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 greater part having taken an unfrequented road, completelly intercepted his retreat, and the bridge having broken down by the immenſe weight of ſo many armed men, vaſt quantities were drowned in the river. All the English who had croſſed the Forth, to the number of ſix or ſeven thouſand, who were put to the ſword, except Sir Marmaduke and a very few, who made their eſcape by ſwimming acroſs the river. Surrey, during all this time ſtood on the ſouth ſide of the water, and had the galling mortification of ſeeing his men drowned and ſlain, without being able to afford them the ſmalleſt relief. As ſoon as Twenge joined Surrey, he adviſed him to ſet on fire the remaining part of the bridge, to prevent the victorious Scots from purſuing and harraſſing their diſheartened army. This expedient proved of little uſe for the great ſteward of Scotland and the earl of Lennox having pry poed themſelv an ambuſh, at a ſhort diſtance from the Engliſh, came from behind the mountains as ſoon as they aſcertained the event of the cay, charged the retiring Earl, put him to fight, and purſued him with ſuch vigour, that with difficulty he eſcaped to Berwick.

This glorious battle, ſo diſaſtrous to the Engliſh army, was fought on the