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 (39) and ſecretly ſet fire to the places where many of the Engliſh were aſleep. the gar- riſon iſſuing forth, feil into an ambuſh and were put to the ſword. The fort was im- mediately fenzed by Wallace and his men. He instantly marched to Glaſgow, the capital of the Weſt, attacked Lord Percy himſelf, completely routed his forces, and ſhowed him that he was now as happy to ſee his Lordſhip as his fix armed men were to demand his fiſh ac the water of Irvine. Here, though Lord Percy diſdained to re- venge the quarrel of fix armed horſemen againſt one ſighing-ſportſman, yet, Wallace did not forget to make Percy pay his but for the fiſh. The followers of Wallace ſoon acquired the appearance of an army, and ſeveral of the nobles of the land joined him. Among others, Robert, the Biſhop of Glaſgow, Robert Bruce, Earl of Carrick. James, Lori Stewart of Scotland, Sir John Stuart, his brother, Sir Andrew Murray of Both- well, Sir William Douglas, formerly gover- ner of Berwick, and Robert Boyd. To oppoſe their progreſs, Edward ſent an army of 40,000, who met the Scottiſh army en- camped at Irvine, protected by a akc in Le front, and entrenchments on the flanks. This brave little army was under the com- mand of the Bishop of Glaſgow, William Douglaſ, D2