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 (104) of them resembled him. With a penetreting eye he surveyed them all, and then replied, that the tall man who stood next to him had the nearest resemblance to Longueville. Wallace then fell upon his knees, and after enumerating some of the cruelties of the Eng- lish, entreated Philip intcrpose it, chali of the Scots, because of the treaty of alliance between them; and farther mentioned, that since he had come into France at his particu- har desire, he had one particular favour to ask, which hạ requued his promise to grunt. The king instant rep.iod, that he would day him nothing except his crown and his queen Then Wallace gracefully requested that he vould pardon Longueville and his men and receive him into favour: at the satae tinc, presenting him to the king. The king, in consequence of liis original offence: anil the blood which lie had afterwards shed, felt liimself stron ly embarrassed but for his royal promise, and the regard which lic bore to Wallace,lis rerueet was complied with, and Longueville not only pardoned, butimighted and his estatus restored. These Longueville bequeathed to his ncatest heir, and united his fortune to that of Wallace. There are several other things related con- Corning Wallace: low that in a short time after he came to court, he requested leave to make war upon the English who possessed Guienne; that, in several battles, Wallace. with his men, and the forces under his com- mand,