the_o king_n himself_o &_o afterward_o alle_fw-mi the_o lord_n of_o the_o land_n that_z they_o will_v hold_v that_o statute_n for_o evermore_o and_o who_o that_o they_o break_v shall_v be_v deed_n but_o the_o second_o year_n after_o that_o the_o ordinance_n the_o king_n through_o counseyll_n of_o edward_n his_o soon_o and_z of_o rycharde_n his_o brother_n that_o be_v earl_n of_o cornwaylle_n &_o also_o of_o other_o repent_v he_o of_o that_o oath_n that_o he_o make_v for_o to_o hold_v that_o law_n and_o ordynaunce·_n and_o send_v to_o the_o courtre_fw-fr of_o rome_n to_o be_v assoyl_v of_o that_o oath_n and_o in_o the_o year_n next_o come_n after_o was_z the_o great_a dearth_n of_o corn_n in_o englonde_n for_o a_o quarter_n of_o wheat_n be_v worth_a xxiiii_o shelynge_v and_o the_o poor_a people_n eat_v nettle_n and_o other_o wede_n for_o hungre_n and_o dey_v many_o a_o thousand_o for_o defawte_a of_o meet_a ¶_o and_o in_o the_o xlviii_o year_n of_o king_n henry_n regne_fw-la begin_v 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robert_n wallam_fw-la with_o vii_o c._n man_n of_o arm_n and_o xvii_o m._n comyn_n ¶_o in_o the_o thyrd_o part_n of_o the_o batayll_n of_o scotlonde_n be_v thyse_n lord_n the_o earl_n of_o moref_n the_o earl_n of_o ruffel_n th'earl_n of_o strahern_n the_o earl_n of_o soothe_v erlonde_v william_n of_o kyrkkelay_n john_n cambron_n gylbert_n of_o hey_o wyllyam_n ramsey_n wylliam_n prendege_v kyrston_n hard_o wyllyam_n gird_v arnold_n garde_n thomas_n dolphyn_n with_o xl_o knight_n new_a dubbyd_a ix_o c._n man_n of_o arm_n &_o xu_o m._n of_o comyn_n ¶_o in_o the_o four_o ward_n of_o the_o batayll_n of_o scotlonde_n be_v thyse_n lord_n archbalde_a douglas_n the_o earl_n of_o lencuax_n alysander_n le_fw-fr brus._n the_o earl_n of_o fyff_fw-mi john_n canbell_n earl_n of_o atheles_a roberte_fw-fr lawether_n wyllyam_n of_o vypovynt_n wyllyam_n of_o lonston_n johnn_n de_fw-fr label_n groos_n the_o sherenlawe_n johan_n de_fw-fr lyndesey_n alysander_n de_fw-fr grace_n ingram_n de_fw-fr 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thyse_n lx_o &_o vi_o gretate_fw-la lord_n lad_n all_o the_o other_o greeste_n lord_n abovesayde_v infonre_n bataylle_n as_o it_o be_v tell_v beforen_n allon_n foot_o and_o king_n edward_n of_o englonde_n and_o edward_n bayllol_n king_n of_o scotlonde_n have_v well_o apparel_v their_o folk_n in_o four_o bataylles_n for_z to_o fyghte_n on_o foot_n against_o the_o scot_n their_o enemy_n ¶_o and_o the_o engly_v the_o mynstrel_n blue_v their_o trumpete_n and_o the._n your_o claryon_n and_o hydous_o ascry_v the_o scot_n and_o though_o have_v every_o englysshe_n batayll_v two_o wing_n of_o price_n archer_n the_o which_o at_o that_o batayll_n shoot_v arrow_n so_o fast_a and_o so_o sore_o that_o the_o scot_n may_v not_o help_v themsefle_n and_o they_o smite_v the_o scot_n thousand_o unto_o the_o ground_n and_o they_o begin_v for_o to_o flee_v fro_o the_o englysshman_n for_o to_o save_v their_o lyve_n and_o when_o the_o scot_n knave_n see_v the_o scomfyture_n and_o the_o scot_n fall_v fast_o to_o the_o ground_n they_o preckyd_v fast_a their_o master_n horse_n with_o the_o sporis_fw-la for_o to_z keep_v theym_n from_o peryl_n &_o sete_n their_o master_n at_o on_o force_n and_o when_o thenglyssman_n see_v that_o they_o leap_v on_o their_o horse_n &_o fast_a pursue_v the_o scot_n &_o all_o that_o abode_n they_o slay_v down_o right_a ¶_o there_o man_n may_v see_v the_o doughtinesse_n of_o the_o noble_a king_n edward_n &_o of_o his_o man_n how_o manly_a they_o pursew_v the_o scot_n that_o flow_v for_o drede_v and_o there_o man_n may_v see_v many_o a_o scottysshman_n