In the year 1401. they came again into Northumebrland,
but were sent home again, and followed with a slaughter
of 80. Knights and Esquires, besides an infinite number of
others stain, or drowned in Tweed; so that they were at
quiet a long time after, till the time of Henry the 8 when
their King james 4, was staine, with 3. Bishops, 2. Abbots,
12. Barls 17. Lords, besides Knight, gentlemen, and about
80000 more upon the place at Flodden field, Anno 1513. In
the 34 of Henry 8. they had another Bang at Solom Moss;
and in the 36 wee took and burnt the Towns of Leith, Edenburgh,
Duitbarr, and Hadington. The T. of Edward 6.
also in Mustle borough Field, we flew no less than 14000.
Scots, and so chastised. Them that they never meddled after
upon the old score of enemy. In Queen Elizabeth's time
they were our Friends; In King Jammy's daies, they were
our Leeches. In the beginning of this Parliament they
seemed our Friends, till we sound them Cheats and rid our
hands of them; where by so sing the markets they meant to
make here, under a notion of Friendship,they immediately
turn Enemies again, and as soundly they were paid for it in
there Hamiltonion Invasion. Yet now they come on again
under a pretence of Friendship to some; but the Trueth is,
to prosecute their old designe, which hath been labored so
many 100 years (either by Hook or by crook) to inslave
us, orgain a share with us in the Nation. For shame then
never let be said, that so nasty a generation. Should pressume
to domineer again within our Borders: wee are all
now (on all sides) engaged upon on English score: Let us
then as Englishmen detest the very thought of bowing under
the yoak of a bankrupt Scotish Interest and Family. If any
one man should to farr un-English himself, as in the last
measure to falter or comply, bring him out into the streets,
and let all the People stone him. For shame now, let it not
be said, that our own base Treachery should vassalise us to
these sons of earth, whom the valor of our Ancestors have
so-often bassled and chastised, upon every Invasion.