in his northern progrefs, in 1291, reduced it, and other places that
lay in his way. About the year 1311 it was in pofleffion of his
ion, who placed there, as governor, William de Montfichet *. In
1423 it entered into an obligation with Edinburgh, Perth, and
Aberdeen, to raife eleven thoufand pounds towards paying the ran-
fom of James I, then prifoner in England f . This is a proof of
its.weal:h at that time ; and an evidence of its commerce in 14.58
may be collefted from the royal privilege granted to it by James II.
of the following tolls towards the repair of the harbour, which
were thus impofed : on every ffiip, ten lhillings; on every crayer,.
bufs, barge, or ballinger, five lhillings ; on every fercojl, twelve
pence; on every great boat, fix-pence £.
^^put Dundee received a dreadful check by the fiege it underwent
kBK''C Englijh, under General Jvlonk, in September, 1651. The
Governor, Major General Lumfden, was fummoned; but returning
a very infulting anfwer, Monk determined to ftorm the place.
By means of a ScotchToy he difcovered the fituation of the gar-
nfon, that it was fecure, and generally by noon in a ftate of intoxication.
He made a feint, as if he intended to raife the fiege ; but
returned inftantly with his forces fupplied with iheaves of wheat,
t«t,out of the neighbouring fields ; with them they filled the ditch;'
* e d e d in their attack, and put about fix hundred of the gar-
H to1 the fword. The governor perilhed, as Sir Philip Warwick
Iss> y the hands of a fanatic officer,, after quarter was given,,
S iege
t 4 * jT s A n c ie n t C a le n d a rs , 123-, 306 .
f D if l. o f C om m e rce , L 2 7 7 .
3 Memoirs, 3 6 1.