Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lords of England that were left at home with the queene for the sure keeping and defense of the realme, perceiuing the king of Scots thus boldie to inuade the land, and in hope of spoile to send foorth his light horssemen to harrie the countrie on ech side him, assembled an host of all such people as were a|ble to beare armour, both preests and other. Their ge|nerall assemblie was appointed at Newcastell,The English lords assemble a power to fight with the Scots. Froissard. and when they were all togither, they were to the num|ber of 1200 men of armes, thrée thousand archers, and seauen thousand other, with the Welshmen, and issuing out of the towne, they found the Scots rea|die to come forward to incounter them. Then euerie man was set in order of battell, and there were foure battels ordeined, one to aid another. The first was led by the bishop of Durham, Gilbert de Uinfreuile earle of Anegos, Henrie lord Percie, and the lord Henrie Scroope: the second by the archbishop of Yorke, and the lord Rafe Neuill: the third by the bi|shop of Lincolne, Iohn lord Mowbraie, and the lord Thomas de Rokebie: the fourth was gouerned by the lord Edward Balioll capteine of Berwike, the archbishop of Canturburie, and the lord Ros: beside these were W. lord d' Eincourt, Robert de Ogle, and other. The queene was there in person, and went from ranke to ranke, Tho. Wals. Froissard. The quéenes diligence. and incouraged hir people in the best manner she could, and that doone she depar|ted, committing them and their cause to God the gi|uer of all victorie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Shortlie herevpon the Scots set forward to be|gin EEBO page image 376 the battell, and likewise did the Englishmen, and therewith the archers on both parts began to shoot: the shot of the Scots did little hurt, but the archers of England sore galled the Scots, so that there was an hard battell. They began at nine of the clocke, and continued still in fight till noone. The Scots had sharpe and heauie axes, & gaue with the same great and mightie strokes,The Scots fight with [...]xes. howbeit finallie the English|men by the helpe of God obteined the victorie, al|though they lost manie of their men. There were di|uerse of the nobles of Scotland slaine,The English men obteine the victorie. to the number of seuen earles, beside lords. The king was taken in the field sore wounded, for he fought valiantlie. He was prisoner to an esquier of Northumberland,The king of Scots taken. who as soone as he had taken him, rode out of the field with him, accompanied onelie with eight of his ser|uants, and rested not till he came to his owne castell where he dwelled, being thirtie miles distant from the place of the battell.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Hect. Boetius. Ri. Southwell. Fabian. Froissard. There was taken also beside him, the earles of Fife, Sutherland, Wighton, and Menteth, the lord William Douglas, the lord Uescie, the archbishop of S. Andrewes, and another bishop, with sir Thomelin Foukes, and diuerse other men of name. There were slaine of one and other to the number of 15 thousand. This battell was fought beside the citie of Durham at a place called Neuils crosse,Neuils crosse. vpon a saturdaie next after the feast of saint Michaell, in the yeare of our Lord 1346. Of this ouerthrow Christopher Ok|land hath verie commendablie written, saieng,
—haud omine dextroIam Scotus intulerat vim Dunelmensibus agris,Cùm formidandum saeuus bellum instruit Anglus,In Angl. praelijs sub Edward [...] 3.Aggreditúrque hostem violantem foedera sacra.Nominis incerti Scoticae plebs obuia gentisSternitur, & tristi gladio cadit impia turba,Frustrà obluctantur Scotiae comitésque ducésque,Quorum pars iacet occumbens; pars caetera captaCaptiuum corpus dedit vincentibus, auroEt pacto pretio redimendum, bellicus vtmosPostulat. At Dauid Scotiae rex captus ad vrbemLondinum fidei pendens dignissima fractaeSupplicia, adductus celebri concluditur arce.Exiguus numerus volucri pede fisus equorumEffugit in patriam, testis certissimus AnglosDeuicissesuos, & tristia funera narrant.