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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone, he returned againe into Scotland, and for a colour entred into the lands of William Douglas, and burnt part of them, bringing the wife and children of the same William backe with him in|to Annandale: but shortlie after,Robert Bruce reuolteth to the rebels. he conspired with the Scotish rebels, and ioined himselfe with them, not making his father priuie to the matter, who in the meane while remaind in the south parts of England. He would haue persuaded such knights, gentlemen and other as held their lands of his father in Annan|dale, to haue gone with him, N. Triuet. Three hun|dreth men of armes, and fiftie thou|sand footmen saith Abing|ton. but they would not breake their faith giuen to the king of England, and so left him. The earle of Surrey assembling togi|ther his power in Yorkeshire, sent his nephue the lord Henrie Percie with the souldiers of the countrie of Carleill before into Scotland, who passing foorth to the towne of Aire, went about to induce them of Gallowaie into peace,Henrie Per|cie sent before. and hearing that an armie of Scotishmen was gathered togither at a place about foure miles from thence called Irwin, he made thi|therward, and comming neere to the Scotish host,Irwin. might behold where the same was lodged beyond a certeine lake. In that armie were capteins, the bi|shop of Glasco, Andrew de Murreie steward of Scotland, and William Waleis which (as it should EEBO page image 304 seeme) were not all of one mind.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Discord in the Sco|tish armie. Sir Richard Lundie.There was in the same armie a knight named sir Richard Lundie, which neuer yet had doon homage to the king of England, but now flieng from his com|panie, he came to the English armie, and submitted himselfe with his retinue vnto the king of England, saieng that he ment not to serue amongst them any longer that could not agrée togither.The Scots sue for peace. The residue of the Scotishmen sued for peace, vpon condition to haue liues, members, goods, cattels and lands saued, with a pardon of all offenses past. The lord Percie vpon pledges & writings heerof deliuered, was con|tented to grant their requests, so that the king his maister would be therewith pleased, who being here|of certified, bicause he would not gladlie be staied of his iournie into Flanders, granted vnto all things that were thus required.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then after that the earle of Surrie was come to the English campe, bicause William Waleis ceas|sed not in the meane time to assemble more people, the Englishmen doubting some treason, resolued to giue battell, but whilest they were in mind thus to do, the bishop of Glasco and William Douglas to a|uoid the note of disloialtie and treason,The bishop of Glasco and William Dou+glas. came and sub|mitted themselues: and so the bishop was commit|ted to ward within the castell of Rokesborough, and William Douglas in the castell of Berwike. It is to be noted, that euen in the verie time that the trea|tie was in hand betwixt the lord Percie and the Sco|tish capteins, the Scots of Gallowaie and other set vpon that part of the English campe, where the tr [...]s [...]e and baggage laie, which they spoiled and ran|sacked, slaieng aboue fiue hundreth persons, what of men, women and children, but the alarum being rai|sed, the Englishmen came to the rescue, and chasing the Scots, slue aboue a thousand of them, and reco|uered the most part of their owne goods, Abington. with more which they tooke from their enimies.

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