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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 This said, the earle of Warwike continued his request, that he might receiue this chalenge: but the lord protector would in no wise grant it. These mes|sengers had their answers, and therewith leaue to depart. The Scots in midst of this message, dooing contrarie to the order of warre,The order of war touching heralds vio|lated. which as it granteth safetie to heralds and trumpett [...]rs, to passe betwixt armie and armie: so during the time of anie such message, as this was, hostilitie on both parts ought to ceasse, but it skilled not. On the morow after, they had their guns taken from them (as saith maister Patten) and put into their hands that could vse them with more good maner. But now concerning the message of the herald, it was thought that he was sent therewith, not for that it was beléeued of them, that it would be accepted; but rather that whilest he was dooing his errand, he might surueie the English power: or else for that vpon refusall of the offer, they might vse the victorie (whereof they accounted them|selues assured) with more crueltie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Of nothing they doubted more, than least the Englishmen would haue béene gone backe, and got|ten to the water,The vaine doubt of the Scots. before they should haue incounte|red them, and therefore they had appointed to haue giuen the English armie a camisado in the night before the daie of the battell: but peraduenture, vn|derstanding that the Englishmen had warning of their intention, and were prouided for them if they had come, they staied and came not at all. But in the morning, they were vp verie timelie, and being put in order of battell, they marched streight towards the English campe, against whome then, though they saw the English horssemen readilie to make: yet could not be persuaded, but that it was for a policie to staie them, till the English footmen and cariages might fullie be bestowed a shipboord, and that for the same purpose the English ships were come backe from before Lieth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ordinance plãted against the enimie.In the night of this daie, the dukes grace ap|pointed, that earlie in the next morning part of the ordinance should be planted in the lane (wherof men|tion before is made) vnder the turfe of the wall, next to their campe, and some also to be set vpon the hill nie to Undreske church afore remembred: and this to the intent we should with our shot cause them ei|ther wholie to remooue their campe, or else much to annoie them in that place where they laie. It was not the least of the Englishmens meaning also to win from them certeine of their ordinance, that laie néerest vnto this church.Saturday, the tenth of Sep|tember, the daie of the battell. And herewith the same mor|ning, being the tenth of September, and Saturday, somewhat before eight of the clocke, the English ar|mie dislodged, & marched streight toward the church of Undre [...]ke, as well for intent to haue incamped neere the same, as for placing their ordinance, and o|ther considerations afore remembred.

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