The life of Sir William Wallace, the governor general of Scotland, and hero of the Scottish chiefs. By Peter Donaldson.

124 THE LIFE OF
SIEGE OF PERTH
Wallace having thus settled the government of th(
kingdom, proceeded immediately to reduce the castle,
remaining in the hands of the English. He first be
sieged Perth, and took it by storm, killing 1080 in the
breach of, and round the walls, and garrisoned it b3
Scotsmen. Sinclair, Lundie, Lindsay, Boyd, Adan
Wallace, Seaton, Lauder, Dundas, Scott, &c. fough
with Wallace in that engagement.
Wallace then proceeds to the south, where h(
found that Edward Bruce had arrived from Irelaull
with fifty men of his mother's relations, and had al
ready taken Kirkcudbright with a garrison of nine
score: Wigtown castle he had also reduced, anc
joined Wallace most cheerfully, and then marchec
with him to Lochmaben, where Wallace like a tru(
and faithful Scot, resigned the command of the arm3
to him, promising to crown him king of Scotland, i
his brother Robert did not come home to possess hi,
throne.
Prince Edward Bruce remained in Lochmaben;
but Wallace proceeded to Cummock; so Scotlanc
was the third time delivered by the brave and faithful
Wallace, and then had rest from wars and ravages oi
their enemies.