[1] Dunnington castell taken and raced.After this the castell of Iohn Lacie at Dunning|ton was taken and laid flat to the ground, by com|mandement of the king, who hauing accomplished his will in those parties, drew towards Yorkeshire, and at his comming thither destroied the houses, townes and manours of those lords and gentlemen which were against him. It is horrible to heare, and lothsome to rehearse the crueltie which was practised by the souldiers and men of warre in places where they came, Matth. Parris. who counting no honour or renowme more excellent, nor glorie (as warriours say)

Maior nulla quidem quàm bello parta videtur,

Horrida Mauortis tractare ferociter arma,

Hostilìque suam temerare in sanguine dextram,

and therfore were wholie bent to spoile and ransacke the houses of the people without pitie or compassion, besides the robberies, spoiles and great outrages vsed by the souldiers generallie against the common people. Few there were in that countrie of great li|nage or wealth, whom the king for their assembling themselues with the barons either spoiled not, or put not to execution.K. Iohn ta|keth ye castell of Barwike. Thus with his armie (to the great desolation of the countrie) he passed foorth to the bor|ders of Scotland, and entring that realme, tooke the castell of Barwike, and other places of strength in those parts, meaning to haue woone more from the Scots, if other vrgent businesse had not called him backe againe. This being doone, he committed the countrie which lieth betwixt the riuer of These, and the confines of Scotland,Hugh de Ba|lioll & Philip de Hulcotes. to the keeping of Hugh de Balioll and Philip de Hulcotes, assigning to them such conuenient number of men of warre as was thought expedient,Robert de Ue+pount, Brian de Lisle, Gef|frey de Lucie. and the custodie of the castels in Yorkeshire he deliuered to Robert de Uepount, to Brian de Lisle, and to Geffrey de Lucie.