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ness, by envious emulators, that he returned-to St. Johnstoun, and in the assembly of the States, resign- ed his charge of Warden, and with 13 men passed again into France, according to a promise at his re- turn therefrom.

This fell out at the end of the year 1300— The opposite faction having gained their desire, chose John Gumming as Governor : the rather be- cause King 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 truce, obtained by 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^var, which they expected would be easy, Wallace being now out of the way.

John Cumming, joining with Lord Simon Frazer,, making 8 or 9,000 men, came to resist the English; who having wasted the country as far as Roslyn, a- bout five miles from Edinburgh, expecting no resist= ance, divided themselves into three parties, that they might spoil farther into the country.

The Scots embracing the Occasion, set upon the first division, and easily discomfitted them ; the sec- ond, being stronger by the joining of those who fled, was after a long conflict put to the rout: by this the third division, coming to the revenge, put the Scots to a great strait, as being sorely wounded, wearied, and weakened in the two former battles, and having withstand a fresh enemy, of far greater number : hereupon they were forced to kill the captives, lest they should assist the enemy, and with their weapons to arm the baggage men ; and setting forward both with courage and necessity, seeing no escape, after a king and hard fight, they put the enemy to flight.-—