Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus much touching those troubles betwixt the townesmen of Burie & the abbat and moonks there, and now we will returne to other generall matters touching the publike state of the realme. ¶ And first you shall vnderstand, that in the beginning of this kings reigne the land trulie séemed to be blessed of God: for the earth became fruitfull, the aire tempe|rate, and the sea calme and quiet. This king though he was as yet vnder the gouernement of other, ne|uerthelesse he began within a short time to shew to|kens of great towardnesse, framing his mind vnto graue deuises, and first he prepared to make a iornie against the Scotishmen, the which in his fathers time had doone so manie displeasures to the Englishmen, and now vpon confidence of his minoritie, ceassed not to inuade the borders of his realme. And namelie the verie selfe night that followed the day of this kings coronation, they had thought by skaling to haue stolne the castell of Norham: Rich. South. Rob. Ma|ners captein of Norham castell. but Robert Ma|ners capteine of that place, vnderstanding of their enterprise aforehand by a Scotishman of the garison there, so well prouided for their comming, that where sixtéene of them boldlie entred vpon the wall, he slue nine or ten of them, and tooke fiue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This was thought an euill token, that they should still be put to the worsse in this kings time, sith they had so bad successe in the verie beginning of his reigne: but they continuing in their malicious pur|poses, about saint Margarets tide inuaded the land with three armies, the earle of Murrey hauing the leading of one of the same armies,The [...] inuade Eng|land. and Iames Douglas of another, and the third was guided by the earle of Mar. King Edward aduertised hereof, assembled not onelie a great power of Englishmen, but also required Iohn lord Beaumont de Heinault, whome he had latelie sent home right honorablie re|warded for his good assistance,The lord Beaumo [...] of Hein [...]u [...]. to come againe into England, with certeine bands of men at armes, and he should receiue wages and good interteinement EEBO page image 347 for them. The lord Beaumont, as one that loued déeds of armes, Caxton. was glad to accomplish king Ed|wards request: and so therevpon with seauen hun|dred men at armes, or fiue hundred (as Froissart saith) came ouer into England againe, to serue a|gainst the Scots.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The generall assemblie of the armie was appoin|ted to be at Yorke, and thither came the said lord Beaumont with his people, and was ioifullie recei|ued of the king and his lords. Here whilest not one|lie the Scotish ambassadours (which had béene sent to treat of peace, were heard to tell their message) but also whilest the councell tooke some leisure in de|bating the matter how to guide their enterprise, which they had now in hand: vpon Trinitie sundaie, it chanced that there arose contention within the ci|tie of Yorke, betwixt the English archers, and the strangers,A fraie be|twixt y^e Eng|lish archers and the Hen|uiers. Caxton. which the lord Beaumont of Heinault had brought with him, insomuch that fighting togither there were slaine to the number of foure score per|sons of those archers, which were buried within the church of saint Clement in Fosgate. ¶Some write that there were slaine to the number of thrée hun|dred Englishmen: yet bicause the Henuiers came to aid the king, their peace was cried vpon paine of life. Froissart. And further, it was found by an inquest of the ci|tie, that the quarrell was begun by the Englishmen, the which (as some write) were of the Lincolneshire men, of those that sometime belonged to the Spen|sers, and to the earle of Arundell, so that there was cause, Caxton. Froissart. whie they bare euill will to the Henuiers which had aided (as yee haue heard) to bring the said earle and Spensers to their confusion.