The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

The second of April, ¹the year of our Lord 1560. the Army of the Land entered into Scotland, the conducting whereof was committed to the Lord Grey, who had in his company the Lord Scrope, Sir James Crofts, Sir Henry Percy, Sir Francis Lake, with many other Captains and Gentlemen, having charge some of Foot-men, and some of Horse-men. The Army by Land was esteemed ten thousand men. The Queen Regent past to the Castle of Edinburgh, and some others of her faction: At Preston met them, the Duke, the Earle of Argyle (Huntlie came not till that the siege was confirmed) Lord James, the Earle of Glencarne, and Menteth, Lords Ruthven, Boyd, Uchiltrie, with all the Protestants, Gentlemen of the West, Fife, Angus, and Mearnes, so that in few days the Army was great. After the deliberation of two days had at Inneresk, the whole Camp marched forward with Ordnance, and all preparations necessary for the siege, and came to Lestarrig the Palm Sunday Even. The French had put themselves in Battle Array upon the Links without Leith, and sent forth their skirmishers; who beginning before ten of the clock, continued skirmishing till after four of the clock at afternoon, when there was given upon them a charge by some Horse-men of Scotland, and some of England: But because the principal Captain of the Horse-men of England was not present, the whole Troops durst not charge, and so was not the overthrow and slaughter of the French so great as it once appeared to have been; for the great Battle was once at the trot; but when it perceived that the great Force of Horse-men stood still, and charged not, they returned, and gave some rescue to their fellows that fled; and so there fell only in that defeat about three hundred French-men. God would not give the Victory so suddenly, lest that man should glory in his own strength. The small Victory that was gotten,² put both the English and Scottish in over-great security, as the issue declared. The French enclosed within the Town, the English Army began to plant their Pavilions betwixt Leith and Lestarrig. The Ordnance of the Town, and especially that which lay upon Saint Anthony's Steeple, did them great annoyance;

The second of April, ¹the yeer of our Lord 1560. the Army of the Land entred into Scotland, the conducting whereof was committed to the Lord Gray, who had in his company the Lord Scrope, Sir Iames Crofts, Sir Henry Percie, Sir Francis Lake, with many other Captains and Gentlemen, having charge some of Foot-men, and some of Horse-men. The Army by Land was esteemed ten thousand men. The Queen Regent past to the Castle of Edinburgh, and some others of her faction: At Preston met them, the Duke, the Earle of Argyle (Huntlie came not till that the siege was confirmed) Lord Iames, the Earle of Glencarne, and Menteth, Lords Ruthuen, Boyd, Uchiltrie, with all the Protestants, Gentlemen of the West, Fyfe, Angus, and Mearnes, so that in few dayes the Army was great. After the deliberation of two dayes had at Inneresk, the whole Camp marched forward with Ordnance, and all preparations necessary for the siege, and came to Lestarrig the Palme Sunday Even. The French had put themselves in Battell Aray upon the Linkes without Leith, and sent forth their skirmishers; who beginning before ten of the clock, continued skirmishing till after four of the clock at afternoon, when there was given upon them a charge by some Horse-men of Scotland, and some of England: But because the principall Captaine of the Horse-men of England was not present, the whole Troops durst not charge, and so was not the overthrow and slaughter of the French so great as it once appeared to have been; for the great Battell was once at the trot; but when it perceived that the great Force of Horse-men stood still, and charged not, they returned, and gave some rescue to their fellows that fled; and so there fell onely in that defeat about three hundred French-men. God would not give the Victory so suddenly, lest that man should glory in his owne strength. The small Victory that was gotten,