A history of the house of Percy : from the earliest times down to the present century . SEAL OF HENRY, SECOND BARON PERCY THE HOUSE OF PERCY 23 that splendid fight which saved the North, crippled theScottish power, and all but avenged Bannockburn. Takingadvantage of Edwards absence, David Bruce in October1346 invaded England with 50,000 men, marching un-opposed to the gates of Durham. The Constable of theNorth strove with might and main to muster a goodlyarmy ; but even the name of Percy could not gathertogether more than 16,000. Nay, the great majority ofhis troops were clergymen, priests, ch
A history of the house of Percy : from the earliest times down to the present century . SEAL OF HENRY, SECOND BARON PERCY THE HOUSE OF PERCY 23 that splendid fight which saved the North, crippled theScottish power, and all but avenged Bannockburn. Takingadvantage of Edwards absence, David Bruce in October1346 invaded England with 50,000 men, marching un-opposed to the gates of Durham. The Constable of theNorth strove with might and main to muster a goodlyarmy ; but even the name of Percy could not gathertogether more than 16,000. Nay, the great majority ofhis troops were clergymen, priests, chaplains, fryers andthe like . ., yet good, tall trenchermen, such as were notafraid of a crackd crown, though they had no hair tohide the wound. ^ Indeed, without the Northern clericsPercy could have offered but little resistance to Bruceand his 50,000. Each of the four divisions of his battlewas commanded by a dignitary of the Church, the Arch-bishops of Canterbury and York, and the Bishops ofDurham and Carlisle, wielding sword and spear at thehead of their men. With Percy too fo
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