[1] [2] Shortlie herevpon the Scots set forward to be|gin [page 376] the battell, and likewise did the Englishmen, and therewith the archers on both parts began to shoot: the shot of the Scots did little hurt, but the archers of England sore galled the Scots, so that there was an hard battell. They began at nine of the clocke, and continued still in fight till noone. The Scots had sharpe and heauie axes, & gaue with the same great and mightie strokes,The Scots fight with [...]xes. howbeit finallie the English|men by the helpe of God obteined the victorie, al|though they lost manie of their men. There were di|uerse of the nobles of Scotland slaine,The English men obteine the victorie. to the number of seuen earles, beside lords. The king was taken in the field sore wounded, for he fought valiantlie. He was prisoner to an esquier of Northumberland,The king of Scots taken. who as soone as he had taken him, rode out of the field with him, accompanied onelie with eight of his ser|uants, and rested not till he came to his owne castell where he dwelled, being thirtie miles distant from the place of the battell.