Here begynneth a shorte and abreue table on the Cronycles ...

¶Thys was the arraye of the Scottes / how that they came in batayll ayenst the two kynges of Englonde and of Scot¦londe. In the vaunt warde of Scotlon¦de where thyse lordes.

THerle of Moryf / Iamys Frysell Sy∣mond Frysell / Walter stewarde Rey¦nolde Cheyn. Patryke of Greham. Iohan le graunt Iamys of Cordoyl Patryk Parkeys. Roberte Caldecottes Phylyp of Melledrum Thom̄s Gylbert Rauf wyseman. Adam gur∣don / Iamys Gramat. Roberte Boyd. Huhhe Park. with .xl knyght{is} newe dubbyd & .vi.C. men of armes & .iii.M. of comyns / In the fyr∣ste parte of thalfe batayll were thyse lordes / the Stewarde of Scotlonde / the erle of Mory Ia¦mys his vncle / wyllyā douglas dauyd of Lyn¦desey. Marcolyn Flemynge / Wyllyam of keth Dn̄sen Cankok with .xxx. bachelers new dub¦byd. ¶In the seconde parte of the batayll we¦re

thyse lordes. Iamys Stewarde of Corden. Alein Stewarde / wyllyam Abbrehin / wyllyā Morys: Iamys Fytz wyllyam. Adam lemost. walter Fytz. Gylbert. Iohn̄ of Cerleton. Ro∣bert wallam with .vii.C. men of armys / and .xvii.M. comyns. ¶In the thyrd parte of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes. The erle of Moref. the erle of Ruf / therle of Stra∣hern. y^e erle of Soth erlonde. william of Kyrk¦kelay. Iohn̄ Cābron / Gylbert of Hey / wylly∣am ramsey / wylliam Prēdegest. Kyrston Har¦de / wyllyam Gurde / Arnold Garde Thomas Dolphyn / wyth .xl. knyghtes newe dubbyd .ix.C. men of armys & .xv.M. of comyns. ¶In the fourth warde of the batayll of Scotlonde were thyse lordes Archbalde Douglas / y^e erle of Lencuax Alysander le Brus. y^e erle of Fyff. Iohn̄ Canbell erle of Atheles. Roberte Lawe¦ther / wyllyam of Vypouynt / wyllyam of Lon¦ston. Iohnn de Labels Groos de Sherenlawe Iohan de Lyndesey Alysander de Gray. In∣gram de Vmfreuille. Patryk de Polesworthe Dauyd de wymes. Mychell Scot. wyllyam Landy Thomas de Boys. Roger Mortymer with xx. bachelers new dubbyd .ix.C. men of armys .xviii.M. & .iiii.C. of comyns. The er¦le of Dunbar keper of the castelle of Berewyk halpe the Scottes with .l. men of armys. And syr Alysander of Ceton keper of y^e for sayd tow¦ne of Berwyk with an .C. men ef armys. And also the comyns of y^e towne wyth ·iiii.C. men of armys / & with .viii.C. of fote men. ¶The somme of therles & lordes aboue sayd / amoun¦teth .lxvi. ¶The some of bachelers newe dub¦byd amoūteth to an .C.lx. ¶The sōme of men of armys amounteth .iii.M.C. ¶The sūme of the comnyns amounteth .liii.M. and .iii.C. ¶The sōme totalle of the people abouesayd a¦mounteth .lxv.M.vii.C.xlv. And thyse .lx. & .vi. gretate lordes / ladde all the other greeste lor¦des abouesayde. Infonre bataylles / as it is tolde beforen allon fote. and kynge Edwarde of Englonde / and Edwarde Bayllol kyng of Scotlonde / hadde well apparelled theyr folke in foure bataylles / for to fyghte on fote ayenst the Scottes theyr enmyes. ¶And the Englys the mynstrels blewe theyr trumpetes and the. yr claryons / and hydously ascryed the Scot∣tes. And tho had euery Englysshe batayll two wynges of pryce archers. The whiche at that batayll shot arowes so faste and soo sore: that the Scottes myghte not helpe themsefle. And they smote the Scottes thousandes vnto the grounde. And they began for to flee fro the en¦glysshmen for to saue theyr lyues: And whan the Scottes knaues saw the scomfyture and the Scottes fall fast to the grounde / they prec¦kyd faste theyr maysters horse with the sporis for to kept theym from peryl / & sete theyr may¦sters at on force And whan thenglyssmen saw that they lept on theyr horses / & faste pursued the Scottes / & all that abode they slewe dow∣ne ryght. ¶There men myght see the doughti¦nesse of the noble kynge Edward & of hys men how manly they pursewed the Scottes / that flowe for drede. And there men myght see ma∣ny a Scottysshman caste downe vnto y^e groū¦de / & the baners dysplayde hackyd in to peces & many a gode haberyoyne of stele in the blo∣de bathe / And many a tyme the Scottes were gadred in to cōpanyes / but euer more they we¦re discomfyted. ¶And so it befell as god almy¦ghty wolde. that the Scottes had that day no∣more fayson ne myghte ayenst the Englysshe¦men than .xx. shepe among .v. wulues. And so were the Scottes dyscomfyted / & yet the scot∣tees was well .v. men ayenst one englysshmen And y^e batayll was done on Halydoune hyll be¦syde the towne of Berwyk. At the whiche ba∣tayll were slayne of the Scottes .xxxv· thousan¦de & .vii. houndred and .xii. And of the Englys¦shemen but only .xiii. And this victory befel to the Englysshmen on saynt Margyretes euen the holy virgyn & martyr in the yere of our lor∣de Ihesu cryste .M.CCC.xxxii. ¶And whyle thys doynge lastyd the Englysshe pages toke the pylfre of the Scottes that were slayne / eue¦ry man that he myght take. wythout ony cha∣lengynge of ony man. And so after thys gracy¦ous victory. the kynge torned hym agayne vn∣to the same syege of Berewyk. ¶And whan they be syeged sawe and herde how kynge Ed∣warde had spede / they yelded to hym the tow∣ne wyth the castell / on the morowe after saynt Margaretes daye. ¶And thenne the kynge dyde ordeyne syr Edwarde Baylloll / with o∣ther noble and worshypfull men / to be kepers and gouernours of all Scotlonde in hys absen¦ce. And hymselfe torned ayē and came into En¦lōde after this vyctorye / with moche Ioye and also worshyp and in the nexte yere folowynge after / that is for to say in the yere of the Incar¦nacyon

