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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The king and queene this yeare in Maie went ouer into France, where they were present in Paris on Whit EEBO page image 322 Whitsundaie at the coronation of Philip sonne to the French king, created that day king of Nauarre. ¶ Iohn de Drokensford bishop of Bath and Welles was appointed warden of the realme till the kings returne. Anno Reg. 7. Record. Tur. In Iulie the king returned backe from his iournie into France, and landed at Sandwich the mondaie before the feast of S. Margaret, hauing dis|patched his businesse with the French king in good and honorable maner, for his lands and countrie of Gascoine. Hen. Marle. Mariages. ¶ About this season Maurice fitz Tho|mas, and Thomas fitz Iohn maried two sisters that were daughters to Richard earle of Ulnester. In this meane time, Robert Bruce recouered the most part of all Scotland, winning out of the English|mens hands such castels as they held within Scot|land,The successe of Robert Bruce. chasing all the souldiers which laie there in gar|rison, out of the countrie, and subduing such of the Scots as held on the English part.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of England pas|seth into Scotland.King Edward to be reuenged herof, with a migh|tie armie brauelie furnished, and gorgiouslie apparel|led, more seemelie for a triumph, than méet to incoun|ter with the cruell enimie in the field, entred Scot|land, in purpose speciallie to rescue the castell of Sterling, as then besieged by the Scotishmen. But at his approching néere to the same, Robert Bruce was readie with his power to giue him battell. In the which king Edward nothing doubtfull of losse, had so vnwiselie ordered his people, and confounded their ranks, that euen at the first ioining, they were not onelie beaten downe and ouerthrowne, by those that coped with them at hand, but also were woun|ded with shot a farre off, by those their enimies which stood behind to succour their fellowes when need re|quired, so that in the end the Englishmen fled to saue their liues,The English+men chased. and were chased and slaine by the Scots in great number.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king escapeth.The king escaped with a few about him, in great danger to haue béene either taken or slaine. Manie were drowned in a little riuer called Banokesborne, neere to the which the battell was foughten.The battell of Banokes|borne. There were slaine of noble men, Gilbert earle of Gloce|ster, Robert lord Clifford, the lord Giles Argentine, the lord Paine Tiptost, the lord William Marshall the lord Reginald Daincourt, the lord Edmund of Mauley the kings steward, with other lords and ba|rons to the number of 42, and of knights and baro|nets to the number of 67. There were slaine of all sorts vpon the English part that daie about ten thou|sand men,The great slaughter of Englishmen. Polydor. ouer and beside the prisoners that were ta|ken. Amongst the which were accounted 22 men of name, as the earle of Hereford, the lord Iohn Se|graue, Fabian. Croxden. Addition to Triuet and Matth. Paris. William lord Latimer, Maurice lord Berk|ley, and others. He that listeth to heare more of this discomfiture may read thereof further at large in the Scotish historie.

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