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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After the Epiphanie, when the truce failed betwixt the two realmes of England and Scotland, Rich. South. The Scots inuade Eng|land. an ar|mie of Scots entred England, and came into the bishoprike of Durham. The earle of Murrey staied at Darington, but Iames Dowglas and the stew|ard of Scotland went foorth to waste the countrie, the one towards Hartlepoole and Cleueland, and the o|ther towards Richmond: but they of the countie of Richmond (as before they had doone) gaue a great summe of monie to saue their countrie from inuasi|on. The Scots at that time remained within Eng|land by the space of fiftéene daies or more. The knights and gentlemen of the north parts did come vnto the earle of Lancaster that laie the same time at Pomfret, offering to go foorth with him to giue the enimies battell, if he would assist them: but the earle séemed that he had no lust to fight in defense of his prince, that sought to oppresse him wrongfullie (as he tooke it) and therefore he dissembled the matter, and so the Scots returned at their pleasure without encounter.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About this season, Thom. Wals. the lord William de Bruce that in the marches of Wales enioied diuerse faire pos|sessions to him descended from his ancestors, but through want of good gouernement was run behind hand, offered to sell a certeine portion of his lands called Gowers land lieng in the marches there, vnto diuerse noble men that had their lands adioining to the same, as to the earle of Hereford, and to the two lords Mortimers, the vncle & nephue, albeit the lord Mowbraie that had maried the onelie daughter and heire of the lord Bruce, thought verelie in the end to haue had it, as due to his wife by right of inheri|tance. But at length (as vnhap would) Hugh Spen|ser the yoonger lord chamberleine, coueting that land (bicause it laie néere on each side to other lands that he had in those parts) found such means through the kings furtherance and helpe,The chéefe cause of the variance be|twixt ye lords and the Spẽ|sers. that he went awaie with the purchase, to the great displeasure of the other lords that had beene in hand to buie it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Hereby such hartburning rose against the Spen|sers, that vpon complaint made by the erle of Here|ford vnto the earle of Lancaster, of their presumptu|ous dealing, by ruling all things about the king as séemed best to their likings, it was thought expedi|ent by the said earles that some remedie in time (if it were possible) should be prouided. Wherevpon the said earls of Lancaster and Hereford, with the lords Roger Tuchet, Roger Clifford, Iocelin Deieuille, Roger Bernsfield, the two Mortimers, Roger the vncle and Roger the nephue, William de Sullie, William de Elmbrige, Iohn Gifford of Brimes|field, and Henrie Tieis, all barons; the which with di|uerse other lords and knights, and men of name, as|sembling togither at Shierborne in Elmedone, sware each of them to stand by other, till they had a|mended the state of the realme. But yet notwith|standing this their oth, the most part of them after|wards forsaking the enterprise, submitted them|selues to the king.

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