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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ri. Southwel.After that the Earle of Murrey had recouered Barwike, he & the Lord Iames Dowglas in the Month of May inuaded Englande with a puiſ|ſant army,The Scots en|ter further into England than they were ac|cuſtomed, euẽ [...] Wether| [...] (as Four| [...] ſayth.) paſſing further into the countrey than the Scots had bene accuſtomed to do afore time, burning as they wente forwarde the townes of Northallerton, and Burrow brig, and comming to Ripon, they ſpoyled the towne of all the goods found therein: but compounding with them that kept the Churche agaynſt them for a thouſande marks, they forbare to burn any of the buildings. After they had taried here three dayes, they depar|ted thence and went to Knareſbourgh, whiche towne they burnt, and beating the woods (into the which the people were withdrawn with their goods and cattell) they got a great bootie, and re|turning homewards by Skipton in Crauẽ, they firſt ſpoyled the towne, & after burnt it, & ſo mar|ching throughe the Countrey, came backe into Scotland with their ſpoyles and priſoners with|out any reſiſtance.

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Barwik beſie|ged.

In the yeare following, king Edwarde came and laid ſiege vnto Barwike, but the towne was ſo well defended, that he was conſtrayned with ſmall honor to returne home, and leaue it as hee founde it.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 For in the meane time,Ri. Southwel. whilſt king Edward lay at ye ſiege before Barwike, Thomas Randoll Erle of Murrey, and the Lord Iames Dowglas aſſembled their forces togither, but perceyuing thẽſelues too weake to remoue the ſiege by force, they paſſed by, & entring into Englande, waſted and ſpoyled all before them; keeping on their way vnto Borrow bridge: whereof when the Citizens of Yorke were aduertiſed, with their Captaines William Melton their Archbiſhop,William Mel|ton Archbi|ſhop of York. & the Biſhop of Ely, not making them of the countrey once priuy to their purpoſe, but hauing in their compa|ny a great number of prieſts and men of religion, they gaue battaile to the Scots one day in the af|ter noone,The battail of Mitton vpon Swale. not farre from the towne of Miton vpõ Swale .xij. miles diſtãt from York northwards. But forſomuch as the more part of the Engliſh men were not expert in the feates of warre, and came not in any orderly aray of battail, they were eaſily vanquiſhed and put to flight by the Scots,The Engliſh men diſcom|fited. who were readie to receyue them in good order, cloſe togither in one entier ſquadrone, and after their accuſtomed maner, at their firſte ioyning they gaue a great ſhowte, wherwith the Engliſh men out of hand began to giue backe: which whẽ the Scots perceyued, they got them to their hor|ſes, and followed the chaſe moſte egrely, beating downe and ſleaing the Engliſh men, neither ſpa|ring religious perſon nor other, ſo that there died to the number of .iiij.M. Engliſh men that day,The Maior of Yorke ſlaine. and amongeſt the reſt was the Maior of Yorke one. In the water of Swale (as was ſayde) there were drowned to the number of a thouſand: to be ſhort, if night had not come the ſooner vpon, it was thought vneth there ſhould any of the Eng|liſh part haue eſcaped. When K. Edward lying as yet at the ſiege of Barwike,King Edwarde leuieth his ſiege. vnderſtoode what miſchief the Scots did within his realme, he ray|ſed his ſiege, in purpoſe to haue encountered with his enimies: but the Scots aduertiſed of his pur|poſe, returned with all their priſoners and ſpoile by Stanemoore and ſo through Gilleſlande, and the weſt marches, wtdrew home into their cũtry.

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