grace chief pontiff, Alexander, by the same grace king
of Scotland earl Patrick the earl of Strathearn the earl
; ; ;
of Lennox the earl of ; Angus the earl of Mar the earl of
; ;
Atholl the earl of Ross the earl of Caithness the earl of
; ; ;
Buchan ; Roger de Mowbray Laurence de ; Abernethy ;
Peter de Mauver Richard Cumin William de Veteri Ponte ; ;
;
Robert de Bruce ; Roger Avenel Nicholas de ; Sully Walter
;
de Moray of Dunphail ; William de Moray of Petty ; John
Bisset, younger William de ; Lindsey John de Vaux David
; ;
de Lindsey William Giffard Duncan de ; ; Argyll John de
;
Motherwell ; Eymer his son ; Roger, earl of Winchester ;
Hugh, earl of Oxford William de ; Vescy ; Richard Siward ;
William de Ross ; Roger de Clare ; Henry, son of the earl
of Brechin ; Eustace de Estuteville ; earl Malcolm of Fife ;
the earl of Menteith ; Walter Fitz Alan ; Walter Olifard ;
1 The date is omitted by J. of E. also, u.s.
2 Richard de Parco. (Luard.)