[1] [2] [3] At length the discomfiture was such, and the Scots preassed so earnestlie to win the bridge also of those Englishmen,The English|men discomfi|ted. which were not yet passed, that at length the earle of Surrey commanded to breake that end of the bridge, where they stood at defense to keepe backe the Scots, for else had there few of the Englishmen escaped. There were slaine (as some haue written) to the number of six thousand men, and amongst other was slaine sir Hugh Cressingham, whose skin (as hath béene reported) the Scots stripped off his dead carcasse, for the malice which they bare toward him. This discomfiture chanced on the 11 day of September. The earle of Surrey, leauing in the castell of Striueling the said sir Marmaduke Thweng,The earle of Surrey re|turneth in hast to Ber|wike. promised him to come to his aid at all times when néed should be, within ten weekes space, and herewith taking his horsse, rode in such hast to Berwike, that after his comming thither, his stéed being set vp in the stable of the friers minors, neuer after tasted meat, but died: after this, the said earle making no long aboad in Berwike, rode vp to Lon|don vnto prince Edward, and left the towne of Ber|wike as a preie to the Scotishmen: but those yet that had the castell in kéeping, defended it manfullie against the Scots,The Scots enter Ber|wike. the which assembled togither in campe vnder the leading of Alexander earle of Mur|rey: and their capteine William Waleis came to Berwike, and finding the towne void of all defense,The castell holdeth tacke against them. entred it, but they could not win the castell by any meanes.