Original Chronicle of Scotland by Andrew of Wyntoun

Willame off Dowglas, that than was

Ordanyd in forray for to pas,

And swa he dyd in the mornyng

Wyth the mast part off thare gadryng,

And towart that place he held the way

All strawcht, qwhare that his fais lay.

And thai, that bowne war well arly,

Wyth thaire battaillis suddanly

At the Ferry off the Hill thai mete.

The forryowris thare hard war sete;

For thai war off na fors to fycht,

In to gret hy thai tuk the flycht.

Than thai rudly on thame rade,

And swilk martyry on thame made,

That thare, and by at Swndyr-sand,

Fywe hundyr deyd wyth dynt off hand.

Dowglas ethchapyd fra the chas.

Thare ost than all affrayid was:

Bot noucht for-thi the worthy men

Thare folk stowtly arayid then,

And delt thame in till eschelis thre:

The Kyng hym-selff in ane wald be;

And to the Erle syne off Murraie

And to Dowglas ane othir he gave;

The Stwart hade the thryd eschele,

That wes the mast be mekill dele.

Qwhill thai thame redyand swa were,

The Inglis archerys come so nere,

That wyn to thame welle nere mycht thai.

Than gud Schyre Jhone the Grame can say

To the Kyng, "Gettis me, but ma,

Ane hundyre on hors wyth me to ga,

And all yhone archerys skayle sall 1:

Swa sall we fecht mare sykkerly."

Thus spak he, bot he mycht get nane.

His hors in hy than has he tane,

And hym allane amang thame rade,

And rwdly rowme about hym made.

Qwhen he a qwhille had prekyd thare,

And sum off thame had gert sow sare,

He to the battaylis rade agayne.

[Sa fell it, thai his hors hes] slayne.

Jhon off Cowpland thare tuk the Kyng

Off fors, noucht yholdyne in that takyng;

The Kyng twa teth owt off his hevyd

Wyth a dynt off a knyff hym revyd.

In that fycht slayne war Erlis twa,

Murrawe and Stratherne war tha:

And foure war takyn in presowne

Off Fyffe the fyrst, and syne Wyctown,

Menteth syne, and Swthyrland;

Thir foure Erlis war tane in hand.

Fyvwe hundyr slayne ware, as sayd thai,

Bot thai, that deyd in [the] forray:

Swa thai all, that slayne war thare,

Nowmryde till a thowsand ware.

Thar Schyr Willame off Dowglas

Takyne in that fychtyng was:

Thare takyn was the Kyng Dawy.

Than wes the bataylle off Kersy:

Thare wes mony Inglis men;

The Scottis trowyde for-thi then,

That few [war] lefft in till Ingland

Behynd thame for to kepe [the] land.