[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Two battels of Scots fought not, but gaue the l [...]king on.The lord Hume and the earle of Huntleie got horsses, and escaped awaie togither with certeine bands, placed in two the hindermost wards, which of all that daie neuer came to handstrokes, but stood still and gaue the looking on. Thus thorough the power of God, on fridaie being the ninth of September, in the yeare 1513 was Iames the fourth of t [...]t name, king of Scots, slaine at Bramxston, and his armie discomfited by the earle of Surrie, lieutenant to Henrie the eight king of England, which a little be|fore had woone the towne of Terwine, and was then preparing to go to besiege Tornaie. There were slaine in this battell on the Scotish part, of all sorts, the number of eight thousand persons at the least: Pau. Iouius. Edw. Hall. some saie twelue thousand, besides prisoners that were taken, as sir William Scot, chancellor to the said king, and sir Iohn Forman his sergeant porter, with diuerse others. Also in maner, all the Scotish ensignes were taken, and a two and twentie péeces of great ordinance, amongest the which were seauen culuerings of a larg [...] ass [...]se, and verie faire peeces. King Iames named them (for that they were in ma|king one verie like to an other) the seauen sisters.Seuen cul|uerings called seuen sisters & why. This conflict with egernesse on both sides was con|tinued thrée full houres, as Anglorum praelia saith:

I am tres integras pugnatum est cominùs h [...]ras.