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Compare 1577 edition: 1 After the French ambassadors were departed, the king like a prouident prince, thought good to take or|der for the resisting of the Scots, if (according to their maner) they should attempt anie thing against his subiects in his absence. For that point appointed he the earle of Westmerland, the lord Scroope, the baron of Greistocke, sir Robert Umfreuill, & diuerse other valiant capteins to kéepe the frontiers & mar|ches of Scotland, which sir Robert Umfreuill on the daie of Marie Madgdalen fought with the Scots at the towne of Gedering, hauing in his companie onelie thrée hundred archers, Harding. An ouer|throw to the Scots by sir Robert Um|freuill. and seuen score spears, where he (after long conflict) slue of his enimies sixtie and odde, tooke thrée hundred and sixtie prisoners, dis|comfited and put to flight one thousand and more, whome he followed in chase aboue twelue miles, but their hands full of preies and prisoners, retired home|ward (not vnhurt) to the castell of Rockesborough, of the which he was capteine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When the king had all prouisions readie, and or|dered all things for the defense of his realme, he lea|uing behind him for gouernour of the realme,The quéene mother gouer|nour of the realme. the quéene his moother in law, departed to Southamp|ton, to take ship into France. And first princelie ap|pointing to aduertise the French king of his com|ming, therefore dispatched Antelope his purseuant at armes with letters to him for restitution of that which he wrongfully withheld, contrarie to the lawes of God and man the king further declaring how sorie he was that he should be thus compelled for re|peating of his right and iust title of inheritance, to make warre to the destruction of christian people, but sithens he had offered peace which could not be re|ceiued, now for fault of iustice, he was forced to take armes. Neuerthelesse erhorted the French king in the bowels of Iesu Christ, to render him that which was his owne, whereby effusion of Christian blo [...]d might be auoided. These letters chéeflie to this effect and purpose were written and dated from Hampton the fift of August. When the same were presented to the French king, and by his councell well perused, answer was made, that he would take aduise, and prouide therein as time and place should be conueni|ent, so the messenger licenced to depart at his plea|sure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 When king Henrie had fullie furnished his naui [...] with men, munition, & other prouisions, perceiuing that his capteines misliked nothing so much as de|laie, determined his souldiors to go a ship-boord and awaie. But see the hap, the night before the daie ap|pointed for their departure, he was crediblie infor|med, that Richard earle of Cambridge brother to Edward duke of Yorke, and Henrie lord Scroope of Masham lord treasuror, with Thomas Graie a knight of Northumberland,The earle of Cambridge [...] other lor [...]s apprehended for treason. Thom. [...] being confederat togi|ther, had conspired his death: wherefore he caused them to be apprehended. The said lord Scroope was in such fauour with the king, that he admitted him sometime to be his bedfellow, in whose fidelitie the king reposed such trust, that when anie priuat or pu|blike councell was in hand, this lord had much in the determination of it. For he represented so great gra|uitie in his countenance, such modestie in behauiour, and so vertuous zeale to all godlinesse in his talke, that whatsoeuer he said was thought for the most part necessarie to be doone and followed. Also the said sir Thomas Graie (as some write) was of the kings priuie councell.

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