Compare 1577 edition: 1 In all this enterprise, they vsed for haste so little the helpe of horsse, that they plucked foorth their ordi|nance by draught of men, which at that present be|gan fréelie to shoot off towards the English armie, whereby it was perceiued they ment more than a skirmish.Consultation of the Eng|lish lords on horssebacke. Herewith euerie man began to applie him selfe in his charge and dutie which he had to doo. And herewith the lord protector, and other of the councell on horssebacke as they were, fell streight in consul|tation. The sharpenesse of whose circumspect wise|doms, as it quicklie espied out the enimies intents, so did it among other things promptlie prouide ther|in remedie, to preuent them (as néedfull it was) for the time asked no leisure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Their deuise was, that the lord Greie of Wilton, marshall of the armie, with his band of Bulleners,The deuise of the lords vpon their consul|tation. and with the lord protectors band, and the earle of Warwikes, all to the number of eightéene hundred horssemen, on the left hand on the east halfe, and sir EEBO page image 985 Rafe Uane, with sir Thomas Darcie capteine of the pensioners, and men of armes, and the lord Fitz|waters, with his band of demilances, all to the num|ber of sixtéene hundred, to be readie and euen with the lord marshall, on the west halfe. And thus all these togither afore to incounter the enimies afront, whereby either to breake their araie, and that waie to weaken their power by disorder, or at the least to stop them of their gate, and force them to staie, while the fore-ward might wholie haue the hilles side, and the battell and rere-ward be placed in grounds next that in order, and best for aduantage. And after this, that the same horssemen should retire vp to the hilles side to come downe in order afresh, and infest them on both sides, whilest the foot battels should occupie them in fight afront.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Which enterprise, though it séemed right dange|rous to the assailers, yet was it not more wiselie de|uised by the councell, than valiantlie and willinglie executed of the lord marshall, & the others. For euen there taking their leaues of the councell,The lord Greies re|quest to the lord protector. the said lord marshall requiring onelie, that if it went not well with him, the dukes grace would be good to his wife & children, he said he would méet those Scots, and so with their bands the foresaid capteins tooke their waie, and made towards the enimie. By this time were the fore-wards on either part aduanced within two flight shoots in sunder. The Scots came on so fast, that it was thought of the most part of the Englishmen, they were rather horssemen than foot|men. The Englishmen againe were led the more with speed, to shew that they were as willing as the Scots to trie the battell. The master of the ordinance to their great aduantage pluckt vp the hill at that instant certeine péeces, and soone after planted two or thre canons of them welnigh vpon the top there, wherby hauing so much the helpe of the hill, he might ouer the Englishmens heads shoot niest at the eni|mie. As the lord protector had so circumspectlie taken order for the araie and station of the armie, and for the execution of euerie mans office beside, he being perfectlie appointed in faire armour, accompanied onelie with sir Thomas Chaloner knight, one of the clearkes of the kings priuie councell, got him to the hight of the hill, to tarrie by the ordinance, where hée might best surueie the whole field, and succour with aid where most he saw néed, and also by his presence to be a defense to the thing that stood weakest in place, and also most in daunger, the which how much it stood in stead, anon ye shall heare further.