Bella Scot-Anglica. A brief of all the battells, and martiall encounters which have happened 'twixt England and Scotland, from all times to the present. VVherunto is annexed a corollary, declaring the causes whereby the Scot is come of late years to be so heightned in his spirits; with some prophecies which are much cryed up, as reflecting upon the fate of both nations.
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             Bella Scot-Anglica. A brief of all the battells, and martiall encounters which have happened 'twixt England and Scotland, from all times to the present. VVherunto is annexed a corollary, declaring the causes whereby the Scot is come of late years to be so heightned in his spirits; with some prophecies which are much cryed up, as reflecting upon the fate of both nations.
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           Bella
           Scot-Anglica
           .
        
         
           A
           BRIEF
           OF
           ALL
           THE
           Battells
           ,
           and
           Martiall
           Encounters
           which
           have
           happened
           'twixt
           
             ENGLAND
          
           and
           
             SCOTLAND
             ,
          
           from
           all
           times
           to
           this
           present
           .
        
         
           VVherunto
           is
           annexed
           a
           Corollary
           ,
           Declaring
           the
           causes
           whereby
           the
           Scot
           is
           come
           of
           late
           years
           to
           be
           so
           hightned
           in
           his
           spirits
           ;
           With
           some
           
             Prophecies
          
           which
           are
           much
           cryed
           up
           ,
           as
           reflecting
           upon
           the
           fate
           of
           
             both
             Nations
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeare
           1648.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           Bella
           Scot-Anglica
           .
        
         
           A
           Briefe
           of
           all
           the
           Battels
           and
           Martiall
           Encounters
           ,
           which
           have
           happen'd
           'twixt
           England
           and
           Scotland
           ,
           from
           all
           times
           to
           this
           present
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             The
             Proeme
             .
          
           
             THe
             Design
             of
             this
             short
             Discourse
             ,
             is
             to
             relate
             the
             Quarrels
             ,
             and
             sundry
             traverses
             of
             Warre
             ,
             which
             have
             passed
             from
             time
             to
             time
             between
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             Extracted
             out
             of
             the
             most
             approved
             and
             impartiall
             Historians
             ,
             as
             well
             Scottish
             ,
             as
             English
             ,
             French
             ,
             and
             others
             .
          
           
             Out
             of
             which
             premisses
             are
             deduced
             these
             Conclusions
             ;
          
           
             First
             ,
             That
             
               Scotland
            
             hath
             been
             alwayes
             apt
             and
             forward
             to
             apprehend
             any
             occasion
             to
             invade
             and
             visit
             her
             Neighbour
             
               England
               .
            
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             That
             when
             she
             was
             at
             the
             highest
             pitch
             of
             strength
             ,
             and
             had
             the
             greatest
             advantages
             against
             her
             ,
             when
             she
             had
             active
             and
             martiall
             Kings
             for
             her
             Generalls
             ,
             and
             the
             French
             for
             her
             firm
             Confederates
             ,
             with
             other
             Coadjutors
             and
             Auxiliaries
             ,
             she
             could
             never
             be
             a
             match
             no
             ,
             not
             by
             many
             degrees
             ,
             for
             
               England
               ,
            
             whether
             you
             respect
             the
             int●insick
             
               power
            
             of
             the
             
               Country
               ,
            
             or
             the
             innated
             
               prowesse
            
             of
             the
             
               people
               :
            
             All
             which
             will
             clearly
             appeare
             by
             the
             circumstances
             and
             successe
             of
             divers
             Battells
             and
             interchangeable
             Exploits
             ,
             which
             being
             indifferently
             ballanc'd
             it
             will
             be
             found
             ▪
             that
             if
             
               Scotland
            
             did
             sometimes
             beat
             
               England
            
             with
             the
             
               scabbard
               ,
               England
            
             may
             bee
             truly
             sayd
             to
             have
             beaten
             her
             more
             often
             with
             the
             
               blade
               .
            
          
           
           
             I
             Will
             not
             look
             back
             and
             rake
             the
             ashes
             of
             antiquity
             so
             far
             ,
             as
             to
             speak
             of
             the
             
               sociall
            
             warre
             they
             entred
             into
             with
             the
             ancient
             
               Brittaines
            
             and
             
               Picts
            
             against
             the
             English
             ,
             when
             they
             began
             to
             take
             first
             firme
             footing
             in
             
               England
               .
            
             Nor
             ,
             of
             that
             so
             famous
             battell
             'twixt
             
               Athelstan
            
             and
             them
             ,
             at
             which
             time
             they
             had
             a
             great
             Army
             of
             
               Danes
            
             joyned
             with
             them
             ;
             when
             being
             above
             twice
             more
             in
             number
             then
             the
             English
             ,
             King
             
               Athelstan
            
             carried
             away
             a
             compleat
             victory
             by
             a
             kind
             of
             back-blow
             (
             
               Parthian
            
             like
             )
             For
             the
             two
             Armies
             being
             ready
             to
             joyne
             ,
             the
             English
             made
             semblance
             to
             fly
             away
             ,
             leaving
             all
             their
             baggage
             behinde
             ,
             and
             much
             matter
             for
             booty
             ,
             which
             as
             the
             Scots
             and
             Danes
             were
             sharing
             ,
             the
             English
             suddenly
             wheeled
             about
             by
             the
             advantage
             of
             a
             woody
             hill
             ,
             and
             finding
             them
             in
             disarray
             ,
             and
             the
             Souldiers
             laden
             with
             pillage
             ,
             they
             rushed
             upon
             them
             with
             that
             resolution
             ,
             that
             above
             fourty
             thousand
             of
             them
             fell
             ,
             and
             as
             
               Buchanan
            
             their
             Prime
             Chronologer
             recordeth
             ,
             the
             flower
             of
             their
             Nobility
             perished
             that
             day
             .
          
           
             But
             I
             intend
             not
             to
             involve
             my
             discourse
             in
             these
             mistie
             times
             ,
             but
             will
             take
             my
             rise
             from
             the
             Norman
             Conquest
             ,
             for
             indeed
             the
             Historie
             of
             great
             
               Brittaine
            
             being
             over
             clouded
             with
             so
             many
             incertainties
             ,
             casteth
             but
             a
             dim
             light
             before
             those
             times
             ,
             whereas
             since
             ,
             she
             shines
             with
             such
             a
             lustre
             ,
             that
             what
             stands
             upon
             Record
             may
             be
             asserted
             for
             cleere
             and
             undeniable
             truth
             .
          
           
             At
             that
             time
             ,
             I
             mean
             the
             time
             of
             the
             Conquest
             ,
             
               Scotland
            
             did
             
               England
            
             a
             very
             good
             office
             by
             preserving
             the
             English
             blood-royall
             (
             which
             not
             long
             after
             returned
             to
             the
             Crowne
             in
             
               Henry
            
             the
             second
             )
             but
             it
             was
             casually
             :
             For
             Prince
             
               Edgar
            
             and
             his
             Mother
             ,
             with
             his
             two
             Sisters
             ,
             intending
             to
             goe
             for
             
               Denmarke
               ,
            
             (
             some
             say
             for
             
               Hungarie
            
             )
             and
             being
             by
             distresse
             of
             weather
             driven
             upon
             the
             Scottish
             coasts
             ,
             they
             were
             hospitably
             received
             by
             
               Malcoline
               ,
            
             then
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
               ;
            
             At
             which
             time
             civility
             with
             the
             English
             tongue
             took
             first
             footing
             in
             the
             Scottish
             Court
             ,
             as
             the
             French
             did
             amongst
             the
             English
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             WILL
             .
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             THe
             first
             dart
             of
             War
             that
             was
             thrown
             'twixt
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
            
             after
             the
             Conquest
             was
             in
             
               Will
               .
               Rufus
            
             his
             raign
             ,
             when
             the
             Scots
             having
             made
             divers
             incursions
             into
             the
             English
             Pa●e
             ,
             
               Moubray
            
             Earle
             of
             
               Northumberland
            
             was
             sent
             against
             them
             ,
             who
             Encountring
             their
             King
             
               Malcoline
            
             with
             his
             eldest
             son
             in
             the
             field
             ,
             they
             were
             both
             slain
             ,
             and
             the
             whole
             Army
             overthrown
             .
             Afterwards
             the
             Scots
             choosing
             the
             dead
             Kings
             brother
             ,
             King
             
               William
            
             went
             in
             person
             and
             depos'd
             him
             ,
             causing
             
               Edward
            
             the
             second
             ,
             son
             of
             the
             slain
             King
             ,
             to
             be
             crowned
             ,
             and
             making
             him
             to
             sweare
             fealty
             and
             homage
             to
             
               England
               ;
            
             But
             the
             Scots
             obtain'd
             the
             favour
             of
             King
             
               William
               ,
            
             that
             neither
             
               English
            
             or
             
               Norman
            
             should
             beare
             any
             office
             of
             State
             in
             
               Scotland
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             King
             STEPHEN
             .
          
           
             KIng
             
               Stephen
            
             having
             oblig'd
             the
             Scots
             by
             many
             high
             favours
             ,
             by
             giving
             
               Cumberland
            
             to
             
               David
            
             their
             King
             ,
             and
             making
             his
             eldest
             son
             Earle
             of
             
               Huntington
               ;
            
             Yet
             so
             ingratefull
             did
             they
             prove
             that
             they
             provok'd
             him
             to
             send
             
               Thurston
            
             then
             Archb.
             of
             
               Yorke
            
             with
             such
             an
             Army
             ,
             that
             meeting
             with
             the
             King
             himselfe
             in
             the
             head
             of
             his
             Forces
             ,
             he
             utterly
             discomfited
             him
             ,
             with
             the
             death
             of
             10000.
             of
             his
             men
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             
               HEnry
            
             the
             second
             ,
             though
             the
             pulse
             of
             those
             times
             did
             beat
             high
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             was
             distracted
             with
             a
             world
             of
             con●●●ions
             yet
             employing
             the
             
               York-shire
            
             Knights
             ,
             
               Humphrey
               Vile
               ;
               Scutvill
            
             and
             
               Vescy
               ,
            
             they
             with
             their
             victorious
             Armes
             tooke
             the
             Scots
             King
             in
             the
             field
             and
             tendred
             him
             prisoner
             at
             
               Northampton
               ,
            
             whence
             King
             
               Henry
            
             carried
             him
             along
             to
             attend
             him
             in
             his
             warres
             in
             
               France
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             RICHARD
             the
             first
             .
          
