Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 262Whileſt he was thus buſie about the furthe|rance of that worke, diuerſe of thoſe theeues that were acuſtomed to liue by robberies in thoſe parts, perceiuing that this caſtell which the king was about to build, ſhoulde turne vnto their de|ſtruction,Treaſon of conſpirators to haue ſlaine the king. they conſpired his death, & winning by rewards & promiſes, the help of the kings cham|berlain to the accõpliſhing of their traiterous and moſt diueliſhe practiſes, they entered one night through a priuie into his lodging, in purpoſe to haue ſlaine him as he had ſlept in his bed chãber: but he by Gods prouidence hauing knowledge of their cõming, ſtarted out of his bed, & caught a ſword which hung neare at hand, wherewith he ſlue firſt his chamberlain that had brought them in,The kings manhood. and then diſpatched a ſix of the other traitors, (which were alreadie entred his chamber) with ſingular force & manhood: the other fearing leaſt with the noyſe, his ſeruants that lodged within the houſe, ſhould haue bin raiſed, & ſo haue haſted to aſſaile thẽ on the backs, fled in all haſt poſſible.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Neuertheleſſe, ſuche purſute was made after them, that many of them were apprehended, and vpon their examination, beeing brought before the king, they declared plainly howe they were encouraged to worke that treaſon whiche they had gone aboute, by ſundrie great Barons and gentlemen of the countrey. Finally, the matter was ſo handled with them, that they diſcloſed the names of thoſe that had thus procured them to the treaſon. Wherevpon the king gathering an army,The water of Spay. he marched forth to purſue them, but be|fore he came vnto the water of Spay, the con|ſpirators had gotten togither their power, & were lodged on the further ſide of the ſame water to ſtop him from paſſing ouer.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Sir Alexander Carron.The king ſeeing them thus aſſembled to im|peach his paſſage, ſent his Banner man ſir Alex|ander Carron with a choſen part of his army to paſſe the water,The Rebels are vãquiſhed. and to fight with his enimies, where, by the hardie onſet of the ſayde ſir Alex|ander, they were quickly put to flight, & many of them that were taken in the chaſe, ſuffered death according as they had well deſerued.