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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. name of Dotvgiatfe, not onelte the commomnypeos ple, but John carleof Murrey (fuppofing that the fame fide Was in Diffrefle) prepared in allbatk to fuccour them.| ae Finallie, the thole number of the Scotifhmen to be Maine fvithout adventure )allighted from bis ore to fight with his enmie on fot, ‘hich Lind: -_fete Didaccopdinglie; in the end after along contic betiveene them, the Cnglifhmran (being as faith xinoteicto Buchanan tnferio? to the Scot in armo2e tweapon) abelberd,m tel bid pelo bimfelfe to bis aduerfarie. 1p thour(at: noe % flight. bare themfelucs fo manfullte, that the Cnglit}men being bzoken and put toflight,twere Maines bome ter that be bad giuen an oth tarcturne ata certeine jarueens dotwne. Lhe chafe continued till the breake of the Dap With killing and faking, as in fuch cafesiscuct day )he tas permitted togo at libertie, Such in hecancnat thofe dates twas the humaniticamongett the bode, bisbarte.b feene , though tie moze part in deed Wwere faken with 14 rers,and both nations tolvardstheir petfoners,tbicd seels their lines faued after thep once felltn the chafe, of thofeplaces. Wut if ante do not returneat the ofpsifonns fietaken pris foners. Fr.Thi riclwere taken by ietth, the marthall of Scotlmd, fomelbat before the Engli}men begantoturne. {aiSut Lefleus. lib.7.pa.2 63. faith that Henrie ot dap appointed,this purithmentis fet ppombim for eating -aperpetuallaifgrace. Chat in the atfemblies of true dates (todemandreffitutions of things and iniw Dtherperfonstaken, fone didbutlothecattleof Pounune,ebhidbisheirs -to this dap doiniop, Chere was alto taken befines that he thich complaineth himfelfe to be deceiuen -_by bis p2tfoner (onbis promife )omth carrie about Jo, Mafab aE fpurivas takenby Pontgomeric, tho for histane the tivo Perfies, diners other men of name,as Hoe ries donebp the one nation bnto the ather)thep vfe ahandozgloue patnted tra cloth dpona long fratfe an sabe ficlo amd chafe (as Froiffard recounteth) abouean interfeinment. Lindfetebauing with this conds countrie Fr.Thin. cightéenebundzed. [Wut Buchan, fatty,there were r84oGaine,rooo Wounded, andioo4 taken.) -_-tion difmriffed bis prtfoner (and percefuing a great number of arnted men) made otreclie towards asageanes fiuehunvied Engithmen sur pet the Scottth writers themfelues report a them , not knotwing that thep were bis enfnries,tr lefenumber. either did this Picorte chance to fillhebad ridden fo neve bnito them, that hecould eyennee the Hcofs without great lolleaudflanghter., Fora 30 not Wwithdaww himfelfe out of thete danger. Chele parene sae fo moztallie on the head, that being boone fo bis tent ofDswgiatle. alittle before the end of the battell, he dtedof thofe Perfie at the battell of Dtterbogne, becaule he fp gry gimme pofed that the enfinies tould not foine bntill the zinicrn the loile of O warthie achiefeteine, thaniop for the eas, gaine of agreat vidorte. Ibis bodie was conucied ~ ‘gnto Melrose buried befidebis father carle Ti ' Archembaid. Dowglale fucceeded Soapthatgo: entereditntd Po2rthumnberland tort ducarmiephee no Hat, lo.Ma.li. othegtunethe youth md ftreng th of Poxthumberland 20 they (honld alt be redie tm arnto2to feeke the Scots. pefcend)arofein Scotland after this wife. ce UD put on bs facpbaltant hearts (as the pefevuw fion of hono2 requireth)) we thall cafilie téach this ¢¢ mutrend prieff, that tt bap beene: farce moze bino2 to bim,fafetie to bis, and moft commobditieto them foner-in Scotland , tho by dance being in place thither) fuere of all forts gathered togither, = tibere the earle of March was gotbpona pong gel: 50 number of rooco hozfemen and fotmen. hele Ding bubzoken, the which plaiong the buvulic fade, fired the bifhops mind, that (twith all fpad. S in fetching and flinging aloft , put the earle in great fhouldlead themtoward the Scots, and (rte the = anie fhift to belpe theearle: this