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A.D. 1547. MARIE QUEEN OF SCOTS. 19
a6lors of the murfher could not flio from the judgment of God; for ever
after they hved difperfed, and lookt upon by all men with contempt ; and
not one efcaped an unfortunate end.
King Henrie of England is dead before this; and the Earle of Hert-
foord is declared Protetlor to the young King, Edward the fixth.
This man denounced warre againll Scotland, for not performing the
contrail made four years agoe, anent tlie marriage betwixt our young
Queen and his King Edward ; and prepares to invade both by fea and
land. The Governor reprefents this to the nobilitie, who were mightilie
divyded. Many were now of the Reformed Relligion, with whome joyns
in affedlion all the friends of the Earle of Lennox, men whome the
Governor was furo both hated him and favored the Engliih: Yet, by a
general confent, an armie was rafed; and by this tyme the Earle of
Hereford, Duke of Somerfett, and Protedlor himfelf, who commanded
the Englifh armie in perfone, was come with his whole forces, on this fyd
of Dumbar; and the Scots armie was mett and encamped at Innerefke.
Tlie next day the Englith armie advanced, and eight hundred hors, under
command of the Lord Home, were fent out to view the motion of the
enemie, who had chance to encounter with the fore-partie of the Englifli;
and heer a flout combat was fowght, wherein the Scots had the worfe ;
for the lord Home himfelf was killed (by a fall from his hors) and his
fone lykewayes loft his lyffe; one Maxwell was taken prifoner, and fix
other gentlmen. Upon the Engliih fyd, Harrie Vane was hurt ; and
Bartevell, a French man, Bulmer, Gower, and Croacli, three captens of
thers were taken ; and the Duke of Somerfett, with the whole armie, lay
doune at Prefton-pans, about a myle from the Scots. It is written by
feme, that the Governor, to rafe his armie with greater fpeed, fent through
the whole cuntrie the fyre crofs (which they fay was two fyrie ftikks fett
a crofs upon the top of a fpear, or elfe a fyrie crofs panted upon a cloath),
which was a token of a fudden danger, which made all men formerlie
ryfe with great expedition. But, however the armie was rafed, it was
a gallant and numerous armie. It was certain that the Englifli were
defyrous that bufines might be compofed with a peaceable way; for which
end thev fend letters to the Governor, defyring performance in an ami-