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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. treafonable practife in'band,got fo2th of the boufe againe onto their commpanie below , leaning the mo nie bebind them.and after made thift toget to thetr lieafter there affemblet eight thoufand men,and in the fharpe winter battered the church of Coldings bamffanding in armo?a tthole dap and night to the notbefore it nas bigh time, Fo2 tfthep had Mated that night, they bad bene intrayped bp George Dotwgias, tho twit foure fhoufand men was fecretlie Datwne thithertwards, and entered the totone of Dunb;eton, thortlic after that therarle of Lennor twas thus ocparted and got to bis Mhips lieng there at band in the riner of Citve, To Dotwne the irhich be retired to the fea, not without Danger to baue loft the fame fips, by reafonof the narrolimefie of the twater : for the erle of Argtle being gotten betwirt him and the fea with a great polwer of men, twith banners di(plated, bailed the Oyips with (hot of ordinance from the caftell of Dins mune, annoteng the earle of Lennor bis paflage as muchas be coold. Wut be efcaping twith the Eng: ly genticmen,and the Hips ont of banger, take ad. uile togtther at the Fle of Wnte that thep twere beft to do. Theearle fore maued to have bene thus repel: led from Dunbzcton, and flomaching the matter foze,to be fo difcountenancedby bis cntmie the carle of Argilewith the aduife of the Cngltth gentlemen, ‘be returned tofth them, and twit great thetw of mane bod take land befide tie caftell and towne of Din. great tofle and twearineme of the micn and horfes, Mbhe wert dap the gourrno:, either to acute his ten: berhede fufteined in the lat dates labo? of twarre, 03 elfe fearing the inuafion of the entmie (for be mas certified of an arnne of mon that fhouln come from Wetinike) fuddenlie (onknotwne to the other nobile tie)ofd fie to Dunbar twith a few of bis one trate, They thich tent about to ercufe the oefame of this fitgbt , repo2ted bow befeared that be thould bauc The hiftorie ofScotland. md let their beds and all theft bontholn farnttare Khidh thep had tn fore there with them, not haning finte fo conuicte it atwate at theft neparture , their warring twas fo (hort. Sir Kafe Cners at his com: peneteceth mitg thitherfinding them fled and gone, fpotlen the totpite andabbeie, vtterlie defacing thetomesam jong: SoutGe monuments ofthe earles of Dotvglas, greatlie to Donglaes. the oi{pleafure of the carle of Angus, and thofe of bislinage. B.Thin. BuchJib,ts beente bettated fo the Cngitth bybis bolt , for batten thich they had conceived againt him for mente of bisoftenfes. This departure of the goucrno2 brought great trouble to the armite, ¢ fo much the moze, bicaufe the fecreter it tyas (and the reafon bnknotwne) the more caufe it gaue tothe reft to feare fome further cuill, 20 Wherefore the greater part remained in this obit flenien,and putthe refidue to fight, with theloffe of fh2ee men onclie on the Cnglith five. ‘his done,the totune of Dinnune twas burnt,ana he towne of the church {potled, that was full of gods and ona: Dinnune burnt. ments.Wben the night agreched,by reafon the Cngs nate mind, that euerie one Houlo returne the nert tway bome, and leauethe artilierie at randon. But others (tho twete moze carefull, and twould feme lefle fearefull) Dm agree to fuffe the pecces full of powder, and tobzeake them, rather thanthep fhoulo fallin the bands ¢ belpeof the enimie, Lo the tic bdenife onelte Arcembald Doiwglas did refift leak and remaining on land a ibole dap togither, burnt, Will bring alatethis artillerte,o: 3 will not returne " homewithlife; aberefore J meane to makethis the " laff end boty of mylife and glozte. When be ban fo " fhortlie banith bs, 02 being bs into perpetual fers ce Uitude: