[1] [2] Master Ste|phansons booke of Re|cords.The king hauing receiued as well the possessions of the realme, castels, manours, as other places be|longing to the crowne of Scotland, he committed the gouernement and custodie of the realme vnto the bishops of S. Andrews and Glasco,Wardens of the realme of Scotland ap|pointed by K. Edward. to the lords Iohn Comin, and Iames Steward, who had put him in possession, so that vnder him they held the same, in maner as they had doone before. But in diuerse ca|stels he placed such capteines as he thought most meetest to keepe them to his vse, till he had ended the controuersie, & placed him in the kingdome, to whom of right it belonged. He also willed the lords of Scot|land to elect a sufficient personage to be chancellour of the realme, which they did, naming Alane bishop of Catnesse,The bishop of Catnesse elec|ted chancellor of Scotland. whom the king admitted, ioining with him one of his chapleins named Walter Armundes|ham, so that on the 12 of Iune, vpon the greene ouer against the the castell of Norham, neere to the riuer of Tweed, in the parish of Upsetelington, before Iohn Balioll, Robert Bruce, the bishops of S. An|drews and Glasco, the lords Comin and Steward, wardens of Scotland; the bishop of Catnesse recei|ued his seale,He receiueth his seale. appointed him by the king of Eng|land as supreme lord of Scotland, and there both the said bishop & Walter Armundesham were sworne trulie to gouerne themselues in the office.He is sworne.