Excerpt from Annals of Scotland, Vol. 2: From the Accession of Malcolm III. In the Year 1057 to the Accession of the House of Stewart in the Year 1371; To Which Are Added, Tracts Relative to the History and Antiquities of Scotland Robert bruce had many and formidable Obstacles to surmount in his progress to sovereign power; the solemn oaths, and even the general inclinations of the nobility; the revenge of the potent house of Comyn the whole force of Eng land; and the guilt of what was commonly held to be a sacrilegz'ous murder. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.