Compare 1577 edition: 1 At his departure from Poictiers he left the citie void, for it was too great to be kept: his souldiers and men of warre were so pestered with riches, that they wist not what to doo therewith: they estéemed nothing but gold and siluer, and feathers for men of warre. The earle visited by the waie as he returned homewards to Burdeaux the towne of saint Iohn Dangelie,Saint Iohn Dangelie. and other fortresses which he had woone in going towards Poictiers, and hauing furnished them with men, munition, and vittels necessarie, at his comming to Burdeaux he brake vp his host, and licencing his people to depart, thanked them for their paines and good seruice. All this while the siege conti|nued still before Calis, and the French king amongst other deuises which he imagined how to raise the K. of England from it, procured the Scots to make warre into England, insomuch that Dauid king of Scotland, notwithstanding the truce which yet indu|red betwixt him and the king of England, vpon hope now to doo some great exploit, by reason of the ab|sence of king Edward,The king of Scots inua|deth Eng|land. Polydor. intangled thus with the be|sieging of Calis, he assembled the whole puissance of his realme, to the number of fortie or threescore thousand fighting men (as some write) and with them entered into England, burning, spoiling, and wast|ing the countrie, till he came as far as Durham.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The lords of England that were left at home with the queene for the sure keeping and defense of the realme, perceiuing the king of Scots thus boldie to inuade the land, and in hope of spoile to send foorth his light horssemen to harrie the countrie on ech side him, assembled an host of all such people as were a|ble to beare armour, both preests and other. Their ge|nerall assemblie was appointed at Newcastell,The English lords assemble a power to fight with the Scots. Froissard. and when they were all togither, they were to the num|ber of 1200 men of armes, thrée thousand archers, and seauen thousand other, with the Welshmen, and issuing out of the towne, they found the Scots rea|die to come forward to incounter them. Then euerie man was set in order of battell, and there were foure battels ordeined, one to aid another. The first was led by the bishop of Durham, Gilbert de Uinfreuile earle of Anegos, Henrie lord Percie, and the lord Henrie Scroope: the second by the archbishop of Yorke, and the lord Rafe Neuill: the third by the bi|shop of Lincolne, Iohn lord Mowbraie, and the lord Thomas de Rokebie: the fourth was gouerned by the lord Edward Balioll capteine of Berwike, the archbishop of Canturburie, and the lord Ros: beside these were W. lord d' Eincourt, Robert de Ogle, and other. The queene was there in person, and went from ranke to ranke, Tho. Wals. Froissard. The quéenes diligence. and incouraged hir people in the best manner she could, and that doone she depar|ted, committing them and their cause to God the gi|uer of all victorie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Shortlie herevpon the Scots set forward to be|gin EEBO page image 376 the battell, and likewise did the Englishmen, and therewith the archers on both parts began to shoot: the shot of the Scots did little hurt, but the archers of England sore galled the Scots, so that there was an hard battell. They began at nine of the clocke, and continued still in fight till noone. The Scots had sharpe and heauie axes, & gaue with the same great and mightie strokes,The Scots fight with [...]xes. howbeit finallie the English|men by the helpe of God obteined the victorie, al|though they lost manie of their men. There were di|uerse of the nobles of Scotland slaine,The English men obteine the victorie. to the number of seuen earles, beside lords. The king was taken in the field sore wounded, for he fought valiantlie. He was prisoner to an esquier of Northumberland,The king of Scots taken. who as soone as he had taken him, rode out of the field with him, accompanied onelie with eight of his ser|uants, and rested not till he came to his owne castell where he dwelled, being thirtie miles distant from the place of the battell.