of oure lorde Ihesu eryste .M.CCC.xxxiii. And of kynge Edwarde .vii· he wente a¦yen in to Scotlonde / in wynter tyme Atte the whiche vyage the castell of kylbrygge in Scot¦londe / for hym and for his men that were with hym he recouered and had ayenst the Scottes All at his owne luste. ¶And in that same yere syr Edwarde Bayloll kyng of Scotlonde / hel¦de his parlement in Scotlonde with many no¦ble lordes of Englonde that were at that same parlemente / bycause of theyr londes and also lordshyps that they had in the reame of Scot∣londe. And helde all of the same Baylloll. And in the .viii. yere of hys regne / abowte the feest of saynt Iohan Baptist syr Edward Bayllol they vere and true kynge of Scotlonde / as by heretage & right lyne / made his homage and fe¦aute vnto kynge Edwarde of Englonde for the reame of Scotlonde att new castell vppon Tyne. In the presente of many a worthy man and also of comyns bothe of the reame of En¦glonde / and also of Scotlonde· ¶And anone after in the same yere kynge Edwarde of En∣glonde / receyued of the duke of Brytayne hys homage / for the erldom and lordshyp of Rych¦monde. And so folowynge in the .ix. yere of hys regne after Myghelmas rode into Scotlond And there was faste by saynt Iohānes towne almoost all the wynter tyme / And soo he helde his Crystemas at the castell of Rokersbourgh ¶And in the same yere trughout all Englon∣de / abowte saynt Clementys tyde in wynter. ¶Chere arose suche a sprengynge and wellyn∣ge vp of waters / and also flodes / bothe of the see and also of the fresshe ryuers and sprenges that the see bankes / walles and costes / brake vp / that mennys bestes and housys in many places & namely in lowe countrees / vyolently and sodaynly were drowned / and fruyte dry∣uen awaye of the erthe / thrugh contynaunce and abundaunce of waters of the see / ouer mo¦re afterwarde were torned into more saltnesse and sourenesse or sauoure. ¶The .x. yere of kynge Edwardes regne. kynge Edwarde en∣tred the Scottes see after Mydsomer. And to many of the Scottes he haue bataylle / and o∣uercame theym and many he treatyd and bo∣wed vnto hys peas / thrughe hys doughtynesse and hardynesse. ¶And after the feest of saynt Myghell thenne nexte folowynge was the er∣le of Moryf hadde and taken at Edenbrugh & brought into Englonde and put into pryson. ¶And in the monethes of Iune and Iulii thā next folowynge in the xi. yere of his regne was seen and apperyed in the fyrmament a beme sterre the whiche clarkes calle stella Cometa & that sterre was seen in dyuers partes of y^e fyr∣mament. ¶Where after anone there folowed in Englonde goode chepe and wonder greate plente of chaffare vytaylles & marchandyse / & there ayenst honger scarsyte myscheyf and ne∣de of monye. ¶In so moche that a quartre of whete at London was solde for two shellynge and a good fatte oxe att a noble / and fyue good douues byrdes for a peny. In whiche yere dep∣ed syr Iohn̄ of ••l••am erle of Cornewaylle that was kynge Edwardes brother and lyeth atte westmestre.