[1] Before the feast of the Ascension, the king of Eng|land sent forward the king of Scots, the earles of Lancaster, Warwike, Oxford, and Anegos, and di|uerse lords and capteins with an armie, the which af|ter Whitsuntide entring into Scotland,

An armie sent into Scot|land.

S. Iohns towne for|tified.

passed ouer the Scotish sea, and comming to saint Iohns towne (which the Scots had burnt, despairing to defend it a|gainst the English power) they set in hand to fortifie it, compassing it with déepe diches and a strong ram|pier of earth. ¶ About the same time the king called a parlement at Northampton, where leauing the pre|lats and other to treat of such matters as were pro|poned, Adam Meri|muth. he himselfe rode northwards, and comming to Berwike, tooke with him a small band of men of armes, and setting forward, hasted foorth till he came to saint Iohns towne,The K. goeth into Scot|land. where he found the king of Scots, and other his nobles greatlie woondering at his comming thither so vnlooked for. After he had re|sted there a little, he tooke with him part of the armie, and passed forward ouer the mounteines of Scot|land euen vnto Elgen in Murrey and Inuernes, further by manie miles than euer his grandfather had gone.