"And so, he who had terrified many with the sword of his tongue was himself slain with the sword: and the Scots flayed him, and divided his skin into little bits, non quidem ad reliquias, sed ad contumelias."
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On the demise of Hugh Cressingham, treasurer of Scotland, at the hands of the Scots — Hereford B. George, Battles of English History (London: Methuen & Co, 1895) pp. 42–43
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Walter of Guisborough
Walter of Guisborough (died after 1346) was an English priest and chronicler. He was a canon regular of the Augustinian Gisborough Priory, Yorkshire. The Chronicle (Chronicon) of Walter of Guisborough, also previously and mistakenly known as the Chronicle of Walter of Hemingford or Hemingburgh, covers the period of English history from the Conquest in 1066 to the nineteenth year of Edward III, excepting the years 1316 to 1326.
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