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Compare 1587 edition: 1 For amongſt other, the Earle of Dowglas himſelfe was thrice ſtriken through the body, and EEBO page image 364 alſo wounded ſo mortally on the head, that being borne to his tent a little before the end of the bat|tell, he dyed of thoſe hurtes immediately after, to the greate diſcomforte of all his armie, concey|uing more dolorous griefe for the loſſe of ſo wor|thy a chieuetayne,See more of this matter in Englande. than ioy for the gayne of ſo greate a victory. His body was conueyed vnto Melros, and buryed beſide his father Earle Wil|liam in the Abbey church there. And bycauſe this Earle Iames had no heires of his body begot|ten,Archimbalde Dowglas ſuc|ceeded the Earle Iames of Dowglas. his Couſin Archembald Dowglas Lord of Galloway ſucceeded him in the Earledome.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The houſe of the Hepbornes (of the whyche this Patrike Hepborne that fought ſo valiauntly in this battell at Otterborne did diſcend) aroſe in Scotland after this wiſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 It chanced in the dayes of King Dauid the thirde, there was an Engliſhman of that name taken priſoner in Scotland, who by chaunce be|ing in place where the Earle of March was got vpon a yong gelding vnbroken, the whiche play|ing the vnruly Iade in fetching and flinging a|loft, put the Earle in greate daunger of his lyfe, and when all other that were preſente there gaue backe, and durſt not ſteppe in to make any ſhifte to help the Earle: this Engliſhman lept to hym, and boldly catching holde on the bridle reyne, held the Horſe faſt till the Earle was ſafely gote beſide him.

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