uglas, his brother, who had been many years banished
their country, and had subsisted by Henry's bounty, joined the English
army in this incursion, and the forces commanded by Bowes exceeded
four thousand men. James had not been negligent in his preparations for
defence, and had posted a considerable body, under the command of the
earl of Huntley, for the protection of the borders. Lord Hume, at the
head of his vassals, was hastening to join Huntley, when he met with the
English army; and an action immediately ensued. During the engagement,
the forces under Huntley began to appear; and the English, afraid of
being surrounded and overpowered, took to flight, and were pursued by
the enemy. Evers, Latoun, and some other persons of distinction, were
taken prisoners. A few only of small note fell in the skirmish.[*]

The duke of Norfolk, meanwhile, began to move from his camp at
Newcastle; and being attended by the earls of Shrewsbury, Derby,
Cumberland, Surrey, Hertford, Rutland, with many others of the nobility,
he advanced to the borders. His forces amounted to above twenty thousand
men; and it required the utmost efforts of Scotland to resist such a
formidable armament. James had assembled his whole military force at
Fala and Sautrey, and was ready to advance as soon as he should be
informed of Norfolk's invading his kingdom. The English passed the Tweed
at Berwick, and marched along the banks of the river as far as Kelso;
but hearing that James had collected near thirty thousand men, they
repassed the river at that village, and retreated into their own
country.[**] The king of Scots, inflamed with a desire of military
glory, and of revenge on his invaders, gave the signal for pursuing
them, and carrying the war into England. He was surprised to find
that his nobility, who were in general disaffected on account of the
preference which he had given to the clergy, opposed this resolution,
and refused to attend him in his projected enterprise. Enraged at this
mutiny, he reproached them with cowardice, and threatened vengeance;
but still resolved, with the forces which adhered to him, to make
an impression on the enemy. He sent ten thousand men to the western
borders, who entered England at Solway Frith; and he himself followed
them at a small distance, ready to join them upon occasion. Disgusted,
however, at the refractory disposition of his nobles, he sent a message
to the army depriving Lord Maxwel, their general, of his c