McRoberts, David Material destruction caused by the Scottish Reformation, Innes Review, 10 (1959), pp.146-50. Libbey Peverall (pictured), 20, suddenly passed away in her father's arms in traumatic scenes at her family home in West Drayton, Greater London last Monday - leaving her family heartbroken. A file of mourners on foot, including Robert Stewart and a number of knights dressed in black gowns, accompanied the funeral party into Dunfermline Abbey. One, led by Bruce and his brother Edward, landed at Turnberry Castle and began a guerrilla war in south-west Scotland. Images of Bruce, such as the statue at Bannockburn unveiled in . Alternate titles: Robert I King of Scotland, Robert VIII de Bruce. An annual commemorative dinner has been held in his honour in Stirling since 2006. [17], As many of these personal and leadership skills were bound up within a code of chivalry, Robert's chief tutor was surely a reputable, experienced knight, drawn from his grandfather's crusade retinue. It has been estimated that Bruce stood at around 6feet 1inch (185cm) tall as a young man, which by medieval standards was impressive. Most of the Comyn castles in Moray, Aberdeen and Buchan were destroyed and their inhabitants killed. Remonstrance of the Irish Chiefs to Pope John XXII, p. 46. from Froissart's Chronicles, translated by John Bourchier, Lord Berners (14671533), E.M. Brougham, News Out Of Scotland, London 1926, Acts of Robert I, king of Scots, 13061329, ed. Robert I defeated his other opponents, destroying their strongholds and devastating their lands, and in 1309 held his first parliament. This raises the possibility that young Robert the Bruce was on occasion resident in a royal centre which Edward I himself would visit frequently during his reign. His tomb, imported from Paris, was extremely elaborate, carved from gilded alabaster. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on the twenty-first of September in 1963 . Bruce lacked siege weapons and it's unlikely his army had substantially greater numbers or was better armed than his opponents. Robert's grandfather Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, was one of the claimants to the Scottish throne during the 'Great Cause'. as a sign of their patriotism despite both having already surrendered to the English. They determined that skull and foot bone showed no signs of leprosy, such as an eroded nasal spine and a pencilling of the foot bone. Douglas was killed, but it appears that the heart was recovered and brought back for burial, as the king had intended, at Melrose Abbey. [54] However, none of the several accounts of his last years by people who were with him refer to any sign of a skin ailment. [27] Edward I thereupon provided a safe refuge for the Bruces, having appointed the Lord of Annandale to the command of Carlisle Castle in October 1295. The lead was removed and the skeleton was inspected by James Gregory and Alexander Monro, Professor of Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh. The campaign had been very successful, but the English triumph would be only temporary.[30][36]. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. [75][76] There does not seem to be any evidence as to what the king himself or his physicians believed his illness to be. [80] A plinth of black fossiliferous limestone from Frosterley topped this structure, and atop this plinth was a white alabaster effigy of Robert I, painted and gilded. [63] The English appear not to have expected the Scots to give battle here, and as a result had kept their forces in marching, rather than battle, order, with the archers who would usually have been used to break up enemy spear formations at the back, rather than the front, of the army. The English king Edward I claimed feudal superiority over the Scots and awarded the crown to John de Balliol instead. Robert the Bruce died in 1329 after 23 years as king. [18] Robert's later performance in war certainly underlines his skills in tactics and single combat. He would have been schooled to speak, read and possibly write in the Anglo-Norman language of his Scots-Norman peers and the Scoto-Norman portion of his family. With the country now under submission, all the leading Scots, except for William Wallace, surrendered to Edward in February 1304. This page was last edited on 22 February 2023, at 00:03. However, eight months later Bruce renounced his oath and joined the Scottish revolt against Edward, recognising John Balliol as king. The pact is often interpreted[by whom?] A.A.M. On 7 July 1307, King Edward I died, leaving Bruce opposed by the king's son, Edward II. In 1303, Edward invaded again, reaching Edinburgh before marching to Perth. A significant and profound part of the childhood experience of Robert, Edward and possibly the other Bruce brothers (Neil, Thomas and Alexander), was also gained through the Gaelic tradition