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Chronicle of Lanercost 387
fearing their return and invasion, sent envoys and appeased them
with much money.
l On the day after the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Mary
the King of England's parliament opened at York, whereat the
king and the Earl [of Lancaster] with his adherents came to an
agreement, and all of them approved of the ordinances above mentioned,
which were confirmed by the seals of the king and the earl.
Now about the feast of S. Michael 2 the Earl of Hereford, who
had married the King of England's sister, returned from Scotland,
and in
exchange for him were released the Bishop of Glasgow, the
Earl of Mar (who had been reared in England), and the wife,
sister, and daughter of my lord Robert de Brus. 3
Howbeit, the
Earl of Mar, having arrived at Newcastle, refused to go with
them into Scotland, preferring to remain in England. From day
to day sundry prisoners were released from the hands of the
Scots, but only through very heavy pecuniary ransoms. About
the feast of our Lord's birth 4 the Earl of Angus was released,
also Sir John de Segrave, and a little later Sir Antony de Lucy.
About the feast of the Epiphany the illustrious King of France
died, not having reigned a full year. 5
Meanwhile the Scots occupied both north and south Tynedale
to wit Halt whistle, Hexham, Cor bridge, and so on towards
Newcastle, and Tynedale did homage to the King of Scots and
forcibly attacked Gillesland and the other adjacent
districts of
England.
but
At this time also the Scots again wasted Northumberland ;
from the aforesaid Nativity of Our Lord until the Nativity of
6
S. John the
Baptist the county of Cumberland alone paid 600
marks in tribute to the King of Scots.
The Scots, therefore, unduly elated, as much by their victory
in the field as by the devastation of the March of England and
the receipt of very large sums of money, were not
satisfied with their own frontiers, but fitted out ships
and sailed to Ireland in the month of May, to reduce that
1
gth September.
2 2gth September.
3 Queen Elizabeth was maintained at the king's charges during her captivity.
In the year 1312-13 her expenses amounted to ^125 53. zd. (Wardrobe Accounts,
5 Edward II.).
4 25th December.
5 The date is wrong, Philip IV. died 29th November, 1314, Louis X. died
5th June, 1316 June instead of January.
6 25th December, 1314-241}! June, 1315.