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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And finallie, as touching the Scotish kings re|quest,The king of Englands an|swere to the [...]ast clause of the Scotish kings letter. to desist from further attempting against the French K. he signified to him, that he knew him for no competent iudge of so high authoritie, as to re|quire him in that behalfe, and therefore God willing he ment with the aid and assistance of his confede|rats & alies to prosecute his begun attempt. And as the Scotish king should doo to him, & to his realme, so it should be hereafter remembred and acquited. These letters were written in the campe before Terwine the twelfe of August, and giuen vnder the kings signet, and therewith deliuered to Lion king of armes, who had of the king 100 angels in reward.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then departed he with his letters into Flan|ders,An hundred angels to a Scotish he|rald for a re|ward. there to take ship to saile into Scotland, but yer he could haue a vessell and wind for his purpose, his maister was slaine, as after ye shall heare. In this meane while the Frenchmen being assembled and lodged in campe at Blangie on this side Amiens, the French king appointed that all the horssmen to the number of eight thousand (as Paulus Iouius recor|deth) should go with vittels vnto Terwine,Fourtéene hundred men of armes hath Monsieur de Langeie. and put the same into the towne, if by anie meanes they might, for that those within stood as then in great necessitie for want of vittels.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Monsieur de Piennes ap|pointed by the French king to vittell Terwine.The charge of this conueie was committed vn|to Monsieur de Piennes, because he was lieutenant of those marches: notwithstanding there were a|mongst the number, other noble men of more high degrée in honor, and also of great prowesse, fame, and experience, furnished with sundrie bands of men at armes of long approoued valiancie, and vsed to go a|waie with victorie in manie a dangerous conflict and battell, wanting at this present nothing but their old accustomed good fortune. Whilest the Frenchmen were thus prepared to come with vittels to Ter|wine,The emperor Maximilian weareth a crosse of saint George as souldier to the king of Eng|land. the emperour Maximilian came from Aire to the kings campe before Terwine the twelfe of Au|gust, wearing a crosse of saint George as the kings souldier, & receiuing of him salarie for seruice; which Anglorum praelia noteth as noteworthie, saieng:

Subrege Anglorum magnus meret induperator.

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