of being fostered to allied Gaelic kindreds a traditional practice in Carrick, southwest and western Scotland, the Hebrides and Ireland. His father, Robert de Brus, was the 6th Lord of Annandale and a great-great-grandson of King David mac Mail Choluim, or David I of Scotland. It tried and failed twice, but began again and succeeded on the third attempt. Both Robert and his father were loyal to the English king when war broke out in 1296. Bruce's Irish ancestors included Aoife of Leinster (d.1188), whose ancestors included Brian Boru of Munster and the kings of Leinster. By Elizabeth he had four children: David II, John (died in childhood), Matilda (who married Thomas Isaac and died at Aberdeen 20 July 1353), and Margaret (who married William de Moravia, 5th Earl of Sutherland in 1345). According to Barbour and Fordoun, in the late summer of 1305, in a secret agreement sworn, signed, and sealed, John Comyn agreed to forfeit his claim to the Scottish throne in favour of Robert Bruce upon receipt of the Bruce lands in Scotland should an uprising occur led by Bruce. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. Robert later went there with another army to assist his brother. [57] In response, Edward II planned a major military campaign with the support of Lancaster and the barons, mustering a large army of between 15,000 and 20,000 men. [19], According to historians such as Barrow and Penman, it is also likely that when Robert and Edward Bruce reached the male age of consent of twelve and began training for full knighthood, they were sent to reside for a period with one or more allied English noble families, such as the de Clares of Gloucester, or perhaps even in the English royal household. In Edinburgh also, the Scottish National Portrait Gallery has statues of Bruce and Wallace in niches flanking the main entrance. But it was no more than a rumour and nothing came of it. At the same time, James Douglas made his first foray for Bruce into south-western Scotland, attacking and burning his own castle in Douglasdale. John de Balliol was granted the throne but was removed in 1296 by King Edward I of England. The latter was married to a member of the Mar kindred, a family to which Bruce was related (not only was his first wife a member of this family but her brother, Gartnait, was married to a sister of Bruce). [28] This the Scottish king did, but the final straw was Edward's demand that the Scottish magnates provide military service in England's war against France. There is one in the Wallace Collection and a missing one in Ireland. I must join my own people and the nation in which I was born. Robert the Bruce had leprosy: 3D scanning reveals diseased face of 700-year-old father of Scottish independence Robert Bruce was king of Scots from 1306 until his death in 1329 aged 50. The next time Carlisle was besieged, in 1315, Robert the Bruce would be leading the attack. [63] The English cavalry found it hard to operate in the cramped terrain and were crushed by Robert's spearmen. [64] The English army was overwhelmed and its leaders were unable to regain control. [1] He was the oldest son of the sixth Robert Bruce and Marjorie, the Countess of Carrick. When King Edward returned to England after his victory at the Battle of Falkirk, the Bruce's possessions were excepted from the Lordships and lands that Edward assigned to his followers. This propaganda campaign was aided by two factors. Finally, in June of 1314, the . Buchan had a very large population because it was the agricultural capital of northern Scotland, and much of its population was loyal to the Comyn family even after the defeat of the Earl of Buchan. Bruce is alternately painted as a patriot whose perseverance secured his nation's independence and a more shadowy figure with dangerous ambitions Courtesy of Netflix Six weeks before he seized. Recovering, leaving John Comyn, 3rd Earl of Buchan unsubdued at his rear, Bruce returned west to take Balvenie and Duffus Castles, then Tarradale Castle on the Black Isle. Robert the Bruce, who was king of Scotland from 1306 to 1329, freed Scotland from English rule by winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn and achieving English agreement to full Scottish independence in the 1328 Treaty of Northampton. It was destroyed at the Reformation, but some fragments were discovered in the 19th century (now in the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh). If one should break the secret pact, he would forfeit to the other the sum of ten thousand pounds. Robert Bruce would have gained first-hand knowledge of the city's defences. The following year, Bruce finally resigned as joint Guardian and was replaced by Sir Gilbert de Umfraville, Earl of Angus. Best known as Robert the Bruce in Braveheart (1995), Angus McFadyen has enjoyed a fine career in the film business. The building also contains