Compare 1577 edition: 1 The two and twentith of December, tidings came of the king of Scots death, and vpon S. Iohns daie in Christmas weeke the foresaid lords of Scot|land were brought to the court, which was then at Greenwich, where they had great cheare, and went before the king to the chappell, and were lodged with|in the court. Herevpon ye must consider, that where|as the king of Scots had left no issue behind him in life but onelie one daughter, the king and his coun|cell perceiuing a meane now offered, whereby with|out warre the two realmes might be vnited, these Scotish lords hauing first made the motion them|selues,A motion of a marriage be|tweene prince Edward and the yong Sco|tish queene. for a mariage to be had betwixt prince Ed|ward and their yoong queene, the king required their helpe vnto the furtherance of that matter, which might be a great benefit to themselues & their coun|trie. This they promised faithfullie to doo, and aswell by themselues as by their friends, to bring the same so effect, so much as the king could require. Where|vpon the king was not onelie contented to release them home, but also highlie rewarded them with rich and costlie gifts of sundrie sorts, in most bountifull wise, as Anglorum praelia noteth verie well, saieng:

Praeterea ex auro captucos corquibus ornat,

Et sumptum, vestes, argentum donat & aurum.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Scots depart into their owne countrie.The thirtith of December they departed from the court, and the morrow after, eight of them dined with sir Iohn Cotes then lord maior of London, and the rest with the shiriffes, and had verie great [...]heare. On Newyeares daie they departed from London homewards towards Scotland, and rode to Enfield to sée the prince, and there dined that day, greatlie reioising, as by their words and counte|nance it séemed, to behold so proper and towardlie an impe. From thence they kept on their iournie till they came to the north parts, where they found the duke of Suffolke the kings lieutenant there, and with him remained till such pledges were come forth of Scotland, as it was couenanted they should leaue behind them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke then after he had receiued the hostages, permitted them to depart, and so they returned into Scotland, where they were gladlie welcomed by their kinsmen and friends. With them went also the earle of Angus, who had béene banished Scotland,The munif [...]|cense of king Henrie to the earle of Angus. and hauing remained here in England a long time, receiued of the kings fée, a thousand marks by yeare; and likewise his brother sir George Dowglas, who had fiue hundred markes yearelie likewise of the kings gift. They were now both restored home into their countrie, and that (as was said) by the kings last will. The said earle of Angus, and diuerse of the lords that had beene prisoners here in England, were made of the priuie councell of the realme by the earle of Arraine, that was chosen gouernour to the yoong quéene, and of the realme, as next heire appa|rent: notwithstanding that the archbishop of saint Andrews, and cardinall of the sée of Rome, enimie mortall vnto the king of England for the popes cause (and partlie set on by the French king) had for|ged a will,Archbishop of S. Andrew deadlie enimie to K. Henrie. expressing how the king had made him gouernour (associat with two earles of his affinitie) as well of the queene as realme, contrarie to the lawes of Scotland. Wherevpon the said earle of Ar|raine, according to his right (as he pretended) with the helpe of his friends,The earle of Arraine. tooke vpon him the au|thoritie of gouernor, and put the said cardinall in pri|son, and deliuered sir Robert Bowes, and the other English prisoners, by their bonds,Sir Robert Bowes de|liuered. according to the custome of the marches.