This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...by a severe defeat on the Dee, on the 29th of June, 1308. Writs were issued on the 3oth of July, 1309, from Stamford, which summoned the English knights to join an expedition against the Scots. On the same day, moroever, Edward wrote to Philip of France, who had been attempting to arrange a truce on behalf of Scotland, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...by a severe defeat on the Dee, on the 29th of June, 1308. Writs were issued on the 3oth of July, 1309, from Stamford, which summoned the English knights to join an expedition against the Scots. On the same day, moroever, Edward wrote to Philip of France, who had been attempting to arrange a truce on behalf of Scotland, that affairs in that country would prevent his meeting the French King (Rymer, ii. 79). There is no actual statement of any reason why the English army did not march northwards until the late summer in 1310. Perhaps funds were low, and the King had to await the collection of the twenty-fifth granted by the Parliament at Stamford (Ann. Lon., p. 157). It is at least probable that for some strong reason he was unable to leave the south, since it is unlikely that he would have stayed in London to meet his Barons in the mood in which they were. 10 I29 The Chronicle of Lanercost (sub anno 1308) says that Edward endeavoured to make peace with Bruce, and to obtain his assistance against the Barons. The truce with Bruce arranged by the King of France was to last from February, 1309, to November 1, 1309. About the 1st of November John de Segrave was sent to Berwick and others to Carlisle. They made a further truce with the Scots, which was to continue until the 8th of March, 1310 (the reason for this being that the English did not like to enter Scotland before the summer, principally because they did not till then find food there for their horses). The Parliament held in London between February 27 and April 12, 1310, met with a view of calling the King to serious account (Ann. Lon., 168, and Ann. Paul., 268). Gaveston, anticipating misfortune, had left the Court in February with some show of haste. It is recorded that while the Lords Ordainers were sit...
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