Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Yet not thus contented, the earle of Argile with an armie of his Irish Scots, or Hieland men (if I maie so call them) after this likewise came and besie|ged the place, but glad to take truce for a time with sir Andrew. Before the tearme of the same truce was expired, there came new succours to him, and therevpon the earle in the end was constrained to leuie his siege, and suffer the Englishmen to become maisters of a little hill not farre off from the castell, where afterwards they builded a fortresse. But to re|turne to the French armie which was prepared to passe into Scotland, ye shall vnderstand that when their ships and prouisions were once readie, and the capteins with their bands come downe to Brest in Britaine, where the nauie was rigged to receiue them, monsieur de Desse generall of all the armie,Monsieur de Desse general of the French armie. reckoned to conteine seuen or eight thousand men, imbarked himselfe with all his people, and sailed foorth on his iournie, till they arriued in the Forth, and there tooke land at Lieth the sixteenth of Iune.He landeth at Lieth.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Shortlie after, hauing got their great artillerie on land, and taken aduise with the lord gouernour & other of the Scotish nobilitie, whome they found at Edenburgh, how to proceed in prosecuting the war against the Englishmen, it was resolued that with|out delaie they shuld trie their forces about the reco|uerie of Hadington, and go to besiege that towne,The French men resolue to besiege Ha|dington. before they attempted anie further exploit. The go|uernour and other of the Scotish lords, hauing with them seuen or eight hundred light horssemen, offred to go with them, to the better aduancing forward of that enterprise. Herevpon setting forward, and com|ming to Muskelburgh, the capteins with a cer|teine number of horssemen and footmen, as well of Scots as Frenchmen, were appointed to go before to view the said towne of Hadington. Upon their approch neere to the towne, there issued foorth certeine Englishmen and Italians, that were of Tiberios band, which skirmished with them right stoutlie, till at length the Frenchmen and Scots retired backe to Lauret a little from Muskelburgh (where their armie incamped for that night) and the Englishmen and Italians returned backe to their fortresse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The next daie the Frenchmen and Scots with their whole power came before Hadington,The French armie com|meth before Hadington. where they were welcomed with a right sharpe and hot skirmish, in which was slaine with an harquebuse shot, one of the French capteins called Uilleneufue. In the meane time whilest this skirmish continued,The Reins|graue. the Reinsgraue with his Almans incamped him|selfe on the one side of the towne, where the maister of the ordinance in the French armie, named mon|sieur Duno, caused trenches to be cast for the safe placing of the artillerie:They plant their artillerie the Englishmen still kept them occupied on each side the towne with skirmi|shing, to the annoiance of the aduersaries. To con|clude, they incamped before the towne, cast trenches, lodged their ordinance, & laid their siege to the most aduantage, so far as they might be suffered. Shortlie after that this siege was planted,The earle of Argile. Monsieur de la Chapelle. there came to the aid of the French, the earle of Argile, with a great number of Irish Scots, and monsieur de la Cha|pelle brought an eight or nine hundred Scotish pio|ners, which began a trench on the left hand of the ab|beie gate, and likewise a trauerse to couer their soul|diors that should watch and ward, from danger of the shot out of the towne on that side.