in perpetual daunger of mutation, vnlesse it be fastened by God his protection.

MarginaliaKing Edward 3.
1327After the suppression of this kyng, as is aboue expressed, Edward his sonne was crowned king of England, being about the yeares of. xv. and raygned the space of l. yeares, who was a prince of much and a great temperance. In feates of armes very experte, and no lesse fortunate & lucky in all his wars, as his father was infortunate before hym. In liberalitie also and clemenci worthely commended, briefly in al princely vertues famous and excellent. Cōcerning the memorable actes of which prince, done both in wars and peace, as how he subdued the Scots, had great victories by the sea, how he conquered Fraunce. an. 1332. wan Calice, an. 1348. and translated the staple thither, toke the French kyng prysoner, & how the Frēch armes fyrst by hym was brought in, and conioyned w^t the English armes, also how þ^e order of the Garter fyrst by the sayd king was inuented & ordained, an. 1356. Also. an. 1337. How the king in his parlamēt at Notinghā, decreed, that all such in Flaunders or other where, that had skil in making cloth, should peaceablye inhabite the land and be welcome. For 3. yeares before that, it was enacted, that no woolle should be trāsported ouer the sea. Whiche was to bridle the pride of the Flemings, who then loued better the sackes of wolle, then the nation of Englishemen. All these with other noble actes of this woorthy prince, although in other Chronicles be fully intreated of: yet according to that order I haue begunne (saying somwhat of eche kings Raygne, although not pertinent to our ecclesiasticall historye) I haue here inserted the same, makyng hast to other matters, shortly and compendiously abridging them out of diuers and sundrye autors together compacted, mentioned in this wyse.

The coronation & solemnitie of king Edward þ^e third, & all the pompe therof was no sooner ended: but Robert of Bruse king of Scotland, vnderstanding the state and gouernment of the realme to bee (as it was in deede) in the quene, the yong king, the Earle of Kent, and Syr Roger Mortimer: And that the Lordes and Barons, as he was enformed, did scarcelye well agree amongest them seues (althoughe he grewe nowe in age, and was troubled with the falling disease) MarginaliaThe defiāce of the king of Scots to the kyng queene, and lordes of England.Yet thought he this a mete time for his purpose, to make inuasion. Hopyng for as good succes and like victorie now, as but latelye before he had at the Castell of Estriuelin. Whereupon, about the feast of Eeaster, he sent his embassadours with Heraldes and letters of defiance to the yong king Edward the thirde, the Queene, and counsayle: declaryng that hys purpose was, with fyre and sworde to enter and inuade the realme of England. &c. The kyng, quene and counsayle hearing thys bold defiance, commaunded in all speedy preparation Musters to be made throughout all the realme: appoynting to euery band Captaynes cōueniēt, and at the City of Yorke by a day assigned thē, commaūding euery man to be wyth all theyr necessary furniture ready and throughly prouided. They directed their letters also withal speede to syr Iohn of Heynalt, requyring him with suche soldiours and men at armes as he might conueniently prouide in Flaunders, Heynalt, and Brabant: to meete the king and quene vpon the Ascension daye next insuing at their citie of Yorke.

MarginaliaThe K. and Quene at York, with an army of 60000 men ready to mete with the king of Scots whē he woulde enter the realme.The king and quene made speedye preparation for this expedition: The noblemen prouided them selues of all thinges necessary thereunto: the english capitaines and soldiours (theyr bandes throughlye furnished) were ready at theyr appoynted tyme and place: Syr Iohn of Henalt, lord Bedmoūt mustring hys men as fast, was redy to take shipping: where at Wysant (in english Bothoms there lyeng for hym ready) he went aboorde, and with a mery wynde landed at Douer, traueiling from thence by smal iourneyes dayly, tyll he came wythin. iijdayes after the feast of Penticost to the citye of Yorke: where the king and quene with a great power of sxytye thousand men (within and about the city of Yorke) expected hys commyng: Before whom, in curteous wyse he presented hymselfe, and mustred hys troupe, wherein he had to the number of. 500. good men at armes well appoynted and mounted. Hys comming and furniture was well lyked both of the king and quene, and was by the Harbinger, appoynted to be lodged wyth his household retinue in the abbey of white Monks. To be brief, such grudge and variāce fell betwene some of the kings soldiours and hys, within the suburbs of the towne being together lodged: That frō the litle to the more, whilest the king and quene with diuers other of the nobles, (straungers as others) were at dinner: MarginaliaThe great fray in Yorke town betwene the english archers & Heinolders.the sayde fraye so greatlye increased, that the whole armye as manye as were in the towne then lodged, stoode to theyr defence: so that there was slayne of the english archers in short space by the straungers to the number of. 300 mē. Whereupon grew (after the fray was with much difficultie both of the king and quene ended) suche hartburning betwene the parties: as þ^e number of sixe thousand conspired together agaynst them, thinking to haue burnt them in theyr lodgings, had they not bene by the greate grace of God and discrite handlyng, otherwyse preuēted & let. Wherupō, þ^e Heinolders wer fain to take and kepe the field, vsing as diligent watch and ward, as though they had bene amongest theyr hostyle enemies. After this, the king set forward his armie toward Durham, and incamped himselfe neare about the same: MarginaliaCarlile & Newcastel then the kayes of england Northward kept with gariisonwho also sent the Lord Huford & the Lord Mounbry to Carlell with a sufficient companie to keepe that entrance: and also the Lord Marshall of Englād to kepe þ^e towne of Newcastell with a sufficient companie to defend the same, and the countrey adioyning. For well knewe the king, that by one of these two entries the Scottes must passe into England, standing both of them vppon the riuer of Tyne xxiiij. myles distant.

MarginaliaThe Scots priuely with their army pas ouer the ryuer of Tine, burnyng and spoyling the countrey all about.But the Scots priuely with their armie passed the riuer betwixt the two townes into England, few vnderstanding therof: til that the great fiers which the Scots had kindled and made in Englād bewrayed them: who came burning and destroying the country all about as farre as Stannoy parke. This thing being declared to the king, he commaundeth hys hoste with all speede to march towards them, which so long trauailed that they came in sight eche of other. The king also cōmaunded the passages of the riuer to be so straitly and narrowlye garded, that by no meanes the Scots coulde retire and haue escaped backe agayne into Scotland without battaile geuen them of the king. MarginaliaThe kings army and the Scottes are so neare that eche seeth other.But the Scots vnderstanding the great power the king was of, kept alwayes the aduantage of the hills retiring in the nightes from one to an other: that without great oddes and aduantage of the one side and hazarde to the other, the kyng could not set vpon them. Thus in the day time the Scots keeping the aduantage of the hilles, & in þ^e night tymes retiring to þ^e aduantage of such other like: came neare agaynst þ^e riuer where they first passed ouer, where they made a show to offer battaile to the king vpō þ^e morow. Wherupon, þ^e king being busied in putting hys mē & battailes in a readines to fight þ^e next morning, being almost forweried in pursuing the Scots from place to place: the Scots in the meane season gat ouer the riuer & escaped the daunger of þ^e kyng. Which thing as it could not be done w^tout great treasō of some nere about the king: so syr Roger Mortimer was greuously suspected therof, & after was layd vnto his charge. MarginaliaThe Scottes through treasō escape out of England vnfought withal.But to be short, by this meanes the Scots escaped the riuer, after whō it should haue preuayled the king very litle to haue made pursute as the wylye Scots knewe full well. For the ioy wherof, the Lord William Douglas one of the Scots Gene-