Excerpt from Border Lances: A Romance of the Northern Marches in the Reign of Edward the Third IN writing this tale I have followed most closely the Chronicle of Lanercost, but I have made use of several other works, such as the Scala Chronicon, Wyntoun's Poems, &c. I have aimed generally at historical accuracy, but in matters of little moment I have allowed myself some freedom of invention. AS for the marriage of Sir John de Copeland to the widow of Sir William de Coucy, it has been accepted as authentic by so many writers that I thought myself at liberty to make it the foundation of my story. 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.