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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After great raines and winds which had chanced in that season, [...] and [...] frost. there followed a sore frost, which was so extreame, that manie died for cold, and some lost fingers, some lost toes, and manie lost nailes be|side their fingers, so extreame was the rigour of that frost. ¶The thirteenth daie of Nouember the duke re|mooued to a place within two miles of Boghan ca|stell, and still it froze. The Welshmen in the morning set out a shout, and cried; Home, home. The Kréekers hearing that, cried; Hang, hang. Hereof businesse was like to haue insued, but by policie it was ceas|sed.Boghan [...] assaulted [...] yeelded. Sir Edward Guilford capteine of the horssemen viewing the castell of Boghan, perceiued that the marishes (wherewith it was inuironed) were so hard frozen, that great ordinance might passe ouer the same. Which he signified to the duke, & therewith the duke was contented that he should trie what successe would come of giuing the attempt to win it. So was the ordinance brought ouer the marish ground, wher|of they within being aduertised, immediatlie after thrée shots of canon discharged against them, they yéelded the castell, and all the artillerie within it, of the which there was good store, as thrée score & sixtéene péeces great and small. The kéeping of this castell was deliuered to the senescall of Henegow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane while the lord Sands was come to the court, and informed the king of the state of the armie. The king had before his comming heard that his people in the said armie were in great miserie, both by reason of the intemperat weather, & vnsea|sonable time of the yeare, the lacke of vittels, & such other discommodities: wherefore he caused a new power of six thousand men to be prepared and sent vnto the duke of Suffolke for a reléefe, vnder the lea|ding of the lord Montioie.The duke of Suffolke [...] vp [...] armie and c [...]mmeth to Calis. But yer this power could be put in order to passe the sea, and before the duke could haue knowledge againe from the king of his further pleasure, he was constreined to breake vp his armie, and returned by Ualencennes, and so through Flanders vnto Calis. He left at Ualencennes all the great artillerie. The king was somewhat displea|sed with the breaking vp of the armie thus contrarie to his mind, but hearing the resonable excuses which the duke & the capteins had to alleage, he was shortlie after pacified. And so after they had remained in Ca|lis a certeine time, vntill their fréends had asswaged the kings displeasure, they returned, and all things were well taken, and they receiued into as much fa|uour as before.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne to the dooings in other parts, as betwixt the Englishmen and Scots, which chan|ced in this meane while that the duke of Suffolke was thus in France. Ye shall vnderstand, that the Scots hearing that the warre was thus turned into France, thought that nothing should be attempted against them, and therefore waxed more bold, and be|gan to rob and spoile on the marches of England.The Scots soule the English [...]rches. The earle of S [...]rrie inua| [...] Scot|land. Wherefore the king sent againe thither the earle of Surrie treasuror and high admerall of England, the which with all speed comming to the west borders, sent for an armie of six thousand men, with the which entering Scotland by the drie marishes, he ouer|threw certeine castels, piles, and small holds, till he came through the dales to Iedworth, wherein laie a great garrison of Scots,Iedworth [...]. which skirmished with the Englishmen right sharpelie at their first comming, but yet at length the towne, abbeie, and castell were woone, spoiled, and burned.

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