[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] King Edward hauing thus receiued the resigna|tion and release of the crowne of Scotland, mar|ched foorth with his armie, till he came to Hading|ton, burning and destroieng the countrie on ech side round about him, as he passed. And whilest he laie there, abiding for his ships, his men of warre were not idle, but ranged abroad in the countrie, and did all the damage to their enimies that they could de| [...]ise. At length his armie which he had at the same time on the sea, arriued on that coast, and landing, spoiled a church of our ladie, called the White kirke: but being returned to their ships, there arose such a tempest and vehement north wind, that manie of their vessels rushing and beating against the banks and sands, were drowned togither with the men that were within them, for displeasure whereof king Ed|ward fell to the spoile of the countrie againe,K. Edward sore afflicted the Scots. not spa|ring one place more than another: by reason wherof, as well abbeis as all other churches and religious houses both in Hadington, in Edenborough, and tho|rough all other the parts of Louthian, wheresoeuer he came, were defaced and put to sacke. At length when he had accomplished his will, and so set things in or|der, he returned backe into England with the fore|said Edward Balioll in his companie, whome he kept with him, for doubt least he should reuolt, and procure some new trouble. In the moneth of Iulie the duke of Lancaster being sent to the aid of the K. of Nauarre, came into Constantine,The duke of Lãcaster sent to aid the king of Nauarre. which is a por|tion of Normandie, & there ioined with the lord Phi|lip of Nauarre, brother to the king of Nauarre, and with the lord Godfrie de Harecourt, Paulus A [...]|milius. the which being returned into France, and restored to the French kings fauour, was latelie againe reuolted, vpon dis|pleasure taken for the death of his nephue the lord Iohn de Harecourt, as in the French histories ye may read more at large. Froissard. They were in all about the number of foure thousand fighting men, and being assembled togither, they went to Liseux, to Orbec,The castell of Orbec res|cued. to Ponteau, & rescued the castell there, which had béene besieged by the lord Robert de Hotetot master of the crossebowes in France, more than two moneths: but now hearing that the Englishmen and Nauar|rois approched, he departed from thence, leauing be|hind him for hast his engins and artillerie.