The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The Galleys and ⟨p. 87⟩the ships, and so did the ordnance, planted upon Myde-hill shoot terribly. But the ordnance of the Galleys shooting amongst the Scottish Army affrayed them wondrously. And while that every man laboured to draw from the North, from whence the danger appeared, they begin to fail, and with that were the English foot-men marching forward: Albeit that some of their horse-men were upon the flight. The Earle of Angus army stood still, looking that either Huntly or the Governor should have recountred the next battle. But they had decreed that the favourers of England, and the Heretics (as the priests called them) and the Englishmen should part it betwixt them for that day. The fear riseth, and at an instant, they which before were victors, and were not yet assaulted with any force (except with ordnance, as is said) cast from them their spears and fled: So that Gods power was so evidently seen, that in one moment, yea at one instant time, both the armies were fleeing. The shout came from the hill, from those that hoped no victory upon the English part. The shout rises (we say) They flee, they flee, but at the first it could not be believed, till at the last, it was clearly seen, that all had given back, and still began the cruel slaughter (which was the greater, by reason of the late displeasure of the men of arms) the chase and slaughter lasted till near Edinburgh upon the one part, and toward Dalketh upon the other. The number of the slain upon the Scottish side, were judged nigh ten thousand men. The Earle of Huntly was taken and carried to London: But he relieved himself, being surety for many reasons, Honesty or unhonesty, we know not, but as the brute was, he used policy with England. In that same time was slain the Master of Erskine, dearly beloved of the Queen: for whom she made great lamentation, and bare his death many days in mind. When the certainty of the discomfiture came, she was in Edinburgh, abiding upon tidings. But with expedition she posted that same night to Stirling with Monsieur Dosell, ¹who was as fearful as a Fox when his hole is smoked. And thus did God take the second revenge upon the perjured Governor, with such as assisted him to defend an unjust quarrel. Albeit that many innocents fell amongst the middest of the wicked.

The Galleyes and ⟨p. 87⟩