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                        (  20  ) with his brother-in-law, Sir Neil Campbell, but he was encountered by the way, by John of Lorn, cou- sin to John Cumming, and constrained to flee, albiet with sma-ll slaughter of his own folk.

After this second discomfiture, he sent his Queen, (being daughter to Gratney earl of Mar,) with his brother Sir Neil Bruce, and John earl of Athole, to the castle of Kildrimmy, in Mar.

The King of England sent his son prince Edward with a mightier host, to beseige this castle.

The Queen hearing this, fled to the Firth of Fain in Ross: but the earl of Ross, took her and her daughter, and sent them captives into England.

The castle of Kildrimmy was traitorously burnt by one of the garrison: all that were therein taken and hanged, at the command of the English King.

Robert seeing winter approaching, and finding no retreat in the main land, retired with his most entire friends, to his old friend Angus lord of the isles: with whom he stayed a short time in Kintyre, and hereafter sailed over into the isle of Raughline, where he lurked all the winter ; every man supposing him to be dead.

The next spring he landed quietly in Carrick, and on a sudden intercepted his own castle of Turnbury. The Lord Piercy flying home out of it to his own country.

Sir James Douglas departing thence secretly, came into Douglas-dale, and by means of Thomas Dickson an old servant of his father’s he recovered his own castle of Douglas and cast it down once and again : thereafter he returned to King Robert to Cumnock. shewing him that Aymer de Vallance, and John of Lorn, with an army, were coming against him. The King with 500 valiant men kept themselves