fhe inconueniencesof ante of trbich canoe well be (pobert.As touching onr {clues J knotw that <¢ fhouart {ufpected fo be a coward, and Z fratto2, fubich rep2och ff thon thinke to purge (for thoucant Not anofD it) prepare to cleare the fame, not with iwith two thonfand men giuing the loking on, and Peter Petvtas knight, € Thomas Withop a sco en beacons twere fired , and manie of the noble men conffrained to come fo the earle of Lennoy , fring longne,there thep declared to him the trhole circum: fith gentleman,to aduertife the king of Englandof bis pzocedings , tio found bim at the fiege of Bul ffanceof everie thing, as the fame bad palled inthe fobim for affurance. 3n thele erploites the earle earles iomie, thich the king toke in bere god part. ‘walter Mace had with him Walter Pacferlane of Lirbat, and 60 Andbpon bis returne into England, after the cow eee « feuen fcoze ment of the headof Lennor, that {pake queft of Wullongne, the earle of Lennor wasallo both Frith, Cnglith, ¢ the Dcotith tongs, light fotcalled bometo the courtbp letters to him directed,be men, Wwell arined in fhirts of male, with bowes, and being then at Wetftot. tio handed fivo2ds,and being foined With the Gnas It archers and thot, ofp much auatlable ferutce ¥r. Thin, Buchan, li, x Se poi freicts,the maritges , and mountaine coun: ries, # Duringthefe things, thep thich had gouerns ment of Scotith affairs (as the quene Dowager, the cardinaland the gouernio2) called acouncell, in Mhich thep decreed that all (uch of the nobilitic as bad force and armoz, thould be veabdic to follow the gonerno? thither forner-he went, and there to ree Maine hott bint for the fpace of eight baics, Shoat About the mioett of Febsuarie, tir Rafe Cure 154% commonlie called Guers, lov wardenof the Engr Sir Belt ins lith middle marthes,entren Scotland with a potver were Spcotland. of foure thoufand Englitnten, Irifymren, and alle red Scots;and comming firll onto Jepwanth, lod- fore F remit the readersto the tiwentith pere of king Benvriethe eight, wbercto his bigh commendation this gentleman is recoded.} #eThe occafion of the Cngitth onerthzote(as fatty FrThin: Lefleus)ano the Scots bicosie, were cytetite by thefe Bachan.lib.ze, . Englth) ran vp and dotone hither and thither to {e FrThin, foas greatlie in batreof the Dotoglatles. ¥ Aboutthat time,the Bing of Grgland by prlfetthin, preies perfnaden the Flemings to take firteene of Lefteus, libre, our thips harbozed in the bauen, and toconuert the pag.479. commodities (aberetotth thep tere fraught , being erie coftite) to their otone commoditic. by means thereof at one time tue had tharres with tivo nati Sc painteo (peaches,but twit blondie weapons.) ons, Crgland and Flanders.But ith the Flemings Wheredpon the goncrttoz and the faidearle ( foze did not the fame malfctouflyfor hatred to the Scots, Agagreeued to be thus fotled at the Cnglifhmens carefullie for the loue onto the Crglith, as the but 50 of leading the nder [ bands) atfembled togither Scots dio certeinlic knotw, thep fhetved none other Poman iette fon of the earle of Wothfeie] all fuch foken of enintitie to the Fflemings , but that hep forces as thep might recouer , fo that thep bad forbad them to fifth on thetr coats , and ofp foirietinis quichlie got them: about fiffeene bundzed men, frbers intercept theit thips , tuithout farther ininvie bane ofeight hundred at the leat tere gentlemen. Who ‘ito them.) THOR hearing that the Cnglithmen tere retiring tor This pere allo, Montgomerie, otheriwile called y¢4 5. Buck, wards Jeviworth, they met them at a place called monfienr de Looges,knightofthe o2der of faint He it Ve. Pannitce bugh,o2 Weomeboule, there both the par chaell,was fent by the French king tolth foure tho Rorges feng tics alighting on fot, ment'to trie the quarell bp fand