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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The eight of Februarie, the lord Dacres, warden of the marches fore aneinst Scotland, entered into Scotland with fiue hundred men, by the kings com|mandement, & there proclamed, that the Scots should come in to the kings peace, by the first of March fol|lowing, or else to stand at their perils; the duke of Al|banie being then within fiue miles with a mightie power of Scots. The eleuenth of Februarie, the lord of Aburgauennie was brought from the Tower to Westminster,The [...] of Aburg [...]ue [...]nie arreign [...]d at Westmin|ster. and there in the kings bench confessed his indictment of mispris [...]on. The lord Montacute was about the same time restored vnto the kings fa|uour. ¶ On the second of March, certeine noble men of the empire, arriued in England, to passe into Spaine, who were honourablie receiued; and in ho|nour of them, great iusts and triumphs were made, which being finished and doone, they tooke their leaue and departed on their iournie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Duncan Campbell, a Scotish rouer, after long fight,A Scotish r [...]|uer taken on the sea by Iohn Arun|dell. was taken on the sea by Iohn Arundell an es|quier of Cornewall, who presented him to the king. He was committed to the Tower, & there remained prisoner a long season. All the kings ships were put in a readinesse, so that by the beginning of Aprill, they were rigged and trimmed readie to make saile. ¶ This yeare died the lord Brooke, sir Edward Poi|nings, knight of the garter, sir Iohn Pechie, and sir Edward Belknap, valiant capteins, which were su|spected to be poisoned at a banket made at Ard, when the two kings met last. Wheat was sold this yeare in the citie of London, for twentie shillings a quarter,Great [...] of corne. & in other places for twentie six shillings eight pence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this yeare Gawan Dowglas, bishop of Dun|kell fled out of Scotland into England, bicause the duke of Albanie being come thither, had taken vpon him the whole gouernement of the king and realme there, the sequele of whose dooings the bishop sore mis|trusted. The king assigned vnto this bishop an honest pension to liue on. And shortlie after,Clarenceaux sent into Scotland. was Claren|ceaux the herald sent into Scotland, vnto the duke of Albanie, to command him to auoid that realme for diuerse considerations; & if he would not, then to de|fie him, sith contrarie to the articles of the league concluded betwixt France & England, he was ente|red Scotland without his licence. The duke refused to accomplish the kings commandement, and was therefore defied by the said Clarenceaux.The French K. attachet [...] the English|mens goods [...] Burdeaux. The sixt of March, the French king commanded all English|mens goods being in Burdeaux, to be attached, and put vnder arrest, and reteined not onelie the monie due to be paid for the restitution of Tornaie, but also withheld the French quéenes dower.

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