[1] The whole face of the field on both sides vpon this point of ioining,The face of the field at the point of ioi|ning. both to the eie and to the eare so hea|uie, so deadlie, lamentable, furious, outragious, ter|rible, confuse, and so quite against the quiet nature of man, as if to the nobilitie the regard of their ho|nor and fame, to the knights and capteines the esti|mation of their worship and honestie, and general|lie to them all the naturall motion of bounden du|tie, their owne safetie, hope of victorie, and the fauour of God, that they trusted vpon for the equitie of their quarrell, had not béene a more vehement cause of courage, than the danger of death was cause of feare, the verie horrour of the thing had beene able to haue made anie man to forget both prowesse and policie. But the lord marshall and the others, with present mind and courage warilie and quicklie continued their course towards them. The enimies were in a [page 986] fallow field, whereof the furrowes laie sidelong to|ward the Englishmen, next to whome by the side of the same furrowes, & a stones cast from the Scots, was there a crosse ditch or slough, which the English|men must needs passe to come to them, wherein ma|nie that could not leape ouer stucke fast, to no small danger of themselues, and some disorder of their fel|lowes.