The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

After the Defeat received, the Queen Regent and her faction were fully persuaded that the Siege would rise, and that the English Army would depart. And so began the Papists wondrously to brag; and yet God did frustrate their expectation: for the Army concluded to remain, till new advertisement came from the Queen and Council.¹ The Duke of Norfolk, who then lay at Berwick, commanded the Lord Grey to continue the Siege; and promised, That he should not lack men, so long as any were to be had betwixt Trent and Tweed, for so far was he Lieutenant: he further promised his own presence, in case he should be required, and for assurance thereof, he sent his own Tents, such as seldom before had been seen in Scotland, with his Officers and provision. And with expedition were sent two thousand fresh men, whereby the Camp greatly comforted, began to forget the former discomfiture, and to sustain the daily skirmishing, as they did before: In the which, the French after the day of the assault did ever receive the hurt, and the repulse, as the slaughter of many that came to the Cole-rake did witness. The greatest damage that either English or Scottish received after that day, was the slaughter of two Gentlemen, the one master of household to my Lord James, Robert Colwin of Clesch, a man stout, modest, and wise, who was shot in the thigh with a Falcon, or Harquebute of Croke, and so departed the misery of this ⟨p. 244⟩life within two hours after. The other was Alexander Lockart, brother to the Laird of Bar, who rashly discovering himself in the Trenches, was shot in the head, and immediately thereafter departed this life. While the Siege thus continued, a sudden fire chanced in Leith, which devoured many houses, and much Victual, and so began God to fight for us, as the Lord Erskine in plain words said to the Queen Regent; Madame (quoth he) I can see no more,² but seeing that men may not expel unjust possessors forth of this land, God himself would do it; For your fire is not kindled by man.

After the Defeat received, the Queen Regent and her faction were fully perswaded that the Siege would rise, and that the English Armie would depart. And so began the Papists wonderously to brag; and yet God did frustrate their expectation: for the Armie concluded to remaine, till new advertisement came from the Queen and Counsell.