           
             
               RIchard
               coeur
               de
               Lion
            
             caused
             
               William
            
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             to
             carry
             the
             Sword
             before
             him
             at
             his
             second
             Coronation
             at
             his
             return
             from
             the
             holy
             Land
             :
             At
             which
             time
             King
             
               Rich.
            
             
             passed
             a
             Royall
             Charter
             ,
             that
             whensoever
             the
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             was
             summond
             to
             the
             English
             Court
             ,
             the
             Bishop
             of
             
               Durham
               ,
            
             and
             Sheriffe
             of
             
               Northumberland
               ,
            
             should
             receive
             him
             at
             
               Tweede
               ,
            
             and
             accompany
             him
             to
             
               Teis
               ,
            
             from
             
               Teis
            
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             
               Yorke
            
             should
             attend
             him
             to
             the
             borders
             of
             that
             County
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             Bish.
             and
             Sheriffs
             of
             other
             Counties
             ,
             untill
             he
             came
             to
             the
             English
             Court
             .
          
        
         
           
             King
             JOHN
             .
          
           
             KIng
             
               Iohn
            
             one
             of
             the
             weakest
             Princes
             ,
             and
             the
             most
             forlorne
             that
             ever
             
               England
            
             had
             considering
             how
             the
             Pope
             and
             all
             the
             world
             did
             bandy
             against
             him
             ,
             and
             what
             fearefull
             exigents
             he
             was
             reduced
             unto
             ,
             yet
             finding
             
               Alexander
            
             the
             second
             then
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             to
             give
             sanctuary
             to
             his
             fugitive
             clergy
             ,
             and
             foment
             others
             against
             him
             ,
             made
             an
             expedition
             thither
             himselfe
             but
             the
             two
             armies
             being
             ready
             to
             buckle
             ,
             the
             Scot
             seing
             fire
             and
             sword
             to
             gape
             upon
             him
             ,
             submitted
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             subscribed
             to
             such
             termes
             as
             the
             Conqueror
             propounded
             .
          
        
         
           
             EDVVARD
             the
             First
             .
          
           
             NOw
             come
             I
             to
             the
             scourge
             ,
             or
             ,
             as
             his
             Tombe
             in
             
               Westminster
            
             tells
             me
             ,
             the
             hammer
             of
             the
             Scotts-men
             .
          
           
             
               Edwardus
               primus
               Scotorum
               malleus
               hic
               est
               .
            
          
           
             He
             causeth
             
               Balioll
            
             to
             come
             to
             
               Newcastle
            
             to
             sweare
             Fealty
             and
             homage
             to
             him
             ,
             who
             after
             flying
             to
             the
             French
             King
             ,
             
               Edward
            
             was
             so
             netled
             for
             this
             his
             defection
             ,
             that
             though
             he
             had
             a
             farre
             greater
             arrand
             in
             
               France
               ,
            
             yet
             he
             chose
             rather
             to
             employ
             
               Edmund
            
             Earle
             of
             
               Lancaster
            
             thither
             ,
             and
             to
             march
             himselfe
             to
             
               Scotland
            
             in
             the
             front
             of
             a
             puissant
             army
             ;
             where
             the
             Scots
             in
             farre
             greater
             numbers
             shewed
             their
             teeth
             only
             but
             durst
             not
             bite
             .
             King
             
               Edward
            
             summons
             
               Balioll
            
             to
             
               Berwicke
            
             when
             he
             resubmitted
             himself
             with
             all
             the
             Nobles
             in
             open
             Parliament
             which
             he
             held
             there
             ;
             And
             for
             caution
             brought
             the
             King
             himselfe
             along
             with
             him
             ,
             leaving
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               Surrey
            
             Warden
             of
             
               Scotland
               .
            
          
           
             Not
             long
             after
             the
             Scots
             revolted
             againe
             notwithstanding
             
             their
             King
             was
             in
             
               England
               ,
            
             having
             one
             
               Wallie
            
             for
             their
             ring-leader
             ,
             who
             did
             much
             mischiefe
             on
             the
             frontiers
             .
             And
             their
             insolency
             grew
             to
             that
             hight
             ,
             that
             besides
             their
             inrodes
             ,
             they
             began
             to
             rhime
             upon
             him
             .
          
           
             What
             this
             
               Edward
            
             with
             his
             land
             shanks
             ?
             But
             he
             payed
             them
             for
             their
             rhiming
             with
             a
             vengeance
             ;
             He
             goeth
             againe
             in
             person
             and
             at
             
               ●●nkirk
            
             battaile
             kild
             out
             right
             200.
             of
             their
             Nobles
             and
             Gentry
             ,
             with
             40.
             thousand
             common
             Souldiers
             .
          
           
             Then
             he
             summons
             a
             Parliament
             at
             
               Edenburgh
            
             where
             all
             the
             Nobles
             sweare
             him
             fealty
             againe
             ;
             He
             carrieth
             away
             the
             Ragman
             roll
             ,
             the
             blacke
             crosse
             ,
             and
             the
             stone
             wherein
             they
             say
             the
             fate
             of
             their
             Kingdome
             is
             fixed
             .
          
           
             Then
             was
             there
             offer'd
             a
             third
             provocation
             ,
             when
             le
             
               Bruce
            
             was
             crowned
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
               .
            
          
           
             The
             Earle
             of
             
               Pembrooke
            
             was
             sent
             against
             him
             ,
             who
             utterly
             defeated
             him
             at
             
               Iohnston
               .
            
          
           
             Hereupon
             
               le
               Bruce
            
             flyeth
             to
             the
             Popes
             pantofle
             making
             him
             Lord
             
               Paramount
            
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             which
             moved
             King
             
               Edward
            
             notwithstanding
             the
             menaces
             and
             fulminations
             of
             the
             Pope
             who
             wished
             him
             to
             forbeare
             the
             Scots
             (
             because
             they
             were
             an
             exempt
             nation
             belonging
             to
             the
             Roman
             Chappell
             )
             to
             make
             a
             fourth
             expedition
             thither
             where
             he
             constrained
             
               le
               Bruce
            
             to
             fly
             to
             
               Norway
               ,
            
             where
             he
             blew
             on
             his
             nayles
             while
             K.
             
               Edward
            
             lived
             .
             And
             ▪
             so
             eager
             was
             this
             great
             King
             in
             pursuite
             of
             this
             action
             ,
             that
             falling
             sickly
             upon
             the
             way
             ,
             He
             said
             ,
             If
             I
             die
             before
             I
             enter
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             I
             charge
             you
             to
             go
             on
             couragiously
             ,
             and
             carry
             my
             body
             round
             about
             the
             Country
             ;
             but
             it
             pleased
             God
             to
             reprieve
             him
             untill
             he
             had
             done
             his
             businesse
             himselfe
             .
          
        
         
           
             EDVVARD
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             BUt
             here
             comes
             a
             cooling-card
             for
             the
             English
             ,
             
               Edward
            
             the
             second
             ▪
             whose
             greatest
             honor
             was
             to
             be
             son
             to
             a
             Peerles
             father
             ,
             and
             father
             to
             an
             incomparable
             son
             ,
             
               Rosa
               spinam
               ,
               spina
               rosam
               genuit
               .
            
             In
             his
             time
             all
             went
             to
             wrack
             especially
             in
             
               Scotland
               .
            
             At
             
               Bannocks
            
             battaile
             
               Gilbert
               de
               clare
            
             Earle
             of
             
               Glocester
               ,
            
             and
             40
             Barons
             more
             ,
             with
             700
             Knights
             and
             Gentlemen
             ,
             
             and
             as
             some
             stories
             record
             above
             40000.
             more
             were
             slaine
             .
             Which
             defeat
             was
             imputed
             principally
             to
             the
             ill
             choice
             of
             ground
             the
             English
             had
             taken
             .
             The
             Scots
             had
             behind
             them
             rocks
             ,
             hills
             ,
             and
             woods
             to
             fly
             into
             if
             necessity
             required
             ,
             before
             them
             loughs
             ,
             and
             moores
             ,
             that
             the
             assailant
             could
             not
             march
             further
             .
             Adde
             hereunto
             the
             pusillanimity
             of
             the
             King
             (
             and
             the
             spirits
             of
             men
             are
             much
             raysed
             by
             their
             leader
             )
             who
             was
             sayd
             to
             fly
             first
             :
             and
             better
             it
             is
             for
             a
             lion
             to
             lead
             sheepe
             ,
             then
             for
             a
             sheepe
             to
             lead
             a
             company
             of
             lions
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             hereupon
             were
             so
             agog
             that
             they
             enter
             
               Ireland
            
             with
             an
             Army
             under
             the
             conduct
             of
             
               Edward
               Bruce
            
             the
             Kings
             brother
             ,
             who
             landing
             at
             
               Karig
               Fergus
            
             ransack'd
             all
             the
             North
             parts
             ,
             where
             he
             tooke
             such
             firme
             footing
             ,
             that
             he
             proclaym'd
             himselfe
             King
             of
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             though
             he
             had
             onely
             over-ranne
             
               Ulster
               .
            
             At
             which
             time
             there
             was
             such
             a
             direfull
             famine
             ,
             that
             in
             some
             places
             of
             
               Ireland
            
             dead
             bodies
             were
             digged
             up
             ,
             and
             their
             flesh
             boyled
             in
             their
             sculls
             to
             be
             eaten
             ,
             as
             the
             story
             tells
             .
          
           
             But
             two
             yeares
             after
             ,
             Sir
             
               Io.
               Bremingham
            
             then
             chiefe
             Justice
             ,
             with
             the
             Archbishop
             of
             
               Armagh
               ,
            
             went
             with
             such
             a
             power
             against
             this
             upstart
             King
             ,
             that
             at
             
               Dundalke
            
             they
             got
             a
             most
             compleat
             victory
             ,
             one
             
               Manpas
            
             as
             it
             seemed
             having
             kild
             the
             King
             hand
             to
             hand
             ,
             for
             both
             their
             dead
             bodies
             were
             found
             together
             ,
             and
             
               Manpas
            
             covering
             the
             Kings
             body
             .
          
