The king ‘came to the sermon, and there, in presence of the haill
people, promised to revenge God’s cause, and to banish all the papists;
and there requested the haill people to gang with him against Bothwell,
wha was in Leith for the time. The same day, the king’s majesty rase,
and the town of Edinburgh in arms. The Earl of Bothwell, hearing that
his majesty was coming down, with the town of Edinburgh, rase with his
five hundred horse, and rode up to the Hawk-hill, beside Lesterrick
[Restalrig], and there stood till he saw the king and the town of
Edinburgh approaching near him. He drew his company away through
Duddingston. My Lord Home followed till the Woomet, at whilk place the
Earl of Bothwell turned, thinking to have a hit at Home; but Home fled,
and he followed; yet by chance little blood. The king’s majesty stood
himself, seeing the said chase’ [at a safe distance, namely, on the
Burgh-moor].--_Bir._
[Sidenote: 1594.