Frencymen into Scotland fo altitt the Scots a: eon foine, plaine force of band.But as thep twere redp to ~* ¢ tame the atfured Scots, to the number of feueno2 eight > gaint Ergin. elanved at Dunbzeton,; fn geodowder to Goenburgh the thirteenth of Pate: hunidzed reuoltenonto the part of their countrimen, be beought twith him from the French bing the vet x. onteot thereofafter a right Harpe and fierce coms bp reafon 44.Lefle. fiftt,the Englifhmen in the end tere confireined to ---* in, * flie,ehome the Scots right eqerlie purfied, fue. fic StRat @: Rafe Cucrs, the low Dale, fir Weian Helton, and fangtts other gentlemen ¢ fouldiozs to the number of eight bundzed. hep toke allo abouttivothoufand paito» ged there that night, And thertwithall nverftanving fiers, tuith certeine paces of avtillerte and other i t Thunitfion. abbeie of Qelros, about efght miles biftant from thence,the nert moming be was got forth & carlie, that be was almoft bpon the enimies in uc wife onthe {uoden, that thep fied out of sciahi| Dap of Febzuarie , the report thereof was right Difpleafant to the Cnglith nation, but {pectallic the loft of that two2thic gentleman fit Kafe Cuers that the gonerno2 and the earle of Angus were at the pebaue heard. ¢ Dfthis gentleman bis fingular aye, 4, be,thert of neceflttic twill folow,that either thep Hall 40 ther thereto. Jfo2 this and other caufes,the cardinall bo2femen of bis enimies in baine baffening after of cattell and other gms. All the coaffs of latle, Care rike, ¢Contngbam, andliketwile of Galiowap res mained in continuall feare, fo that oftentimes their in thentie miles (pace of the Engitth boxvers;onto the obetfanceof the kingof England, although at length thep holpe to tworke his confufion, as before lie leaned to the (pfritualtie , tho were cotwards in the euent thereof.) 30 Aboutthe faine time that the bicozie before mens Wwarre,and feditious in peace. fioned chancedto the Scots, Robert Comcorle bts Dutof this founteine (faith he)a {afpicton (fhat hop of Rolle departed this life , to torte fucceeded Death ofbie pou dare not traf one another)is grotune. bettvéene thops. Dautd Pantane,fecretarie to the gouernoz and prt ce PowaNdthem, thichis the onelte canfe thy things o2of faint parie le. Jn April,William Steward ate nobetter performed, Wutif pou determine (in bithop of Aberdett liketwife deceafted, and maiftcr 6¢ great affatres)to take the anuife of them (abo will Hilliam Gordon chancelloz of Wurteie, oricle fo nof refuteto fpend their blond therein) 3 Doubt not George erle of Huntlete, was bp the cardinals fute €¢ but that tue fhallbe able fo erecute as great mate promotedto that fe, greatlte to the difpleafure of the fers as ener our ancefto2s did : butif tue Hall (bp © our flouth)permit the entmie to take all things from earleof Angus, that labozed to bane p2eferredian o: (for euerte one to heare bim)thatfo2 bis one part He bad rather die an boneft death, than fo haue alee cure and rich life twtth fud)difhono2. Cherefore pou mp friends confider that pou willow, for cither Z : them bebind at their backes. This expedition by the gouerno2 rathlie begun,and thamefullie performed, notonceoffering the fhirmtth , fo that the earle of brake the bearts of the Scots, ano aduancen the Lennor with bis foulviers retired to bis hips with: mindsof the Cnglifh, tho glozioufte applied the Dar out incounter. 5° flarbneffe of the gouerno? to ther otwne glozie.) Btuterinua= After this thep inuaded the Fle of Linter,abere Koconclude, after the earle of Rentioy andbis peo, Zames Packonell diwelled, bucnt manie places in compante ban atchiurd thefe enterpatfes afore niet tioned, be returned totvarns England, and {ent fir that countrie, toke and carted alwaie great boties {were greatlie troubled, bicaule thep tere hopelefe fo atteine ante fucco2 from the gouerno2,abich vfen the aduife of the clergte , but chieflie of the cardinall, mon-wealth. 