The army units "resolutely" carried out the order of the supreme commander: to sack the entire city of Edinburgh, and the fortified Edinburgh Castle was not to be sacked. Subsequently, the looted goods of high value were piled up at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and transported in batches to the royal fleet at the port town of Leith. Finally, the goods were transported directly to the city of London by sea in order to dispel Henry VIII's resentment that he had paid but had not received the goods (Mary I).

After two weeks of frenzied and brutal looting, the Earl of Hertfordshire gave the order to burn the entire city on 19 May. With the exception of some of the mercenaries who had gone on an arson mission, the rest of the army had already assembled east of Edinburgh to prepare for their return to England by land.

Although John was not yet 21 years old, his performance in the invasion of Scotland was enough to earn him the title of knight. As the army returned to England along the eastern coast of Scotland, the commander of the army, the Earl of Hertford, decided to knightly knightly confer John in a village called Butland, near Coldingham, east of Edinburgh.

At this time, Baron John Neville, who held the title of knight, merged the remnants of Sir Ernest's army with his own army to form a noble army, and two carriages loaded with some goods and a sarcophagus drove the road. While the sarcophagus and what it contained were a little confusing, others were more curious about the contents of a wooden cage.

Every sergeant or cavalryman who passed by the wagon looked at the cage, and they saw a wild beast whose name could not be named. Someone asked the sergeants or cavalrymen in the baron's ranks, but none of them knew what it was. Not only that, but what surprised the sergeants was that every sergeant or cavalryman who passed through the wooden cage seemed to be able to smell a scent that seemed to be absent. The scent is intense and persistent, with a strong and distinctive scent. However, some people can't accept this rich fragrance at once.

At this moment, a quasi-lancer served by Yoman in the realm, after getting rid of the sergeants and cavalrymen who were curious about the scent of the civet, drove his horse to the side of Lord Latimer. When he gently reined in his horse and kept the horse in sync with the other horse, he smiled and looked at the young lord, who was also a knight and a nobleman, "My lord, congratulations on finally getting the knighthood." ”

Stunned, John looked at the fields on the side of the road, "You're right. However, my knighthood was given to me by Sir Ernest in exchange for his life. ”

The quasi-lancer glanced at him silently, and said softly, "My lord, Sir's actions prove that Sir is a brave knight who can lay down his life for his brother. Therefore, God will always let Sir be by his side. ”

John, who was on his horse, let out a sigh of relief, and he wanted to ease his guilt by diverting the subject, "Uh, why did Lord Hertford choose this route back to England?" ”

"I guess Lord Hertford is trying to plunder the Scots a few more times."

"Well, that's a good idea. What we had looted in Edinburgh had been loaded onto ships and shipped back to the city of London, and indeed we and the Burgundians should have gained some benefit. ”

In fact, Baron Latimer and Yohmann were correct in their assumptions, and the Earl of Hertford was not a high commander of the army with high chivalrous qualities. Gather a large number of troops to invade Scotland, and in any case get some loot and return to England in full force, even if it is just beef, pork, lamb, or other meat and ordinary wine from the Scottish countryside.

Driven by this thought, the mighty English Army troops set out from the city of Edinburgh and marched south along the eastern coastline of Scotland, burning and looting the Scotsman villages along the way. On the nearly 140-mile journey back, looting a village when it sees a village, looting and burning a town when it sees a town.

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During the period when the Duke of Richmond, his brother and acquaintances were on their way to the battlefields of Scotland, Isabelle's time at the Duke's Palace, Sherif Hatton Castle, was relatively simple. In addition to the affairs of the Northern Council, she does not need to participate in the affairs, other affairs such as the supervision of the dukedom and castle can be described as being familiar with it.

With some free time, she became interested in educational matters within her father's domain. She first told her parents about her plan to establish a church school, which was greatly appreciated. She then approached the resident pastor of St. Michael's Church in the territory, Roger Eslip, who was very supportive of her idea.

In this era, rural education was basically undertaken by the church, so most of the church schools led by the church were charitable in nature, implemented free education, and the daily expenses of the schools were relatively low. For most rural farming families living in poverty, it is a great pleasure to have their children receive a free, relatively simple and basic education. At least most farmers know that people who have been educated in the church are indeed very different from those who have not been educated.

While the English Army was still sacking the city of Edinburgh, Isabel took her personal maids, Anne and Dorothy, to the church in the territory on a cloudy afternoon. After finding the pastor, the pastor led her to a clearing across the church from the approaching road. Pastor Eslip, dressed in a priest's robe and with a cross around her neck, stood beside her with a Bible in his hand, looked around the open space at her feet and smiled, "Miss, what do you think about building a school in this place?" ”

Isabel crossed her arms over her chest and paced through the soft weeds and nodded, "Well, priest, will this land be used by the villagers for farming?" ”

The priest took two steps forward and looked at some of the houses across the clearing, "Miss, your father's estate has a large area of land that can be cultivated, and no one wants such a little land. ”

"Well, how much does it cost to build a house?"

"Mademoiselle, it costs two pounds to build a house with three compartments, which is a three-room house."

"It's only 2 pounds...?" Isabel was amazed at the cost of building a house. While shaking his head, he turned back to Anne and said, "Anne, come here." ”

When the two maids came to her, Isabel smiled at them, "You say, what do you think if I pay 20 pounds to build a church school?" ”

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