1626

Edward the fixth.

The Archers.

The maister of
the ordinance.

niard, captain of two hundred barquebufters,
Spaniards, and Italians on horsebacke did rea-
dily bring his men also, who with the horse conti-
nuance of theyz shot on both parts, did so skoutly
lay the enemies, that they could not well come
further forward: then the Archers that mar-
ched in array on the right hande of the footemen,
and next to the enemies, pricked them sharply
with arrows as they flode. Therewith the ma-
fer of the ordinance, to their great annoyance did
gall them with baile shotte and other out of the

gceat ordinance, directly from the hill toppe, and
certaine other Gunners with their pesces a flanke
from the reekewerde, moste of the Artillerie and
missile engines then whooye khus at once, with
great puissance and vehemencie occupied about
them, herewith the full light of the English tow-
men, all shadowred from them before by the hors-
men, and pull tap sed, whom then they were ware
in such order to be so neare upon them, and to this
the perfeet array of the hozmen againe comming
conragiously to set on them a fresh, miferable

The Scottes
flie.

men, perceiving theflues then all for late, home
much too much they had ouerhot themselves, be-
gan sodainly to drinke.

Their governour and other the principal cap-
taynes that had brought them to the bargaine,
toke their hozes and led amaine, which other
perceyuing, did quickly follow, and with the soz-
most their Frithmen, and there with turned al the
whole rowte, cast downe theyr weapons, ranne
out of theyr wardes, off with theyr Jackes, and
with all that euer they might, betoke them to the
face that their governour began. The Englishle
men at the first had founde them (as what could
escape so many eyes) and sharply and quickly
with an onuerfall ouerpy, they flie, they flie, pur-
sued after in chafe so egrely, and with such fierce-
nesse, that they ouertook many, and spated indeed
but few, that when they were once turned, it was
a wonder to see home some, and in home sundrie
fortes they were scattered. The place they swade
on like a wood of stanes strewd on the grounde,
as Rushles in a Chamber, unpallable (they lay so
thicke) for either horse or man. Here at the first
had they let fall all their pykes.

After that, every where scartred swordes, buc-
lets, daggers, jackes, and all things else that was
of any weight, or might be any let to their course,
which course among them, three ways specially

they made, some along the lands by the Frith to-
wards Lieth, some streight toward Edenburgh,
whereof parte through the Parke there (in the
walles whereof, though they be rounde about of
skint hone, yet were there many holes alreadye
made) and part of them by the hie way that lea-
deth along by the Abbey of holy Rode house :
and the residue and most part of them towardes
Daketh, which way by means of the Marish
our hozmen were wozt able to follow.

Sundrie chiktes, some chawde, some sozie,
made they in their running, diverse of them in
theyr courtes, as they were ware they were pur-
sued but of one, woulde sodainly start backe, and
last at the legges of the horse, or koyne him in the
belly, and sometime did they reach at the ryuer
also, whereby Clement Palton in the armes, and
diverse in other partes of their bodies otherwise
in this chafe were hurt.

Some other lay flat in a sozrow as they were
dead, thereby past by the Englishmen ontou-
ched, and (as was reported) the Earle of Ingus
confessed he couched in that soft til his horse hapt
to be brought him. Other some were founde to
stay in the ryuer, cowting downe his bodie bu-
der the route of some willow tree, with skant his
nose abone, water foiz breath. Some foiz light-
nesse cast away chowes and dublets, and ranne in

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