[1] After the Gouernour had hearde what an|ſweare was made to the Prouoſt, he cauſed the Caſtell to be furniſhed with all things neceſſa|ry for defence, and departed ſtraight wayes to Striuelyng. The Engliſh army lodging that night in Leith, marched the nexte day towarde Edenburgh, paſſing vp the Caunogate ſtreete to enter at the nether howe, where they founde ſome reſiſtaunce made by Scottes, ſo that di|uers were ſlayne on bothe partes. Towardes night, the Engliſhmen after they had continued long in ſkirmiſhyng that day with the Scot|tiſhmen retyred to Leith. The nexte day the whole army with the great Artillery came for|warde towardes the towne, and breakyng open the Cannogate,Edenburgh entred by force. they entred the towne by the ſame, bryngyng their ordinaunce within ſight of the Caſtell, purpoſing to plante the ſame in battery agaynſt it, but the Capitayne of the ca|ſtell cauſed the Artillery within to ſhoote of at them in ſo great aboundance, and ſo good mea|ſure,See more her|of in Englãd. that they ſlew diuers Engliſhmen and diſ|mounted one of their peeces, ſo that in the ende they were conſtrayned to drawe backe their or|dinaunce and retyred, but yet in the meane time they ſet fire on the towne,Edenburgh brent. and breute the moſte parte of all the houſes in the ſame. They brent alſo the Cannogate ſtreete, and the Abbey of ho|ly roode houſe. The Gouernour at that preſent releaſed out of pryſon the Erle of Angus,Pryſoners ſet at liberty. the Lorde Maxwell, the Maſter of Glencarne, ſir George Dowglas and others.