¶ Howe the scottes besieged a ca∣stell of therle of Salysbu∣ries. Cap. lxxvi. (Book 76)
THan king Dauyd was coū¦selled to drawe a backe a long by ye ryuer of Tyne & to drawe toward Carlyle & as he went thyderward he loged that nyght besyde a castel of therle of Salysburies / the whiche was well kept with men a warr: captayne therof was sir Wyllm̄ Montagu / son to therle of Salysburis suster. The next day the scottes dysloged to go towarde Carlyle: they had moch cary age with them of such pyllage as they had won at Dyrā. Whan {ser} Wyllm̄ Montagu sawe how the scott{is} passed by without restyng / thā he with .xl. with him yssued out a horsbacke / and folowed couert¦ly the hynder trayne of the scottes / who had hor¦ses so charged with baggage / yt they might scāt go any gret pace. And he ouertoke them at thê∣tryng into a wood & set on them / and ther slewe and hurt of the scottz mo than. CC. and toke mo than sixscore horses charged with pyllage / and soled thē toward the castell. The cry and brunt of the flight came to the heryng of sir Wyllyam Duglas / who had the charge of the reregarde / and as than he was past ye wood: whan he sawe the scottes came fleyng ouer the dales and moū¦tayns he had great maruell / and than he and all his cōpany ran forth and rested nat tyll they cāe to the fote of the castell / and mounted the hyll in hast. But or he came to the bayls thēgly sshmen were entred / and had closed the barryers & put their pray in saftie: than the scottes began to as∣sayle feersly / and they within defēded thē: ther these two Wyllm̄s dyd what they might eche to greue other. This assaut endured so long / that all thoost came thyder kyng & all: whan ye kyng and his counsell sawe how his men were slayne lyeng in the felde / and the assaylantes sore hurt without wynning of any thyng / than he cōmaū¦ded to cease thassaut and to lodge. Than euery man began to seke for his logyng and to gader togyder the deed men / and to dresse theym that were hurt. The next day the kyng of scottes cō∣maunded that euery man shulde be redy to as∣sayle / & they within were redy to defende: ther