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| Continued | by cutting off all communication | |||||
| between them and Scotland, | ||||||
| but meet them in battle at | ||||||
| his pleasure, on ground | ||||||
| equal, if not superior to | ||||||
| that which they themselves occupied. | ||||||
| The King, therefore, considering it would detract from | ||||||
| his honor, were he to remain still, as if beseiged in a | ||||||
| Fortress, or trust to the strength of the ground he held | ||||||
| than to the bravery of his people, resolved to quit Flodden | ||||||
| and occupy Branxton Hill before it could be | ||||||
| secured by the English. This was immediately | ||||||
| Carried into effect. The Artillery, comprising | ||||||
| 7 beautiful Culverins, founded by Robert Borthwick, | ||||||
| and named the "Seven Sisters" were sent off first | ||||||
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