Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Then after this, the lord protector, and the earle of Warwike, and other of the councell, with a small gard, mounting vp the hill where the slaughter had beene made, about halfe a mile southeast from the Scotish campe, tooke full view therof, the plot where they laie, so chosen for strength, as in all their coun|trie (some thought) not a better, saue on the south by a great marish, & on the north by the Forth, which side they fensed with two field péeces, and certeine haque|butters a crooke, lieng vnder a turffe wall, Eden|borough on the west at their backes, and eastward betwéene the Englishmen and them stronglie defen|ded by the course of a riuer called Eske, running north into the Forth, which as it was not verie deepe of water, so were the bankes of it so high and stéepe, as a small sort of resistants might haue beene able to kéepe downe a great number of commers vp. About a twelue score from the Forth, ouer the same riuer, is there a stone bridge, which they did kéepe al|so well garded with ordinance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the lord protector, and the earle of War|wike had viewed euerie thing, as they thought expe|dient, they returned home towards their campe, a|longst before the campe of the enimies, within lesse than two flight shoots, entring into a lane of thirtie foot bread, fensed on either side with a wall of turffe, an ell of heigth. The Scots did often shoot at them in the waie as they passed thus homewards, without hurt, sauing the killing of an horsse among thrée hundred, the rider escaping else harmelesse.A Scotish herald deliue|reth a message to the duke of Summerset. And as the dukes grace was passed welnie halfe the waie homewards, a Scotish herald with a cote of his princes armes vpon him (as the maner is) and with him a trumpetter, ouertooke them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The herald declaring this message to the lord protector, pretended to come from the gouernour, to inquire of prisoners taken, and therewith to proffer honest conditions of peace. And after he had told his tale, then began the trumpetter, and said, how he was sent from the earle of Huntleie:

My lord my maister (saith he) hath willed me to shew your grace, that bicause this matter maie be the sooner ended, and with lesse hurt, he will fight with your grace for the whole quarell, twentie to twentie, ten to ten, or else himselfe alone with your grace man to man. The lord protector hauing kept with him the lord lieu|tenant, had heard them both throughlie, and then in answering, spake somewhat with lowder voice, than they had doone their messages.