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eight thoufand, or as fome fay, twelve thoufand common men. 

 According to Sir John Froifart, K. James fell near Brankfton, wliere 

 he was found the next day by Lord Dacrcs. On the higheft part 

 of Floddon-\\\\\, near it, is a natural rock, called the King's chair, 

 from which he had a good view of his own, and of the Englij'h 

 army, and of the country round him. 



In the time of the battle the thieves of Tynedch and Tiviotdale 

 were not idle. They rifled the Englijh tents, and took away many 

 horfes, and other things. 



The day after the battle, tlie ftandards, and twenty-two pieces 

 of ordnance, taken from the Scots, were carried by the vidlors to 

 Etall, among which were feven, for their handfomenefs, called, 

 The Seven Sifters. The general, Sir Thomas Howard, Earl of Sur- 

 rey, was created Duke of Norfolk the year following for his fer- 

 vice (m). 



We next pafs through the village of Crookham, where the Dif- 

 fenters have a handfome meeting-houfe, and croffing the river 

 Till at the Willow-Ford, come to 



Etall, a plcafant villa, one of the manours of the Barony of 

 Wooler, of which it was held by the antient family of Manners, 

 anceftors of his Grace the Duke of Rutland; by Sir Robert de 

 Manners, i K. Edward I (nj, who was captain of Norham-ca.ft.le, 

 i K. Edward II, and the fcourge of the Scots on their invafion of 

 the borders under the command of the Earls of March and Sou 



(m) Hal. Chron. vol. ii. 825 to p. 829. 



(n) Robertus Manners tenet Etall per dimidium feodi milit. vet. feoffamenti Baron de Wooler* . 



Efcaet. de anno i Ed, I. 



therland* , 