           
             In
             
               England
            
             another
             Army
             was
             sent
             against
             the
             Scots
             ,
             called
             the
             
               Yorke
            
             Army
             ,
             which
             was
             also
             overthrowne
             at
             
               Milton
            
             upon
             
               Swayle
               .
            
             Nevertheles
             the
             King
             would
             venture
             once
             more
             in
             Person
             ,
             and
             with
             a
             numerous
             Army
             invaded
             
               Scotland
               ;
            
             The
             Scots
             fly
             into
             the
             woods
             ,
             and
             places
             of
             fastnes
             ;
             And
             for
             want
             of
             provision
             in
             that
             hungry
             country
             ,
             the
             English
             were
             forced
             to
             retire
             ,
             but
             in
             the
             retraict
             they
             were
             so
             pursued
             that
             they
             lost
             all
             their
             ammunition
             ,
             which
             was
             attributed
             to
             the
             treason
             of
             Sir
             
               Andrew
               Harkley
               .
            
             But
             your
             criticall
             Annalists
             ascribe
             it
             to
             the
             poverty
             of
             spirit
             in
             the
             royall
             head
             ,
             who
             being
             become
             hatefull
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             man
             first
             for
             perjury
             ,
             by
             infringing
             the
             oath
             he
             made
             to
             his
             Barons
             ;
             then
             by
             disobedience
             to
             his
             father
             who
             in
             his
             death
             bed
             charged
             him
             upon
             his
             
             blessing
             to
             abandon
             
               Piers
               Gaveston
               ,
            
             whom
             nevertheless
             he
             still
             doted
             upon
             with
             the
             
               Spencers
               ,
            
             by
             whose
             counsels
             hee
             guided
             himselfe
             ,
             And
             it
             was
             alwaies
             seen
             that
             Princes
             of
             an
             ill
             destiny
             follow
             the
             worst
             counsells
             .
          
        
         
           
             EDVVARD
             the
             third
             .
          
           
             BUt
             here
             comes
             a
             spirit
             who
             will
             soundly
             vindicate
             his
             fathers
             affronts
             .
             
               Edward
            
             the
             third
             ,
             a
             Prince
             that
             was
             the
             soonest
             a
             man
             ,
             and
             the
             longest
             that
             lasted
             so
             of
             any
             in
             the
             whole
             catalogue
             of
             English
             Kings
             ;
             yet
             being
             but
             young
             when
             the
             Diadem
             first
             begirt
             his
             temples
             ,
             after
             an
             encounter
             at
             
               Stanhope
            
             Park
             ,
             where
             great
             multitudes
             of
             Scots
             appeared
             ,
             but
             vanished
             away
             like
             meteors
             ,
             skulking
             in
             woods
             and
             mountains
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             Parliament
             held
             at
             
               Northampton
               ,
            
             the
             King
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             was
             released
             of
             his
             homage
             ;
             But
             some
             years
             after
             ,
             when
             the
             young
             King
             began
             to
             understand
             himself
             ,
             hee
             sent
             an
             army
             with
             
               Balioll
               ,
            
             whom
             he
             caused
             to
             be
             crowned
             at
             
               Scone
               ;
            
             And
             afterwards
             there
             was
             a
             Battell
             fought
             at
             Hallidowne
             ,
             where
             the
             English
             made
             the
             Scots
             a
             bridge
             of
             gold
             to
             fly
             over
             ,
             for
             they
             betook
             themselves
             all
             to
             their
             heeles
             .
          
           
             King
             
               Balioll
            
             being
             thus
             restored
             ,
             
               Scotland
            
             became
             feuditary
             to
             
               England
            
             againe
             .
          
           
             But
             a
             few
             years
             after
             king
             
               Ed.
            
             being
             deeply
             engag'd
             in
             his
             French
             wars
             ,
             and
             thinking
             
               Hoc
               agere
               ,
            
             the
             Scots
             presuming
             his
             absence
             would
             prove
             advantagious
             to
             them
             ,
             make
             cursorie
             sallies
             out
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             and
             plunder
             all
             before
             them
             in
             the
             North
             ,
             by
             the
             instigation
             of
             the
             French
             .
          
           
             But
             the
             Queen
             and
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             North
             make
             such
             a
             levy
             of
             Martiall
             forces
             ,
             that
             they
             entred
             
               Scotland
            
             like
             thunder
             ,
             and
             at
             a
             mighty
             battell
             one
             
               Copland
            
             takes
             the
             King
             prisoner
             ,
             whom
             ,
             pleading
             the
             law
             of
             arms
             he
             would
             not
             deliver
             the
             Queen
             ,
             untill
             the
             King
             had
             sent
             order
             from
             
               France
               .
            
          
           
             This
             overthrow
             was
             given
             upon
             Saturday
             ,
             and
             upon
             Saturday
             six
             weeks
             before
             the
             battell
             of
             
               Cressy
            
             had
             bin
             fought
             ,
             with
             another
             against
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Brittain
               ;
            
             in
             all
             which
             king
             
               Edward
            
             prov'd
             victorious
             .
             And
             being
             triumphantly
             return'd
             from
             
               France
               ,
            
             with
             the
             Flower-de-luces
             upon
             his
             sword
             ,
             and
             redoubted
             now
             by
             all
             the
             Princes
             of
             the
             Christian
             world
             having
             a
             triumverate
             of
             kings
             his
             prisoners
             ,
             one
             would
             think
             the
             Scot
             would
             have
             bin
             quiet
             but
             they
             still
             provoked
             him
             so
             far
             ,
             that
             
             in
             the
             dead
             of
             Winter
             (
             and
             King
             
               Ed.
            
             was
             a
             Prince
             for
             all
             weathers
             )
             he
             went
             thither
             in
             Person
             himself
             ,
             tooke
             
               Berwick
               ,
            
             and
             had
             all
             
               Scotlond
            
             resign'd
             unto
             him
             ,
             by
             the
             King
             himselfe
             ,
             and
             the
             Nobles
             who
             joyntly
             swore
             fealty
             and
             homage
             to
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
             RICHARD
             the
             second
             .
          
           
             NOw
             the
             grand-childe
             of
             this
             great
             King
             (
             who
             turn'd
             the
             wheele
             of
             his
             times
             every where
             up
             and
             downe
             the
             Christian
             world
             as
             he
             pleased
             )
             mounts
             the
             stage
             .
             The
             Scots
             begin
             to
             infest
             the
             borders
             ,
             and
             doe
             other
             acts
             of
             hostility
             being
             actually
             assisted
             by
             the
             French
             king
             ,
             who
             sent
             thither
             his
             Admirall
             with
             a
             1000.
             men
             at
             armes
             ,
             and
             60.
             sayle
             with
             furniture
             to
             arme
             10000.
             men
             more
             .
          
           
             King
             
               Richard
            
             musters
             up
             an
             Army
             worthy
             of
             a
             King
             ,
             and
             rusheth
             into
             Scotland
             like
             a
             whirle-wind
             as
             farre
             as
             
               Dondee
               ,
            
             and
             neither
             Scot
             or
             French
             appeared
             to
             make
             oppos●tion
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             (
             as
             the
             French
             annales
             say
             )
             not
             symbolizing
             with
             the
             humour
             of
             the
             French
             grew
             weary
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             casheered
             them
             ,
             but
             they
             kept
             
               Jean
               de
               Viene
               ,
            
             the
             great
             Admirall
             prisoner
             in
             a
             manner
             ,
             untill
             the
             French
             king
             had
             payed
             his
             ransome
             ,
             which
             he
             did
             ,
             otherwise
             his
             Admirall
             might
             have
             laine
             at
             dead
             anchor
             there
             all
             his
             life-time
             .
          
           
             But
             being
             returned
             to
             
               France
               ,
            
             lest
             he
             should
             seem
             to
             shew
             no
             fruits
             at
             all
             of
             his
             voyage
             ,
             he
             informs
             the
             King
             ,
             that
             hee
             had
             pried
             into
             the
             uttermost
             intrinsique
             strength
             ,
             both
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             and
             
               England
               ,
            
             and
             found
             that
             
               Scotland
            
             was
             able
             to
             put
             in
             the
             field
             about
             30000
             men
             ,
             and
             5000.
             horse
             ,
             and
             
               England
            
             60000.
             
             foot
             ,
             and
             8000.
             horse
             ,
             This
             relation
             induced
             
               Charles
            
             the
             frantique
             to
             attempt
             the
             invasion
             of
             
               England
            
             the
             yeare
             following
             ,
             with
             a
             formidable
             Army
             ,
             and
             Fleet
             ,
             which
             was
             to
             make
             sayle
             from
             the
             Sluce
             ,
             and
             for
             Land-forces
             far
             exceeded
             the
             invincible
             Armada
             of
             the
             yeare
             88.
             
             But
             the
             Admirals
             account
             was
             found
             false
             ,
             and
             to
             have
             reckoned
             much
             without
             his
             host
             ,
             for
             as
             the
             French
             Historians
             report
             .
             King
             
               Richard
            
             had
             levied
             neere
             upon
             100000.
             
             Foot
             and
             20000.
             
             Horse
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             IN
             
               Hen.
            
             the
             fourth's
             time
             the
             tumultuous
             Scot
             stirs
             againe
             ,
             and
             pillers
             about
             the
             Marches
             at
             last
             he
             composeth
             the
             body
             of
             an
             Army
             ,
             whom
             
               Hen.
               Hotspurre
            
             encountred
             ,
             and
             kil'd
             more
             enemies
             then
             he
             had
             men
             in
             his
             own
             Army
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             
               Robert
               Umphreyvile
            
             being
             Vice-Admirall
             ,
             takes
             14.
             great
             ships
             laden
             with
             corn
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             great
             Galeon
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             hard
             by
             
               Lith
               ,
            
             which
             so
             abated
             the
             price
             of
             corn
             ,
             that
             hee
             was
             commonly
             called
             Sir
             
               Rob.
               Mend
               market
               .
            
          
           
             A
             little
             after
             the
             young
             Prince
             of
             
               Wales
            
             hurld
             himselfe
             seven
             daies
             march
             into
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             and
             did
             what
             he
             would
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             fift
             .
          
