The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, with memoir of the author.

LORD OF THE ISLES. 315
pursued him sore on every side, and quelde the steed
that Sir Simon Frisell rode upon, and then toke him
and led him to the host. And S. Symond began for
to flatter and speke fair, and saide, Lordys, I shall
give you four thousand markes of silver, and myne
horse and harness, and all my armoure and income.
Tho' answered Thobaude of Pevenes, that was the
kinge's archer, Now, God me so helpe, it is for nought
that thou speakest, for all the gold of England I
would not let thee go without commandment of King
Edward. And tho' he was led to the King, and the
King would not see him, but commanded to lead him
away to his doom in London, on Our Lady's even
nativity. And he was hung and drawn, and his head
smitten off, and hanged again with chains of iron upon
the gallows, and his head was set at London-bridge
upon a spear, and against Christmas the body was
burnt, for encheson (reason) that the men that keeped
the body saw many devils ramping with iron crooks,
running upon the gallows, and horribly tormenting
the body. And many that them saw, anon thereafter,
died for dread, or waxen mad, or sore sickness they
had."-MS. Chronicle in the British Museum, quoted
by Ritson.
NOTE I.
Ifeel within mine aged breast
A power that will not be repress'd.-P. 90.
Bruce, like other heroes, observed omens, and one
is recorded by tradition. After he had retreated to
one of' the miserable places of shelter, in which he