Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Moreouer this yeare sir Robert Umfreuill vice|admerall of England,Sir Robert Umfreuill viceadmerall Harding. annoied the countries on the sea coasts of Scotland: for comming into the Forth with ten ships of warre, and lieng there fourtéene daies togither he landed euerie daie on [...]he oneside of the riuer or the other, taking preles,His [...] Scotland. spoiles & pri|soners; notwithstanding the duke of Albanie, and the earle Dowglas were readie there, with a great power to resist him: he burnt the galliot of Scotland (being a ship of great account) with manie other ves|sels EEBO page image 537 lieng the same time at the Blackenesh ouer a|gainst Lieth. At his returne from thence, he brought with him fourtéene good ships, and manie other great prises of cloathes, both woollen, and linnen, pitch, tarre, woad, flower, meale, wheat and rie, which be|ing sold abroad, the markets were well holpen there|by,His surname Robert Mendmar|ket. so that his surname of Robert Mendmarket sée|med verie well to agrée with his qualities, which name he got by this occasion.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About foure years before this, he burnt the towne of Peples on the market daie, causing his men to meat the cloathes which they got there with their bowes, & so to sell them awaie, wherevpon the Scots named him Robert Mendmarket.By what oc|casion he came by that sur|name. Shortlie after his returne from the sea now in this eleuenth yeare of king Henries reigne, he made a road into Scotland by land, hauing with him his nephue yoong Gilbert Umfreuill earle of Angus (commonlie called earle of Kime) being then but fourtéene yeares of age,The earle of Angus Um|freuill cõmon|lie called erle of Kime. and this was the first time that the said earle spread his banner. They burnt at that time Iedwoorth, and the most part of Tiuidale. This yeare there died of the bloudie flix in the citie of Burdeaux fourtéene thou|sand persons,1411 Anno Reg. 12. A great death by the flix. and so sore raged that disease in Gas|coigne and Guien, that there wanted people to dresse their vines, and presse their grapes.
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Prendergest knight, & William Long scow|red the seas,Iohn Pren|dergest and
William Long. so as no pirat durst appeare, but that merchants & passengers might passe to
& fro in safe|tie. But yet through disdaine of some that enuied their
good successe, the same Prendergest and Long were accused of robberies which they should practise, in
spoling such ships as they met with, of diuerse things against the owners wils. Prendergest was driuen to
take sanctuarie at Westminster, and could not be suffered to lodge in anie mans house for feare of the kings
displeasure, commanding that none should receiue him, and so was constreined to set vp a tent within the
porch of saint Peters church there, and to haue his seruants to watch nightlie about him for doubt to be murthered of his aduersaries: but his associat William Long laie still
at the sea, till the lord admerall hauing prepared certeine ves|sels went to the sea himselfe in person to
fetch him: but yet he could not catch him vntill he had promised him pardon, and vndertaken vpon his
fidelitie that he should haue no harme: but notwithstanding all promises,
Long com|mitted to the Tower. The archbi|shop of Can|turburie not suffred to visit the vniuersitie of Oxenford