The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . TREATY WITH ENGLAND. 43 nobles aspired to the throne, which they consideredvacant. Robert Bruce entered into a bond with anumber of Scotch and EngHsh nobles for the purposeof supporting his own claim to the Crown. It isuncertain whether Edward I. knew of this; but hehad a project of his own. He had a son, and if hisson could be married to the Maid of Norway, heimagined that all would go right. He thereforeapplied to the Pope to sanction the marriage ofthe two children ; and a papal bull authorising itwas issued in Novemb
The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . TREATY WITH ENGLAND. 43 nobles aspired to the throne, which they consideredvacant. Robert Bruce entered into a bond with anumber of Scotch and EngHsh nobles for the purposeof supporting his own claim to the Crown. It isuncertain whether Edward I. knew of this; but hehad a project of his own. He had a son, and if hisson could be married to the Maid of Norway, heimagined that all would go right. He thereforeapplied to the Pope to sanction the marriage ofthe two children ; and a papal bull authorising itwas issued in November, 1289. A treaty betweenEngland and Scotland was concluded at Brigham,in March, 1290, which sanctioned the marriage ofthe royal children. In this treaty the completeindependence of Scotland was fully recognised andstrictly guarded. Edward I. quickly equipped a ship to transport theyoung queen from Norway. In due time the shipsailed from Norway with the queen on despatched agents to Orkney to meet her, andsent jewels into Scotland to bedeck her. But thechild
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