Here begynneth the first volum of sir Iohan Froyssart of the cronycles of Englande, Fraunce, Spayne, Portyngale, Scotlande, Bretayne, Flau[n]ders: and other places adioynynge. Tra[n]slated out of frenche into our maternall englysshe tonge, by Iohan Bourchier knight lorde Berners: at the co[m]maundement of oure moost highe redouted souerayne lorde kyng Henry the. viii. kyng of Englande and of Fraunce, [and] highe defender of the christen faythe. [et]c.

¶ Howe the erle of Northūberlande and the erle of Notyngham / and the other englisshmen entred with great puyssaunce in to the realme of Scot∣lande. Cap. CCC .xxiiii. (Book 324)

AFter the wynning agayn of the castell of Berwyke the erles of Northumberland & Notyngham / whiche were two of the greatest men in al the englyssh hoost / whā they had assembled all their men togyder / they determyned to ryde after their e∣nemyes / and if they coude fynde them to fyght with them. And so early in a mornyng they de∣parted / & toke the way towardes Rosebourge / a long by the ryuer of Twyde. And whan they had ryden togyder y^e space of two leages / than they toke newe counsaile / and so deuyded their company / and sent one parte toward Mauros a great abbey of blacke mōkes / by the ryuer of Aude / the whiche was the departure of bothe realmes / to thentēt to se or knowe if they might fynde any scottes there. And the other parte of their company rode towarde Morlane / thyn∣kynge y^• by one of these two wayes they shulde here some tidynges of the scottes. & of the com∣pany that rode to Mauros was capitayne / sir Thomas Mosegraue / and with hym thre hun¦dred speares / & as many archers. And so thus they departed / the one ridyng on y^e ryght hand and the other on the left hande / and sir Thom̄s Mosegraue and his sonne rode so longe / that they came to Mauros / and there toke their lod¦gyng at a good hour / to refreshe them selfe and their horses. and to knowe iustly wher the scot¦tes were become / they sent forthe two squyers well horsed / and suche as knewe the countre / to se if they coulde here any tidyng{is} of thē. These two squiers whan they were departed fro their maisters rode so longe that sodenly they were in a busshment of the scottes / of whome sir Wyl¦lyam Lyndsey was chefe / & was at aduenture to se if he coude here any tidynges of Berwike and howe his nephue Alysander Ramsay had spedde in y^e castell of Berwyke / or to here some tidynges of thenglysshmen. He had in his com¦pany a .xl. speares. Assoone as these two squy∣ers were entred within their busshement / they were sodenly beset rounde about and so taken / wherof the knight had great ioye / and demaū∣ded of them fro whens they came / and so they were in teare to speke / and loth to dyscouer the dedes of their maystres / but it behoued theym to speke / for the knyght sayd: they shulde lease their heedes / if they tolde him nat the trouth of euery thyng / that he wolde demaunde of them. And whan they sawe there was none other re∣medy they spake / and shewed howe the castell of Berwyke was wonne agayne / and all that were within slayne / except Alysāder Ramsay. And howe therle of Northumberlande and the erle of Notyngham / were ryden a long by the ryuer of Twyde to fynde the scottes / and howe sir Thom̄s Mosegraue & his sonne / sir John̄ Asheton / and sir Richard Beton / with thre hū∣dred speares & as many archers / were lodged and taryed at the abbey of Mauros / and also howe they were sent to knowe iustly where the scottes were. By my faythe {quod} sir Wylliam of Lyndsay / ye haue nowe founde vs / howbeit ye shall tary with vs / than they were delyuered to besauely kept fro startyng away. And sir Wyl∣liam of Lindsey called a man of armes to him / and sayd. Go your way and ryde to our hoost / and shewe them all that ye haue harde of the en¦glisshmen / and I woll abyde here styll tyll it be nyght to se if I canne here any more tidynges. And so this messanger rode forthe / tyll he came to a great village beyond Morlan / called Hōd¦bray on the ryuer of Twyde / among the moū∣tayns / where there was fayre medowes and a good countre / wherfore the scottes taryed ther In the euenyng thyder cāe the squier / & founde there the erle Duglas / the erle Morette / therle of Surlant / and sir Archambalt Duglas / and the other scottes. than the squyer was brought to these lordes / to whome he shewed all the ma∣ter (as ye haue herde before) and whan the scot¦tes vnderstode howe y^e castell of Berwike was conquered agayne they were sore dyspleased / and sorowfull / howe be it they were recomfor∣ted agayne / whan they herde howe sir Thom̄s Mosgraue and his sonne / and other knyghtes and squiers of England were lodged at Mau∣ros. than they determyned to go thyder and di∣slodge their enemys / and to assay if they coude recouer any parte of their domage / and so they moūted and departed fro Hondbray / and rode towarde Mauros on the right hande / for they knewe well the countre. And so they had come thyder before mydnight / but that ther fell such a rayne and wynde / the whiche strake them so in the faces / that the proudest of theym was so beaten with rayne and wynde / that they co••de scant syt on their horses. and their pages what

〈◊〉〈◊〉 & we••e 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••at ••••re their may ••••ers speares but lette them fall / and so brake euery man fro other / and lost their waye. Than the chiefe capitaynes rested priuely vnder a great wood syde / and suche k••yghtes as were sage and wyse sayd howe they rode but folyshly / for it was no good season at that tyme to ryde / say¦••ng: howe they myght rather lese therby than wyn••••. So they taryed and couered them and their horses vnder the trees / tyll the day began to a••ere ▪ and suche as were were & colde / made fyers to warme them / but or they coulde make any ••yre they endured moche payne / for y^• wod was gr••ne and the grounde wete. This rayne and wether endured tyll the sonne rose / thā the wether ••••••an to clere vp / and the sonne shone ▪ and the ••arkes began to synge. Than these ca∣p••tayns drewe to gyder to take counsayll what they shu〈…〉〈…〉 do / for they had fayled of their en∣••••nt as to coe to Maurose by nyght tyme / than it was thought b••st y^t they shulde there refresh them se•••••• and their horses / and to sende out a∣br•••••• th•••••• foragers / and so they dyd. and they rode abrode in to villages there besyde / and so brought to their companyes haye & hotes / for their horses / and vitayle for their maysters. The same mornynge the englisshmen that lay at Mauros sent out their foragers / so that they and the ••••ottysshe foragers encountred eche o∣ther / but there the englisshmen hadde none ad¦uauntage for ther were dyuers of them slayne and hurte 〈…〉〈…〉e of them lost. so that tidynges 〈◊〉〈◊〉 o•• ••ame to sir Thom̄s Mosegraue and to thē that were at Mauros / wherby they knewe that the scottes were nat farre fro them. Than they founed their trompettes and sadled their horses / and armed them / and so determyned to take the ••••••de / and so they dyde. And anone the scott{is} knewe therof by their foragers than they made halte to refresshe their horses / and so ar∣med them / and sette them in good ordre of ba∣tayll 〈…〉〈…〉r couert a long by y^e wode syde. they were a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hundred speares / and two thou∣sande or other called yomen with glay••es / da∣gers / and other wepyns of warre. than sir Ar∣〈…〉〈…〉 Duglas / and the erle Duglas sayd / 〈◊〉〈◊〉 can be none otherwyse / but y^• we shall haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 do for y^• englisshmen rydeth this mornyng / therfore let vs be redy / and lette vs ••yght with them if we se tyme conuenyent. and so they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 out a certayne men of armes to ••yscouer their enemyes / and ••aryed thē self styll in their 〈◊〉〈◊〉.