Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 They lodged so neare within the verie ditches, that there were deuised certeine plummets of lead, tied with cords to a truncheon of a staffe, like to an handstaffe of a flaile, wherewith the souldiors that watched and warded within the towne on the ram|pire, slue diuerse of the Frenchmen being their lod|ged within their ditches. Thus notwithstanding that the Frenchmen with their artillerie had broken downe the fortifications, so as the breaches were made verie reasonable and easie for them to enter; yet durst they not presume once to giue the assault: for the Englishmen although their powder was sore spent,The valiancie of the Eng|lishmen. and that for want of matches they were con|streined to teare their shirts, and vse the same in sted of matches; yet they shewed themselues so valiant in defending the towne thus beaten & made weake on each hand, that there was no hope left to their aduersaries to win it of them by force. Although the French power on the one side, and eight thousand Scots on an other had so inuironed it, that the Eng|lishmen within were driuen to most hard shifts, for want of things necessarie & requisite for their main|tenance and defense of that towne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But yet whilest they remained thus in such di|stresse and necessitie of things, two hundred Eng|lishmen vnder the conduct of capteine Windham, Warham Seintleger, and Iohn Car of Warke, found meanes one night to passe through all the watches on that side where the Scots laie,Succours entring the towne. and ente|ring the towne, and bringing with them great plen|tie of powder, and other necessaries, greatlie relie|ued them within, & so incouraged them, that they sée|med to make small account of their enimies forces. Herevpon within few daies after, the Scots (fiue or six hundred light horssemen onelie excepted) brake vp their campe and returned home. After this, my lord Greie remaining at Berwike, ment to make a voiage himselfe in person for the reliefe of them that were thus besieged in Hadington. Now when all things were so farre in a readinesse as the next daie he ment to haue set forward, letters were brought that night from the court, willing him to performe that seruice by a deputie, and to staie himselfe till the comming of the earle of Shrewesburie, who was appointed with an armie to come verie shortlie as generall into those parties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 My lord Greie herevpon appointed in his stead sir Robert Bowes, and sir Thomas Palmer, to go thither,Sir Robert Bowes sent to succour Hadington. who comming to Dunglas, left there cer|teine bands of footmen, and with the horssemen be|ing in number thirtéene hundred (whereof seuen hundred lances were appointed vnder the charge of sir Thomas Palmer) they rode forward to accom|plish their enterprise: but the French capteins ha|uing knowledge of their comming, they prouided the best they could to repell them, appointing foure venlins or ensignes of lanceknights to kéepe a stan|ding watch that night in the trenches, and the like number of French ensignes to watch about their campe. All the other of their bands were comman|ded to take rest, but yet with their armour on their backs.