80 The Scalacronica. 



England thus robbid, issuid out of Xorham with few mo than 

 50 menne of the garuison, and a few of the communes, and not 

 knowing of Patrikes band behynd, wer by covyn beset before and 

 behind with the Scottes. Yet for al that Gray with his men 

 lighting upon foote set upon them with a wonderful corage, and 

 killid mo of them than they did of the englishmen. Yet were there 

 six Scottes vn numbre to one Englisch man, and cam so sore on 

 the communes of England that they began to fly, and then was 

 Thomas Gray taken prisoner. Patrik of Dunbar, counte of 

 Marche and Thomas le Saneschal, that caullid hymself counte 

 of Angus, one and twenty dayes after this preparid themself upon 

 a night with scaling laders, cumming to Berwik, and withyn six 

 daves tok be assault one of the strongest toures of Berwik and 

 enterid the toun. This tydinges was brought to King Edwarde 

 at his very landing from Calays ynto England. Wherfore he 

 tarried at his parliament apointid at London, but 3 dayes, and 

 Avith al spede cam to Berwike, and enterid the castel, and then 

 the burgeses treticid with hym and the toune of Berwik was 

 redely verid ful sore agayn the Scottes wylle to King Edwarde. 

 King Edward went to Rokesburg, and there the 26 day of 

 January anno D., 1355, Edward Bailliol King of Scottes resigned 

 his corone, and his title of Scotland to King Edwarde, saying 

 that the Scottes were full of rebellion : and be cause he had no 

 hevre nor ane very nere of his linage, and that he was of King 

 Edwardes blode : wherefore, he said, he could not tell wher better 

 to bestow his title, and the corone of Scotland better than apon 

 hym. Apon this King Edwarde went beyond Eambre more in 

 Lownes destroying the country on to Edinburg. Then he repayrid 

 yn to England, and left the erle of Northampton gardian of the 

 marches, which toke a trews with the Scottes that was not wel 

 kept. 



William, Lord of Douglas, who wished to make a pilgrimage 

 beyond sea, passed out of Scotland and came into France at the 

 time when King John of France was preparing to march with his 

 army against the Prince of Wales in Gascony. He became a 

 knight at his hands, escaped from the battle of Poitiers and 

 returned into his own country. Some of his knights were killed 

 in the battle. This William became Earl of Douglas soon after 

 the deliverance of King David of Scotland. David de Bruys at 

 once made William de Ramvesav Earl of Fife, chiefly through 