several frescos depicting scenes from Scots history by William Brassey Hole in the entrance foyer, including a large example of Bruce marshalling his men at Bannockburn. He is a direct ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II. The morale and leadership of the Comyns and their northern allies appeared to be inexplicably lacking in the face of their direst challenge. Excavations of 200809 identified the likely site of the manor house at 'Pillanflatt'. [15], As king, Robert certainly commissioned verse to commemorate Bannockburn and his subjects' military deeds. In May 1301, Umfraville, Comyn, and Lamberton also resigned as joint Guardians and were replaced by Sir John de Soules as sole Guardian. It was during this period, with his fortunes at low ebb, that he is supposed to have derived hope and patience from watching a spider perseveringly weaving its web. The Scottish lords were not to serve beyond the sea against their will and were pardoned for their recent violence in return for swearing allegiance to King Edward. [54][80] Robert had bequeathed sufficient funds to pay for thousands of obituary masses in Dunfermline Abbey and elsewhere, and his tomb would thus be the site of daily votive prayers.[87]. A statue of Robert Bruce stands in the High Street in Lochmaben and another in Annan (erected 2010) in front of the town's Victorian hall. It appears that Robert Bruce had fallen under the influence of his grandfather's friends, Wishart and Stewart, who had inspired him to resistance. [28] This was unacceptable; the Scots instead formed an alliance with France. Robert the Bruce was the eighth descendant of a Norman knight who was called Robert de Bruce after a Norman castle known as Bruis or Brix. But it is exactly the ability to *compromise* that makes a man noble. [23], Almost immediately, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, resigned his lordship of Annandale and transferred his claim to the Scottish throne to his son, antedating this statement to 7 November. He. [106], Bruce's descendants include all later Scottish monarchs and all British monarchs since the Union of the Crowns in 1603. Edward I's forces defeated Robert in the Battle of Methven, forcing him to flee into hiding, before re-emerging in 1307 to defeat an English army at Loudoun Hill and wage a highly successful guerrilla war against the English. Contemporary accusations that Robert suffered from leprosy, the "unclean sickness"the present-day, treatable Hansen's diseasederived from English and Hainault chroniclers. [80], It remains unclear just what caused the death of Robert, a month before his fifty-fifth birthday. Isabella, Countess of Buchan, and wife of The 3rd Earl of Buchan (a cousin of the murdered John Comyn), arrived the next day, too late for the coronation. [44] Whether the details of the agreement with Comyn are correct or not, King Edward moved to arrest Bruce while Bruce was still at the English court. The great banner of the kings of Scotland was planted behind Bruce's throne.[50]. In 1124, King David I granted the extensive estates of Annandale to his follower Robert de Brus, to secure the southern Scottish border. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Descended from the Scoto-Norman and Gaelic nobilities, through his father he was a fourth-great-grandson of David I, as well as claiming Richard (Strongbow) de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, King of Leinster and Governor of Ireland, as well as William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Henry I of England amongst his paternal ancestors. His main supporter at first was his only surviving brother, Edward, but in the next few years he attracted a number of others. As Earl of Carrick, Robert the Bruce supported his family's claim to the Scottish throne and took part in William Wallace's revolt against Edward I of England. R.W. [84][85] The funeral was a grand affair, with 478 stone (3,040kg) of wax having been purchased for the making of funerary candles. [102], Reconstructions of the face of Robert the Bruce have been produced, including those by Richard Neave from the University of Manchester,[104] Peter Vanezis from the University of Glasgow[105] and Dr Martin McGregor (University of Glasgow) and Prof Caroline Wilkinson (Face Lab at Liverpool John Moores University). 