[1] As he was halfe vp the hill, the erle of Warwike was ware the enimies were all at a sudden staie, and stood still a good while,The Scots at a staie vpõ the sudden. so that it séemed to him that they perceiuing now their owne follie in leauing their ground of aduantage, had no will to come anie further forward, but gladlie would haue bin whence they came. The reasons were these. First bicause at that time, beside the full muster of the English foot|men, of whome they thought there had béene none there in field, but all to haue béene either shipt, or a shipping; then they saw plaine that the Englishmen were sure to haue the gaine of the hill, and they the ground of disaduantage out of their hold, and put from their hope: and hereto, for that their herald gaue the lord protector no warning, the which by him (if they had ment to fight it out) who would not haue presumed that for the estimation of their honor, they would little haue stucke to haue sent; and he againe, and it had beene but for his thousand crowns, would right gladlie haue brought? Well yet how so euer their meaning changed, finallie considering belike the state they stood in, that as they had left their strength too soone, so now to be too late to repent, vp|on a change of countenance, they made hastilie for|ward againe, and (as it séemed) with no lesse stout|nesse of courage, than stronglie in order, whose ma|ner, armour, weapon, and order in fight in those daies and also before (though now somewhat chan|ged as well as amongest other nations) was as in|sueth.