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FROM ENGLISH CHRONICLERS 381<br />

1274, Aug.<br />

GERVASE OF CANTERBURY'S CONTINTJATOR, GESTA REGUM,<br />

VOL. II, P. 278, S.A. 1274. *<br />

Also <strong>in</strong> the same year lord Edward . . . was crowned<br />

at Westm<strong>in</strong>ster ... <strong>in</strong> the month of August, on the<br />

day of St. Magnus the martyr. 2 And at <strong>this</strong> coronation was<br />

the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>, 3 and all the magnates both of England<br />

and of France, Burgundy, Picardy and Flanders.<br />

12*75<br />

GERVASE OF CANTERBURY'S CONTINUATOR, GESTA REGUM,<br />

VOL. II, P. 279, S.A. 1274.<br />

Also <strong>in</strong> the same year died Margaret, queen of <strong>Scotland</strong>,<br />

sister of lord Edward, k<strong>in</strong>g of England ; and her sister Beatrice,<br />

countess of Brittany. 4<br />

1275<br />

ANNALS OF FURNESS, IN CHRONICLES OF STEPHEN, ETC., VOL.<br />

II, P. 569, S.A. 1275.<br />

Meanwhile 5 the abbot of Furness 6 went to the k<strong>in</strong>g of<br />

<strong>Scotland</strong>, and claimed his right concern<strong>in</strong>g the election to the<br />

bishopric of Man. 7 And the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> received the<br />

abbot with courtesy, and deceived him with false promises ;<br />

1 Cf. Fl. His., iii, 44. Ann. of Furn., <strong>in</strong> Chr. of Ste., etc., ii, 566, s.a.<br />

1274. Ann. of W<strong>in</strong>ch., <strong>in</strong> A.M., ii, 118. (Ann. of Wav., <strong>in</strong> A.M., ii, 383.)<br />

Cf. Ann. of Wore., <strong>in</strong> A.M., iv, 465.<br />

2 19th August. Cf. Ann. of Furn., u.s., " on the Sunday with<strong>in</strong> the<br />

octave of the Assumption of the glorious Virg<strong>in</strong> " [Sunday, 19th August.]<br />

3 "<br />

Ann. of Furn., u.s. : In presence of Alexander, k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong>,<br />

and his wife, to wit the sister of k<strong>in</strong>g Edward, etc."<br />

"<br />

H. de S., Chr., 106, s.a. 1274 : the k<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>Scotland</strong> be<strong>in</strong>g t<strong>here</strong>, and<br />

. . ."<br />

do<strong>in</strong>g homage.<br />

4 Fl. His., iii, 44-45, after the coronation of Edward I : :<br />

" And a short<br />

space of time afterwards they died, and so left to the nobles great sorrow<br />

after the great joy of the coronation. For they were ladies of greatly<br />

renowned and very beauteous youth."<br />

Cf. also Ann. of Wore., <strong>in</strong> A.M., iv. 497. Ann. of Furn., <strong>in</strong> Chr. of Ste.,<br />

etc., ii, 568, s.a. 1274.<br />

T.W., Chr., <strong>in</strong> A.M., iv, 262 :<br />

"<br />

The same year be<strong>in</strong>g scarce elapsed,<br />

about the middle of Lent " [24th March, 1275] " died the serenest queen<br />

Margaret of the Scots, and her sister ..." They both died " about the<br />

died <strong>in</strong><br />

same time," accord<strong>in</strong>g to Ann. of Dunst., <strong>in</strong> A.M., iii, 265. Margaret<br />

February, 1275 ; Sc. Peer., i, 6.<br />

5 While pope Gregory X levied money for a crusade.<br />

8 H. Brun was appo<strong>in</strong>ted abbot of Furness <strong>in</strong> 1267 ; Ann. of Furn., u.s.<br />

552. 7 Cf. Ann. of Furn., u.s., 568, s.a. 1274 :<br />

"<br />

Also [died] Richard, bishop<br />

of Man and the isles ; and he was buried <strong>in</strong> the abbey of Furness, on the<br />

" day<br />

of the annunciation of the blessed Virg<strong>in</strong> [25th March, 1275.]

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