6466. [9] In addition to the lordship of Annandale, the Bruces also held lands in Aberdeenshire and Dundee, and substantial estates in England (in Cumberland, County Durham, Essex, Middlesex, Northumberland and Yorkshire) and in County Antrim in Ireland. Speaking on BBC Radio 4's The Life Scientific, Dr King said: "Apparently the Victorians like to go and open people's coffins and things, and so they . In the last years of his life, Robert I suffered from ill health and spent most of this time at Cardross, Dumbartonshire, where he died, possibly of leprosy. It was around this time that Robert the Bruce submitted to Edward, along with other nobles, even though he had been on the side of the Scots until then. The laws and liberties of Scotland were to be as they had been in the days of Alexander III, and any that needed alteration would be with the assent of King Edward and the advice of the Scots nobles. They resorted to pillaging and razing entire settlements as they searched for supplies, regardless of whether they were English or Irish. He was crowned as King of Scots at Scone Palace in 1306, and died at the Manor of Cardross in Dunbartonshire in 1329. Much of the fighting, however, was done by Roberts supporters, notably James Douglas and Thomas Randolph, later earl of Moray, who progressively conquered Galloway, Douglasdale, the forest of Selkirk and most of the eastern borders, and finally, in 1314, Edinburgh. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. On his way, he granted the Scottish estates of Bruce and his adherents to his own followers and had published a bill excommunicating Bruce. According to John Barbour, Douglas and his companions, including Sir William de Keith, Sir William St. Clair of Rosslyn and the brothers Sir Robert Logan of Restalrig and Sir Walter Logan, were welcomed cordially by King Alfonso. Bruce hurried from Dumfries to Glasgow, where his friend and supporter Bishop Robert Wishart granted him absolution and subsequently adjured the clergy throughout the land to rally to Bruce. [30] At some point in early 1296, Robert married his first wife, Isabella of Mar, the daughter of Domhnall I, Earl of Mar. Leaving his brother Edward in command in Galloway, Bruce travelled north, capturing Inverlochy and Urquhart Castles, burning to the ground Inverness Castle and Nairn, then unsuccessfully threatening Elgin. Robert the Bruce, original name Robert VIII de Bruce, also called Robert I, (born July 11, 1274died June 7, 1329, Cardross, Dumbartonshire, Scotland), king of Scotland (130629), who freed Scotland from English rule, winning the decisive Battle of Bannockburn (1314) and ultimately confirming Scottish independence in the Treaty of Northampton (1328). Boyd managed to escape but both Nigel de Bruce and Lindsay were executed shortly after at Berwick following King Edward's orders to execute all followers of Robert de Bruce. [49], This legend first appears in a much later account, Tales of a Grandfather by Sir Walter Scott (published between 1828 and 1830). "[69], Initially, the Scot-Irish army seemed unstoppable as they defeated the English again and again and levelled their towns. [48], Six weeks after Comyn was killed in Dumfries, Bruce was crowned King of Scots by Bishop William de Lamberton at Scone, near Perth, on Palm Sunday[49] 25 March 1306 with all formality and solemnity. Bruce and his party then attacked Dumfries Castle where the English garrison surrendered. Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) is one of the most celebrated figures of Scottish history. While all this took place, William Wallace was finally captured near Glasgow, and he was hanged, drawn, and quartered in London on 23 August 1305. They made their way quickly for Scotland.[43]. 484486. Before Cardross became habitable in 1327, Robert's main residence had been Scone Abbey. Uncompromising men are easy to admire. [20] While there remains little firm evidence of Robert's presence at Edward's court, on 8 April 1296, both Robert and his father were pursued through the English Chancery for their private household debts of 60 by several merchants of Winchester. [19] Sir Thomas Grey asserted in his Scalacronica that in about 1292, Robert the Bruce, then aged eighteen, was a "young bachelor of King Edward's Chamber". [10][11], Very little is known of his youth. Robert addressing his troops at the Battle of Bannockburn, as depicted in Cassell's 'History of England'. [77], Barbour and other sources relate that Robert summoned his prelates and barons to his bedside for a final council at which he made copious gifts to religious houses, dispensed silver to religious foundations of various orders, so that they might pray for his soul, and repented of his failure to fulfil a vow to undertake a crusade to fight the 'Saracens' in the Holy Land. Soules was appointed largely because he was part of neither the Bruce nor the Comyn camps and was a patriot. In September 1305, Edward ordered Robert Bruce to put his castle at Kildrummy, "in the keeping of such a man as he himself will be willing to answer for," suggesting that King Edward suspected Robert was not entirely trustworthy and may have been plotting behind his back. It has been reported that Robert the Brus was a participant in the Second Barons War, Ninth Crusade, Welsh Wars, and First War of Scottish Independence. [21] Robert Bruce, the king to be, was sixteen years of age when Margaret, Maid of Norway, died in 1290. By signing up you are agreeing to our. In May 1328 King Edward III of England signed the Treaty of EdinburghNorthampton, which recognised Scotland as an independent kingdom, and Bruce as its king. Appointed in 1298 as a Guardian of Scotland alongside his chief rival for the throne, John Comyn of Badenoch, and William Lamberton, Bishop of St Andrews, Robert resigned in 1300 because of his quarrels with Comyn and the apparently imminent restoration of John Balliol to the Scottish throne. Swords inscribed with Robert's name probably date from the 16th century rather than earlier. