Thus the town [Berwick] was captured by stealth where the tyrant ordered everyone of both sexes and all ages to be torched, where 7,500 people were killed. These things were done on 29 March, namely on the Friday of the Parasceve of the Lord [Good Friday].

[. . .] sic dolose capitur villa, vbi jussit tirannus omnes vtriusque sexus et etatis torculari, vbi occisi sunt vij m quingenti . Facta sunt hec quarto kal. Aprilis scilicet feria sexta in parascheue Domini [. . .]