[1] The nineteenth daie, the armie was diuided into two seuerall parts, whereof one passing ouer the ri|uer of Tiuet,The castell of Ferniherst burned. burned the castell of Ferniherst, vtter|lie spoiling the same, and all other castels & townes that belonged to the lards of Ferniherst, Hunthill, and Bedroll,At Minto [...]oth the ar|mies met. and so passed to Minto, where both the armies méeting, ioined togither againe, being not past a foure miles from Howike, whither they mar|ched directlie, intending to lodge there that night, bi|cause the bailiffes of the towne had offered to re|ceiue the whole armie, and to make prouision for the soldiours of all things necessarie, they paieng readie monie for the same, and the inhabitants to be assu|red not to be hurt in bodie or goods, as was promi|sed. But the Scots breaking the couenant before the comming thither of the armie,The Scots of Howike their breach of co [...]enant. had vncouered their houses, carried the thatch into the streets, and there set it on fire: and this doone they fled their waies with most part of their goods. So that when the armie ap|proched, there was such a thicke smoke, that no man might scarselie enter the towne: and so for that night the soldiours suffered great lacke of vittels, lodging, and prouision, as well for themselues as their horsses. But the fire which the Scots had of a malicious pur|pose and subtiltie thus begun, was by the diligent industrie of the Englishmen so increased: that both the thatch and timber of the whole towne was consu|med to ashes,Why the lord of Drumlane|rikes goods were saued from the fire, [...]. a stone house perteining to the lard of Drumlanerike onlie excepted, wherein the lord lieu|tenant laie that night. And bicause the said Drum|lanerike was a friend assured, the said house was spared, with all the goods and corne therein, whereof there was great plentie.