           
             
               HEnry
            
             the
             fift
             that
             man
             of
             men
             ,
             and
             mirrour
             of
             chivalrie
             (
             and
             the
             strangest
             Convert
             that
             ever
             was
             )
             being
             come
             to
             the
             Crown
             ,
             he
             falls
             like
             a
             Politician
             to
             worke
             in
             erecting
             Forts
             on
             the
             frontiers
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             which
             he
             did
             without
             controule
             .
          
           
             After
             he
             took
             the
             young
             King
             
               James
            
             the
             first
             ,
             prisoner
             ,
             in
             a
             very
             hot
             incounter
             ,
             and
             carried
             him
             up
             and
             down
             with
             him
             in
             the
             French
             warres
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             sixt
             .
          
           
             
               HEnry
            
             the
             sixt
             for
             some
             gallant
             parts
             in
             the
             aforesaid
             young
             King
             
               James
            
             the
             first
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             married
             him
             to
             the
             Lady
             
               lane
               ,
            
             Daughter
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               Somerset
            
             his
             Neece
             ;
             But
             he
             proved
             afterwards
             hatefully
             ingratefull
             ,
             and
             perfidious
             to
             King
             
               Henry
               ,
            
             banding
             all
             his
             main
             forces
             against
             him
             but
             he
             was
             shamefully
             repell'd
             and
             beaten
             by
             Sir
             
               Ralph
               Gray
               ,
            
             and
             the
             Knights
             of
             the
             North
             .
          
        
         
           
             EDVVARD
             the
             fourth
             .
          
           
             ANd
             no
             lesse
             ingratefull
             and
             treacherous
             was
             
               Iames
            
             the
             third
             in
             
               Edward
            
             the
             fourths
             time
             who
             desiring
             in
             mariage
             
               Cicilia
            
             the
             Kings
             daughter
             ,
             it
             was
             condescended
             unto
             so
             farre
             that
             he
             had
             part
             of
             her
             portion
             advanc'd
             him
             ;
             yet
             he
             fell
             to
             acts
             of
             hostility
             and
             frames
             an
             Army
             ,
             which
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Glocester
            
             with
             15000
             men
             ill
             favourdly
             beat
             (
             though
             they
             were
             twice
             more
             in
             number
             )
             and
             got
             
               Berwicke
            
             againe
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             seventh
             .
          
           
             NOw
             come
             I
             to
             that
             great
             
               Magus
            
             of
             his
             dayes
             
               Henry
            
             the
             seventh
             who
             was
             said
             to
             be
             hanted
             with
             walking
             spirits
             
               Simuell
               Warbecke
               ,
            
             and
             
               Perkins
               ,
            
             whom
             hee
             chased
             away
             by
             sprinkling
             of
             bloud
             .
          
           
             The
             Scots
             entertained
             
               Warbecke
               ,
            
             though
             they
             knew
             him
             to
             be
             an
             Impostor
             ,
             and
             raised
             an
             Army
             for
             him
             .
          
           
             The
             Earle
             of
             
               Surry
            
             and
             Bishop
             
               Foxe
               ,
            
             were
             sent
             against
             it
             ,
             who
             drive
             the
             King
             and
             
               Warbecke
            
             with
             the
             whole
             Army
             before
             them
             six
             dayes
             march
             into
             the
             Country
             ,
             at
             last
             the
             Scots
             King
             sent
             a
             defiance
             for
             a
             battell
             ,
             which
             being
             to
             be
             fought
             the
             next
             day
             ,
             the
             Scot
             steales
             away
             the
             night
             before
             in
             a
             silent
             march
             .
          
           
             Hereupon
             a
             Peace
             was
             concluded
             ,
             provided
             that
             
               Warbecke
            
             
             should
             bee
             banished
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             whom
             notwithstonding
             they
             furnished
             with
             ships
             ,
             to
             goe
             to
             try
             his
             fortune
             with
             the
             Cornish
             Rebels
             .
          
        
         
           
             HENRY
             the
             eight
             .
          
           
             ANd
             now
             come
             I
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             his
             dayes
             (
             especially
             two
             thirds
             of
             them
             )
             
               Henry
            
             the
             8.
             for
             never
             did
             Prince
             rise
             with
             a
             greater
             lustre
             in
             
               Englands
            
             hemispheare
             ,
             and
             set
             in
             a
             darker
             clowd
             .
             And
             being
             extreamly
             busied
             in
             the
             warres
             of
             
               France
               ,
            
             who
             should
             disturb
             him
             but
             his
             own
             brothervin-law
             ,
             
               Iames
            
             the
             fourth
             ,
             excited
             by
             the
             French
             ,
             who
             contributed
             great
             summes
             of
             money
             towards
             the
             support
             of
             the
             warre
             ;
             The
             King
             sends
             presently
             from
             
               France
            
             to
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               Surry
            
             to
             make
             head
             against
             them
             ;
             At
             first
             the
             Earle
             sent
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Bullmer
            
             with
             200.
             
             Archers
             upon
             the
             borders
             to
             observe
             their
             motion
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             
               Humes
               ,
            
             entreth
             with
             8000.
             men
             ,
             and
             as
             he
             thought
             to
             returne
             with
             his
             booty
             ,
             Sir
             
               VVilliam
               Bulmer
            
             having
             reinforced
             his
             200
             ,
             to
             1000.
             fell
             upon
             the
             8000.
             
             Scots
             ,
             with
             that
             fury
             ,
             that
             he
             kil'd
             500.
             took
             so
             many
             prisoners
             ,
             and
             intercepted
             the
             whole
             booty
             .
             This
             made
             the
             young
             Kings
             blood
             boyle
             within
             him
             for
             revenge
             ,
             and
             composing
             a
             royall
             Army
             of
             the
             utmost
             strength
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             went
             in
             the
             head
             thereof
             himselfe
             .
          
           
             The
             Earle
             of
             
               Surry
            
             was
             not
             idle
             ,
             but
             raised
             an
             Army
             of
             26000
             men
             ,
             and
             his
             son
             then
             Admirall
             came
             to
             him
             from
             
               Newcastle
            
             with
             1000.
             old
             Sea
             souldiers
             .
             The
             two
             Amies
             met
             in
             
               Flodden
               ,
            
             where
             after
             many
             hot
             incounters
             victory
             fluttered
             a
             long
             while
             with
             doubtfull
             wings
             ,
             at
             last
             the
             King
             himselfe
             ,
             with
             the
             Archb.
             of
             St.
             
               Andrews
            
             his
             brother
             ,
             were
             slain
             ,
             with
             12.
             
             Earles
             ,
             and
             14.
             
             Barrons
             ,
             and
             12000
             Gentlemen
             and
             others
             ,
             and
             there
             fell
             of
             the
             English
             but
             1500.
             only
             ,
             nor
             could
             the
             Scots
             rescue
             the
             body
             of
             their
             King
             ,
             but
             to
             mend
             the
             matter
             a
             little
             ,
             gave
             out
             it
             was
             not
             the
             Kings
             body
             ,
             but
             one
             
               Elfinston
            
             attired
             like
             to
             him
             ,
             to
             encourage
             the
             Army
             .
          
           
             But
             afterwards
             ,
             though
             they
             acknowledged
             it
             was
             his
             body
             ,
             yet
             would
             not
             
               Henry
            
             the
             8
             ,
             permit
             him
             to
             have
             the
             due
             rites
             of
             Princely
             buriall
             ,
             because
             he
             had
             so
             perjuriously
             violated
             his
             faith
             with
             him
             .
          
           
             Some
             few
             years
             after
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Albany
            
             rays'd
             an
             Army
             ,
             but
             he
             was
             prevented
             to
             do
             any
             hurt
             by
             the
             Lord
             
               Roos
            
             and
             
               Dacres
               ,
            
             who
             made
             Bonefires
             of
             above
             80.
             
             Villages
             without
             seeing
             the
             face
             of
             an
             enemy
             ,
             No
             sooner
             were
             they
             returned
             ,
             but
             newes
             came
             ,
             that
             the
             Duke
             of
             
               Albany
            
             had
             by
             this
             time
             in
             perfect
             equipage
             an
             Army
             of
             30000.
             men
             .
          
           
           
             Hereupon
             the
             Lord
             Treasurer
             and
             Admirall
             ,
             were
             sent
             to
             finde
             him
             out
             ,
             but
             both
             Armies
             being
             come
             to
             sight
             of
             each
             other
             ,
             the
             Scots
             not
             enduring
             well
             the
             countenance
             of
             the
             English
             Forces
             ,
             ran
             away
             and
             shamefully
             disbanded
             ,
             so
             that
             if
             the
             Lord
             Generall
             had
             had
             then
             commission
             ample
             enough
             ,
             they
             might
             have
             given
             a
             fatall
             blow
             to
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             as
             they
             themselves
             confessed
             ,
             but
             by
             the
             intercession
             of
             the
             Queen
             Dowager
             ,
             
               Hen.
            
             the
             eights
             sister
             ,
             they
             obtained
             truce
             .
          
           
             After
             this
             King
             
               Hen.
            
             condiscended
             to
             meet
             
               Iames
            
             the
             fift
             at
             
               York
               ,
            
             but
             he
             fayled
             ,
             sending
             certain
             Commissioners
             ,
             and
             so
             cunning
             was
             the
             Scot
             ,
             that
             their
             Commission
             ,
             and
             private
             instructions
             looked
             two
             wayes
             ,
             and
             as
             they
             were
             treating
             ,
             tydings
             came
             ,
             that
             the
             Scots
             had
             rushed
             into
             ,
             and
             rifled
             the
             Marches
             most
             barbarously
             .
          
           
             Hereupon
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Norfolke
            
             was
             sent
             with
             20000.
             men
             ,
             who
             for
             8.
             daies
             did
             what
             he
             would
             within
             the
             bowels
             of
             the
             Country
             .
          
           
             Anothor
             Army
             was
             sent
             undet
             the
             Command
             of
             the
             Lord
             
               Dacres
            
             and
             
               Wharton
               ,
            
             who
             gave
             them
             such
             a
             mortall
             blow
             ,
             that
             eight
             Earls
             were
             taken
             prisoners
             ,
             and
             200.
             
