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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The archbish. of Canturbu|rie receiued into fauour.In this meane time king Edward at the feast of Lammas held a councell at London, where he recei|ued the archbishop of Canturburie againe into his fauor, restoring vnto him all his goods and lands. He appointed him and the lord Reinold Grey to haue his eldest sonne prince Edward in kéeping, till his re|turne out of Flanders. But Nicholas Triuet writeth, that the said prince Edward being appointed to re|maine at home, Nic. Triuet. Gardians ap|pointed to the kings sonne in his fathers absence. as lieutenant to his father, there were appointed vnto him as councellors, Richard bi|shop of London, William earle of Warwike, and the forenamed lord Reinold Grey, with the lord Iohn Gifford, and the lord Alane Plokenet, men of high wisedome,Earles Mar|shall and Here+ford refuse to go ouer with the king into Flanders. grauitie and discretion, without ma|king mention of the archbishop of Canturburie in that place. The two earles Marshall and Hereford being commanded to attend the king into Flan|ders, refused, excusing themselues by messenger.

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