Sir Roberd of Somervile, & his eldest sonne,
He held þe stoure a while, for dede ne wild he schonne.
& knyghtes & sergeantz, noble men fulle couth,
Of prowes fulle valiantz, boþe bi North & South.
¶ Sir Hugh of Cressyngham in armes nouht ne deih, [De morte & obpro|brio Hugo|nis de Cres|syngham.]
For ridyng lauht he skam, out of his sadelle he fleih.
His stede ouer him ran, he lay vnder his fete,
þat sauh þe Scottis man, & þer of wele he lete.
He & oþer inowe, þat Sir Hugh wele knewe,
I wene þei quik him [Pro, slouh.] flouh, & his lymmes to hewe.
¶ Sir Marmeduk of Thuenge in þe felde bare þe flour, [De probi|tate Mar|meduk de Thuenge.]
With þe Scottis gan he menge, & stifly stode in stoure.
Fightand he couerd alle weys þe castelle of Striuelyn,
Maugre þe Waleys, Sir Marmeduk went in.
AFTER [Mainte|naunt apres ad luy Escot maundez De la la mere en Flaundres vn ribaud deguy|sez, Espier sire Edward en viles & cytez, &c. MSS. Gall.] þis bataile, þe Scottis sent ouer þe se [Scotti mise|runt nun|cium ultra mare in Flandriam q. explora|torem.]
A boye of þer rascaile, quaynt & doguise.
To Flandres bad him fare, þorgh burgh & cite,
Of Edward whore he ware bring þam certeynte.
& whan he com ageyn, he teld þam þis tiþing,
þat sothly & certeyn dede was Edward þe kyng.
& to þat stede he ferd, þer he was laid in graue,
þe Scottis whan þei it herd, more joye ne bad þei haue.
¶ To werre þan ros þei cft, tille God þei mad a vowe,
þat no þing suld be left, þat myght to Inglond prowe,
Mercy suld non haue, tille alle þei suld do wo,
Kirke suld no man saue, bot brenne þer in & slo.