cast_v down_o unto_o the_o ground_n &_o the_o banner_n dysplayde_v hackyd_v in_o to_o piece_n &_o many_o a_o good_a haberyoyne_n of_o steel_n in_o the_o blood_n bathe_v and_o many_o a_o time_n the_o scot_n be_v gadr_v in_o to_o company_n but_o ever_o more_o they_o be_v discomfyte_v ¶_o and_o so_o it_o befall_v as_o god_n almyghty_a will_v that_o the_o scot_n have_v that_o day_n nomore_o fayson_a ne_o may_v against_o 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see_v and_o hear_v how_o king_n edward_n have_v speed_n they_o yield_v to_o he_o the_o town_n with_o the_o castle_n on_o the_o morrow_n after_o saint_n margaretes_n day_n ¶_o and_o thenne_v the_o king_n die_v ordain_v sir_n edward_n baylloll_n with_o other_o noble_a and_o worshipful_a man_n to_o be_v keper_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o scotlonde_n in_o his_o absence_n and_o himself_o torn_v again_o and_o come_v into_o enlonde_n after_o this_o vyctorye_n with_o moche_n joy_n and_o also_o worship_n and_o in_o the_o next_o year_n follow_v after_o that_o be_v for_o to_o say_v in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o incarnacyon_n of_o our_o lord_n ihesu_n eryste_n m.ccc.xxxiii_o and_o of_o king_n edward_n vii·_v he_o go_v again_o in_o to_o scotlonde_n in_o winter_n time_n atte_v the_o which_o voyage_n the_o castle_n of_o kylbrygge_n in_o scotlonde_n for_o he_o and_o for_o his_o man_n that_o be_v with_o he_o he_o recover_v and_o have_v against_o the_o scot_n alderman_n at_o his_o own_o lust_n ¶_o and_o 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counseyll_n of_o mortymer_n take_v to_o her_o the_o key_n of_o the_o yate_n of_o the_o castle_n of_o notyngham_n so_o that_o no_o man_n may_v come_v neither_o in_o ne_o out_o but_o through_o commandment_n of_o mortymer_n ne_o the_o king_n ne_o none_o his_o counseylle_n ¶_o and_o that_o time_n it_o fel._n that_o the_o mortymer_n as_o a_o devyll_n for_o wrath_n boll_v &_o also_o for_o wrath_n that_o he_o have_v against_o the_o king_n man_n edward_n and_o pryncypal_o against_o theym_n that_o have_v he_o accuse_v to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sir_n edward_n his_o fader_fw-mi ¶_o and_o pryvely_a a_o counseyll_n be_v take_v bytwene_a queen_n isabella_n and_o the_o mortymer_n and_o the_o bysshop_n of_o lyncoln_n &_o sire_n symonde_n of_o bedford_n and_z sir_n hugh_n of_o trompyngton_n &_o other_o prevy_v of_o their_o counseyll_v for_o to_o undo_v theym_a all_o that_o the_o mortymer_n have_v accuse_v unto_o the_o king_n of_o his_o faders_n death_n of_o treason_n &_o of_o felonye_n ¶_o wherefore_o all_o though_o that_o be_v of_o the_o king_n counseyll_v when_o they_o wist_v of_o the_o mortymers_n cast_a pryvely_a come_v to_o king_n edward_n and_o say_v that_o mortyme_a will_v theym_v destroy_v because_o that_o they_o have_v he_o accuse_v of_o king_n edwardes_n dethe_v his_o fader_fw-mi \_o and_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o will_v mayntene_v they_o in_o their_o right_a ¶_o and_o thyse_n be_v the_o lord_n that_o pursue_v this_o quarrel_n sir_n wyllyam_n of_o mountagu_n sir_n wyllyam_n de_fw-fr bohum_n sir_n wyllyam_n his_o brother_n sir_n rauf_n stafforde_n sir_n robert_n of_o herforde_n sir_n wyllyam_n of_o clinton_n sir_n johan_n nevell_n of_o hornby_n and_o many_o other_o of_o their_o consent_n and_o all_o thyse_n swear_v upon_o a_o book_n to_o mayntene_v the_o quarrel_n in_z as_o moche_n as_o they_o may_v and_o it_o befall_v so_o after·_a that_o sir_n wyllyam_n mountagu_n ne_o none_o of_o the_o king_n friend_n must_v not_o be_v herberow_v in_o the_o castle_n for_o 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