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1388.
The Biſhop of Durham approcheth the Scottes with an armie.
The Biſhop of Durham was comming the day nexte following with a newe
power to haue ayded the Percies, but hearing of the ouerthrowe, and beeing come
within a little of the Scottiſhe camp, hee was enformed that the Scottes were
as ready to defende, as hee was to aſſayle, and therevpon doubting the iſſue of
his enterpriſe, if he ſhoulde giue battell, he turned backe to
Newca|ſtell,He retireth. and ſuffered the Scottes
to returne into their countrey without any further purſute.
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1
A Parliament at Perth.In the yeere following, a
Parliamente was holden at Perth, in the whiche demonſtratiõ was made by King
Roberte, that for aſmuche as hee was brokẽ by great age, and might not through
feebleneſſe occaſioned thereof attende to his office in gouernemente of the
Realme,Robert Earle of Fyfe is choſen gouer|noure of the
Realme. it was neceſſary that ſome gouernoure ſhould be choſen, and
ther|fore hee required that his ſeconded ſonne Roberte Earle of Fife might
enioy that office, conſidering his eldeſt ſonne Iohn Earle of Carrike (by
rea|ſon of a ſtripe which he had receyued on the legge by an horſe of Sir Iames
Douglas of Dalketh) was not able to trauell, but kept his bed, & mighte
ſturre no way foorth abroade.
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1 The Lordes conſented to the
Kings requeſt, and ſo the Earle of Fife was conſtituted gouer|nour of Scotland,
by common conſente of all the Lords of the Realme.
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