Life of Sir William Wallace, Volume II (of 2)

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Author

Carrick, John D. (John Donald), 1787-1837

Title

Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie, Vol. 2 (of 2)

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Produced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

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DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Wallace, William, Sir, -1305

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eBook-No.

47662

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47662

Release Date

December 14, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE. — CHAPTER I. WALLACE APPOINTED GUARDIAN OF THE KINGDOM.—INVADES ENGLAND.—INROAD OF DE CLIFFORD ON THE SOUTH OF SCOTLAND.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. WALLACE RETURNS TO SCOTLAND.—- ENVIED BY THE NOBILITY.—EDWARD LANDS IN ENGLAND.—WALLACE MEETS HIS ARMY AT STANMORE.—BATTLE OF BLACKIRONSIDE.—LEGALITY OF WALLACE’S REGENCY.—EDWARD INVADES SCOTLAND.—TREACHERY OF TWO SCOTTISH NOBLEMEN.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. THE ENGLISH ARMY ADVANCE TO LINLITHGOW.—BATTLE OF FALKIRK, FROM THE ACCOUNTS GIVEN BY ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH WRITERS.—MISCELLANEOUS TRANSACTIONS.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. NOTICES RESPECTING SIR JOHN GRAHAM AND SIR JOHN STEWART.—CONDUCT OF CUMYN.—WALLACE RESIGNS THE GUARDIANSHIP.—EDWARD RETURNS HOME.—TRIUMPHANT PROCESSION OF THE LONDONERS IN HONOUR OF HIS VICTORY AT FALKIRK.—REVIEW OF THE CAMPAIGN.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. STATE OF SCOTLAND AFTER THE RETURN OF EDWARD.—VARIOUS EXPLOITS OF WALLACE.—BALIOL DELIVERED OVER TO THE POPE.—THE SCOTS BESIEGE STIRLING CASTLE.—EDWARD RAISES AN ARMY FOR ITS RELIEF.—THE ENGLISH BARONS REFUSE TO ACCOMPANY HIM.—SURRENDER OF STIRLING CASTLE.—CONDUCT OF CUMYN.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. EDWARD AGAIN INVADES SCOTLAND.—SIEGE OF CARLAVEROCK.—MISCELLANEOUS OCCURENCES DURING THE SIEGE.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. WINCHELSEA, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, READS A BULL FROM THE POPE, IN THE ENGLISH CAMP BEFORE CARLAVEROCK.—EDWARD’S ANSWER.—EARL WARREN ADVANCES TO IRVINE.—CRUELTY OF THE ENGLISH AT LESMAHAGO.—EDWARD AGREES TO A TRUCE.—WALLACE VISITS FRANCE.—CAPTURES A FRENCH PIRATE.—NOTICES OF LONGUEVILLE.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. EDWARD AGAIN INVADES SCOTLAND.—SIR SIMON FRAZER DESERTS THE ENGLISH, AND JOINS HIS COUNTRYMEN.—WALLACE RETURNS TO SCOTLAND.—BATTLE OF ROSLIN.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. SECOND VISIT OF WALLACE TO THE FRENCH COURT.—ENCOUNTERS AN ENGLISH PIRATE.—THE ENGLISH AGAIN ENTER SCOTLAND.—SUBMISSION OF THE NOBLES.—WALLACE RETURNS.—CONFLICTS WITH THE ENGLISH.—EDWARD DESTROYS AND CARRIES OFF THE RECORDS OF THE MONASTERIES.—MARCHES THROUGH THE COUNTRY.—WALLACE FOLLOWS THE INVADERS.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. EDWARD’S POLICY RESPECTING THE SETTLEMENT OF SCOTLAND.—ENDEAVOURS TO GAIN WALLACE TO HIS INTEREST.—SIEGE OF STIRLING.—IT SURRENDERS.—CONDUCT OF EDWARD TOWARDS THE PRISONERS.—HALIBURTON UNDERTAKES TO BETRAY WALLACE.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—BRUCE INVITED TO TAKE THE CROWN.—CONDUCT OF CUMYN TOWARDS BRUCE.—NOTICE OF CUMYN.—TRADITION RESPECTING THE CLAN CUMYN.—NOTICE OF KERLE.—WALLACE BETRAYED BY MENTEITH.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. TRIAL, EXECUTION, AND CHARACTER OF WALLACE.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. CONCLUSION.
16. 16.APPENDIX. — A. ORIGINAL LETTER FROM SIR WILLIAM WALLACE AND SIR ANDREW MURRAY. Page 11. — Translation.
17. 17.B. MEMOIR OF PATRICK EARL OF DUNBAR. 92 Page 13.
18. 18.C. CHARTER OF PROTECTION GRANTED TO THE PRIOR AND CONVENT OF HEXCELDSHAM. Page 19.
19. 19.D. Page 21.
20. 20.E. THE SETONS. Page 26. — “OFF CHRISTELL SEYTOUN, THE SECUND OF THAT NAME. — “OFF CHRYSTELL SEYTOUN, THE THRYD OF THAT NAME. — “ANE EIK OF S R CHRISTOPHER OF SETOUN, THE THRID OF THAT NAME.
21. 21.F. MEMOIR OF FITZ-MARMADUKE. Page 33.
22. 22.G. MEMOIR OF BRIAN FITZ-ALAN. Page 38.
23. 23.H. MEMOIR OF AYMER DE VALENCE, EARL OF PEMBROKE. Page 71.
24. 24.I. MEMOIR OF HENRY DE LACY, EARL OF LINCOLN. Page 86.
25. 25.K. MEMOIRS OF RICHARD SIWARD, AND WALTER DE HUNTERCOMBE. Page 97.
26. 26.L. MEMOIR OF SIR SIMON FRASER. Page 113. — SIR JOHN SEGRAVE.
27. 27.M. EXTRACTS FROM THE WARDROBE ACCOUNTS. Page 120.
28. 28.N. TRIAL OF WALLACE. Page 158.
29. 29.O. ON THE MARTYRDOM OF WALLACE. Page 159.
30. 30.P. PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF WALLACE. P. 162.
31. 31.Q. REMINISCENCE OF WALLACE. Page 163.
32. 32.R. WALLACE’S DESCENDANTS. Page 167.
33. 33.S. ON THE TREACHERY OF MENTEITH. Page 169.
34. 34.T. SINGULAR LEGEND. Page 169.
35. 35.U. VERSES ON THE DEATH OF WALLACE. Page 170. — ON THE BIRTH-DAY OF WALLACE. — FOOTNOTES — Transcribers’ Notes

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