Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, Robert le Bruce went abroad in the countries of Scotland,Robert Bruce. receiued the homages of manie Scotishmen, and got togither an armie of men, with the which he approched néere to saint Iohns towne, Abington. into the which the earle of Penbroke was a little before entred to defend it, with thrée hundred men of armes, beside footmen. Then R. Bruce sent to the earle to come out and giue battell, the earle sent vnto him word againe, that he would not fight that daie being sundaie,It was the next sundaie after midsum|mer daie. but vpon the next morow he would satisfie his request. Robert Bruce herevpon withdrew a mile backe from the towne, determining to rest himselfe and his people that night. About eue|ning tide came the earle foorth of the towne with his people in order of battell,Rob. Bruce out to flight by the earle of Penbroke. and assailing his eni|mies vpon a sudden, slue diuerse yer they could get their armour on their backs. Robert Bruce and o|thers that had some space to arme themselues made some resistance for a while, but at length the Eng|lishmen put them to the worse, so that they were con|streined to flee.
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Rob. Bruce fled into Ken|tire.The earle following the chase, pursued them euen
into Kentire, not resting till he vnderstood that a great number of them were gotten into a castell, which
he besieged, in hope to haue found Robert Bruce within it, but he was fled further into the countrie.
Howbeit, his wife and his brother Nigell or Neall,
His wife and brother are taken. The earle of Itholl taken. Fabian.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The wife of Robert le Bruce being daughter to the earle of Ulster, was sent vnto the manour of Brustwike, and there honorablie vsed, hauing a con|uenient number of seruants appointed to wait on hir. The earle of Ulster hir father,Bruces [...] whose daugh|ter she was. in the beginning of these last wars, sent vnto king Edward two of his owne sonnes to remaine with him, in such wise as he should thinke conuenient, to assure himselfe of him, that he would attempt nothing against the English subiects. Also it was said, that the ladie hir selfe, the same daie hir husband and she should be crowned, said,The saieng of Robert Bruces wi [...]e. that she feared they should proue but as a sum|mer king and quéene, such as in countrie townes the yoong folks choose for sport to danse about maipoles. For these causes was she the more courteouslie vsed at the kings hands, as reason no lesse required.