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 22 of Scotland next to Wallace. Bruce whom Edward had brought with all his friends, into the field upon pretence to assist him to recover his right from the usurper perceiv- ing Wallace on the other side of the Carron, desired to speak with him. After Bruce had upbraided him, as foolishly usurping the Kingdom of Scotland against so powerful a faction at home assisted by so mighty a King abroad I answered Wallace ‘ I never intend to reign in Scotland; but finding my native country abandoned by you and Baliol who have right to the Crown have set myself to defend my friends and neighbours from the unjust tyrrany and superstition of the King of England who sutteth you forth most un- nalurally to tear the bowels of your mother with your own hands.” After divers speeches to this purpose, Bruce perceiving the fraudful and tyrannous dealing of Edward returned to the host. The next morning Wallace understanding that the English army was but weakly en- trenched and in great security amissing with his own army such its had escaped set upon them in the dawning before they could get arrayed, and killed many, so that the English King returned at that time without any further explot. Bruce remembering what he heard from Wallace, desired Edward according to his former premise to put him in possession of so much of the Kingdom of Scotland as then