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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Though the victorie thus remained with the Eng|lishmen, yet they bought it déere, loosing no small number of their people, as well of those that were slaine in the field, as of others that were taken priso|ners; for the Scots fought verie stoutlie, and gaue it not ouer for a little, insomuch that there were taken and slaine about fifteene hundred men, as appeared by the booke of wages, when the souldiers were paid. Manie Englishmen that followed ouer rashlie in the chase of the Scots, went so farre, Edw. Hall. The English mens ouerrash hardinesse turnes them to hurt. that they wist not which waie to returne, and so were taken of the Scots that were in the two battels that went awaie with cleare hands, and neuer fought. Also, diuerse were taken by the lord chamberleine, which fought with the wing of sir Edmund Howard, and were ca|ried awaie by him and his companie into Scotland, as Iohn Fitton esquier, and others. During the time of the fight, and the night after, manie English|men lost their horsses, and such stuffe as they left in their tents and pauilions, by the robbers of Tindale and Tiuidale.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the field was doone, and that the skouts brought word that there was no more appearance of the Scots, but that they were all auoided and gone, the earle gaue thanks to God, and called to him cer|teine lords and gentlemen, and them made knights; as sir Edmund Howard his sonne, the lord Scroope, sir William Persie, sir Edward Gorge, and diuerse others. The earle and the lord admerall departed to Bermar wood, & there lodged that night, leauing sir Philip Tilneie knight and diuerse other worthie cap|teins, with a conuenient power of men, to kéepe the place where the field had béene fought, for safegard of the ordinance. The bodie of the king of Scots was not found vntill the next daie,The bodie of king Iames found hauing diuerse dead|lie wounds. and then being found and knowne by the lord Dacres, there appeared in the same diuerse deadlie wounds, and speciallie, one with an arrow, and an other with a bill. But some saie he died of two, both which were inflicted vpon him to his deadlie bane (and well worthie for truce-breaking) by the sword; as Anglorum praelia reporteth:

Vulneribus Scotus acceptis cadit ense duobus,
Perfidiae meritas fuso dans sanguine poenas.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The same daie, there appeared some Scots on a hill,Scots flie at the peale of guns. but one William Blackenall that had the chéefe rule of the ordinance, caused such a peale to be shot off at them, that the Scots fled; or else the lord admerall, which was come to view the field, had béene in great danger; as was supposed. But now that the Scots were fled, and withdrawne, all the ordinance was brought in safetie to Eitill, and there remained for a time. After that the earle of Surrie had taken order in all things, and set the North parts in good quiet, he returned to the quéene with the dead bodie of the Scotish king cered. When the king was returned into England from his conquest made in France of the cities of Terwine and Tornaie, he forgat not the good seruice of those that had beene with the earle of Surrie at the battell at Bramxton:The kings thankfulnesse signified to his good ser|uitors in war. wherefore he wrote to them his louing letters, with such thanks and fauourable words, that euerie man thought him|selfe well rewarded.

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