The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 299)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Patrike earle of Dunbar came to the king of England, and submitted himselfe, with all that he had into his hands;The castell of Dunbar ren|dred to the Scots. but the castell of Dunbar vpon saint Markes day, being assieged of the Scots was ren|dred vnto them, by treason of some that were within it, of whome, the countesse (wife to the same erle) was the chéefest;

Beside 2000 barded horsses they had in that armie 10000 foot|men.

N. Triuet. Matth. Westm. Abington.

A sore battell fought at Dunbar.

The number slaine.

Matth. Westm. Abington.

for recouerie whereof king Edward sent Iohn earle of Warren, Surrey and Sussex, & Wil|liam earle of Warwike with a great power, the which laieng siege to that castell, a great host of Sco|tishmen came vpon them to the rescue of them with|in, so that there was foughten a verie sore and terri|ble battell. At length, the victorie abode with the En|glishmen, and the Scotishmen were put to flight, the Englishmen following them in chase eight mile of that countrie, almost to the forrest of Selkirke: the slaughter was great, so that (as was estéemed) there died of the Scotishmen that day, to the number of ten thousand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The morrow after being saturdaie, which was the eight and twentith day of Aprill, at the kings com|ming thither the castell was surrendred vnto him. There were taken in the same castell three earles, Menteth, Cassels, and Ros; six barons, Iohn Comin the yoonger, William Sanclere, Richard Siward the elder, Iohn Fitz Geffrey, Alexander de Mor|teigne, Edmund Comin of Kilbird, with thirtie knights, two clearks, Iohn de Someruile, and Wil|liam de Sanclere, and thrée and thirtie esquires, the which were sent vnto diuerse castels in England, to be kept as prisoners. After the winning of Dunbar the king went to the castell of Rockesborough,Rockesbo|rough yéelded. which incontinentlie was yeelded by the lord Steward of Scotland, the liues and members of all such as were within it at the time of the surrender.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then went king Edward vnto Edenburgh where he planted his siege about the castell, and raised en|gines, which cast stones against and ouer the walles, sore beating and brusing the buildings within. But as it chanced, the king writing letters, to aduertise his councell at [...] of his proceedings, and concer|ning other businesse, Rich. South [...]. deliuered that packet vnto a Welshman named Lewin, commanding him to go with the same to London in all hast possible, for he knew him to be a verie spéedie messenger and a tru|stie also (as he tooke it.) But hauing the letter thus deliuered him, togither with monie to beare his charges, he got him to a tauerne, where riotouslie cõ|suming the monie (which he had so receiued) in plaie, & making good cheere, in the morning he caused one of his companions to take a target, and beare it afore him in approching the castell, for that he meant (as he colourablie pretended) not to depart, vntill he had EEBO page image 300 wrought some displeasure to them within with his crossebow, which he tooke with him for that purpose, so that comming vnto the castell gates, he called to the warders on the walles to cast downe to him a cord, that they might plucke him vp to them there|with, for that he had somwhat to say to their capteine touching the secrets of the king of England.