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 ( 140 ) Christian name: returning home, he was oblige by tempestuous winds to land in Spain upon the borders of Granada, where he assisted the king of Arragon in bis wars against the Saracenſ, and obtained great victories. At last being negligent of himself, he was inclosed in an an- bush purposely laid for him by the Saracens; whereby he and his men, cost gallantly defend- ing themselves were vanquisbed and killed. with all his nobles and valiant men. Thus ended the noble and valiant Douglas, one of the most worthy and renowned knights that was in his days. It is chronicled. that he was victorious against the Turks and Saracenſ thirteen times, and against Englishmen in battle fifty-seven times. In memory of the Douglas, in our tina, there was a port or gate in Danskin, called the Douglaſ-Port, now re-edified sumptuously, call. ed the fochindure, or high-port: Also there are sundry earls in the eastern parts of that name. and especially one was called grave er enzy Scotus a great necromancer; lvis title was Jeronimus Scotus, grave or earl of Douglas. His brethren dwelt in Italy. David Bruce succeeded his father, in the year 1330. He being then but seven years of age, Thomas Randal. then earl of Murray, and a very valiant man, was continued governor; for he ruled all Scotland the last four years of Robert's reign: under whose government the palun of Scotland Novriskied in wealth and riches; For