miserabili cede Christianos affecerunt
ipsum etiam regem Francie
apprehendentes uiuum adduxerunt, ⁊ aliquanto tempore
apud se honestissime retinuerunt, ac postea redemptione
data ⁊ trebis inter
se compositis liberrime repatriare premise
runt. Post autem discessum regis pagani
Damietam
intrantes ⁊ templa cum simulachris suis subuersa cernentes ultra
modum irati fractis trebis omnes Christianos quos inuenire potue
runt diuerso mortis
genere peremerunt. Hiis auditis rex Acon
rediit ibique a cruce signatis auxilium
expectauit.
Dominus Robertus de Campo Muscarum apud Melros sepelitur. Ad
regimen episcopatus de Dunkelden post obitum episcopi Gaufridi
eligitur magister
Ricardus de Inherketyn ⁊ consecratur.
Obiit Fredericus qui fuit imperator. Obiit
Adam abbas
de Dundraynan, ⁊ Brianus eiusdem domus monachus ei successit.
Anno Domini moccolio obiit Radulfus abbas de Sancto Ed
wardo,
cui cui successit Iohannes eiusdem domus monachus ⁊ quondam
prior de
May. Per idem tempus dominus Herbertus abbas de Kynlos
uir grandeuus abbatizare
recusauit. Cui Ricardus eiusdem
domus monachus successit. Eodem anno obuiauerunt
apud Eboracum
H’ rex Anglie, ⁊ A rex Scocie cum magnatibus utrorumque
regnorum ⁊ in die natalis Domini suscepit a rege Anglie rex
Scocie arma militaria
⁊ in crastino copulauit sibi in matri
monium filiam predicti regis primogenitam
nomine Margare
tam. Vnde factum est ut Alanus hostiarius ⁊ quidam alii ibidem
accusarentur apud regem Scocie de eius prodicione quapropter multi
officia sua
coacti sunt relinquere, alii sibi timentes fuga
of their own men.
They even captured the king of himself France, and carried him off alive, and held him
for some time in a manner befitting his rank. Afterwards, when a ransom had been given
and a truce made between them, they allowed him to return to his country unhindered.
After the departure of the king, however, when the pagans entered Damietta and saw the
temples with their idols overthrown, they were angered beyond measure, broke the truce,
and slew by various manners of death all the Christians whom they could find. Having
heard these things, the king returned to Acre, and there awaited assistance from the
crusaders. The lord Robert of Muschamp was buried at Melrose. After the death of Bishop
Geoffrey, Master Richard of Inverkeithing was elected and consecrated to the rule of the
bishopric of Dunkeld. Frederick, who was emperor, died. Adam, the abbot of Dundrennan,
died; and Brian, a monk of the same house, succeeded him.
In
the 1251st year of the Lord, Ralph, abbot of St
Edward,1 died; John, a monk of the same house, and
formerly prior of May, succeeded him him. During the same time, the lord
Herbert, abbot of Kinloss, a man of great age, renounced his abbacy; Richard, a monk of
the same house, succeeded him. In the same year, H[enry], king of England, and
Alexander, king of Scotland, met at York, along with the great men of both kingdoms. And
on Christmas Day, the king of Scotland received the arms of knighthood from the king of
England; and on the next day he joined to himself in marriage the first-born daughter of
the aforesaid king, named Margaret. And then it happened that Alan the Doorward, and
certain others, were accused there to the king of Scotland for treason against him. On
account of this, many were compelled to resign their offices; others, fearing for
themselves, turned to flight