Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The king of Scots conclu+deth a league with the French king. Polydor. Iohn king of Scotland affianced his sonne Ed|ward Balioll with the daughter of Charles du Ua|lois brother to the French king, and concluded with the said French king a league against the king of England. Nothing mooued the Scotish king so much hereto, as the affection which he bare towards his natiue countrie, for he was a French man borne, and lord of Harecourt in Normandie, which segnio|rie was after made an earledome by Philip du Ua|lois king of France. Matth. West. The Scotishmen had chosen 12 peeres, that is to saie, foure bishops, foure earles, and foure barons, by whose aduise and counsell the king should gouerne the realme, by whome he was induced also to consent vnto such accord with the French men, contrarie to his promised faith giuen to king Edward when he did homage to him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Edward not fullie vnderstanding the con|clusion of this league, required aid of the Scotish king for the maintenance of his warres against France, and receiuing a doubtfull answer, began to suspect the matter: whervpon he required to haue thrée castels, as Barwike, Edenburgh, and Rokes|burgh, deliuered vnto him as gages till the end of the warre, and if the Scotishmen continued faithfull vnto him,K. Edwards request made to the Scots is denied. Abington. he would then restore the same castels to them againe when the warres were ended. This to do the Scotishmen vtterlie denied, alledging that their countrie was frée of it selfe, and acquit of all seruitude or bondage, and that they were in no con|dition bound vnto the king of Scotland, and there|fore they would receiue the merchants of France, of Flanders,The disloiall dealing of the Scots. or any other countrie without excepti|on, as they thought good.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 There were in the hauen of Berwike at the same time, certeine English merchants, vpon whome the Scots made assault, and wounded some of them, and some of them they slue, and chased the residue, the which returning into England, made complaint, and shewed in what euill maner they had beene dealt with. King Edward heerevpon perceiuing the pur|poses of the Scots, Nic. Triuet. determined to make warre vp|on them with all speed, & to conquer the whole coun|trie, if they could not cleare themselues of such euill dealing as of them was reported and thought to be put in practise. About the conuersion of saint Paule in Ianuarie, king Edward sent ouer into Gascoine his brother the lord Edmund earle of Lancaster,The earle of Lancaster sent into Gas|coine. Abington. with the earle of Lincolne and other, to the number of 26 banerets, and 700 men of armes, besides a great multitude of other people. They arriued at Blay, about the midst of Lent, and staied there till towards Easter. In which meane season, a great sort of Gascoins and other people resorted vnto them, so that they were two thousand men of armes.