Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 They fulfilling his desire, when he came in, and was brought afore the captein sitting then at break|fast, he said vnto him:
Behold sir, here ye may per|use the king of Englands secrets, and withall raught to him a box, wherein the packet of the kings letters were inclosed, and appoint me (saith he) to some cor|ner of the wall, and trie whether I can handle a crosse|bow or not, to defend it against your aduersaries.Héere when others would haue opened the box, and haue read the letters, the capteine would in no wise consent thereto, but going into a turret, called to the Englishmen beelow, and willed them to signifie to the king, that one of his seruants being fled to him, sought to bewraie his secrets, wherevnto he would by no means agree, and therefore meant to restore both the traitor and the letters. Herevpon, the lord Iohn Spenser, comming to heare what the matter might meane, the capteine caused Lewin to be let downe to him, togither with the letters safe, and not touched by him at all.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the king vnderstood this, he much commen|ded the honest respect of the capteine, and whereas he had caused engins to be raised to annoie them with|in (as yée haue heard) he commanded the same to ceasse, and withall, vpon their capteins suit, he gran|ted them libertie to send vnto their king Iohn Bali|oll, to giue him to vnderstand in what sort they stood. As touching the Welshman,A Welshman hanged. he was drawne and hanged on a paire of high galowes, prepared for him of purpose, as he had well deserued. A notable example of a traitorous villaine, so to offer the se|crets of his souereigne to be known to his enimies: and no lesse excellent a president of an honest and faithfull harted foe, that would not himselfe nor let anie other haue a sight of the contents therein writ|ten; a rare point of good meaning and vpright dea|ling in a souldier, and speciallie in an enimie; but
—multo optimus illeMilitiae cui postremum est primúm, tueriInter bella fidem.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now while the messengers were on their waie to Forfair,Striueling castel left void where the Scotish king then laie, king Ed|ward with a part of his armie went vnto Striue|ling, where he found the castell gates set open, and the keies hanging on a naile, so that he entred there without any resistance, for they that had this castle in gard, were fled out of it for feare before his com|ming. The messengers that were sent from them within Edenburgh castell, comming to their king, declared to him in what case they stood that were be|sieged. King Iohn, for that he was not able to succor them by any manner of means at that present, sent them word, to take the best waie they could for their owne safetie; with which answer the messengers re|turning, the castell was immedi [...]tlie deliuered vnto the lord Iohn Spenser,Edenburgh castell deliue|red to the king of England. that was left in charge with the siege, at the kings departure towards Striue|ling, with the like conditions as the castell of Roc|kesborough had yeelded a little before.