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Born in July 1243 of Scoto-Norman heritage, Sir Robert VI de Brus is known to have been the 6th Lord of Annandale. [54][77] He journeyed overland, being carried on a litter, to Inch in Wigtownshire: houses were built there and supplies brought to that place, as though the king's condition had deteriorated. Thence he sailed to the mainland to visit his son and his bride, both mere children, now installed at Turnberry Castle, the head of the earldom of Carrick and once his own main residence. Despite Bannockburn and the capture of the final English stronghold at Berwick in 1318, Edward II refused to renounce his claim to the overlordship of Scotland. The earliest mention of this illness is to be found in an original letter written by an eye-witness in Ulster at the time the king made a truce with Sir Henry Mandeville on 12 July 1327. Robert's Father : Rightly so. Sometimes these grants proved dangerous, for the kings chief supporters became enormously powerful. [96] The body was raised up and placed on a wooden coffin board on the edge of the vault. Although Robert the Bruce's date of birth is known,[3] his place of birth is less certain, although it is most likely to have been Turnberry Castle in Ayrshire, the head of his mother's earldom,[4] despite claims that he may have been born in Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, or Writtle in Essex. With his second wife Elizabeth de Burgh: About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . Robert the Bruce and his father both considered John a usurper. Contemporary chroniclers Jean Le Bel and Thomas Grey would both assert that they had read a history of his reign 'commissioned by King Robert himself.' The published accounts of eyewitnesses such as Henry Jardine and James Gregory confirm the removal of small objects at this time. [62] Skirmishing between the two sides broke out, resulting in the death of Sir Henry de Bohun, whom Robert killed in personal combat. [26][27] Against the objections of the Scots, Edward I agreed to hear appeals on cases ruled on by the court of the Guardians that had governed Scotland during the interregnum. In March, James Douglas captured Roxburgh, and Randolph captured Edinburgh Castle (Bruce later ordered the execution of Piers de Lombard, governor of the castle[59]), while in May, Bruce again raided England and subdued the Isle of Man. In June Bruce was defeated at the Battle of Methven. Barbour, however, tells no such story. On 25 March 1306, Robert the Bruce was chosen to be King of Scots and to lead the fight for Scottish independence against Edward I of England. Bruce took the hint, and he and a squire fled the English court during the night. [96] Within the vault, inside the remnants of a decayed oak coffin, there was a body entirely enclosed in lead, with a decayed shroud of cloth of gold over it. Edward I. [60] Robert, with between 5,500 and 6,500 troops, predominantly spearmen, prepared to prevent Edward's forces from reaching Stirling. [82], A team of researchers, headed by Professor Andrew Nelson from University of Western Ontario have determined that Robert the Bruce did not have leprosy. The entire account may in fact be a version of a literary trope used in royal biographical writing. The final collapse of the central tower took place in 1753. Kaeuper (Woodbridge, 2000), pp. By 1314, Bruce had recaptured most of the castles in Scotland held by the English and was sending raiding parties into northern England as far as Carlisle. Comyn was the most powerful noble in Scotland and was related to many other powerful nobles both within Scotland and England, including relatives that held the earldoms of Buchan, Mar, Ross, Fife, Angus, Dunbar, and Strathearn; the Lordships of Kilbride, Kirkintilloch, Lenzie, Bedrule, and Scraesburgh; and sheriffdoms in Banff, Dingwall, Wigtown, and Aberdeen. [61], The battle began on 23 June as the English army attempted to force its way across the high ground of the Bannock Burn, which was surrounded by marshland. [1] One of the most renowned warriors of his generation, Robert eventually led Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence against England. The sternum was found to have been sawn open from top to