[1] Then went king Edward vnto Edenburgh where he planted his siege about the castell, and raised en|gines, which cast stones against and ouer the walles, sore beating and brusing the buildings within. But as it chanced, the king writing letters, to aduertise his councell at [...] of his proceedings, and concer|ning other businesse, Rich. South [...]. deliuered that packet vnto a Welshman named Lewin, commanding him to go with the same to London in all hast possible, for he knew him to be a verie spéedie messenger and a tru|stie also (as he tooke it.) But hauing the letter thus deliuered him, togither with monie to beare his charges, he got him to a tauerne, where riotouslie cõ|suming the monie (which he had so receiued) in plaie, & making good cheere, in the morning he caused one of his companions to take a target, and beare it afore him in approching the castell, for that he meant (as he colourablie pretended) not to depart, vntill he had [page 300] wrought some displeasure to them within with his crossebow, which he tooke with him for that purpose, so that comming vnto the castell gates, he called to the warders on the walles to cast downe to him a cord, that they might plucke him vp to them there|with, for that he had somwhat to say to their capteine touching the secrets of the king of England.