[25] Among the various documents which his Lordship appears to consider authentic, is the following, which he thus introduces:--“I have seen the title of a public instrument, which runs thus:--‘Acte contenant les responses faites par Pierre Flotte, Seigneur de Revel, commis par le Roy (de France) pour traitter et conferer avec les Ambassadeurs Anglois, touchant l’execution du traité de treve, et reparation des infractions d’icelle. Simon de Meleun l’arbitre nommé par le Roy, offrit au Roy d’Angleterre de delivrer tous les prisonniers Anglois en rendant par lui le Roy de Escosse et son fils, et les Escossois detenus en Angleterre et ailleurs, ou les mettant en la garde d’un prelat Francois qui les gardera soubs le nom du Pape pendant que le Pape jugera de leur differend.’ The original, if extant, says Lord Hailes, might serve to explain several circumstances respecting this treaty; particularly, that Edward Baliol was in captivity, together with his father, and that the Pope proposed himself as umpire between Edward I. and his disobedient vassal.” Now, the above is all good modern French, and the orthography exactly as at present, with the exception of the following words, _responses_, _traitter_, _Escosse_, _soubs_, which appear to have had their spelling antiquated a little, to give the document a venerable air;--it has, on the whole, a very clumsy appearance, and shows that it cannot be older than the 17th century. If the “_full evidence_” referred to be liable to similar objections, it will not appear very surprising, that our early writers should have been so much in the dark respecting it. [26] Vol. i. 311, 312. [27] The son of Sir Chrytell, slain at Blackironside. [28] “His Grace the Duke of Montrose (one of whose titles is Viscount Dundaff), possesses an antique sword, on which is the following inscription:-- ‘SIR IONE YE GRAME, VERRY VICHT AND WYSE, ONE OF YE CHIEFES RELIEVIT SCOTLAND THRYSE. FAVGHT VITH YS SVORD, AND NER THOUT SCHAME, COMMANDIT NANE TO BEIR IT BOT HIS NAME.’ “The Duke is also proprietor of Dundaff, where Sir John Graham of Dundaff’s castle is seen in ruins. “The grave-stone of Sir John de Graham is in the churchyard of Falkirk, having the following Latin motto, with a translation:-- ‘MENTE MANUQVE POTENS, ET VALLÆ FIDVS ACHATES; CONDITVR HIC GRAMVS, BELLO INTERFECTVS AB ANGLIS. XXII. JVLII ANNO 1298.’ ‘_Heir lyes Sir John the Grame, baith wight and wise, Ane of the Cheefs who rescewit Scotland thrise, Ane better Knight, not to the world was lent, Nor was gude Grame, of truth and hardiment._’ “While some of Cromwell’s troops were stationed in Falkirk, an officer desired the parochial schoolmaster to translate the Latin. This he did as follows:-- ‘Of mind and courage stout, Wallace’s true Achates; Here lies Sir John the Grame, Felled by the English Baties.’