Note 99 — Chapter X · WALLACE JOINED BY A NUMBER OF THE BARONS.—EXPEDITION TO THE WEST HIGHLANDS—BATTLE OF BRADHER, AND DEATH OF M’FADYAN.—AFFAIR OF GLASGOW.—DEFEAT AND FLIGHT OF BISHOP BEK.
Reading edition
The following diary of the progress of Edward through Scotland in 1296, has been lately published by Mr N. H. Nicolas, in a volume of the Transactions of the Antiquarian Society of London. It is translated from a MS. in old Norman French; and the names of the places are sometimes a little obscure.
‘On the 28th March 1296, being Wednesday in Easter week, King Edward passed the Tweed, and lay in Scotland.—
‘At Coldstream Priory.
‘Hatton or Haudene, 29th March, Thursday.
‘Friday, being Good-Friday, 30th March, Sack of Berwick.
‘Battle of Dunbar, April 24, 26, 27.
‘Edward marches from Berwick to Coldingham; 28th April to Dunbar.
‘Haddington, Wednesday, Even of Ascension, May 3.
‘Lauder, Sunday, May 6.
‘Rokisburgh, Monday, May 7. where Edward remained fourteen days.
‘Jedworth, May 23.
‘Wyel, Thursday, May 24.; Friday, 25., to Castleton; Sunday, 27., again to Wyel.
‘Jedworth, Monday, May 28.
‘Rokisburgh, Friday, June 1.
‘Lauder, Monday, June 4.
‘Newbattle, Tuesday, June 5.
‘Edinburgh, Wednesday, June 6. siege of Edinburgh.
‘Linlithgow, June 14.
‘Stirling, Thursday, June 14. At Outreard, June 20.
‘Perth, Thursday, June 21., where he remained three days.
‘Kincleven on the Tay, June 25.
‘Cluny, Tuesday, June 26. Abode there till July 1.
‘Entrecoit, Monday, July 2.
‘Forfar, Tuesday, July 3.
‘Fernwell, Friday, July 6.
‘Montrose, Saturday, July 7. Abode there till the 10th.
‘Kincardine in the Mearns, Wednesday, July 11.
‘Bervie, Thursday, July 12.
‘Dunn Castle, Friday, July 13.
‘Aberdeen, Saturday, July 14.
‘Kinkell, Friday, July 20.
‘Fyvie, Saturday, July 21.
‘Banff, Sunday, July 22.
‘Invercullen, Monday, 23.
‘In tents on the river Spey, district of Enzie, Tuesday, July 24.
‘Repenage, in the county of Moray, Wednesday, July 25.
‘Elgin, Thursday, July 26. Remained for two days.
‘Rothes, Sunday, July 29.
‘Innerkerack, Monday, July 30.
‘Kildrummie, Tuesday, July 31.
‘Kincardine in the Mearns.
‘Kildrummie, Tuesday.
‘Kincardine in the Mearns, Thursday, August 2.
‘Brechin, Saturday, August 4.
‘Aberbrothoc, Sunday, August 5.
‘Dundee, Monday, August 6.
‘Baligarnach, the Redcastle, Tuesday, August 7.
‘St Johnston’s, Wednesday August 8.
‘Abbey of Lindores, Thursday, August 9. Tarried Friday.
‘St Andrew’s, Saturday, August 11.
‘Markinch, Sunday. August 12.
‘Dunfermline, Monday, August 13.
‘Stirling, Tuesday, August 14. Tarried Wednesday 15th.
‘Linlithgow, Thursday, August 16.
‘Edinburgh, Friday, August 17. Tarried Saturday 18th.
‘Haddington, Sunday, August 19.
‘Pykelton, near Dunbar, Monday, August 20.
‘Coldingham, Tuesday, August 21.
‘Berwick, Wednesday, August 22.
‘Having spent twenty one weeks in his expedition.’