Simon Fraser (died 1306) Edward's peace terms. In January he was employed, along with other Scottish knights, to hunt down his former comrade Wallace. In 1306 Fraser once again broke faith with King Edward and defected to Robert the Bruce. He escaped from the defeat at the Battle of Methven, but was captured in 1306 at a subsequent engagement at Kirkencliff near Stirling by Sir Thomas de Multon and Sir John Jose. King Edward's patience with Fraser was now at an end. The prisoner was sent to London, and hanged, drawn, and quartered in September 1306. His head was impaled on a spike on
Scots College (Rome) tombstone of King James III and VIII. On 14 April 2016, the community of the Scots College were granted a private audience with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace to mark the 400th anniversary of its becoming a seminary. In 2017, seminarians from the college were invited to serve at the Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica. Scots College (Rome) The Scots College (or The Pontifical Scots College) in Rome is the main seminary for the training of men for the priesthood from the dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland. The Scots College was established by Clement VIII