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 23 was under his power : To which he answered in the French tongue, “ Have we no more ado "but conquer kingdoms for you ?” By this speech Lord Bruce conceived so great grief and anger that within few days he died, without seeing his eldest son Robert afterwards King he being kept in Calias Castle as hostage for his fathers obedience.

After this unhappy battle, Wallace striv- ing to recover such Castles as Edward had taken, found such opposition and backwardness by envious emolations that he returned to St. Johnstoun. and in the Assembly of the States resigned his charge of warden ; and with eight- ten men passed again into France, according to a promise he had given at his return therefrom. This fell cut at the end of the year 15OO.

The opposite faction having gained their desire chase John Cumming Governor; the wether because Edward had promised to assist him to the Crown of Scotland ; but he found him as great an enemy as he had been to Wallace for after seven months, Bruce obtained by the means of the French King, Edward sent Sir Ralph Godfrey, with a great army to subdue the Scots and to put an end to the war which he expected would be easy,Wallace being now out of the way.