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The number
of the kingis
men.
How the
king cast
doune Wark
and Nor-
hame.
262 CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
be hard bot ‘ fordwart.’1 The king went in to the place
quhair the mustaris war ressawit, that is to say, in the
borrow mure besyde Edinburgh, quhair they essembelit,
the king and all his lordis barrouns and burgessis all
frie halderis and fenceabill men, and all maner of men 5
betuix sextie and sextene alswell spretuall2 as temporall
batht brugh and land allis weill the out yillis as ferme
land quhilk haistalie come, the number of 1° M fightand
men together witht the carage men and arteillzerie quhilk
was to the number of xxx schott of greit artaillze and 10
xxx feild peaceis witht all thair ordinaris of poullder
and bullat; and passit syne fordwart to the Ersk tower
and campit thair.
THE XVIII CHAPTER.
Hou the king passit to the feild of floudane. Hou the king cuist
doun werk and norem 3 and fuird 4 and atill.5 Hou the king
mellit with the lady ford. Hou the men of weiris wictuallis
wer spendit. Hou the lady of fuird askit licence at the king
to wisie hir freindis. Hou the lady fuird schowit the Erie of
Surrie all the king of Scotlandis secreittis.
Quhen the king campit on nicht in Ersilton 8 and on
the morne went to Wark and Norhame and cast them 15
doune and thairefter past to Furde and cast thame
doune and greit slaughter maid of the kingis men7 that
stude about the house in the fallingis of the tymber.
Sum sayis the lady of Furde 8 was ane bewtiefull woman
and that the king mellit witht hir and allso his sone the 20
1 Dalzell has a different reading, but A seems preferable and
agrees with I. See Notes.
2 spiritual. This is curious, for the clergy, except bishops
and abbots who were feudal lords, seem by this time to have
ceased to fight. See Notes.
3 Wark and Norham. 4 Ford Castle. 5 Etal Castle.
* I has “Ersiltoun.” 7 I adds “pioheris and vther.”
8 “ Lady of Furde.” This was Lady Heron. See Notes.
of the kingis
men.
How the
king cast
doune Wark
and Nor-
hame.
262 CRONICLIS OF SCOTLAND.
be hard bot ‘ fordwart.’1 The king went in to the place
quhair the mustaris war ressawit, that is to say, in the
borrow mure besyde Edinburgh, quhair they essembelit,
the king and all his lordis barrouns and burgessis all
frie halderis and fenceabill men, and all maner of men 5
betuix sextie and sextene alswell spretuall2 as temporall
batht brugh and land allis weill the out yillis as ferme
land quhilk haistalie come, the number of 1° M fightand
men together witht the carage men and arteillzerie quhilk
was to the number of xxx schott of greit artaillze and 10
xxx feild peaceis witht all thair ordinaris of poullder
and bullat; and passit syne fordwart to the Ersk tower
and campit thair.
THE XVIII CHAPTER.
Hou the king passit to the feild of floudane. Hou the king cuist
doun werk and norem 3 and fuird 4 and atill.5 Hou the king
mellit with the lady ford. Hou the men of weiris wictuallis
wer spendit. Hou the lady of fuird askit licence at the king
to wisie hir freindis. Hou the lady fuird schowit the Erie of
Surrie all the king of Scotlandis secreittis.
Quhen the king campit on nicht in Ersilton 8 and on
the morne went to Wark and Norhame and cast them 15
doune and thairefter past to Furde and cast thame
doune and greit slaughter maid of the kingis men7 that
stude about the house in the fallingis of the tymber.
Sum sayis the lady of Furde 8 was ane bewtiefull woman
and that the king mellit witht hir and allso his sone the 20
1 Dalzell has a different reading, but A seems preferable and
agrees with I. See Notes.
2 spiritual. This is curious, for the clergy, except bishops
and abbots who were feudal lords, seem by this time to have
ceased to fight. See Notes.
3 Wark and Norham. 4 Ford Castle. 5 Etal Castle.
* I has “Ersiltoun.” 7 I adds “pioheris and vther.”
8 “ Lady of Furde.” This was Lady Heron. See Notes.
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Description | A collection of over 100 Scottish texts dating from around 1400 to 1700. Most titles are in Scots, and include editions of poetry, drama, and prose by major Scottish writers such as John Barbour, William Dunbar, Gavin Douglas, and George Buchanan. Edited by a key scholarly publisher of Scotland's literary history, and published from the late 19th century onwards by the Scottish Text Society. Available here are STS series 1-3. |
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