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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In their iournie thitherwards, they went by Pe|plis to apprehend certeine Scots, whome they heard to be lodged and abiding thereabouts, but when they found them not, they wasted the countrie, and turned streight to Carleill, where after the Epiphanie there assembled an armie foorth of the counties of Lanca|ster, Westmerland, and Cumberland, by the kings appointment, which armie togither with the king of Scots and the other lords there found, entred Scot|land, and did much hurt in the countrie of Galloway, destroieng towns and all that they found abroad, Hen. Marle. but the people were fled and withdrawne out of their waie. And when they had taken their pleasure, the king of Scots returned backe to Carleill. This yere there fell great abundance of raine, [...] dearth and [...]eth of cattell. and therevpon insued morren of beasts: also corne so failed this yeare, that a quarter of wheat was sold at fortie shillings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Finallie, when the king had finished his businesse in Scotland, Anno Reg. 9. as to his séeming stood with his plea|sure, he returned into England, and shortlie after he sent the archbishop of Canturburie,Ambassadors [...]ent into France. sir Philip de Montacute, and Geffrey Scroope vnto the French king, to conclude a firme amitie & league with him. These lords comming into France, were not at the first admitted to the French kings presence, till they shewed themselues halfe greeued with that strange dealing: for then finallie were they brought vnto him, who gentlie receiued them, and caused the mat|ter to be intreated of about the which they were sent, in furthering whereof, such diligence was vsed, that finallie a conclusion of peace and concord was a|greed, and so farre passed, that proclamation thereof should haue béene made in Paris, and in the coun|trie thereabout the next day: but scarse were the En|glish ambassadours returned vnto their lodgings, when they were sent for backe againe, and further informed, that the French king minded to haue Da|uid king of Scotland comprised in the same league, so that he might be restored vnto his kingdome, and the Balioll put out. The English ambassadors an|swered, that their commission extended not so farre, and therfore they could not conclude any thing there|in. Herevpon all the former communication was reuoked, and cléerelie made void, so that the English ambassadors returned home into England without anie thing concluded.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the feast of the Ascension, the king held a parlement at Yorke, [...]. Southwell. [...] parlement. ordeining for his iournie into Scotland, and also deuising by authoritie thereof di|uerse profitable statutes for the common-wealth. About midsummer, he came with his armie vnto Newcastell vpon Tine, whither came to him from Carleill the king of Scots, and there order was ta|ken, that the king of England, and his brother the earle of Cornwall, the earls of Warwike, Lanca|ster, Lincolne, and Hereford, with all their retinues, and the earle of Gulikerland, that had married the kings sister, and with a faire companie was come to serue the king in these warres, should passe to Carle|ill, and on the twelfe of Iulie enter Scotland. The king of Scots, the earles of Surrie, and Arundell, and the lord Henrie Percie, a baron of great might and power, being all of kin vnto the king of Scots, with their retinues should go to Berwike, and there enter the same day aboue mentioned, and as it was appointed, so it was put in practise. For both kings on the same day entring Scotland in seuerall parts passed forward without resistance at their pleasures, wasting and burning all the countries, both on this side, and beyond the Scotish sea.The Welsh|men. The Welshmen spared neither religious persons nor their houses, making no more accompt of them than of others: the mariners of Newcastell also burnt a great part of the towne of Dundée.Dundée burnt.

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