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 ( 138 ) The Scots pursued, and great was the slaugh- ter among the enemy, especially in passing the river, where they could keep no order, because of the irregularity of the ground. King Edward himself escaped with much difficulty, being closely purshed above forty miles by Sir James Douglas, with a party of light horse. He was upon the point of being taken prisoner when he was received into the castle of Dunbar, by the earl of March, who conveyed him to England, by sea, in a fisher's boat! His immense army being entirely dis- comfited, and almost destroyed, those who re- mained alive fled to England. In this dreadful encounter the Scots are said to have lost about 4000 men, and the loss of the English above $0,000, two hundred of these, being noffelneh and gentlemen, were killed, and as many talent prisoners. Of the Scots there were slain two gentlenien of note, Sir William Wepont and Sir Waiter Ross. nu After this victory, Stirling castle being given up, and Dunbarton submitting by capitulation, the earl of March, Lord Sculess Abernethy, and others of the Ounung's'allies were recon. ciled to the king' who pabsed into the isles, and brouglit them throbedience, taking John of Lorn ciptive whio died in prison imkochleven Thue Scorlaild was treedtof the bondage of England, except Berwick, which was recovered four years there-