[1] [2] The next day the Earle of Morton came to Leith, where he met with ſir William Drurie, and there they lodged that night. The nexte mornyng Sir William Drurie paſſing foorth of Leith towardes Edenburgh, accompanied with ſundry capitaynes and other Gentlemen for his conuoy thither, they within Edenburgh perceyuing them comming, imagined that they were come forth to offer a ſkirmiſh, wherevpon they iſſued out of the towne and caſtell to en|coũtre them, ſo that beyng readie on eyther ſide to beginne the ſkirmiſhe, ſir William Drurie bryng come to talke with the parties for ſome accorde to be had, tooke in hande with great di|ligence to appeaſe them, and at length procured them to agree vpon a truce to endure till eyght of the clocke at night, but yet when bothe partes ſtayed in the fieldes for the ſpace of an hower, bycauſe they coulde not agree whether compa|nie ſhoulde firſte retyre from the fielde, they fell at length in ſkirmiſhe,A skirmiſh. notwithſtandyng the truce, and fought right ſharpely for the tyme, till in the ende they of the Towne and Caſtell had the ouerthrow,The abbot of Kilwinnyng ſlayne. the Abbot of Kilwinnyng beyng ſlayne with diuers other, and there were taken aboue an hundred pryſoners, amongſt the whiche the Lorde Hume,The lorde Hume and ca+pitaine Cullen taken. and capitayne Cul|len were accompted principall. Thoſe that eſ|caped were chaſed and conſtreyned for theyr ſafegarde to flee into the towne of Edenburgh, capitayne Cullen was afterwardes beheaded.