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587alter There was a prophecy in Latin regarding the Stone which Sir Walter Scott translated thus-

"Unless the fates are faithless found,

And prophet's voice be vain,

Where'er this monument is found

The Scottish race shall reign."

And he remarked: “There were Scots who hailed the accomplishment of this prophecy at the accession of James VI to the throne of England, and exulted, that in removing this palladium, the policy of Edward resembled that which brought the Trojan horse in triumph within their walls, and which occasioned the destruction of their royal family."

It may be added that the most recent discussion of the Treaty of Northampton is by Dr. Stones, of the History Department, University of Glasgow, in An Addition to the Rotuli Scotia,” Scottish Historical Review, April 1950, pages 23-51.

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