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 ( 130 ) Chouatries oonfederate with him; yet King Robert prepared himſelf for an encounter with him, and collected an army of about 35.000 valiant men. Edward's army c nie Aited of about 100 ooo foot & ic.cos horſes with which multitude (intercing to deſtroy the inhabitants of Scotland and to divice their lands among his followers, he came o Bannockburn, three miles from Stirling. King Robert's armament bore but a ſmall proportion to that of Edward's, but it was compoſed of ſoldiers who were hardened by long practice in war. and who carried on the point of the Sword Liberty and Monour, and everything that was dear to them. With theſe Robert took up his nation in the neighbourhood of Stirling; and waited for Edward's arrival. The two armies came in fight of each other in the month of June; and on the aift day of that month 1314. a moſt bloody battle was fought: m which the Scots obtained a victory the moſt celebrated any in the anna3 of that kingdom. The proeedure of that over memorable sagt wus fuis. SAT.1