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The Bruce

John Barbour

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The following apparent errors have been corrected: p. xvi (note) "xv-xxv" changed to "xv-xxv." p. 5 "rewate." changed to "rewate.'" p. 46 The footnote marker 399 was printed as 99. p. 90 (note) "_Is_ from C." changed to "Is from C." p. 105 The footnote marker 325 was printed as 25. p. 115 " Of me" changed to ""Of me" p. 119 "forrow us. quhill" changed to "forrow us, quhill" p. 122 ""Sa yhe suthly?"" changed to "'Sa yhe suthly?'" p. 122 "Yhour men" changed to "'Yhour men" p. 145 "c uth ta" changed to "couth ta" p. 145 "E Jedworthis" changed to "_Jedworthis_" p. 168 "'Yheit may" changed to ""Yheit may" p. 179 "chere,'" changed to "chere,"" p. 187 "dnrst nocht" changed to "durst nocht" p. 194 (note) "93. E has" changed to "94. E has" p. 209 "agane," changed to "agane,'" p. 210 (note) "H. _a gray_" changed to "H _a gray_" p. 217 (note) "E. _That_" changed to "E _That_" p. 220 (note) "Cf." changed to "_Cf._" p. 235 ""His brydill" changed to "His brydill" p. 239 (note) "464" changed to "463" p. 261 "And', in" changed to "And, in" p. 261 "o! Lumbardy" changed to "of Lumbardy" p. 263 The letter "n" in "And schot" was inverted p. 280 The letter "n" in "and yhumanry" was inverted p. 321 "SEPT., 1319." changed to "SEPT., 1319" p. 324 "Me think" changed to ""Me think" p. 326 "ilkane "" changed to "ilkane."" p. 333 (note) "H. _few_" changed to "H _few_" p. 335 (note) "(S." changed to "(S)." p. 344 (note) "_eirded_" changed to "_eirded_." p. 345 "hailll" changed to "haill" p. 347 "_Attack by the English Archers._" changed to "_Attack by the English Archers_" p. 351 (note) "Cf." changed to "_Cf._" p. 353 (note) "H as E" changed to "H as E." p. 355 "battale." changed to "battale.'" p. 370 (note) "weere." changed to "weere."" p. 370 "fall.'" changed to "fall." p. 372 (note) "els die"" changed to "els die."" p. 387 "_Introd._, ii" changed to "_Introd._, ii." p. 387 "F.I.C." changed to "F.i.c." p. 390 "Bk. XIII." changed to "_Bk._ XIII." p. 395 "Holshausen" changed to "Holthausen" p. 395 The notes to lines 479 and 482 were printed out of order p. 396 "_dat_" changed to "_dat._" p. 398 "Alexander. III." changed to "Alexander III." pp. 399, 400 "_Appendix_ F, III" changed to "_Appendix_ F, iii" p. 400 "see Appendix" changed to "see _Appendix_" p. 402 "(_Bain._, ii." changed to "(_Bain_, ii." p. 403 "359); Cristina" changed to "(359); Cristina" p. 412 "589 _his baneour._" changed to "588 _his baneour.</i?" p. 417 "116 _And als frendis._" changed to "117 _And als frendis._" p. 420 "the left" changed to "be left" p. 421 "Bk. II. 463" changed to "_Bk._ II. 463" p. 422 "at St. Andrew s" changed to "at St. Andrews " p. 423 "154 _Wilyhame Bunnok._" changed to "153 _Wilyhame Bunnok._" p. 424 "_Bk._ ix." changed to "(_Bk._ ix." p. 425 "(No. 358)." changed to "(No. 358)," p. 426 "710 _Lap fra a berfrois._" changed to "708 _Lap fra a berfrois._" p. 427 "8-9)" changed to "8-9" p. 431 "_Scotchronicon_" changed to "_Scotichronicon_" p. 434 "Bk. XII." "_Bk._ XII." p. 434 "547 _war past._" changed to "548 _war past._" p. 437 "300 _enveronyt._" changed to "302 _enveronyt._" p. 439 "themelves" changed to "themselves" p. 446 "471 _Wilyhame Vepownt._" changed to "472 _Wilyhame Vepownt._" p. 447 "489-90." changed to "489-90" p. 447 "143.)" changed to "143.)