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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time the Scots being entred into England, had doone much hurt, and were come as farre as Stanop parke in Wiredale:Stanop parke. Caxton. and though they had sent their ambassadours to treat with the king and his councell for peace, yet no conclusion fol|lowed of their talke. At the same time, bicause the English souldiours of this armie were cloathed all in cotes and hoods embrodered with floures and branches verie séemelie, and vsed to nourish their beards: the Scots in derision thereof made a rime, which they fastened vpon the church doores of saint Peter toward Stangate, conteining this that fol|loweth.

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A [...]ime in de|rision of the Englishmen. Long beards, hartlesse, Painted hoods, witlesse,
Gaie cotes, gracelesse, Make England thriftlesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king when he saw it was but a vaine thing to staie anie longer in communication with the am|bassadors about peace, departed from Yorke with his puissant armie, and getting knowledge how the Scots were closelie lodged in the woods of Stan|op parke, he came and stopped all the passages, so it was thought that he should haue had them at his pleasure, but through treason (as was after reported) of the lord Roger Mortimer, after that the Scots had béene kept within their lodgings for the space of fiftéene daies, till they were almost famished, they did not onelie find a waie out, but about two hundred of them vnder the leading of the lord William Dou|glas, [...]roissart. The lord Dowglas. assailing that part of the English campe where the kings tent stood, in the night season, missed not much of either taking the king or sleieng him: and hauing doone hurt inough otherwise, as in the Sco|tish chronicle is also touched, they followed their com|panie, and with them returned into Scotland with|out impeachment.

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