             Gentlemen
             ,
             and
             800.
             more
             ,
             and
             the
             stories
             concurre
             ,
             that
             there
             was
             scarce
             a
             souldier
             ,
             but
             had
             at
             least
             his
             two
             prisoners
             ,
             this
             was
             
               Solmemosse
            
             battell
             .
          
           
             Yet
             for
             all
             this
             such
             is
             the
             inclination
             of
             the
             English
             to
             bee
             at
             peace
             with
             their
             neighbours
             ,
             that
             a
             match
             was
             concluded
             ,
             and
             ratified
             by
             act
             of
             Parliament
             ,
             with
             a
             speciall
             instrument
             under
             the
             Scots
             Noble-mens
             hands
             between
             Prince
             
               Edward
               ,
            
             and
             the
             young
             Queen
             
               Mary
               ,
            
             yet
             by
             the
             cunning
             negotiation
             of
             the
             French
             ,
             the
             Scot
             fell
             off
             .
             Hereupon
             old
             king
             
               Henry
               ,
            
             who
             could
             digest
             no
             indignities
             ,
             sent
             200.
             ships
             laden
             with
             souldiers
             to
             the
             
               Frith
               ,
            
             under
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Hereford
               ,
            
             who
             marched
             as
             far
             as
             
               Edinburgh
               ,
            
             burnt
             the
             town
             ,
             and
             part
             of
             the
             castle
             ,
             returning
             with
             revenge
             and
             rich
             bootie
             .
             A
             while
             after
             the
             Scots
             understanding
             the
             King
             was
             gone
             to
             
               France
               ,
            
             thought
             to
             serve
             themselves
             of
             that
             advantage
             ,
             and
             to
             fall
             upon
             the
             borders
             ,
             but
             the
             Earl
             of
             
               Hereford
            
             repelled
             them
             ,
          
        
         
           
             EDVVARD
             the
             sixt
             .
          
           
             
               EDward
            
             the
             sixt
             ,
             though
             yet
             in
             his
             minority
             ,
             seemed
             to
             be
             sensible
             of
             the
             affront
             the
             Scot
             had
             put
             upon
             him
             for
             a
             wife
             ,
             though
             his
             Father
             had
             vindicated
             it
             pritty
             well
             ,
             but
             as
             the
             case
             stood
             ,
             nothing
             could
             concerne
             
               England
            
             more
             ,
             then
             to
             hinder
             that
             the
             French
             of
             any
             in
             the
             world
             should
             have
             her
             .
          
           
             And
             now
             am
             I
             come
             to
             the
             last
             true
             battell
             that
             was
             fought
             'twixt
             
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
            
             since
             the
             Conquest
             .
             The
             Duke
             of
             
               Sommerset
            
             was
             appointed
             Generall
             ,
             the
             Earle
             of
             
               VVarwicke
            
             his
             Lieutenant
             Generall
             ,
             the
             Lord
             
               Clinton
            
             Admirall
             had
             60.
             shipps
             of
             warre
             ,
             which
             were
             to
             hold
             course
             with
             the
             Land-forces
             .
             So
             from
             
               Barwicke
               ,
            
             with
             a
             sober
             Army
             they
             entred
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             consisting
             of
             about
             13000.
             foot
             and
             1200.
             men
             at
             arms
             ,
             2500.
             light
             horse
             ,
             16.
             peeces
             of
             Ordnance
             ,
             every
             peece
             having
             a
             guard
             of
             Pioners
             ,
             who
             came
             in
             all
             to
             1400.
             
             They
             had
             marched
             as
             far
             as
             
               Musselborough
               ,
            
             far
             within
             the
             Country
             ,
             and
             with
             infinite
             pains
             did
             they
             surmount
             the
             naturall
             and
             artificiall
             difficulties
             of
             the
             wayes
             ,
             three
             small
             Castles
             they
             seized
             upon
             in
             their
             march
             without
             offering
             any
             act
             of
             violence
             to
             small
             or
             great
             .
          
           
             They
             understood
             the
             Regent
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             did
             far
             exceed
             them
             in
             number
             and
             there
             came
             Recruits
             hourely
             to
             him
             ,
             for
             the
             fire
             crosse
             was
             carried
             about
             by
             the
             Heralds
             through
             all
             parts
             ,
             which
             is
             two
             firebrands
             upon
             the
             point
             of
             a
             Spear
             ,
             that
             all
             above
             16.
             and
             under
             60
             should
             resort
             to
             the
             Generall
             rendezvous
             so
             that
             the
             Historians
             on
             both
             sides
             leave
             the
             number
             of
             them
             indefinite
             to
             this
             day
             ,
             but
             they
             all
             agree
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             at
             least
             twice
             as
             many
             and
             they
             had
             twice
             as
             many
             Ordnance
             ,
             yet
             notwithstanding
             many
             other
             advantage
             it
             pleased
             God
             to
             give
             the
             English
             a
             compleat
             victory
             (
             and
             victories
             are
             the
             decrees
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             when
             there
             is
             no
             tribunall
             on
             earth
             to
             determine
             the
             quarrell
             .
             This
             hapned
             precisely
             the
             same
             day
             that
             
               Flodden
            
             field
             battell
             was
             fought
             34.
             years
             before
             .
             There
             were
             14000.
             slain
             out-right
             ,
             whereof
             there
             were
             3000.
             
             Kirk-men
             ;
             Fryars
             and
             Monks
             ,
             above
             1500.
             taken
             prisoners
             ,
             whereof
             young
             
               Huntly
               ,
            
             and
             other
             great
             Lords
             were
             of
             the
             number
             ;
             the
             spoiles
             of
             the
             field
             30000
             jacks
             and
             30.
             peeces
             of
             Ordnance
             were
             shipped
             for
             
               England
               ,
            
             and
             the
             English
             plundred
             the
             Country
             up
             and
             down
             5.
             daies
             march
             further
             .
          
           
             To
             these
             exploits
             at
             home
             may
             be
             added
             a
             smart
             blow
             the
             English
             gave
             the
             Scots
             in
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             in
             Sir
             
               Io.
               
               Perrots
            
             government
             ,
             for
             some
             2000.
             
             Redshanks
             being
             come
             over
             by
             the
             
               Burks
            
             means
             ,
             like
             a
             swarm
             of
             Catterpillers
             they
             proll'd
             and
             pill'd
             up
             and
             down
             ,
             Sir
             
               Ri.
               Bingham
            
             then
             Governour
             of
             
               Connaught
               ,
            
             made
             head
             against
             them
             ,
             with
             a
             small
             contemptible
             number
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             river
             of
             Earne
             neer
             
               Slego
               ,
            
             slew
             them
             all
             out-right
             ,
             so
             that
             not
             one
             soule
             escaped
             ,
             to
             return
             to
             
               Scotland
            
             with
             newes
             what
             became
             of
             the
             rest
             .
          
           
             Touching
             these
             late
             traverses
             of
             warre
             'twixt
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
            
             't
             is
             true
             that
             infortunate
             
               England
            
             hath
             drawne
             upon
             her selfe
             a
             great
             deale
             of
             dishonour
             in
             the
             opinion
             of
             the
             world
             abroad
             ,
             specially
             
             among
             those
             who
             understand
             not
             the
             true
             carriage
             of
             things
             ;
             For
             these
             late
             rushings
             in
             of
             the
             Scot
             cannot
             be
             so
             properly
             call'd
             
               invasions
            
             a●invitations
             
               ,
            
             by
             some
             spurious
             and
             most
             unworthy
             degenerous
             Englishmen
             ,
             who
             from
             a
             long
             time
             had
             plotted
             the
             bringing
             of
             them
             in
             ,
             and
             it
             was
             the
             most
             pernicious
             and
             basest
             treason
             that
             ever
             was
             practis'd
             against
             poore
             
               England
               :
            
             But
             to
             give
             a
             full
             and
             satisfactory
             relation
             of
             this
             Warre
             ,
             I
             will
             deduce
             the
             busines
             from
             the
             beginning
             .
          
           
             Before
             this
             unlucky
             storme
             fell
             'twixt
             
               England
            
             and
             
               Scotland
            
             there
             were
             certain
             
               clowds
            
             issuing
             from
             the
             vapors
             of
             divers
             discontented
             braines
             ,
             plainly
             discern'd
             to
             hover
             up
             and
             downe
             a
             long
             time
             in
             both
             Kingdomes
             specially
             in
             that
             Northerne
             Region
             :
             The
             first
             which
             appeard
             was
             ,
             when
             some
             yeers
             after
             his
             Majesties
             accesse
             to
             the
             crowne
             ,
             there
             was
             an
             act
             of
             revocation
             passed
             ,
             where
             some
             things
             which
             had
             insensibly
             slipped
             away
             from
             the
             crowne
             ,
             and
             other
             things
             which
             were
             illegally
             snatch'd
             from
             the
             church
             were
             resum'd
             ,
             and
             reannex'd
             to
             both
             ;
             which
             lighting
             upon
             some
             of
             the
             great
             ones
             ,
             they
             were
             over
             heard
             to
             murmure
             though
             this
             was
             done
             with
             as
             much
             moderation
             as
             possibly
             could
             be
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             mature
             advice
             of
             the
             Counsell
             of
             state
             there
             ,
             with
             the
             free
             opinion
             of
             the
             approved'st
             Lawyers
             of
             that
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             from
             hence
             issued
             the
             first
             symptome
             of
             discontentment
             .
          
