1290 Extinction of the Scotch royal family, 181 Proposed marriage of the Maid and Prince Edward, 181 Invitation to Edward to settle the Succession, 182 Death of the Maid, 182 1291 Meeting at Norham, 182 Edward’s supremacy allowed, 182 The claimants to the Scotch throne, 182 1292 Edward gives a just verdict, 183 Balliol accepts the throne as a vassal, 183 1293 Scotland appeals therefore to the English Courts, 183 The appeals not pressed to extremities, 184 =Quarrel with France=, 184 Edward is outwitted, Gascony occupied, 184 Balliol in alliance with France, 184 1295 =First True Parliament=, 183 1296 Edward marches into Scotland, 185 Defeat of the Scotch at Dunbar, 185 Submission of Balliol and Scotland, 186 =Constitutional opposition of Clergy and Barons=, 186 1296 Refusal of the Clergy to grant subsidies, 186 1297 The Clergy outlawed, 187 The Barons refuse to assist Edward, 187 Compromise with the Clergy, 187 Edward secures an illegal grant, 187 The Earls demand the confirmation of the Charters, 188 They are granted with reservations, 188 =Scotch insurrection under Wallace=, 189 1299 English Treaty with France, 189 Edward invades Scotland, 190 =Defeats Wallace at Falkirk=, 190 Comyn’s Regency, 190 1301 =Parliament of Lincoln=, 190 The Pope’s claims rejected, 191 1303 =Third invasion and conquest of Scotland=, 191 1306 Bruce murders Comyn and rebels, 192 =Preparations for a fourth invasion=, 192 1307 Edward’s death near Carlisle, 192 =Constitutional importance of the reign=, 193 RENEWAL OF THE STRUGGLE OF THE NATION AGAINST THE CROWN. EDWARD II. 1307-1327. 1307 =Edward’s friendship for Gaveston=, 198 1308 The Barons demand his dismissal, 198