[1] Thus much touching those troubles betwixt the townesmen of Burie & the abbat and moonks there, and now we will returne to other generall matters touching the publike state of the realme. ¶ And first you shall vnderstand, that in the beginning of this kings reigne the land trulie séemed to be blessed of God: for the earth became fruitfull, the aire tempe|rate, and the sea calme and quiet. This king though he was as yet vnder the gouernement of other, ne|uerthelesse he began within a short time to shew to|kens of great towardnesse, framing his mind vnto graue deuises, and first he prepared to make a iornie against the Scotishmen, the which in his fathers time had doone so manie displeasures to the Englishmen, and now vpon confidence of his minoritie, ceassed not to inuade the borders of his realme. And namelie the verie selfe night that followed the day of this kings coronation, they had thought by skaling to haue stolne the castell of Norham: Rich. South. Rob. Ma|ners captein of Norham castell. but Robert Ma|ners capteine of that place, vnderstanding of their enterprise aforehand by a Scotishman of the garison there, so well prouided for their comming, that where sixtéene of them boldlie entred vpon the wall, he slue nine or ten of them, and tooke fiue.