[1] My lord Greie herevpon appointed in his stead sir Robert Bowes, and sir Thomas Palmer, to go thither,Sir Robert Bowes sent to succour Hadington. who comming to Dunglas, left there cer|teine bands of footmen, and with the horssemen be|ing in number thirtéene hundred (whereof seuen hundred lances were appointed vnder the charge of sir Thomas Palmer) they rode forward to accom|plish their enterprise: but the French capteins ha|uing knowledge of their comming, they prouided the best they could to repell them, appointing foure venlins or ensignes of lanceknights to kéepe a stan|ding watch that night in the trenches, and the like number of French ensignes to watch about their campe. All the other of their bands were comman|ded to take rest, but yet with their armour on their backs.