[1] [2] [3] [4] But as he came to passe through a field ouer|growne with broome, called Milfield,Englishmen assaile the Scots. the English men vnder the leading of sir William Bulmer, and other valiant capteins, hauing with them not past a thousand souldiers, being laid within that field in ambushment, brake foorth vpon him: and though the Scots on foot defended themselues right manfullie, yet the English archers shot so wholie togither,Scots put to flight. that the Scots were constreined to giue place. There were of them slaine at this bickering fiue or six hun|dred, and foure hundred or more taken prisoners; the lord chamberleine himselfe escaped by flight,Lord cham|berleine es|capeth. The ill road. but his banner was taken. This was called by the Scots the ill rode. In the meane time was the whole power of Scotland assembled, with the which king Iames approching to the borders,Norham ca|stell besieged. and comming to Norham castell, laid siege thereto, hauing there with him an hundred thousand men.