[1] Thus Dauid being incouraged herewith and such o|ther of the Welshmen as tooke his part, at time ap|pointed did set vpon the kings capteins as they stra|gled abroad, whom at the first brunt they put to flight, and slue manie of them here and there as they tooke them at aduenture. The Englishmen when night was come, and that the Welshmen withdrew to rest, assembled themselues againe togither, and in the morning with new recouered force both of mind and bodie, came vpon all the Welshmen, and began with them a new battell, which continued the space of thrée houres togither,The Welsh|men discom|fited. till at length the Welshmen, which rashlie had entred the fight, began to shrinke backe, and fled to their woonted places of refuge, the woods and mareshes. Their chiefe capteine Dauid fled into Scotland,Dauid fled in|to Scotland. hauing lost in that battell the most part of all his souldiers which he had there with him. At his comming into Scotland, and whilest he there remai|ned, he incensed king Alexander against king Hen|rie to his vttermost power, putting into his head how reprochfullie the Englishmen did speake of the Scots,He prouoketh the king of Scots to make warre against En|gland. reprouing them of cowardnes & lacke of sto|mach; also that they liued according to the prescript of the English nation, as subiects to the same: and manie other things he forged, which had béene able to haue mooued a most patient man vnto indignation and displeasure.