Compare 1577 edition: 1 The French king perceiuing he could not bring his purpose about, neither by inuading England, nor by practising with the Gascoignes,Ambassadors from the French king. sent a solemne ambassage into England, requiring to haue his daughter the ladie Isabell, sometime espoused to king Richard, restored to him againe. King Henrie gent|lie receiued those that were sent to him about this message, and for answer, promised to send his com|missioners vnto Calis, which should further com|mune and conclude with them. Abr. Fl. out of Fabian, pag. 304. ¶ This séemeth disso|nant from the report of Fabian deriued out of Gag|wine. For he saith that Charles hearing of the sup|pression of K. Richard, sent 2 of his houshold knights into England, requiring king Henrie the fourth, then newlie made king, to send home his daughter Isabell, latelie married vnto king Richard, with such dowrie as with hir was promised. In dooing of which message king Henrie tooke such displeasure, that he threw the said two knights in prison; where through one of them (named Blanchet) died in England, and the other called Henrie, after great sicknesse retur|ned into France: wherefore if Fabian plaie not the fabler, those that were sent on the said message were not gentlie receiued of king Henrie; vnlesse to be cast in prison and discourteouslie dealt withall stand countable for beneuolence & gentle interteinment. But to remit this and the like variances among wri|ters to such as can reconcile them, let vs returne to the storie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It was not inough that K. Henrie was thus trou|bled now in the first yere of his reigne, with ciuill sedition, and the couert practises of Frenchmen; but that the Scots also tooke vpon them to make open warre against him:George earle of March fleeth into England. it chanced (as in the Scotish chronicles more at large appeareth) that George of Dunbar, earle of the marches of Scotland, being in displeasure with Robert king of Scots, fled into England, to Henrie earle of Northumberland, wher|vpon the Scotish king depriued him of all his digni|ties and possessions, and caused his goods to be confis|cate, and after wrote to the king of England, requi|ring him if he would haue the truce anie longer to continue, either to deliuer into his possession the earle of March and other traitors to his person, or else to banish them out of his realmes and dominions. King Henrie discréetly answerd the herald of Scot|land, that the words of a prince ought to be kept:The answer of king Hen|rie to the Scotish am|bassadors. and his writings and seale to be inuiolate: and conside|ring that he had granted a safe conduct to the earle and his companie, he should neither without cause reasonable breake his promise, nor yet deface his ho|nor. Which answer declared to the king of Scots,

Open warre proclamed by the king of Scots a|gainst Eng|land.

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At the same time,The Iles of Orkenie spoiled by Englishmen. Mortalitie of people. the Englishmen spoiled also cer|teine of the Iles of Orkeneie. This summer, great death chanced in this land, manie dieng of the pesti|lence, wherewith sundrie places were infected. King Henrie perceiuing that policie oftentimes preuen|teth perill, and vnderstanding the naughtie purpo|ses of the Scots, gathered a great armie,King Henrie inuadeth Scotland. and entred into Scotland, burning townes, villages, and ca|stels, with a great part of the townes of Eden|burgh and Léeth, and besieged the castell of Eden|burgh in the end of September, whereof was cap|teine Dauid duke of Rothsaie,The duke of Rothsaie. and a prince of the realme, with Archembald earle of Dowglas, hauing with them manie hardie men of warre. Robert duke of Albanie,The duke of Albanie. that was appointed gouernour of the realme, because the king was sicke and not méet to rule, sent an herald vnto king Henrie, promising him battell within six daies at the furthest, Anno Reg. [...], if he would so long tarrie, which king Henrie promised to doo right gladlie, and gaue to the herald for bringing him so acceptable newes, a gowne of silke, and a cheine of gold. But king Henrie staied six daies, and sixtéene too, without hearing any word of the gouernors com|ming. Then the winter beginning to wax cold, and foule weather still increasing, caused the king to breake vp his siege, and so returned without battell or skirmish offered.