." p. 448 "735 _our-raid all Northumbirland._" changed to "736 _our-raid all Northumbirland._" p. 449 "in Ireland" changed to "in Ireland"" p. 449 "_Maii_" changed to "_Maii._" p. 454 "af the Lacys" changed to "of the Lacys" p. 455 "55 _Quha mast_" changed to "56 _Quha mast_" p. 457 "schiltrome,"" changed to ""schiltrome,"" p. 459 "Bk. xiv." changed to "_Bk._ xiv." p. 459 "and note)" changed to "and note)." p. 460 "Bk. XI." changed to "_Bk._ XI." p. 461 "205 note)" changed to "(205 note)" p. 461 "in Barbour.”" changed to "in Barbour." p. 462 "577 _Willyhame Syncler._" changed to "575 _Willyhame Syncler._" p. 466 "p. lxxxii" changed to "p. lxxxii." p. 468 "500 _he wald nocht sa soyne assale._" changed to "501 _he wald nocht sa soyne assale._" p. 470 "_in_ _Morte Arthure_" changed to "in _Morte Arthure_" p. 472 "declares thut" changed to "declares that" p. 472 "whch had" changed to "which had" p. 476 "_ibid._)" changed to "_ibid._)." p. 478 "liv" changed to "liv." p. 481 "249 _In England._" changed to "248 _In England._" p. 481 "Skene, i." changed to "_Skene_, i." p. 481 "Fordun, _Gesta Annalia_" changed to "_Fordun_, _Gesta Annalia_" p. 483 "lxviii" changed to "lxviii." p. 483 "(? l’aigle)" changed to "(? l’aigle)”" p. 484 "Murimuth, p. 53" changed to "_Murimuth_, p. 53" p. 484 "Knighton, i." changed to "_Knighton_, i." p. 484 "i. 445" changed to "i. 445)" p. 485 "Every day" changed to ""Every day" p. 485 "_Scala_ apparently" changed to "_Scala._ apparently" p. 485 "519-20 _ilk day justyng of Wer._" changed to "520-1 _ilk day justyng of Wer._" p. 488 "everything'" changed to "everything"" p. 489 "129 _Maid hym manrent and fewte._" changed to "*129 _Maid hym manrent and fewte._" p. 489 "130 _Till Cardross went._" changed to "151 _Till Cardross went._" p. 493 "421-32 _Bot ere they joyned, etc._" changed to "*421-32 _Bot ere they joyned, etc._" p. 493 "Appendix D" changed to "_Appendix_ D" p. 493 "p. 484)" changed to "p. 484" p. 506 "printer's"" changed to "printer's."" p. 509 "versions." changed to "versions."" p. 514 "(4) note)" changed to "(4) (note)" p. 516 "(XI. 638" changed to "(XI. 638)" p. 519 "s = substantive" changed to "s. = substantive" p. 520 "XIX. 512." changed to "XIX. 512" p. 520 "accused XIX.," changed to "accused, XIX.," p. 521 "Banyst, _v._" changed to "Banyst, _v._," p. 521 " _p.t._ barred" changed to " _p.t._, barred" p. 522 "a pledge" changed to "a pledge)" p. 523 "IX. IX. 77" changed to "IX. 77" p. 525 "V 70" changed to "V. 70" p. 525 "Eldrys elders" changed to "Eldrys, elders" p. 526 "Feble, _b._" changed to "Feble, _v._" p. 529 "contrivance some" changed to "contrivance some" p. 529 "called" changed to "called)" p. 533 "See Neyn" changed to "See Meyn" p. 533 "_adj_, no" changed to "_adj._, no" p. 534 ""over-tumbled,'" changed to ""over-tumbled,"" p. 535 "_v._ to prey" changed to "_v._, to prey" p. 537 "_c.f_" changed to "_cf._" p. 541 The entry for "Trunsioune" was printed out of alphabetical order p. 545 "ii. iii., iv." changed to "ii., iii., iv." p. 546 "I, II., III." changed to "I., II., III." Inconsistent spellings throughout the book, and inconsistent punctuation in the LIST OF PRINCIPAL WORKS IN REFERENCES have been left as printed. There are numerous discrepancies in spelling between the text and the endnotes. The following possible errors have not been changed: p. 149 Than, wit yhe weill his, men wes wa! p. 194 of fechtaris with hym thar. p. 271 the note to line 338 may refer to line *338 p. 345 all Cokdaill. p. 360 sic perplexite. p. 395 _auserlessene busse._ p. 432 analagous p. 452 "Scottish enemies”" has no opening quotation mark p. 457 (see _Bk._ 128) p. 485 "(À faire" has no closing bracket