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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 373<br />

position of any [come <strong>in</strong>to] their castle, which is <strong>in</strong> the entrance<br />

to their land, and is a protection and bar for the whole k<strong>in</strong>gdom<br />

: and desir<strong>in</strong>g vengeance they came and with a great<br />

host surrounded the castle.<br />

But when they understood that they were foolish and<br />

misled, <strong>in</strong> that they had hostilely besieged their k<strong>in</strong>g and<br />

queen, they retired. And so everyth<strong>in</strong>g was arranged and<br />

left <strong>in</strong> peace.<br />

And Robert de Ross promised <strong>in</strong> specified form to come<br />

to the court of the k<strong>in</strong>g of England, his lord, to answer for<br />

everyth<strong>in</strong>g. None the less by counsel of friends of fortune<br />

the k<strong>in</strong>g caused Robert's lands to be seized and committed<br />

to strict keep<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

1255<br />

MATTHEW PARIS, CHRONIC A MAJORA, VOL. V, P. 507. l<br />

John de Balliol prudently made peace for himself by money<br />

which he had <strong>in</strong> abundance.<br />

Dur<strong>in</strong>g the same time also John de Balliol, -a rich and<br />

powerful knight, whose father, vigorous <strong>in</strong> arms, had been of<br />

great service to k<strong>in</strong>g John <strong>in</strong> a strait, and had often afforded<br />

him assistance <strong>in</strong> critical circumstances, be<strong>in</strong>g<br />

like Robert<br />

seriously accused, prudently made peace for himself by<br />

satisfy<strong>in</strong>g the k<strong>in</strong>g's needs with money, which he had <strong>in</strong><br />

abundance. 2<br />

The k<strong>in</strong>g planned t<strong>here</strong>upon to return from the districts of<br />

the north.<br />

So everyth<strong>in</strong>g be<strong>in</strong>g pacified and arranged to his wish,<br />

when the lord k<strong>in</strong>g of the English and the queen had had<br />

sufficient mutual conference with the k<strong>in</strong>g of Scots and the<br />

queen their daughter the k<strong>in</strong>g<br />

southern parts of<br />

3<br />

England.<br />

. . .<br />

hastened his return to the<br />

*Cf. Fl. His., ii, 411. Abbr. Chr., <strong>in</strong> M.P., H.A., iii, 347.<br />

2 "<br />

See also M.P., Chr. Maj., v, 528 : And the lord k<strong>in</strong>g, know<strong>in</strong>g that<br />

<strong>this</strong> John had abundance of much money, brought a serious charge aga<strong>in</strong>st<br />

him, as has been said above ; hop<strong>in</strong>g to dim<strong>in</strong>ish the pile of his treasure <strong>in</strong><br />

the repurchase of peace.<br />

" And Robert de Ross, entrapped <strong>in</strong> a similar noose, <strong>in</strong> many ways was<br />

impoverished through losses <strong>in</strong>flicted upon him."<br />

Cf. M.P., Chr. Maj., v, 569; <strong>in</strong>fra, s.a. 1256.<br />

3 The Scottish k<strong>in</strong>g and queen were allowed to accompany them to the<br />

border, upon Henry's giv<strong>in</strong>g assurance not to deta<strong>in</strong> them longer than the<br />

29th September (Feed., i, 562-563.) Upon the 20th September Alexander<br />

appears to have made an announcement at Roxburgh<br />

; Henry publiahed it<br />

on the same day at Sprouston ; Feed., i, 565-567. On the same day at<br />

Wark Henry announced that he had deta<strong>in</strong>ed the queen of <strong>Scotland</strong> on<br />

account of the English queen's ill-health (Feed., i, 565.)

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