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368 SCOTTISH ANNALS
has left me in my tender age, and has not even yet returned
except upon your summons.
" Therefore from this time now and henceforth I adopt
you as my father ; that indeed you may supply to me the
loss of both father and mother, and afford to my insufficiency
counsel and fatherly protection."
And when the lord king, checking a sob and scarce re-
fraining from tears, had answered " Gladly," the child speaking
not childishly added, saying, " In this then I shall test and
know by trial that you have in your favour hearkened to me,
if you give effect to the inception of my desire and remit all
offences to Philip Luvel, who formerly bestowed many honours
father and mother and me and also restore him
upon my ;
to former friendship. For I have learned from men worthy
of trust that he has been unjustly accused ; indeed he was
long ago found faithful, and, in the difficulties of the earl of
Winchester, indispensable ; submissive also to your counsels
and service."
And when those who sat there had applied the spur of
their approval, the king kindly granted it. Now in this
affair John Mansel was an efficient helper and the chief
preceptor. x
Upon the king's return, an influential guardianship is
assigned to the queen of Scotland,
2
namely Robert de Ross.
So when the wedding celebration was completed the king
of Scotland asked for permission courteously, and departed,
to return with the new queen, his wife, to his own. And the
surest guardianship was assigned to the queen for her in-
struction in every way, namely the knights sir Robert le
Noreis the lord king's marshal of guests, and sir Stephen
Bauzan. And with them a certain noble dame endowed
with all honour, Matilda, the widow of William the second
de Cantelupe ; and certain other prudent and courteous
men.
And the lord king of England promised to send to the
1
Cf. ib., v, 261. Philip Luvel became Henry Ill's treasurer after
23rd August, 1252 ; ib., v, 320.
2 "
. . . Namely Ross " is added in the
"
margin.
M.P., H.A., iii, 118 : So the queen of Scotland was intrusted to the
guardianship of Robert, also the kingdom of Scotland and the king, by
counsel of the magnates of either realm, because [Robert] was held to be
of stainless and blameless repute. And he was bidden and instructed not
to permit the king and queen of Scotland to sleep together, because of their
tender youth."
"
Abbr. Chr., in M.P., H.A., iii, 322 : The guardianship of the king of
Scots and of the queen and of the kingdom was intrusted to Robert de Ross
and John de Balliol."