[1] [2] Robert Bruce immediatlie after the English ar|mie was retired home, raised a power, and entring into England by Sulwaie sands, laie at a place cal|led Beaumond, not past thrée miles frõ Carleill, by the space of fiue daies, sending in the meane time the most part of his armie abroad to spoile and harrie the countrie on euerie side, and afterwards remouing from thence, he passed towards Blackamore, hauing knowledge by diligent espials, that king Edward was in those parts, giuing himselfe more to pastime in hunting there within the woods about Blacka|more, than to the good ordering of his people which he had then about him. Wherevpon the Scotish king Bruce, entring into that wild and moorish countrie, where he had not beene afore, conueied his enterprise so warilie, and with such diligent industrie, that on saint Lukes daie, comming vpon the English armie at vnwares, he put the same to flight, so that the king [page 333] himselfe was in great danger to haue béene taken prisoner. For (as some authors write) the Scots had almost taken him at dinner in the abbeie of Beigh|land. Sir Iohn Brittaine earle of Richmond was ta|ken at this battell, and the kings treasure was spoi|led and carried awaie, with the prouision and ordi|nance that belonged to the host.