LETTERS TESTIMONIAL OF THE AUDITORS,

DECLARING THAT THE COMPETITORS BRUCE AND BALLIOL HAD SO CONCLUDED THEIR PLEADINGS THAT THE KING MIGHT PROCEED TO JUDGMENT.

A.D. 1292.

WHEREAS the very noblePrince, our Lord Edward, by the grace of God King of England and Sovereign Lord of Scotland, for Monsieur Sire Eric . . . . John de B [alliol] . . . . John de Hastings, John Comyn, William de Vescy, William de . . . . Roger de Maundeville laid claim . the Kingdom of Scotland, each for his sovereignty, as his right, or for divers rights, and for divers reasons . . . [Ed]ward King of England or Sovereign Lord of Scotland, at Berwick on Tweed, gave assent . for Florence, Count of Holland, and for all the other claimants aforesaid, that the right of the claim of the Kingdom of Scotland be brought to trial, between Robert de Brus . . . . all other claimants to show and try after the right of law, between the aforesaid Robert and John. E. in the presence of the said Sire Edward, King of England, Sovereign Lord of Scotland, to be done daily, as the parties from day to day of their right pursue or show . . . . of Scotland, that is to say, William Bishop of St. Andrew, Robert Bishop of Glasgow, Matthew Bishop of Dunkeld, Henry Bishop of Aberdeen, William Bishop of Dumblane, Mark Bishop of Man, Robert Bishop of Ross, the Abbot [of Dun] fermlyn, . . . . the Abbot of the Holy Cross of Edinburgh, etc., etc

Done at Berwick on Twede, the Saturday next before the festival of St. John the Baptist,.... two. hundred .. . the twentieth of the said Sire; Edward. of England.

PALGRAVE.

20 ED I

COME devaunt le tresnoble Prince nre Seignor Edward, par la grace de Dieu Roi d’Engleter? ~

Soverain Seignor d’Escoce par Mon. Si? Eric Johan de B. ‘ . . . . Johan de Hastingges, John Comyn, William de Vescy, William de . . . . Rogier de Maundevifi feut demaunde . . . . Reaume d Escoce chescun par soy severaument~/ coilie son droit e par divers droit ~ par diversesreesons . . . ward Rey d Engleteri~ e Soverain Seignor d

~ Escoce a Berewyk sur Twede feut assentu p Florence Counte de Hollanð ~ par touz les autres demandauntz avaunditz ~ le droit de la demaunde du dit Reaume feut devaunt triej entre Robt de Brus . . . . part san . . . totes autres demaundantz a monstrer ~ trier apres le droit trie entre les devauntditz Robt E Johan. E. en in ₁⁵i~sence ~ le dit Sire Edward Roy d Engleter? Soverain Seignor d Escoce feat done jour as parties de jour en jour de br droit porsuir e monstrer d Escoce cest asavoir. William Evesque de Seint Andreu, Robert Evesque Glasgeu, Mattheu Evesque de Duiikeldyn, Heni~ Evesque de Aberden, William Evesque de Dumblayn, Marc Evesque de Man, Robert Evesque de Ros, le Abbe . . . fermlyn . . . . .

Abbe de Seinte Çroiz de Edenbourgti, etc., etc

Donee a Berewyk sur Twecle Ic Samady precheyn devaunt In feste Seint Johan le Baptiste . . . . deus cent . . . le dit. Sir Edward d" Englere~ vintyme.

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