¶How syr Andrew of Herkelay was ta¦ke & put to deth••yt was erle of Cardoil
THen at y• tyme was syr Andrew of Herkela / yt new was made er∣le of Cardoil / for cause yt he had taken y• good Erle Thomas of Lancastre. ¶He had ordeyned thrugh y• kynges cōmaū∣dement of Englonde. for to brynge hȳ all the power that he myght. for to helpe ayenst y• Scottes at y• abbaye of Beygh¦lande. And whan the fals traytour had gadred all the people that he myght and sholde haue come to the kynge vnto the abbaye of Beyghelande / the fals tray∣tour ladde them by a nother coūtre thru¦ghe Copelonde. & thrughe therldome of Lancastre / & wente thrugh ••he countre & robbyd & slew the folke all yt he myghte And ferthermore the fals traytour had take a grete so••••••e of golde & sylue•• of syr Iamys Douglas for to be ayenste y• kynge of Englonde. & to be helpynge & holdynge with the Scottes / thrugh who¦se treason the kynge of Englonde was scomfyted at Beyghlande or y• he came f••yder. wherfore the kynge was toward hym wonder wrothe. & lete pryuely en∣quere by y• coūtre abowte how yt it was And some men enquered & aspyed / so at the laste y• trough was foūde & soughte And he atteynte & take as a fals tray∣tour / as y• gode erle Thomas of lancas¦tre hym tolde or yt he was put vnto deth at his takynge at Burbrugge. & to him sayd. Or y• yere were doon he sholde be take & holde a traytour. And so it was as the holy man sayd. ¶wherfore y• kȳ∣ge sente pryuely too syr Anthoyn of Lu¦cy / a knyghte of the countre of Cardoil yt he shold take syr Andrewe of Herkela & put hym vnto the dethe. And to brȳge this thynge vnto the ende. the kynge sen¦te his Commyssyon so yt this same An∣drewe was take at Cordoil & ladde vnto the barre in y• manere of an erle worthy¦ly arayed / & with a swerde gyrde about hym / & hosyd and sporyd. ¶Tho spake syr Authoyn in this maner syr Andrew sayd he the kynge puttyth vpon the for asmoche as thou hast be orpyd in thy de dys / he dyd to the moche honoure / & ma¦de the erle of Cardoil•• & thou as a tray∣tour to thy lorde. laddest the peple of his countre that sholde haue holpe hym att the bataylle of Beyghelande / and thou laddest them away by the countre of co¦pelonde / and thrugh the erldom of Lan¦castre wherfor our lorde the kynge was discomfy••d there of the Scottes thrugh thy treason & falsnesse and yf y• haddest come bi tymes he had had the batayll & treason thou didest for the gre•• sōme of gold & syluer that thou receyued of Ia∣mys Douglas a Scot the kyng{is} enmye And out lorde the kynge wyll / that y• or¦dre of knyghthode. by y• whiche than re¦ceyued all thyne honoure and ••••••shyp vpon thy body be all brought to nought and thyn estate vndoyne. that other kny¦ghtes of lower degree mowe after be wa¦re / whiche lorde hath the auaunted huge¦ly in dyuerse countres of Englonde and that all maye take ensample by ther lor¦de afterwarde. truly for to serue. ¶Tho commaunded he anone a knaue / to hew of his spores on his helys / and after he lete breke the swerde ouer his heed. y• whi¦che the kynge yaue hym for too kepe & defende his londe therwith whanne he / made hym Erle of Cardoyll. And after he lete hym be vnclothed of his furred taberd and of his hode / and of his fur∣ryd cotes / and of his gyrdyll / And whā ne this was done / syr Anthony sayd thē ne vnto hym. Andrewe sayd he Nowe art thou no knyght but a knaue / & for thy treason y• kynge wyll that thou shal be hangyd and drawen & thy heed 〈◊〉〈◊〉