¶How the castell of Estrefelyn was be seged and wonne.
Kynge Edward came to ye castell of Estre¦uelyn with a huge power & beseged the castell / but it lytell auaylled. for he myhht doo the Scoctes no harme / for the castell was soo stronge & well kept. & kyng Edwarde sayde ye & bethought hym vpon a queyntesy· and let ma∣ke anon two payr of hygh galowes before the tour of the castell. & made his othe that as ma∣ny as were within the castell. Notwithoutstan¦dynge were he Erle of Baron / & he were take wyth strength but yf he wolde the rather hym yelde / he sholde be hangyd vpon the same ga∣lowes. And whan tho that were within the cas¦tell herde this. they came & yelde them all to the kynges grace & mercy / & the kynge for yaf thē all his male talent & there were all the grete lor¦des of Sfotlonde swore to kynge Edwarde / that they sholde come to London to euery par¦lement & shode stonde to his ordynance.