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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now king Stephan knowing that the Scots were not like long to continue in quiet, returned northwards againe;Thurstan archbishop of Yorke made lieutenant of ye north parts. and comming to Thurstan the archbishop of Yorke, he committed the kéeping of the countrie vnto his charge, commanding him to be in a redinesse to defend the borders vpon any sud|den inuasion. Which thing the couragious archbishop willinglie vndertooke. By this meanes king Ste|phan being eased of a great part of his care, fell in hand to besiege the residue of those places which the rebels kept: but they fearing to abide the danger of an assault, fled away, some into one part, and some into an other; whom the kings power of horssemen still pursuing and ouertaking by the way, slue, and tooke no small number of them prisoners in the chase. Thus was the victorie in maner wholie atchiued, and all those places recouered, which the enimies had fortified.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In like maner when king Dauid heard that the king was thus vexed with ciuill warre at home, he entred England againe in most forceable wise:The Scots eftsoones in|uade Nor|thumberland. and sending his horssemen abroad into the countrie, commanded them to waste and spoile the same after their accustomed maner. But in the meane time he purposed with himselfe to besiege Yorke: which citie if he might haue woone, he determined to haue made it the frontier hold against king Stephan, and the rest that tooke part with him. Herevpon calling in his horssemen from straieng further abroad, he marched thitherwards, and comming neere to the citie, pitched downe his tents.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Archbishop Thurstan raiseth a pow|er to fight with the Scots.In this meane while the archbishop Thurstan, to whom the charge of defending the countrie cheefelie in the kings absence apperteined, called togither the Nobles and gentlemen of the shire and parties ad|ioining, whom with so pithie and effectuall words he exhorted to resist the attempts of the Scots (whose cruell dooings could kéepe no measure) that inconti|nentlie all the power of the northparts was raised, and (vnder the leading of William earle of Albe|marle, Simon Dun. Capteines of the armie. Walter Espeke, William Peuerell of Not|tingham, and two of the Lacies, Walter and Gil|bert) offered euen with perill of life and limme to trie the matter against the Scots in a pight field, and ei|ther to driue them out of the countrie, or else to loose their liues in the quarell of their prince.

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