           
             Not
             long
             after
             his
             Majesty
             being
             inform'd
             of
             the
             meane
             and
             servile
             condition
             of
             the
             Ministers
             of
             that
             Kingdome
             ,
             which
             have
             the
             charge
             of
             the
             conscience
             ,
             and
             service
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             make
             up
             a
             considerable
             part
             of
             the
             free
             borne
             subjects
             ;
             his
             Majesty
             understanding
             what
             poore
             pittances
             they
             receiv'd
             for
             their
             subsistence
             ,
             and
             for
             those
             small
             stipends
             also
             ,
             or
             rather
             almes
             of
             benevolence
             ,
             they
             depended
             upon
             the
             pleasure
             of
             the
             Laiks
             ,
             His
             Majesty
             by
             a
             speciall
             Commission
             to
             that
             end
             found
             away
             to
             augment
             and
             acertain
             that
             allowance
             ,
             and
             free
             them
             from
             that
             slavish
             kind
             of
             clientele
             and
             dependency
             they
             had
             upon
             the
             seculars
             ;
             Whence
             may
             bee
             inferr'd
             what
             monsters
             of
             ingratitude
             those
             men
             shew'd
             themselves
             to
             be
             afterwards
             ,
             by
             exasperating
             and
             poysoning
             the
             hearts
             of
             the
             people
             against
             their
             soveraigne
             in
             their
             virulent
             and
             seditious
             preachments
             ,
             and
             inviting
             them
             to
             armes
             .
             Not
             long
             after
             ,
             when
             the
             poore
             husbandman
             and
             owners
             of
             corn
             were
             bound
             to
             pay
             tithes
             to
             lay
             persons
             call'd
             there
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             ●rection
             ,
             were
             much
             incommodated
             by
             them
             ,
             because
             they
             could
             not
             take
             in
             their
             corn
             till
             the
             Parson
             had
             fetch'd
             away
             his
             tithe
             ,
             who
             sometimes
             to
             shew
             his
             power
             or
             spleen
             peradventure
             
             would
             defer
             of
             purpose
             the
             taking
             in
             thereof
             ,
             whereby
             the
             whole
             crop
             ,
             by
             not
             taking
             advantage
             of
             the
             weather
             ,
             would
             oftimes
             suffer
             :
             His
             Majesty
             for
             the
             redresse
             of
             this
             grievance
             ,
             appointed
             Commissioners
             who
             found
             a
             way
             to
             purchase
             those
             tiths
             ,
             and
             bring
             the
             impropriators
             to
             take
             a
             pecuniary
             certain
             rent
             counterveylable
             unto
             them
             :
             Hereupon
             the
             Laie
             Lords
             and
             Gentlemen
             finding
             that
             the
             respect
             and
             dependency
             wherby
             the
             Ministers
             and
             owners
             of
             corn
             were
             formerly
             oblig'd
             unto
             them
             to
             be
             hereby
             lessen'd
             did
             tacitly
             discover
             much
             animosity
             and
             displeasure
             :
             Moreover
             his
             Majestie
             when
             he
             went
             thither
             to
             be
             crown'd
             having
             conferr'd
             honours
             upon
             some
             whom
             he
             had
             found
             industrious
             to
             promote
             his
             service
             ,
             envie
             (
             which
             is
             alwayes
             the
             canker
             of
             honour
             )
             began
             to
             raign
             among
             divers
             of
             them
             which
             did
             turne
             visibly
             afterwards
             to
             discontentments
             .
          
           
             These
             were
             the
             conceal'd
             and
             private
             grounds
             ,
             now
             the
             open
             and
             avowed
             causes
             were
             the
             introduction
             of
             our
             Liturgy
             ,
             the
             booke
             of
             Canons
             ,
             Ordination
             and
             Consecration
             with
             the
             high
             Commission
             Court
             among
             them
             :
             and
             it
             hath
             bin
             found
             since
             that
             those
             things
             were
             introduc'd
             by
             the
             cunning
             of
             those
             discontented
             spirits
             ,
             that
             thereby
             there
             might
             be
             some
             grounds
             to
             suscitat
             the
             people
             to
             rise
             ,
             which
             plot
             of
             theirs
             tooke
             effect
             .
          
           
             Adde
             hereunto
             that
             after
             the
             King
             of
             
               Swedens
            
             death
             divers
             Scots
             Commanders
             came
             over
             ,
             and
             made
             a
             florish
             in
             our
             English
             Court
             ,
             but
             being
             Souldiers
             of
             fortune
             ,
             and
             finding
             no
             trading
             here
             ,
             they
             went
             to
             
               Scotland
            
             and
             joyn'd
             counsells
             with
             those
             discontented
             spirits
             to
             beget
             a
             warre
             that
             they
             might
             be
             in
             action
             .
          
           
             The
             only
             pretence
             they
             tooke
             for
             their
             rising
             then
             ,
             was
             our
             Common
             Prayer
             Booke
             ,
             hereupon
             his
             Majesty
             sent
             a
             Proclamation
             to
             be
             published
             wherein
             he
             declar'd
             that
             't
             was
             not
             his
             purpose
             to
             presse
             the
             practise
             of
             that
             book
             upon
             any
             ones
             conscience
             ,
             therefore
             he
             was
             willing
             to
             discharge
             them
             from
             the
             use
             and
             exercise
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             abolish
             all
             acts
             that
             tended
             to
             that
             end
             and
             that
             all
             things
             should
             be
             in
             
               statu
               quo
               prius
               .
            
             But
             this
             would
             not
             suffice
             ,
             for
             they
             went
             on
             to
             fish
             in
             these
             troubled
             waters
             ,
             having
             a
             designe
             to
             drayne
             all
             the
             Episcopall
             
               sees
            
             in
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             turn
             them
             to
             laic
             land
             :
             Hereupon
             they
             entred
             into
             a
             holy
             league
             which
             they
             term'd
             Covenant
             ,
             without
             his
             Majesties
             privity
             ,
             and
             this
             was
             point
             blank
             against
             an
             Act
             of
             Parliament
             1585.
             which
             utterly
             prohibits
             all
             leagues
             ,
             covenants
             or
             bands
             whatsoever
             without
             the
             Kings
             consent
             :
             Hereupon
             the
             body
             of
             an
             Army
             was
             raised
             ,
             and
             one
             
               Lesley
            
             was
             made
             Generall
             ,
             so
             they
             marched
             to
             
               Dunce
            
             Hill
             within
             five
             miles
             of
             
               Berwicke
            
             
             Where
             the
             rendevouz
             was
             :
             They
             gave
             out
             they
             came
             with
             a
             petition
             to
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             though
             they
             brought
             it
             upon
             the
             pikes
             point
             .
             There
             were
             many
             noble
             English
             hearts
             which
             swell'd
             high
             at
             this
             insolency
             of
             the
             
               Scot
               ,
            
             and
             therefore
             went
             with
             wonderfull
             alacrity
             to
             attend
             his
             Majesty
             to
             
               Barwick
               ,
            
             but
             there
             were
             others
             who
             were
             luke-warme
             in
             the
             businesse
             ,
             and
             those
             of
             the
             greatest
             Ones
             ,
             which
             the
             
               Scots
            
             knew
             wel
             enough
             ,
             for
             there
             was
             nothing
             trans-acted
             or
             said
             in
             the
             Kings
             Cabinet
             Counsell
             or
             Bed-chamber
             ,
             but
             there
             was
             intelligence
             given
             them
             :
             Hereupon
             a
             pacification
             was
             shuffled
             up
             ,
             and
             so
             both
             the
             Armyes
             were
             dispersed
             .
             The
             King
             being
             returned
             to
             
               London
               ,
            
             grew
             more
             and
             more
             sensible
             of
             these
             indignities
             of
             his
             Subjects
             of
             
               Scotland
               ,
            
             and
             having
             called
             a
             Parliament
             expresly
             for
             that
             purpose
             in
             
               England
               ,
            
             some
             of
             the
             cheife
             Members
             thereof
             were
             so
             intoxicated
             by
             the
             
               Scot
               ,
            
             that
             they
             did
             not
             only
             not
             resent
             this
             bravado
             he
             had
             done
             to
             
               England
               ,
            
             but
             seemed
             to
             approve
             of
             his
             actions
             .
             His
             Majesty
             finding
             the
             pulse
             of
             his
             Parliament
             beat
             so
             faintly
             for
             enabling
             him
             to
             vindicate
             these
             indignities
             upon
             the
             
               Scot
               ,
            
             dissolv'd
             it
             ,
             and
             propos'd
             the
             businesse
             to
             his
             privy
             Counsell
             ,
             who
             not
             only
             advis'd
             him
             ,
             but
             supplyed
             him
             with
             noble
             summes
             to
             repaire
             his
             honour
             by
             War
             ;
             hereupon
             the
             former
             Forces
             were
             rallied
             ,
             and
             made
             up
             into
             the
             body
             of
             an
             Army
             :
             The
             
               Scot
            
             was
             not
             idle
             all
             this
             while
             ,
             but
             reunited
             his
             former
             Army
             ,
             whereof
             there
             was
             a
             good
             part
             undisbanded
             (
             contrary
             to
             Article
             )
             and
             choosing
             rather
             to
             make
             another
             Country
             the
             theater
             of
             the
             War
             then
             his
             own
             ,
             he
             got
             over
             the
             
               Tweed
               ,
            
             and
             found
             all
             passages
             open
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             made
             for
             him
             al
             the
             way
             til
             he
             came
             to
             the
             
               Tine
               ,
            
             &
             though
             there
             were
             considerable
             Troupes
             of
             Horse
             and
             Foot
             at
             
               Newcastle
               ,
            
             yet
             they
             never
             offer'd
             as
             much
             as
             to
             face
             him
             all
             the
             way
             ;
             at
             
               Nea●burg
            
             there
             was
             a
             small
             dispute
             ,
             but
             the
             
               English
            
             Infantry
             would
             not
             fight
             ,
             so
             
               Newcastle
            
             gates
             flew
             open
             to
             her
             inveterate
             Enemy
             ,
             without
             any
             resistance
             at
             all
             ,
             where
             he
             had
             more
             Freinds
             than
             Foes
             ,
             and
             the
             
               English
            
             Generals
             rather
             then
             to
             be
             put
             to
             unworthy
             compositions
             retired
             in
             disorder
             :
             Whither
             this
             happened
             either
             by
             secret
             faction
             ,
             or
             want
             of
             affection
             in
             in
             the
             Souldier
             ,
             or
             by
             the
             faults
             of
             the
             Generall
             ,
             I
             will
             not
             
             determine
             ;
             but
             sure
             I
             am
             it
             was
             dishonourable
             enough
             to
             poor
             
               England
               ,
            
             who
             was
             bought
             and
             sold
             in
             this
             expedition
             .
             This
             was
             the
             first
             entrance
             the
             
               Scot
            
             made
             into
             
               England
            
             since
             these
             unhappy
             Wars
             ;
             but
             this
             invitation
             was
             private
             ,
             the
             last
             was
             publick
             ,
             being
             voted
             by
             the
             