Cnglif}mantept ded,twill not be able to abidethe {econd batel.caus Dangerof bislifesand fenall other thativere pres fent there gauebacke, and durfk not fepin to make tobint, and boldliecatching bola onthe bible reine, beld the hole faff, till the earle toas fafelie got be- Chcfrtar- fisebint. Bn reward of ehich benefit,the fatd earle €¢ all,that be had rematnen at home, tutthropstocoy, Bothwell, Notonelic the earloomeof Wothiwell, but twas alfo Diuided into fundzie branches, and: manie knights frtends md kinreplatelie Maine (a fpedacle toviG vru ty~~ ? aga S os _-ceffe of battell, for the Scots (fain thep) wearled me {with the former daies fight,and moff of them - -fabich {peeches thep perfuaded themfelues of an e fie conquett.Wdherebdpon the bithop fet forward = bis armie, whole comming being bnderftad bp = TRZTO. thereof haue riferof right twmothie fame and eftir 12.kal. Aug, mation. Zhis battell of Dtterborne was fought on Buchanan. faint Dfwalds dap , ttdisthefittof Augul, in 1388, thepeare 1388. Fr.Thin, PUGH, Amongthofe that fled to the battellwas Pat: thety Redman gouerno:of Werwike.rhom ames Winodleic ({uypofing by the beautie of his armo2to beof thenobler fozt ) did bebementlic folloty bp the {pace of thzce miles. At thelat, Reoman percet> uing that be twas notbyflight able fo efcape (and Deming it better tobassard bislife, thanathertwife oo notin fuftice nol bill (bauing receiued them BPMem : : ? ranfomte) but it wwonie ferme a mot croell ee nee torefcue them (being their entmics, anb alm = _ 7 equall number to themfelues ) it was 4 " dangerous . Whereforeit was concluded We prifoners fhould flueare, that thep twould = va -_tthiletk the Scots ano Englith tere in fights further, that ifthe Scots tuere overcome, (being now their prifoners) recoucred -_ _-that pet thep thould frill remaine prileneeseet them as before,and fo returne fo them ata ones dap. Hhete things thus dane,they let he PAY ambafavorsfwxth of Gnatand, to Underftranvthat baladozs fent the kingof' Stots twonlo determine tn that bibiadfe,0 Dcottin, -_atton,that abehis fonne the fad Meranoee was whe carte af brought to' bis prefence, hecommannedhinrtober Wuchqabane Commmittey biito fretet prtfon, therein horonraey Mpatfoneo. tillatter bis fathers deceate; Mherealmebeingin this maner bought to genrreniquitlttios King ata aiaei -pet was there never prince afore bin that bad more ee them ){néired to depart fro Petwealtell to Scotlano. heard the complaints of the pore, and was No lelle torediefle at Perth,in the ubhid) pemonftration was made bv bing Mobert , that forfomuc) as he was broken by F tevthe oceedc of hing Mabertthe fecond, bis Rol " fon Yobn Steward carle of Carrike wasan 1\?%¢7?. 4m the peere following,a pariement Washoloen ¢,, diligent to le their wiongs renreffed. -_-led the prefent nobilitie togither to San ‘oie fhould be done with the p2ifoners, trhom they ko courage moft baltant hearts and fomettbat abathen baypie fuccetfe bp the condua of bis capteing thich ; at the cheerefulneffe of the Scots ttanding againg be fent forth as lieutenants onder bim, for they nes them tibich thep lobed not for after the laff battell) so Morlightlic returned home buttwith dictorte. We eye coniton. the Cnglith( 4 fay) confivering thefe things, retired was a prince of fnch conftaneie in promife, that bee cre of oe tolwards the place from thence thep came, and fuffetoome {pake the tvo20 which he performed not, bert wn worn fered the Scots to returne twtthout ante other purSuch an obferuet be twas allo of (attice, that wher, % ponte. fate againtt them. Ynthe meane time, uben Alers focuier he rem@ued from ante place, be would cante ander Lindfete( taken as before,and as pet prifoner proclamation to be mabe, that tf ante of his nten 07 Hie bericht in Leweattell) chanced to be feene and knowne by officers hap taken bp ante thing vnpatn fo}, the pars tee a" Mepman (bis peloed p2ifoner) he twas mokt cour tie to thom the oebt twas duc fhoulo come in, and