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County of the Borough and Town of Berwick upon Tweed} continued

.... above Berwick called "Halidon Hill"
and after one of the fiercest battles
on record, defeated Douglas and
the Scottish Army, The slaughter
on this occasion was very great,
ie 8 Earls, 90 Knights and Baurenets
400 Esquires, & 35,000 men . Edward
on the evening of the same day marched into Berwick, and it againe becomes an English town.

Berwick was retaken by the Scotch in 1384. Edward comes over from France
marches immediately to Berwick & recovers it again.

During the truce of 1384 Berwick was betrayed into the hands of the
Scotch by the Deputy Governor, but Percy, Earl of Northumberland
got it back by the payment of 2000 merks.

In 1404, the Earl of Northumberland engaged to give up the Castle &
town to the King of Scotland Robert the 3rd., & having rebelled against
the King (Richard the 2nd) he brought Troops to reduce it. the Castle, altho
defying the King surrendered upon the first cannon shot
being fired - this the first time Gunpowder was used in
all the sieges of Berwick.