[1] [2] Yee haue heard how the Frenchmen fortified the towne of Dundee, where monsieur de Etauges,Monsieur de Etauges ta|ken prisoner. with his companie of horssemen lieng in garrison chanced in a skirmish to be taken by the English|men that laie in Broughticrag, to the great reioi|sing of them that tooke him, and no lesse gréefe of the French and Scots, for the tried valiancie that was throughlie knowne to rest in him. Moreouer, the Englishmen that kept the towne of Hadington all this while against the enimies, could not come by a|nie vittels, but onelie by a conuoie of some conueni|ent power to gard the cariages that brought the same from the borders. And as it fortuned at one time when the conuoie came and passed by Dunbar, a skirmish was proffered by the French which laie within that castell in garrison. And as sir Iames Wilford that was there amongst other vpon this occasion (according to his woonted valiancie) shew|ed himselfe verie forward and egre against the eni|mie, he was inclosed by an ambush, which the French|men had laid on ech side the stréete within the towne, that he could by no means escape out of their hands, but hauing his horsse there slaine vnder him, was taken prisoner euen by a Gascoigne of the countrie of Basque named Pellieque,Sir Iames Wilford taken prisoner. that woone no small commendation for that his good hap, in taking such a prisoner, whose name for his often approoued prow|esse was verie famous euen among the enimies, who saw well inough a resolutenesse in the man ra|ther by perillous aduentures to purchase the perpe|tuitie of renowme, than by defect of courage or neg|ligent seruice to loose both life and same. Which per|suasion should enter into the hart of euerie seruitor in the field, if they will be counted right valiant in|deed, considering that he which in his life time dooth performe nothing worthie memorie, is like a plaier entring vpon the stage, but shewing nothing either in spéech or in action, as the poet verie fitlie saith:

Qui nullum facinus tota memorabile vita

Ediderint, obscuri homines migrare videntur

Hinc, vt qui structa nil dixerit histrio scena.