               English
            
             Commons
             ,
             and
             they
             rush'd
             in
             ,
             in
             the
             dead
             of
             Winter
             ;
             notwithstanding
             that
             his
             Majesty
             had
             taken
             a
             toylsome
             journey
             not
             long
             before
             to
             sit
             amongst
             them
             himselfe
             in
             Parliament
             ,
             where
             he
             condescended
             to
             every
             thing
             they
             could
             imaginably
             desire
             ,
             and
             they
             acknowledging
             his
             unparaleld
             Grace
             ,
             desired
             that
             Act
             to
             be
             reviv'd
             whereby
             it
             was
             Treason
             in
             the
             highest
             degree
             that
             could
             be
             ,
             for
             any
             of
             the
             Subjects
             of
             
               Scotland
            
             of
             what
             degree
             or
             condition
             foever
             to
             levy
             any
             Mlitary
             Forces
             without
             his
             Majesties
             expresse
             Commission
             ,
             and
             this
             they
             did
             to
             expresse
             their
             gratitude
             :
             as
             they
             said
             .
             But
             the
             yeare
             came
             scarce
             about
             before
             they
             had
             moulded
             another
             Army
             ,
             not
             only
             without
             ,
             but
             expresly
             against
             his
             Royall
             Commission
             ,
             and
             Counter-command
             ,
             and
             would
             intrude
             themselves
             to
             be
             Vmpires
             twixt
             him
             and
             his
             
               English
            
             Subjects
             whither
             he
             would
             or
             no
             ;
             so
             in
             they
             rush'd
             againe
             in
             dead
             of
             Winter
             ,
             and
             for
             Martiall
             exployts
             ,
             the
             little
             credit
             they
             got
             by
             storming
             of
             
               Newcastle
            
             was
             nothing
             countervaylable
             to
             that
             which
             they
             lost
             before
             
               Hereford
               ,
            
             where
             the
             
               Welsh-men
            
             bang'd
             them
             to
             some
             purpose
             from
             before
             the
             town
             ,
             and
             made
             their
             Generall
             to
             trusse
             up
             his
             pack
             and
             away
             ,
             sending
             him
             a
             fat
             Sow
             with
             Pigs
             after
             her
             ,
             and
             a
             blew
             bonnet
             upon
             her
             head
             for
             his
             break-fast
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           COROLLARIE
           .
        
         
           THus
           have
           I
           run
           over
           ,
           and
           faithfull
           related
           by
           collation
           of
           many
           Authors
           ,
           with
           their
           concurrent
           testimonies
           ,
           those
           trave●es
           of
           warre
           which
           have
           passed
           betwixt
           the
           
             English
          
           and
           
             Scots
          
           since
           the
           Conquest
           ,
           having
           omitted
           many
           circumstances
           which
           might
           have
           tended
           further
           to
           the
           glory
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           avoyd
           prolixity
           ,
           for
           I
           intended
           at
           first
           that
           this
           Discourse
           should
           be
           like
           a
           skein
           of
           Silke
           wound
           up
           close
           upon
           a
           small
           bottome
           ,
           which
           a
           freer
           hand
           might
           put
           upon
           the
           loom
           and
           draw
           to
           a
           large
           peice
           .
        
         
           Any
           man
           of
           a
           clear
           and
           unpassionate
           judgement
           will
           hence
           inferre
           that
           the
           
             Scots
          
           have
           been
           alwayes
           farre
           inferiour
           to
           the
           
             English
          
           (
           except
           in
           these
           latter
           unlucky
           Invasions
           )
           in
           poynt
           of
           true
           prowesse
           ,
           and
           National
           Power
           :
           In
           some
           examples
           you
           may
           finde
           how
           the
           
             English
          
           carryed
           away
           more
           Captives
           then
           they
           were
           Souldiers
           of
           themselves
           ,
           driving
           them
           as
           sheep
           before
           them
           most
           of
           the
           Battails
           they
           fought
           were
           in
           
             Scotland
          
           herself
           ,
           when
           the
           
             English
          
           had
           been
           tir'd
           with
           long
           marches
           ,
           over
           uncouth
           ,
           and
           strange
           places
           ,
           being
           ignorant
           of
           the
           advenues
           ,
           and
           advantages
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           Indeed
           in
           
             Edward
          
           the
           Seconds
           reign
           they
           got
           three
           battails
           ,
           and
           one
           at
           the
           fag
           end
           of
           
             Hen.
          
           the
           8.
           wherein
           Sir
           
             Ralph
             Evers
          
           was
           slaine
           ,
           but
           it
           was
           more
           by
           stratagem
           than
           strength
           ,
           and
           besides
           the
           
             English
          
           might
           have
           been
           said
           to
           have
           fought
           rather
           against
           the
           Heaven
           and
           Elements
           then
           men
           ,
           having
           Wind
           and
           Sun
           in
           their
           faces
           ,
           but
           that
           might
           have
           been
           tearmed
           more
           properly
           a
           petty
           defeat
           then
           Victory
           ,
           for
           there
           fell
           not
           above
           200.
           
           But
           what
           use
           did
           the
           
             Scot
          
           ever
           make
           of
           those
           Victories
           ,
           though
           the
           North
           parts
           have
           many
           places
           of
           fastnesse
           ,
           and
           tenable
           ,
           yet
           I
           reade
           not
           of
           any
           place
           they
           kept
           except
           
             Barwick
             ;
          
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           their
           Warres
           were
           but
           tumultuary
           sallies
           ,
           and
           predatory
           devastations
           ,
           and
           pilfrings
           .
           But
           the
           
             English
          
           have
           taken
           foure
           
           of
           their
           Kings
           captives
           ,
           killed
           two
           of
           them
           in
           the
           Field
           ,
           carried
           away
           their
           Crown
           (
           which
           they
           give
           out
           to
           be
           greater
           and
           more
           weighty
           than
           that
           of
           
             England
          
           )
           their
           
             Ragman-Roll
             ,
          
           the
           
             Blacke
             Crosse
             ,
          
           with
           other
           instruments
           of
           Soveraignty
           ,
           and
           did
           sundry
           acts
           equivalent
           to
           a
           Conquest
           .
           They
           pierced
           the
           very
           heart
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Scot
          
           may
           be
           said
           to
           have
           onely
           trod
           upon
           
             Englands
          
           toe
           ,
           for
           they
           never
           came
           farther
           than
           the
           Walls
           of
           
             Yorke
             ,
          
           till
           the
           reigne
           of
           this
           thing
           that
           cals
           it selfe
           Parliament
           .
           But
           if
           one
           should
           aske
           me
           why
           the
           
             English
          
           having
           made
           such
           firme
           Invasions
           from
           time
           to
           time
           into
           the
           very
           bowels
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           did
           not
           reduce
           it
           to
           a
           vassallage
           and
           perfect
           provincial
           obedience
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           make
           their
           Kings
           fuedetary
           in
           which
           state
           they
           continued
           towards
           
             England
          
           near
           upon
           five
           hundred
           yeares
           ?
        
         
           My
           Answer
           shall
           be
           the
           same
           that
           
             Suetonius
          
           gives
           in
           behalfe
           of
           the
           
             Romans
             ,
          
           who
           notwithstanding
           they
           lorded
           over
           the
           rest
           of
           
             Brittany
          
           four
           hundred
           and
           odde
           yeares
           ,
           yet
           they
           never
           went
           about
           to
           conquer
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           because
           they
           knew
           the
           prize
           would
           not
           have
           countervail'd
           the
           paines
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           cragginesse
           of
           the
           Countrey
           and
           incommodity
           of
           habitation
           ,
           therefore
           they
           thought
           it
           enough
           that
           
             Adrians
          
           Wall
           which
           extended
           from
           
             Tinmouth
          
           to
           
             Solway
             Frith
             ,
          
           near
           upon
           fourscore
           miles
           should
           be
           the
           Westerne
           Bounds
           of
           their
           Empire
           .
        
         
           Out
           of
           the
           precedent
           Examples
           we
           may
           also
           gather
           ,
           that
           the
           
             Scot
          
           hath
           been
           alwayes
           of
           a
           genius
           apt
           and
           forward
           to
           stir
           against
           
             England
          
           upon
           any
           the
           least
           occasion
           .
           For
           of
           those
           five
           and
           twenty
           Kings
           and
           Queens
           that
           have
           been
           since
           the
           Conquest
           ,
           onely
           five
           have
           been
           free
           of
           their
           insolencies
           :
           yet
           did
           
             England
          
           never
           begin
           with
           them
           till
           she
           was
           justly
           provoked
           thereunto
           ,
           nor
           could
           Alliances
           nor
           Leagues
           ,
           or
           any
           tyes
           of
           Treaty
           confirmed
           by
           Solemne
           Oathes
           (
           which
           are
           those
           religious
           Bonds
           that
           passe
           'twixt
           God
           and
           the
           Soul
           )
           detain
           the
           
             Scotish
          
           Kings
           from
           puzling
           and
           disturbing
           
             England
             ,
          
           when
           her
           Kings
           were
           most
           distracted
           in
           Warres
           with
           
             France
             ,
          
           and
           the
           better
           halfe
           of
           her
           strength
           imployed
           abroad
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           
             Scots
          
           may
           be
           said
           to
           have
           been
           from
           time
           to
           time
           as
           goads
           in
           
             Englands
          
           sides
           ,
           or
           a
           thorne
           in
           her
           toe
           ;
           and
           
             France
          
           leaguing
           meerly
           
           for
           his
           own
           advantage
           with
           them
           ,
           may
           be
           said
           to
           have
           made
           use
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           as
           the
           Fox
           did
           of
           the
           Cats
           foot
           to
           pull
           the
           Apple
           out
           of
           the
           Fire
           for
           his
           own
           eating
           :
           yet
           for
           all
           these
           eager
           and
           irrefragable
           Combinations
           'twixt
           the
           
             French
          
           and
           Her
           against
           
             England
             ,
             England
          
           ever
           bore
           up
           ,
           and
           made
           her
           party
           good
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           a
           victorious
           way
           against
           both
           ,
           and
           for
           
             Scotland
          
           she
           may
           be
           said
           to
           have
           given
           Her
           blowes
           for
           phillips
           .
        
