[1] The Duke of Albany lying on the Scottiſhe ſyde of Twede,An Herault ſent. ſent an Herrault vnto the Earle of Surrey, willing him to call to remembrance, howe in his abſence he had inuaded Scotlande with fire and ſworde, for the whiche cruell dea|ling, be required him vpõ his honor to come for|ward, & he would meete him in ye cõfines of both ye realmes, & giue him battel, to which the Earle [page 435] giue him battell, to the which meſſage the Earle aunſwered, that he had no commiſſion to in|uade Scotland at that time, but only to defend, and (as ſome haue reported) hee cauſed a ſecrete meſſenger to paſſe to the Queene, as then lying a good way diſtant from the army, to moue for|ſome abſtinence and truce, [...] and further to per|ſwade the Duke to retire home, which hee did ſo that by hir labour a truce was taken for that in|ſtant,

[...] more of [...] matter in Englande.

1524

and afterward cõfirmed for a longer time: and thus the Duke returned with honour (as the Scottiſhmen report.) This truce was wel kept all the next Winter following, and no inuation made, till the moneth of May. And then was the Earle of Surrey ſente agayne to the Engliſhe borders and the Lordes of Scotlande on the o|ther parte monethly lay on their borders o [...] quarters, for defence of their Countrey as the vſe is.