feouflic after congratulation of anutie betweene inumediatlte be fhoulo be fatilfic. We willinglie mig riiqence fancementof gaue pntothis Wepborme certeinelands in Lowthi: fcoutg of the Scots, the erle of qurrep( thom" z Thetepborns. an whole pofterttie increaten afteriwards in furs o all mendidfollotw affer the death of Downge. Cheesrieg of Pwr of lands and farname, that the fame infoied Gir thefantespecte tags a tricertatonbetingge .Chglandand France, the avcdts (if theponteten, - te tote -gre)being'comprifen therein, Werebpon'thereca' Engiith ans: ec Tetbnbzideled and negligent fcholers),: than twith bertfalling into great noftentitie anvfivblenotiey bb bert tye fe: flvo2d to enter battell againf grotwne and bearoed reafonofertreame arte, without anymianevoharher con, cc fouldiers. goMecidentall ficknes,deceatted.at his eattell of Dune ZX his being fpoken,md the Cnglith not rome donald,the 19 Dap of Apsill tothe Peete after ourree to the point toioine with the abuerfarte, the Scots demption 1 390, being as Hey aAboue 7s peres of 2390, began the alarms withtheir bones, ttherebvpon the age, and baning reignedthe (pace of 19 peered, his Cnglitth bearing that terrible nowle (bnaccuffomed bovie was baricd at Scone before the bir altar, fo themin fach multitude) remembzing that they This Robert the fecond, though bp reafon of his mut fight in the mdole of dead cavcafles of their Great age, be went not forth into the wars bintelfe, Blohappte According therebuto in the moming of the nest day, the inhabitants bordering thereabouts were -_allemblen,who(tuith there that the bithop bad beoght -armes , «masarotable to aecamphth antienonable ©" 40 eal _erploit anatlableagaint the great: ninltituare bis ; 2 wr else enimies. J, Rytd) Hea ne f The king Bybhomit was anfivercd,that he wonloiwity TOD sseoty a: of the leadertwill fite at tise third, and all the flocke twill twill ffaho to the fame truce according ds fhiwas gretth tothe followfince the fheepebeard ftroken; the fheepetill Concluded, Whilethings pateo thus ti Scaflinin, truce, < -bedifperfen. ABnt if thev fall (0 long contend twith Alerander Stetwarp carle of Wucbqubane barnt Thecathees3 bs, that (as Gov moft rightlie forbtd) wwe chaitce to the cathediall chard) of urrey,thelanterne anor Wwallebunelys he oucrcome;thenthall tue moft thamefullp tote the 30 aainent ofall the ridsth part of Scotland , bpon dit ¢c Slorie: tehich we before bane bonozablic gained bp pleafure concetucd againtt the bithop of the fie thisnights trauell, Wut contrarie, if wevbe men, place. Whereat his father the ling tobe fuchinvige twas declared, that the nert Dap at the fmerifing, Jt chancedin the daics of king Dantd the thiro, there was an Englithmanof that nametaken pri: Itaut princes) fhould notw feare this fillie pric, Cxghh(as h nothing now forbs, but ap be ma Teulie thereremainet : halen that cueric one of bs aiuebut twoftrokes, bicanfe Mut(before he was anie great tuap marched out _of the tofune)snderffanding(bp thote that fen from fought fo baliantlie in this battell at Dtterbozne did Shp We (after {uch bono: obteined againt thofeva: laninane moft partot the rountrie tobe batvicd ano butaey, 20%thumbers Jn dedour Crglifhturiters atfirme, that thesia eae rarle, baning totth bi botifiae:dunszeportien of Sieeene of Pardyincouraged bisfolvicrs with thefetwors. ‘ca with theirtios prnees:fm which theretsno caufe <Abat/Aolect' Steward the H¥otith: gouernvykeats Cscouien -_Awithozetutnite places offafegatte> ano futerco fanfcines to CHle haue this night (moftnoble Scots) {utteinen : ght Soith iheghiefe heat and forte ofthe batteli, tue baue cures his tournietotwards the Scots. fie was ouerthzotwne,and hadloft the field, be retuts ned twith his friends to Petweafell,to confult tihat he thouldda againtt the enimie. At abich timett felfe terrible, toasin the eccho (by reflerion of the boncabout P92 the Scots to'be of greater number than tr ternecks ttuth thep trere. But before thepentredinto