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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The valiant lord Greie, Edward Shelleie, little Preston, Brampton, and Ierningham, Bulleners, Ratcliffe, the lord Fitzwaters brother, sir Iohn Cleres sonne and heire, Rawleie a gentleman of right commendable prowesse, Digs of Kent, Eller|ker a pensioner, Segraue: of the duke of Sum|mersets band, Standleie, Woodhouse, Conisbie,Gentlemen slaine. Horgill, Norris, Denis, Arthur, and Atkinson, with other in the fore-ranke, not being able in this earnest assault, both to tend to their fight afore, and to the re|tire behind: the Scots againe well considering her|by how weake they remained, caught courage a|fresh, ran sharplie forward vpon them, and without anie mercie, slue the most part of them that abode furthest in prease a six more of Bulleners, and o|ther than before are named, in all to the number of twentie six, and most part gentlemen. My lord Greie yet and my lord Iohn Greie, and likewise my lord Edward Seimer (as some grace was) returned againe; but neither all in safetie, nor without eui|dent markes they had bin there: for the lord Greie with a pike through the mouth was rased a long from the tip of the toong,The lord Greie hurt. and thrust that waie verie dangerouslie more than two inches in the necke; and the other two had their horsses vnder them with swords sore wounded. Like as also a little before this onset, sir Thomas Darcie vpon his approch to the enimies, was striken glansing wise on the right side, with a bullet of one of their field péeces, and thereby his bodie brused with the bowing in of his armour, his sword hilts broken, and the forefinger of his right hand beaten flat. Euen so vpon the parting of this fraie, was sir Arthur Darcie slasht at with swords, and so hurt vpon the wedding finger of his right hand also, as it was counted for the first part of curing to haue it quite cut awaie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time, certeine of the Scots ran on hastilie to the kings standard of the horssemen (the which sir Andrew Flammocke bare) and laieng fast hold vpon the staffe therof, cried, A king, a king,Sir Andrew Flammocke. that if both his strength, his hart, and his horsse had not beene good, and herewith somewhat aided at this pinch by sir Rafe Coppinger a pensioner, both he had béene slaine, and the standard lost, which the Scots neuerthelesse held so fast, that they brake and bare a|waie the nether end of the staffe to the burrell, and in|tended so much to the gaine of the standard, that sir Andrew (as hap was) scaped home all safe, and else without hurt. At this businesse also the lord Fitz|waters,The lord Fitzwaters. both earle of Sussex and lord chamberleine to theQuéene Elizabeth. quéenes maiestie, capteine there of a number of demilances was vnhorst, but soone mounted a|gaine, scaped yet in great danger, and his horsse all hewen.Caluerleie & Clement Pa|ston. Hereat further were Caluerleie the stan|dard-bearer of the men at armes, and Clement Pa|ston a pensioner, thrust each of them into the leg with pikes, and Don Philip a Spaniard into the knée, di|uerse others maimed and hurt,Don Philip [...] Spaniard. and manie horsses sore wounded beside.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By this time had the English fore-ward accor|dinglie gotten the full vantage of the hilles side,The placing of the English vantgard. and in respect of their march stood sideling toward the eni|mie: who neuerthelesse were not able in all parts to stand full square in arraie: by reason that at the west end of them vpon their right hand, and toward the enimie, there was a square plot inclosed with turffe (as their maner of fensing in those parts, as well as in diuerse other is) one corner whereof did let the square of the same arraie. The battell in good order next them, but so as in continuance of arraie,The battell. the former part thereof stood vpon the hils side, the taile vpon the plaine, and the rere-ward wholie vp|on the plaine.The rere-ward. So that the placing and countenance EEBO page image 987 of the English armie in this wise, they shewed them|selues in maner to compasse in the Scots battels, that they should no waie escape them: but how little able they were to doo it with power and number, you may easilie coniecture.

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