And so the most renowned King David the second, king of the Scots, died at Edinburgh Castle in the year 1370 in the cathedral/seat? of St Peter of his own kingdom, in the 47th year of his age, and was buried in the monastery of Holyrood of Edinburgh. After the death of King David II, Robert II was crowned, an old man, nephew of the said David by his sister, following the laws of the country, on the feast of the annunciation of the blessed Virgin.

Mortuus est igitur inclitissimus Rex Dauid secundus rex Scotorum apud Castrum de Edynburgh anno Domini Mo. ccc. lxx in cathedra Sancti Petri regni sui anno xxxixo etatis sue anno xlvijo et sepultus est in Monasterio Sancte Crucis de Edinburgh. Post mortem Regis Dauid secundi coronatus est Robertus secundus, senescallus Scocie nepos dicti Dauid ex sorore secundum patrie leges in festo annunciationis beate Virginis [. . .]