¶How syre Hughe Spensers sone was made the kynges chamberlayne. And of the bataylle of Mitone.
ANd it was not longe after warde / that the kynge ordeyned a parlemente atte yorke / And there was syr / Spensers sone ma¦de Chambrelayne. And the meane tyme why∣le the werre lasted / the kynge wente ayen in to Scotlonde / that it was wonder for to wytte & beseged the towne of Berwyk / but the scottes wente ouer the water at Sole wath. that was thre myle frome the kynges hoste and pryuely they stole a way by nyght / & came in to Englō∣de / & robbyd & dystroyed all that they myght / and sparde no manere thynge tyll that they ca¦me vnto yorke / & whan the englysshmen that were left at home / herde thyse tydīges / all tho that myghte traueyll / as well monk{is} / prestes freres / chanons / & seculers came & mette wyth the Scotes at Myton vp swale the .xii. day of Octobre. Alas for sorowe / for the Englysshe husbonde men that coude no thynge of yt wer¦re kyllyd & drowned in an arme of the see And the cheyftyenes syre wyllyam of Melton Ar∣che bysshop of yorke & the abbot of selby wyth there stedes fledde / & came to yorke / and that was theyr owne foly / that they had that mys∣chaunce. For they passed the water of Swale. And the Scottes sette a fyre the sta••kes of hey and the smote ther of was so huge / that ye En∣glysshmen myght not se ye Scottes. And whā the englisshmen were gone ouer the water tho came ye Scottes wyth theyr wynge in maner of a shelde / and came to warde the Englyssmē in araye. And the Englysshemen fledde. For ••neth they hadde ony men of armys. For the kynge hadde them almoost lost at the syege of Berwyk / and the Scottes hobylers went by¦twene the brydge and the Englysshmen / And whan the grete host them mett / the englysshe¦men fled bytwene the hobylers & the gret ho∣ste. And the Englysshmen almoost were there slayne / & he that myght go ouer the water we∣re saued / But many were drowned. Alas for there were slayne / many men of relygyon / se∣culers preestes & clerkes / with moche sorowe tharchebysshop escaped. & therfore the Scot∣tes callyd that batayll the whyte batayll.