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JAMES IV.
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witht him of the best of all king Hairieis airme send to
him be the said Harie quho was lyand in France at this
tyme seiking his pensieoun, and gat word the king of
Scottis was command in Ingland invaidand his realme
5 for lufe of France, quhilk was contrar to the lufe of god
and weill fair to baitht the said realmes of Ingland and
Scottland considderand the promise, bandis, allyancis
maid batht betuix the saidis realmes as we haue schawin
befoir to zow. Nocht witht standing the king of Ing-
xo landis1 [was] brother to the king of Scottis and thairfoir
he wrait him commissiouns in to the Earle of Surray
that he suld be lutennant for the tyme and raise the
haill body of the realme of Ingland baitht gentillmen
and commons and cause thame pase fordwart aganis
x^ the king of Scottland for to defend thair realme gifand
him ane exprese command that he sould nocht invaid
the king of Scottland be no maner of way bot in his
awin defence nor sould not persew the king of Scottland
nor nane of his in Scottis ground bot [defend]2 them
20 selffis withtin the realme of Ingland. The Earle of
Surray heirand the lettaris of commissioun presentit be
his sone was werie reioyssit and also of the hame
comming of his sone Lord Halbert and tuike sic
curage that he assemblit all his airme of Ingland and
25 maid thair mustaris incontenent, quhilk come to the
number of fyftie thowsand men, gentillmen and com¬
mons. The captans heirof was the Earle of Surrayis,
princiepall Iwtennant to the kingis maiestie and wnder
him his sone lord Halbert principall governour of the
30 rest3 and the4 Dacaris marschell, the lord of Wast
mureland and the Percieis of Northt thumberland was
How the
earle of S ar¬
rays soune
come witht
suport to his
father.
Fol. 89 a.
How the
king of Ing¬
land wrait
ane commis¬
sioun to the
earle of
Surray.
1 I has “Ingland lamentit heavelie the vnkyndnes of his guid
brother the king of,” &c.
2 I inserts “defend.”
3 I has “ oist.”
4 I inserts “ lord.” “Dacre ” is the English spelling of the name.
He was called Lord Dacre of the North. See Notes.