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 ( 139 ) thereafter, 1919; and the Scots making divers incursions into England, under the command or earl Thomas Randal, and James Lord Douglas, requitted the harms received from them before, and thereby enriched themselves with the spoil. King Robert Bruce died, at Carcross, the twenty-fourth year of his reign, and was buried at Dunfermine neir James Douglas mus chosen by the nobles, to go with the King's heart to Jerusalem, and there to cautela same to be buried within the temple, begiile the scpulchro of our Lord, or to ale hing's own cirection; heuaugu litlash vaywarl to have gone with a great army, an tlefence of the Christian faith, against the Turks and Saracens, it head not thenbeen hindredorstayed hy wars at home, and now prevented by death Sir James Douglas willingly obeyed, as tre bad most faithfully served Robert During his life, and inclosing his heart in a case of gold, em- balmed with sweet spices, and precious oint- ments, accompanied with Sir William Sinclair, and Sir Robert Logan, with many other noble and valiunt men set ilhal buried the said heart with great reverence and solemnity at the place appointed; therefore the Douglasses bear the bloody heart in their arms on cuat. Thereafter Douglas with his noble and valiant men, accom- pared with other Christian princes then present, many times obtained great victories against the Turks and Saracens), so that by his frequent victories he purchased great honour to the Chris