The Life of Sir William Wallace, Vol. I (of 2)

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Author

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

Title

Life of Sir William Wallace of Elderslie, Vol. 1 (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

LoC Class

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

Subject

Wallace, William, Sir, -1305

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eBook-No.

47661

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47661

Release Date

December 14, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE, OF ELDERSLIE.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM WALLACE.
6. 6.CHAPTER I. STATE OF SCOTLAND IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY.
7. 7.CHAPTER II. ON THE CLAIM OF ENGLAND TO THE FEUDAL HOMAGE OF SCOTLAND.
8. 8.CHAPTER III. BIRTH, PARENTAGE, AND EARLY YEARS OF WALLACE.
9. 9.CHAPTER IV. ACCESSION OF BALIOL—SIEGE OF BERWICK—BATTLE OF DUNBAR.
10. 10.CHAPTER V. WALLACE AGAIN TAKES REFUGE IN THE WOODS.—ORGANIZES A SYSTEM OF WARFARE.—HARASSES THE ENGLISH IN THEIR CANTONMENTS.—CONFLICT OF BEG.—BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES OF HIS EARLY COMPANIONS.—HIS DRESS AND ARMOUR.—ANECDOTE OF THE RELATIVE PERSONAL PROWESS OF WALLACE AND BRUCE.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI. PEEL OF GARGUNNOCK TAKEN BY THE SCOTS.—THE BRADFUTES OF LAMINGTON OPPRESSED BY THE ENGLISH.—THE ORPHAN OF LAMINGTON.—SIR RAYNALD CRAWFORD SUMMONED TO GLASGOW.—WALLACE CAPTURES THE BAGGAGE OF PERCY.—RETIRES TO LENNOX.—VARIOUS RENCOUNTERS WITH THE ENGLISH.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII. SINGULAR ADVENTURE OF WALLACE IN GASK CASTLE.—KILLS THE ENGLISH LEADER.—ESCAPES TO TORWOOD.—INTERVIEW WITH HIS UNCLE.
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII. WALLACE JOINED BY SIR JOHN GRAHAM.—PROCEEDINGS IN CLYDESDALE.—WALLACE VISITS LANARK.—ADVENTURE WITH A PARTY OF THE ENGLISH.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX. ATTACK ON CRAWFORD CASTLE.—RETURN TO LANARK.—CONFLICT WITH THE ENGLISH.—MURDER OF THE HEIRESS OF LAMINGTON.—HER DEATH REVENGED.—THE ENGLISH DRIVEN OUT OF LANARK.
15. 15.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.
16. 16.CHAPTER XI. ROBERT BRUCE JOINS THE STANDARD OF WALLACE.—PERCY AND CLIFFORD SENT TO SUPPRESS THE INSURRECTION.—NIGHT SKIRMISH IN ANNANDALE.—DISAFFECTION OF THE SCOTTISH NOBLES.—WALLACE RETIRES TO THE NORTH.—BATTLE OF STIRLING BRIDGE.
17. 17.APPENDIX.
18. 18.A. WALLACE’S TREE.—TORWOOD. Page 179.
19. 19.B. THE CRAWFURDS. Page 193. — CHARTA THORLONGI. — EJUSDEM.
20. 20.C. THE BURNING OF THE BARNS OF AYR. Page 201.
21. 21.D. MEMOIR OF BISHOP ANTHONY BEK. Page 205.
22. 22.E. EXPEDITION TO THE WEST HIGHLANDS. Page 216.
23. 23.F. MEMOIRS OF JOHN, EARL OF WARREN—LORD HENRY DE PERCY—AND LORD ROBERT DE CLIFFORD. — I. WARREN. Page 220. — II. PERCY — III. CLIFFORD.
24. 24.G. HUGH DE CRESSINGHAM. Page 229.
25. 25.FOOTNOTES
26. 26.Transcribers’ Notes

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