Compare 1577 edition: 1 Hect. Boetius. Ri. Southwell. Fabian. Froissard. There was taken also beside him, the earles of Fife, Sutherland, Wighton, and Menteth, the lord William Douglas, the lord Uescie, the archbishop of S. Andrewes, and another bishop, with sir Thomelin Foukes, and diuerse other men of name. There were slaine of one and other to the number of 15 thousand. This battell was fought beside the citie of Durham at a place called Neuils crosse,Neuils crosse. vpon a saturdaie next after the feast of saint Michaell, in the yeare of our Lord 1346. Of this ouerthrow Christopher Ok|land hath verie commendablie written, saieng,

—haud omine dextro

Iam Scotus intulerat vim Dunelmensibus agris,

Cùm formidandum saeuus bellum instruit Anglus,In Angl. praelijs sub Edward [...] 3.

Aggreditúrque hostem violantem foedera sacra.

Nominis incerti Scoticae plebs obuia gentis

Sternitur, & tristi gladio cadit impia turba,

Frustrà obluctantur Scotiae comitésque ducésque,

Quorum pars iacet occumbens; pars caetera capta

Captiuum corpus dedit vincentibus, auro

Et pacto pretio redimendum, bellicus vtmos

Postulat. At Dauid Scotiae rex captus ad vrbem

Londinum fidei pendens dignissima fractae

Supplicia, adductus celebri concluditur arce.

Exiguus numerus volucri pede fisus equorum

Effugit in patriam, testis certissimus Anglos

Deuicissesuos, & tristia funera narrant.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ He that will sée more of this battell, may find the same also set foorth in the Scotish historie,Sée in Scot|land. as their writers haue written thereof. And for somuch as by the circumstances of their writings, it should séeme they kept the remembrance of the same battell per|fectlie registred, we haue in this place onelie shewed what other writers haue recorded of that matter, and left that which the Scotish chronicles write, to be seene in the life of king Dauid, without much abridg|ing therof. The Englishmen after this victorie thus obteined, Hector Boet. Countries of Scotlãd sub|dued by the Englishmen. Froissard. tooke the castels of Roxburgh and Hermi|tage, and also without any resistance subdued the countries of Anandale, Galloway, Mers, Tiui|dale, and Ethrike forrest, extending their marches foorth at that time vnto Cokburnes Peth, and Sow|tray hedge, and after vnto Trarlinlips, and crosse Caue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The queene of England being certeinelie infor|med that the king of Scots was taken, & that Iohn Copland had conueied him out of the field, no man vnderstood to what place, she incontinentlie wrote to him, commanding him foorthwith to bring his priso|ner king Dauid vnto hir presence:Iohn Cop|land refuseth to deliuer the K. of Scots. but Iohn Cop|land wrote to hir againe for a determinate answer, that he would not deliuer his prisoner the said king Dauid vnto any person liuing, man or woman, ex|cept onelie to the king of England, his souereigne lord and master. Herevpon the quéene wrote letters to the king, signifieng to him both of the happie victo|rie chanced to his people against the Scots, and also of the demeanor of Iohn Copland, in deteining the Scotish king. King Edward immediatlie by letters commanded Iohn Copland to repaire vnto him where he laie at siege before Calis,Iohn Cop+land rew [...]|ded. which with all con|uenient spéed he did, and there so excused himselfe of that which the queene had found hirselfe greeued with him, for deteining the king of Scots from hir, that the king did not onelie pardon him, but also gaue to him fiue hundred pounds sterling of yearelie rent, to him & to his heires for euer, in reward of his good seruice and valiant prowes, and made him esquire for his bodie, commanding him yet vpon his re|turne into England to deliuer king Dauid vnto the queene, which he did, and so excused himselfe also vnto hir, that she was therewith satisfied and contented. Then the quéene, after she had taken order for the safe kéeping of the king of Scots, and good gouerne|ment of the realme, tooke the sea and sailed ouer to the king hir husband still lieng before Calis.