[44] Bower continued the Scotichronicon of Fordun. The whole work is usually quoted under the latter name. [45] Tytler, History of Scotland, vol. i. [46] Remainder. [47] Tidings. [48] Recovered entirely. [49] In anger. [50] Bone. [51] Stop. [52] Then. [53] Cast forcibly. [54] Caught. [55] Could. [56] Knew of no advantage. [57] Abiding place. [58] Glanced. [59] A town in Ayrshire, where many of the insurgents had submitted a short time before. [60] Hemingford, Hist. Edw. I., ed. Hearne, p. 126–9. Barded, clad in armour as well as his rider. [61] Hemingford, Hist. Edw. I., ed. Hearne, p. 134. [62] His system of war is embodied in some monkish Latin verses called ‘The Bruce’s Testament,’ of which the following is an old Scottish translation:— On fut suld be all Scottis weire, Be hyll and moss thaimself to weire, Lat wod for wallis be; bow, and spier, And battle–axe, their fechting gear. That ennymeis do thaim na dreire In strait placis gar keip all stoire, And birnen the planen land thaim befoire. Thanan sall they pass away in haist Quhen that thai find nothing bot waist; With wyles and wakenen of the nycht, And mekil noyse maid on hycht; Thanen shall thai turnen with gret affrai As thai were chasit with swerd away. This is the counsall and intent Of gud King Robert’s testament. [63] Tytler, vol. i. [64] Rather. [65] Wyntown, VIII, xv. _v._ 65. [66] Consigned him to the devil as a traitor. [67] Promised for his reward. [68] Fails in obtaining peace. [69] Taken. [70] Has ill luck. [71] Menteith followed so nigh. [72] Least expected. [73] Occasion. [74] Nimmed, taken. [75] Office. [76] Strangely. [77] Sentence he received. [78] Afterwards. [79] Alive. [80] Embowelled him while warm. [81] Such. [82] Seized there. [83] Destroyed where. In many different places. [84] In memory. [85] Standards. [86] Head. Were left (?) [87] ? [88] It is not to be feared a traitor shall succeed. [89] A lad learn (?) to build in peace. [90] Stow, Edw. I. [91] It is impossible in English to give the odd effect of the leonine rhymes. The meaning of these rude lines may be as rudely given thus: Behold the proud and cruel king, who like a leopard dread In life the people of the Lord did put in woeful stead: For which, good friend, along with us unto that place of woe, Where friends and devils company, right merrily you go. [92] Why did I sin, woe, woe is me? and took no heed or thought. Why did I sin, woe, woe is me? all that I loved is nought. Why did I sin, woe, woe is me? my seed upon the shore I sowed with toil and sweat, to reap of pains an endless store. [93] Lib. xii. 13. [94] Lib. xii. 9.