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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, whilest the warres were thus followed in France, the lord Rosse,The lords Rosse & D [...]|cres of the north [...] Scotland [...] spoile the [...] and the lord Dacres of the north, which were appointed to keepe the borders a|gainst Scotland, burnt the towne of Kelsie, and fourescore villages, & ouerthrew eighteene towers of stone, with all their barnekines. Also the king appointed the earle of Shrewesburie to be his lieute|nant generall of the north parts, against the inuasi|on which was intended by the duke of Albanie, which earle directed his letters to all the shires lieng from Trent northward, that all men should be in a readi|nesse. Order was taken by the cardinall, that the true value of all mens substance might be knowne, and he would haue had euerie man sworne to haue vttered the true valuation of that they were woorth, and required a tenth part thereof to bée granted to|wards the kings charges now in his warres,The cardinall will have [...] man [...] to tell [...] is woorth. in like case as the spiritualtie had granted a fourth part, and were content to liue on the other three parts.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 875This demand was thought gréeuous to them of the citie of London, where the cardinall first mooued it; so that manie reasons were alleaged by them why they iudged themselues sore dealt with. In the end they brought in their billes, which were receiued vpon their honesties.The earle of [...]rrie sent [...] an armie [...] [...]nuade France. The king in this meane time, being now entered into wars with France, thought not to suffer his enimies to rest in quiet: and there|fore leauied an armie which he sent ouer to Calis, ap|pointing the earle of Surrie to be generall of the same. When the earle was come to Calis, and had taken order in his businesse for that iournie, he set forward with his armie, being diuided into thrée bat|tels or wards, of the which, the first was led by sir Robert Ratcliffe, lord Fitz Water, the middle ward or battell the earle himselfe guided, and with him his brother the lord Edmund Howard. The rere|ward was gouerned by sir William Sands, and sir Richard Wingfield, both being knights of the garter. Capteine of the horssemen was sir Edward Guilford.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 They entered into the French ground the second of September,The [...] with the English host. being tuesdaie, and tooke their iour|nie toward Heding. By the way there came to them a great power of Burgognians from the ladie Mar|garet, as then regent of Flanders, according to the articles of the league. All the townes, villages, and castels in the countrie thorough the which they mar|ched, were burned, wasted, and destroied on euerie side of their waie: as the towne and castell of Sel|lois, the townes of Brume bridge, Senekerke, Bo|tingham, & Manstier, the towne and castell of Ner|bins, the towne of Dauerne, the castels of Colum|berge, and Rew, the towne and church fortified of Boards, saint Marie de Bois, the towne of Ulaus, the towne and castell of Fringes. On the sixtéenth daie of September, the earle of Surrie with his ar|mie of Englishmen and Burgognians, came before the castell of Heding, and planted his siege before it. The towne was entered,The castell of [...]eding besie|ged by the Englishmen. and part thereof burned by the Burgognians.

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