         
           But
           it
           seemes
           that
           
             Italian
          
           was
           well
           versed
           in
           the
           
             Scotishmens
          
           humours
           ,
           who
           understanding
           of
           the
           late
           Vnion
           between
           the
           two
           Kingdomes
           ,
           said
           that
           
             England
          
           had
           got
           no
           great
           catch
           by
           the
           addition
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           she
           had
           onely
           got
           a
           Wolfe
           by
           the
           eares
           ,
           who
           must
           be
           held
           very
           fast
           ,
           else
           he
           will
           run
           away
           to
           
             France
             .
          
        
         
           Some
           there
           are
           who
           much
           magnifie
           and
           cry
           up
           the
           
             Scots
          
           of
           late
           yeares
           ,
           for
           great
           Souldiers
           ,
           tacitly
           derogating
           thereby
           from
           the
           
             English
             ,
          
           as
           if
           they
           should
           stand
           in
           some
           apprehension
           of
           fear
           of
           them
           ;
           but
           I
           cannot
           imagine
           upon
           what
           grounds
           they
           should
           do
           it
           ;
           true
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           since
           the
           Revolt
           of
           the
           
             Hollander
             ,
          
           and
           these
           seventy
           yeares
           Tumults
           in
           the
           Netherlands
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           are
           much
           improved
           in
           the
           Art
           of
           Warre
           ,
           and
           knowledge
           of
           Armes
           from
           what
           they
           were
           ;
           they
           have
           also
           pushed
           on
           their
           Fortunes
           in
           the
           Warres
           of
           
             Denmarke
             ,
             Sweden
             ,
             Russia
             ,
             Germany
             ;
          
           and
           
             France
             ;
          
           for
           
             Poland
             ,
          
           their
           Profession
           there
           is
           to
           trusse
           Packes
           rather
           than
           traile
           Pikes
           .
           By
           reason
           of
           the
           quality
           of
           the
           Soile
           and
           Clime
           they
           have
           tough
           and
           hardy
           bodies
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           adde
           to
           their
           courage
           that
           they
           venture
           for
           a
           better
           Countrey
           ,
           in
           regard
           they
           cannot
           go
           to
           a
           worse
           than
           their
           own
           .
           Now
           it
           must
           be
           granted
           that
           the
           greatest
           advantage
           wherewith
           Nature
           doth
           recompence
           a
           mountainous
           and
           sterile
           Soile
           above
           a
           luxurious
           and
           easie
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           make
           it
           produce
           suffering
           bodies
           ;
           which
           made
           the
           
             Romans●e
          
           ninescore
           yeares
           conquering
           of
           
             Spain
             ,
          
           when
           they
           were
           but
           nine
           conquering
           of
           
             France
             .
          
        
         
           For
           the
           first
           ,
           't
           is
           answered
           ,
           that
           if
           the
           
             Scot
          
           hath
           made
           sallies
           abroad
           into
           other
           Countries
           of
           late
           yeares
           ,
           the
           
             English
          
           also
           have
           done
           the
           like
           ,
           and
           are
           in
           some
           places
           in
           greater
           numbers
           ,
           
           as
           in
           the
           Low-countries
           ,
           where
           at
           this
           day
           they
           treble
           the
           number
           of
           the
           
             Scots
             ,
          
           so
           that
           the
           
             Netherlands
          
           may
           be
           said
           to
           be
           a
           Military
           Yard
           for
           the
           
             English
          
           as
           well
           :
           and
           he
           that
           is
           never
           so
           little
           versed
           in
           the
           Moderne
           Stories
           will
           finde
           that
           the
           Foundation
           of
           that
           State
           hath
           been
           chiefly
           cimented
           with
           
             English
          
           Bloud
           .
        
         
           For
           the
           East
           countrey
           ,
           't
           is
           true
           ,
           there
           are
           many
           able
           
             Scots
          
           Leaders
           ,
           and
           there
           are
           also
           many
           
             English
          
           of
           abilities
           and
           fame
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           second
           ,
           if
           the
           
             Scots
          
           are
           a
           hardy
           People
           because
           of
           their
           cragges
           and
           mountaines
           :
           I
           answer
           that
           the
           
             Welch
          
           and
           
             Cornish
          
           with
           them
           that
           dwell
           about
           the
           Northerne
           Alpes
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           are
           as
           mountainous
           as
           they
           ,
           and
           I
           believe
           have
           as
           suffering
           and
           sturdy
           bodies
           ;
           which
           makes
           the
           world
           yield
           it
           for
           a
           Maxime
           ,
           that
           no
           Prince
           of
           Christendom
           hath
           a
           better
           choice
           to
           make
           Souldiers
           of
           than
           the
           King
           of
           Great
           
             Britain
             .
          
        
         
           
             I
             will
             conclude
             with
             certain
             Prophesies
             the
          
           Scots
           
             do
             much
             speak
             of
             .
             The
             first
             is
             out
             of
          
           Polychronicon
           ,
           
             where
             the
             Authour
          
           Ranulphus
           Cistrensis
           
             relates
             the
             words
             of
             a
             certain
             Anchorite
             who
             lived
             in
             King
          
           Egelbert
           
             his
             time
             ,
             now
             near
             upon
          
           900.
           
             yeares
             ago
             ,
             and
             the
             words
             are
             these
             ,
          
           Angli
           ,
           quia
           proditioni
           ,
           ebrietati
           ,
           &
           negligentiae
           domus
           Dei
           dedit●
           sunt
           ,
           primum
           per
           D●nos
           ,
           deinde
           per
           Normanos
           ,
           tertiùm
           per
           Scotos
           ,
           quos
           vilissimos
           habent
           ,
           conterentur
           :
           varium
           erit
           saeculum
           ,
           &
           varietas
           mentium
           ,
           designabitur
           varietate
           vestium
           .
           1.
           
           The
           
             Englishmen
          
           for
           that
           they
           wonneth
           themselves
           to
           treason
           ,
           to
           drunkennesse
           ,
           and
           wretchlesnesse
           of
           Gods
           House
           ;
           first
           by
           the
           
             Danes
             ,
          
           then
           by
           the
           
             Normans
             ,
          
           and
           lastly
           by
           the
           
             Scots
             ,
          
           whom
           they
           holden
           least
           in
           esteem
           ,
           shallen
           be
           overthrown
           ,
           't
           will
           be
           an
           instable
           Age
           ,
           and
           the
           variablenesse
           of
           mens
           mindes
           shall
           appear
           by
           the
           variablenesse
           of
           their
           vestments
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Danish
          
           and
           
             Norman
          
           Conquest
           have
           happened
           since
           ,
           and
           the
           third
           is
           to
           follow
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ,
           say
           they
           ,
           not
           by
           Succession
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Sword
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           second
           are
           those
           Prophesies
           of
           
             Merlin
             ,
          
           who
           much
           tampers
           with
           the
           single
           Lion
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Feats
           that
           he
           should
           do
           ,
           which
           they
           say
           ,
           is
           meant
           of
           their
           Lion
           within
           a
           double
           Treasure
           Rampant
           ,
           
             Mars
          
           counterflowred
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Then
           come
           they
           to
           the
           Stone
           wherein
           they
           say
           ,
           the
           Fortune
           
           of
           their
           Kingdom
           is
           fixed
           ,
           which
           hath
           lain
           in
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           now
           near
           upon
           five
           hundred
           yeares
           .
        
         
           
             Ni
             fallat
             fatum
             ,
             Scoti
             quocunque
             locatum
          
           
             Invenient
             Lapidem
             regnare
             tenentur
             ibidem
             .
          
        
         
           
             If
             Fate
             failes
             not
             ,
             the
             
               Scots
               ,
            
             where
             ere
             they
             finde
          
           
             This
             Stone
             ,
             there
             they
             shall
             reigne
             and
             rule
             man-kinde
             .
          
        
         
           Which
           they
           interpret
           also
           must
           be
           by
           the
           Sword
           not
           by
           Succession
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Then
           do
           they
           apply
           to
           themselves
           a
           Prophesie
           that
           the
           
             Irish
          
           have
           very
           frequent
           amongst
           them
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           
             That
             the
             day
             will
             come
             ,
             when
             the
          
           Irish
           
             shall
             weep
             over
             the
          
           Englishmens
           
             graves
             .
          
        
         
           5.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           so
           common
           in
           the
           
             English
          
           mens
           monthes
           .
           [
           Lincolne
           
             was
             ,
          
           London
           
             is
             ,
             and
          
           Yorke
           
             shall
             be
          
           ]
           which
           they
           say
           ,
           shall
           be
           at
           last
           the
           Seat
           of
           the
           
             British
          
           Empire
           ,
           to
           be
           erected
           there
           by
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           am
           none
           of
           those
           that
           afford
           much
           faith
           to
           rambling
           Prophesies
           ,
           but
           will
           conclude
           with
           a
           late
           much
           cried
           up
           Wise-man
           ,
           (
           Sir
           
             W.
             R.
          
           )
           that
           
             Prophesies
             are
             as
             seeds
             sown
             in
             the
             vast
             field
             of
             time
             ,
             whereof
             not
             one
             grain
             of
             a
             thousand
             comes
             to
             grow
             up
             :
          
           yet
           these
           Prophesies
           may
           serve
           as
           so
           many
           Prospectives
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           behold
           ,
           though
           a
           far
           off
           in
           a
           mist
           ,
           the
           danger
           and
           destiny
           which
           may
           befall
           her
           ,
           from
           this
           
             growing
          
           Nation
           if
           not
           timely
           prevented
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Hereunto
           may
           be
           added
           another
           very
           old
           and
           il-favoured
           one
           ,
           which
           shall
           fore
           run
           her
           fall
           .
        
         
           
             Gens
             tua
             te
             
               prodit
               ,
            
             proh
             Anglia
             ,
             Scotia
             
               rodit
               ▪
            
          
           
             —
             O
             England
             ,
          
           
             Thine
             own
             People
             thee
             betray
             ,
          
           
             And
             
               Scotland
            
             makes
             of
             thee
             a
             prey
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A86615e-130
           
             Charles
             
               the
               6.
               of
            
             France
             ,
             
               called
            
             le
             phreatique
             .