bottom, permitting removal of the king's heart after death. The battle marked a significant turning point, with Robert's armies now free to launch devastating raids throughout northern England, while he also expanded the war against England by sending armies to invade Ireland, and appealed to the Irish to rise against Edward II's rule. Isabella died shortly after their marriage, either during or shortly after the birth of their only child, Marjorie Bruce. You admire this man, this William Wallace. Robert the Bruce was born at Turnberry Castle on 11 July 1274. I ask that you please come with me and you will be my councillors and close comrades. [2] The king's body was carried east from Cardross by a carriage decked in black lawn cloth, with stops recorded at Dunipace and Cambuskenneth Abbey. So a second coronation was held and once more the crown was placed on the brow of Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick, Lord of Annandale, King of the Scots. In later times Robert I came to be revered as one of the heroes of Scottish national sentiment and legend. On 11 June 1304, Bruce and William Lamberton made a pact that bound them, each to the other, in "friendship and alliance against all men." The support given him by the church, in spite of his excommunication, was of great political importance. [102] It was at this point in the proceedings that some small relicsteeth and finger boneswere allegedly removed from the skeleton. He has been in a variety of different films and television shows over his life, playing such well known roles as Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, Robert the Bruce, and Orson Welles. A large number of families definitely are descended from him.[110]. A series of military victories between 1310 and 1314 won him control of much of Scotland, and at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314, Robert defeated a much larger English army under Edward II of England, confirming the re-establishment of an independent Scottish kingdom. [71] It was to be here that Robert would build the manor house that would serve as his favoured residence during the final years of his reign. Edward I marched north again in the spring of 1306. But, though the murder of John Comyn secured his power in one way, it also made Robert the Bruce who by then called himself King Robert I a toxic . When these stones were removed, the vault was found to be seven feet (210cm) in length, 56cm wide and 45cm deep. [74], In October 1328 the Pope finally lifted the interdict from Scotland and the excommunication of Robert. 'Sixteenth Century Swords Found in Ireland' by G. A. Hayes-McCoy, in "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland", Vol. Angus Macfadyen. In February 1307 he returned to Ayrshire. John Comyn, who was by now Guardian again, submitted to Edward. [46] Bruce asserted his claim to the Scottish crown and began his campaign by force for the independence of Scotland. Omissions? The following Latin epitaph was inscribed around the top of the tomb: Hic jacet invictus Robertus Rex benedictus qui sua gesta legit repetit quot bella peregit ad libertatem perduxit per probitatem regnum scottorum: nunc vivat in arce polorum ("Here lies the invincible blessed King Robert / Whoever reads about his feats will repeat the many battles he fought / By his integrity he guided to liberty the Kingdom of the Scots: May he now live in Heaven"). In 1324, the Pope recognised Robert I as king of an independent Scotland, and in 1326, the Franco-Scottish alliance was renewed in the Treaty of Corbeil. [17], There were a number of Carrick, Ayrshire, Hebridean and Irish families and kindreds affiliated with the Bruces who might have performed such a service (Robert's foster-brother is referred to by Barbour as sharing Robert's precarious existence as an outlaw in Carrick in 130708). His body was buried in Dunfermline Abbey, but the heart was removed on his instructions and taken by Sir James Douglas on crusade in Spain. The reign of Robert Bruce also included some significant diplomatic achievements. The diplomacy worked to a certain extent, at least in Ulster, where the Scots had some support. [28] A further provocation came in a case brought by Macduff, son of Malcolm, Earl of Fife, in which Edward demanded that John appear in person before the English Parliament to answer the charges. Scotland's hero King, the renowned Robert the Bruce, was born into the Scottish nobility on 11th July 1274, at Turnberry Castle in Carrick, Ayrshire. According to Barbour, Comyn betrayed his agreement with Bruce to King Edward I, and when Bruce arranged a meeting for 10 February 1306 with Comyn in the Chapel of Greyfriars Monastery in Dumfries and accused him of treachery, they came to blows. Break the secret pact, he would forfeit to the other the sum ten... 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