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 ( 133 ) of this officers, beheld the encountar from n rising ground, supposed to be the round hill immediately upon the west of St. Ninmns, now called Cockshot Hill : Sir James Douglas fi/srceiving the distress of Randolph, who was greatly inferier to the enemy in numbers, desired lenve to go to his support. l'his the first refused bus ſterwards consenting, Douglas put his soldiers in motion. Observing, powererasle pas en che way that the victory whes in the point of being won without his artistice, he stopped shorts that his friend meght have the unrivalled glory of it. The English were entirely defeated, and many of te slalni and Handelpli returned to the camp e nist acelumations of universal joy. To perpetuate the memory of this vietory, two cones were reared them the field, and are still to be seen there. They stand in a spot whicle has lately been inclosed for a gard m. at the north end of the village of Newhouse, and about a quarter of a mile from the borough port of Stirling This victory cave new spirits to the whole army, and made them so eager for the general eagagement, that the night though amongst 'the shortest of the year! seemed long to them. Edward L. exaſperated at the defeat of his detacmnert, was determined to bring forward the battle on the terrew. it leagth appeared the dawn of that raportuant day. who wo ceide voetker Scotland was hencefotki so bo