Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Northumberland men conueied their wiues, their children, their cattell, & other goods, which might be remoued, out of the countrie for feare of the eni|mies inuasion: but when the Scots lingered time,The Scots inuade Nor|thumberland, and spoile the countrie. and entred not within the English borders for a sea|son, they brought their goods againe, in hope that the Scots would not come foorth of their owne marches at that time. But the Scots hauing aduertisement thereof, about the feast of S. Luke entred the En|glish borders, and did much hurt within the countrie of Northumberland, so that to auoid the danger, all the religious men fled out of the monasteries situat betwixt Newcastell vpon Tine, and Carleill. The Scots spoiled, harried, and burnt vp the countrie, till the feast of saint Martine, and in the oactues of the same feast they drew togither, and went towards Carleill, which towne they summoned, as you shall heare.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 They sent a preest to them that kept it, comman|ding them to yéeld: but receiuing a froward answer, they fell to and wasted all that countrie, passing tho|rough the forrest of Inglewood, Cumberland,The forest of Inglewood. and Al|lerdale, till they came vnto Derwent and Coker|mouth, not sparing either church nor chappell. Their meaning was to haue gone into the bishoprike of Durham, but what through sore weather of haile, snow and frost, & what through vaine feare of wrong information giuen by their spials, that the countrie was well prouided of men of warre for defense, they brake off that iournie, and yet there were not past a hundred men of armes, and thrée thousand footmen in that countrie, which were then also dispersed tho|rough irksomenesse of long staieng for the enimies. The Scots therefore drew vnto Hexham, and there lodged, not without vexing the canons, although they had granted letters of protection vnto the prior and couent of the same house, to indure for one whole yeare: and likewise letters of safe conduct to passe and repasse for one canon, one squire, and two ser|uants, when soeuer they should send to them, during that terme: which letters were giuen foorth vnder the name of the said earle of Murrey, and William Waleis.The towne of Riton burnt. Anno Reg. 26. From thence they went towards Newca|stell, and burnt the towne of Riton. Finallie, percei|uing they could not preuaile in attempting to win the towne of Newcastell,The Scots returne home. they diuided their spoiles and returned home.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time, to wit, a little before Christ|masse, the lord Robert Clifford,The lord Clif+ford inuadeth Annandale. with the power of the citie of Carleill, entred Annandale, committing all to the spoile of the footmen, of whome there was a great number. The men of armes on horsbacke, be|ing not past an hundred in all, kept togither, and fin|ding their enimies assembled néere to Annankirke,Annankirke. gaue a charge vpon them, and chased them into a marish, within the which they kept them, till the foot|men came in, and assailing them, slue 308 persons,Scots slaine. and tooke diuerse of them prisoners, and returning a|gaine to their market, burnt ten villages, and on Christmasse euen returned with their preie and boo|ties vnto Carleill. In the beginning of Lent they made an other rode,Annankirke burnt. in the which they burnt the church of Annan.