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In September 1496, James IV prepared to invade England with Warbeck.
A red, gold and silver banner was made for Warbeck as the Duke of York ; James's armour was gilded and painted ; and the royal artillery was prepared.
John Ramsay of Balmain ( who called himself Lord Bothwell ) described the events for Henry VII.
He saw Roderic de Lalanne, a Flemish knight arrive with two little ships and 60 German soldiers and meet James IV and talk to Warbeck.
In Edinburgh Castle Ramsay saw two great French guns called ' curtalds ,' 10 falconets or little serpentines, and 30 iron breech loading ' cart guns ' with 16 close-carts or wagons for the munitions.
He estimated the invasion force would last only 4 to 5 days in England before it ran out of provisions.
He suggested, from the safety of Berwick upon Tweed, that the Scots could be vanquished by a modest English force attacking from north and south in a pincer movement.
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