3702 be contemning their counfellonv Lifhmen had no powder102 other proutfion on lan, ken thts, afetw (thofe hono2 tvas deare bnito them) fhe earle with bis people returned to fhipbazd in Were moued theretwith, buf the ref (vefpatring by fafetie , botwbeit not twifboutoffer of thirty made 4o teafon of the thamefull flight of the gouertto;) did bp the entities though to their loffc, namelic of thofe {catteringlie depart,wandzing abither thep thought that aduanced themfelues moft forward. About god,without anie order. The Dotwglalle with tuch foure o2 fiue daies after , the carle of Lennor with companie as bebad (placed in gad o2der) follotved fiue hund2ed men landedin another part of Argile, the artillerie, nd brongbt the fame to Dunbar, the {poiled, and twaffed the countric: the earle of Argue that be bad bought the mozepart of theScots wit: meanes. ivf thep fought vporequall grounp,any P*&47° bad great poffeffions in the marches,and in Linfot, with bnequall helpes, FFo2 the Scots twtth the fanne and pattlie to {ce his anceffo2s monuments defaced) on their backs(betng declined toward fetting) came came to the goucrno2, andfullie lato before him the forth of a narrot ¢ marith place, ano fet bpon the Gteatneffe of the danger aberein the realme dfd 26 Cngli}(atthe fine of an hill hich was betwarte and, perfuading him to incounter and refift the them)bauing the fan in thetr faces, bp thtch neanes fame. At thattime alfo (after the gouernour had thep could neither twell percetue that number the Opened onto bint, that be twas forfaken of the Scots had, no? with their guimes burtante of the nobilitie, and notw left alone) the Dotoglas thetved Scots, Wut thole that fought in the fir battell; that the fame baypened bnito him by bis otpne fault, therevnto was tained (a fears not in bate) tbich amb notbp the nobilitie, abich would {mplote their thep had concetucdof the Scotify mardy-men', the lines, linings, and gods, for the defenfe of the come in great number baning rencrofles (the note of the be Hhonld ad a tuicked Bed to a wicked flight. Who ment twas readie to tncounter him,¢ to keepe bim off ftben be could not ftaie anp man,etther bp threat,itt from landing : but by the belpe of the thot outof the 30 freatie, 0; authozttic,he erclamed with alow voice ded, fue foure {care of the enintics, mot part gen- nice bad beene {ach (nt thefe wars againtt Scotlann, saintthe ferutce in the filo,omit here to fpeake,bicaute he After this(the comming of the Cnglith being 10 tas imploicd otherinife , befites Scotlann; there, loked for the nert peere) the minds of the bo2derers Gheredpon Archembald Dotwglas carle of Angus (greatlie moned partlie tvith bis petuat loffes,for he mune , abere the carle of Argile with feuen bundicd fips, and great fto2e of botes, the Cnglifhinen lan: 33 bimfelfe , for the noble prowetfe and great lotaltic fobich at all times hap bene found in bint. is fers Hio ternice This picorie fell to the Scots the fenententh foas greathicbemoned , andthat even of the bing of faint 9p{chaell,to inuet theretotth the 0x0 gottet tineapiches no?,the eatles of Angus, Huntlete,and Argtle. Were esopver, ri dz with alfo was an armie of Scots ratffed,and toining iwith: the Sfrenchmen', thep approched the borders, ; |derttoE tubere thep latefoyateaton: but te carle of Hert Braemte ford lientenantgenevall ofthe nozth partsconmnitny oan dotone,tke uch direttion fo» the fafe keeping of the Englity boxers , that affer the Scots had latne there tn campe acetteine face without atchiuing a nie great enterpitte, though fome notable erploit twas loked fo to hale emnaniae bw prelent,thep brake bp ats.theivarmic ¢ ent "eis home, that at pre |