Death of John Comyn, slain by Robert Bruce, 10 February 1306, before the altar, church of the Greyfriars, at Dumfries
Illustration by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux (1815–1884) from Cassell's illustrated history of England published circa 1896. Info from wiki: On 10 February 1306 Robert the Bruce participated in the killing of John Comyn before the high altar of the Greyfriars Church in Dumfries.[8] Legend, possibly apocryphal, says Robert the Bruce called Comyn to a meeting, stabbed him and rushed out to tell Roger de Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick and Sir Robert Fleming went in to finish the job uttering: "You doubt! I mak siccar!" ("I make sure!") Fleming exited holding the head of Comyn, stating "Let the deed shaw." ("Let the deed show.") Apart from these bare facts, nothing certain can be gathered from contemporary accounts. While later Scottish sources all try to justify the crime by amplifying earlier accusations of malevolence and treachery against Comyn, the English sources portray Robert as a villain who lured Comyn into a church — taken as a guarantee of safety — with the intention of committing premeditated murder. Some sources suggest that Bruce offered a pact, whereby one would take the crown in return for the lands of the other. As they stood before the high altar, Bruce struck Comyn with a dagger. Bruce's companions struck him with their swords. Sir Robert Comyn, rushing to aid his nephew, was killed by a blow to the head by Bruce's brother-in-law, Christopher Seton.
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