the bat: We hunters, tells fatth ohn Maior) George of Dunbar carle nerf dap) commanded bis armie fo reff there, and pm fo fall to their {upper Shoatlie after abich, be toke earle James had uo hetres of his bodie begotten, his cmfine Archembald Doluglas tor of Galloway fucceeded him in the earloome. The houle of the backe}as loiydas heconld, ebich fond being of tt aemics bilieg) foxmultiplicn,that it forced theentmig te {ape _ liam in the abbeie church there. Aud becanle this 40 Dtterboznebattell towards Metwcatfell)that Por Ferieeism: Wepboms (of the whic this Patrike Wepbomethat glafe, Apriters,that this catle thorn mete out bragMAt ac sitter -be twonto fight:with the Scotstho neet timetinmet "qe Wwithiante powerof thenry tbetier he fere Arsecth Mumbertothent ayer, Wubiwherthcante: to' piiie men Wwere the bandsof the bitgop of Durham, ttho on tebe He cameto late to Metwcatfell ( to ioine with ae Heme sivas fontby king LscharD to thelbomers;ty romeatvicDEMof theresa iuarden inthe place of: Wenvié {erie po Sanne the fener ay éacottmn; It tsctepested bythe Arcot) snarches, malonsap: ects iby, of Ahrife ftricken through the bodie, anpalfo wounded hurts immediatlte after , fo the great vifcomfozt af all bisarmie, conceiuing moze dolorons gricfe for (as faith Buchanaa)thep ftere calivd inarniiscemb vight {iae-intth the ocad bodies of the four icons flict nat adat time tf was alfo conmmiatoedthatione rieone (es be did; arproch the cnimic) Thorlo blow Themaner of the home be carted abouthis necke(hanging at his xo aimrofthe -_dithoneffte,, thep twill " Ey notaffazd HRS ; them1 god m0reporter porpersatte ‘notgouerno:s.)Alfo the earlemarhatohGrgland Thecerle nue! obfeined) alreth oefcended into. the battelhyactery ded behind with the. marcyes'y;and on the'lefiand There luere takervin allof Cuglithmen,to the num hated of their friends and acquaintance ; for thid a ferme to-attempt aniethingsroc) soc Alter this the Seats ifullof the tictextestatelic fasaiforye ane of prtfoners ber of a thoufand andfortic, and fiaine Ghat in the 251 tent of all thelousaf fhereatints[beforetrbidhtitite F-Thin. Aprefentreucnge. bponthentifthepoidatanietime bert Ogill, Chomas Walberke, John Lilbome, 20 02 {peare to be fenceof all ncent 5 the tic) is accoun pture st William Wiauchiut,Wobert Beron, the bavonof _-teda fingular infamie to fhe deferuers thereof, F02 teticotoe Hilton,John Colwell,and Patrtke Louch knights. -thep Hbtch haue fo broken thetr faith , be ever after hoeletat asHector Bo- sono ftother , the carleaf Dowglattchimlelfe foas eos eT to this day Dath continue bettorenethe inhabitants heire Soe Amongeft other, Rafe Perfie and his brother Pen: . Fhehiftorie ofScotland, in hecanpeith atm at arabic tyanloerecute Great age,and mght not through féebleneeoccafios Hed thereof attend to bis office in qouernement of therealme , it tpas neceflarte that fome gouerno? Mecca Mui be chofen; therfore be required that bts fecona fnne Kobert earle of Fife might intoythatoffice, confirering bis elneft fonne John earle of Carnke (op reafon of a Gripe hich be badreceiucdontheleg - bp ambore of fir James Dotwgtalle of Daiketh) Was notable totraueil,but kepthisbed, and might Qurre no wap fezth abroad. Zhe lozns contented to the kings requeft , and & the earle of Fifetwas cons uateo gouernour of Scotland, by common cone eeeeat -_mmitteoto the crotune,ubicy be recetuepat Sconeon JonSie the Adumption of our lante, Ano fosfomuch as JOWN twas thought tobe an bnfestanate naine fo} kings, thep changen the fame ano called him Wobertafter bis father,bemtg now the dirbof that mame: fat tbether the (ame was fo altered,etther for the ¢nlas -mitties tehtch Haypened to the two Fobns, thehingot Englwno ano the hing of France;orforthe gaw fucs celle of the thya formes Moberts (Wale ann Ste: tward) had in the vidories amd gourrnement of the tealme :forthetc bertae in peace and warres ; for eit Dniuerfall eeee Earrine age mirtentothe owns | 29% | ee ""* 7 a, a 250 |