[1] About the feast of saint Michaell, the new Scotish [page 315] king Robert le Bruce returned foorth of the Iles (in|to the which he had fled) with manie Irishmen and Scots in his companie, and remained a certeine time in Kentire, he sent certeine of his officers, to le|uie and gather vp the rents of the fermes due at the feast of saint Martine for such lands and possessions as they held in that countrie,The L. Per|cie put to flight by the Scotish king Bruce. wherof the lord Percie being aduertised, hasted thither; but the new king comming vpon him, slue certeine of his men, tooke his horsses and plate, with other things, and droue him into a castell, within the which he besieged him, till at length by a power sent from king Edward, Bruce was constreined to depart. The king in this meane time was come to Lauercost néere to Car|leill, and there remained a long time. From thence he sent his iustices vnto Berwike, where they sate in iudgement vpon Nigell Bruce, and the other pri|soners taken with him,Nigell or Neall Bruce condemned and executed. which were condemned to die, and so they were hanged, drawen and quartered. The earle of Atholl was conueied to London, and al|though he sued for pardon in respect of that he was of kin to the king, yet was he hanged vpon a gib|bet higher than all the residue, his bodie burned vn|der the same gibbet,The earle of Atholl exe|cuted. and his head first cut off, was set vpon a pole ouer London bridge for example sake that traitors should looke for no pardon.