[1] [2] [3] In this meane time, by the kings appointment, the earle of Surrey lord warden of Scotland, Nic. Triuet. An armie a [...]|sembled at Yorke. with other earles and noble men to him associat, about the feast of saint Hilarie, had assembled an armie at Yorke, hauing first summoned the lords of Scotland to appeare there at the same day, who yet came not, but contrarilie had besieged the castell of Rockes|borough. Wherevpon the earle of Surrey hasted thi|therwards,The Scots besiege Ro [...]|kesborough. so that William Waleis and other of the Scotishmen which laie there at siege, raised the same, and departed from thence. The earle of Sur|rey comming to Rockesborough, and relieuing them that kept it with such things as they wanted,The earle of Surrey en|treth Scot|land. passed foorth to Kelsow, and came afterwards to the towne of Berwike, which the Scotishmen had left void. Here came letters vnto them from king Edward, signifieng that he had taken truce with the French king, and that he meant shortlie to returne into Eng|land, and therefore commanded them not to make a|ny further enterprise than the defending of the fron|tiers, and the recouerie of Berwike, till his com|ming ouer. Herevpon was a great part of the armie discharged, and such onelie remained in Berwike as might suffice for defense thereof.