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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Their generall monsieur de Desse himselfe, mon|sieur de Mailleraie admerall of their fléet, monsieur Dandelot coronell of the French footmen, Piero Strozzi coronell of the Italians, the Reinsgraue co|ronell of the lanceknights, and all other the noble men and capteins of honour among them were all night long in armour, trauelling vp and downe, some on horssebacke, and some on foot, to visit the watches and scouts, set in places and waies by the which they suspected that the Englishmen ment to come.The lord Hume. The lord Hume riding abrode to learne what he might of the Englishmens demeanour, earlie in the morning returned to the campe, and certified monsieur de Desse, that they were at hand. Here|with were the Scotish and French horssemen that kept the scout called in,Dandelot. and monsieur Dandelot with great expedition ranged his battell of foot|men in order, and so likewise did the Reinsgraue his Almans.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen diuided into two bands came and shewed themselues in the sight of the towne, and charging such Scots and Frenchmen as came foorth to incounter them, gaue them the ouerthrow at two seuerall charges: but finallie presuming too farre vp|on their good lucke thus chancing to them in the be|ginning, followed in chase those that fled before them, vntill at length they were inclosed and shut vp betwixt the French footmen on the one side, and the Almans on the other. And herewith the Scotish hors|men vnder the conduct of the lords, Humes & Dune, & the French horssemen led by monsieur de Etauges their generall, being assembled togither eftsoones,Monsieur E|tauges. after they had beene so repelled, were now readie to come forward againe: and perceiuing their footmen so to haue inuironed the Englishmen, that they were not able to recouer themselues, nor to get out of danger,The English horssemen dis|comfited. but by disordring their ranks to take them to flight, followed amaine, so that those which escaped the Frenchmens hands were taken by the Scots that pursued them in chase, so that few were saued that were not either slaine or taken. My lord Greie lost thréescore and twelue great horsses, and an hun|dred geldings, with all the men vpon them, armed with his lordships owne furniture, onelie foure or fiue of his men came home, of the which Thomas Cornwallis now groome porter to the Quéene Elizabeth. quéenes ma|iestie was one, and Robert Car esquier an other then page to my said lord Greie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The vnaduised rashnesse of sir Thomas Palmer was thought to be the chiefe occasion of this distresse of those horssemen, who after they had doone suffici|entlie for that time, would needs haue them to giue a new charge, and so were discomfited. After this o|uerthrow and chase of our horssemen, the armie that was leuied to passe into Scotland was hasted for|ward with all spéed possible: for although before the comming of the English horssemen, the French,The French|men remooue their campe. vp|on aduertisement giuen that they meant to come, had plucked backe their great artillerie, and sent the same vnto Edenburgh, kéeping onelie with them six field-péeces, and herewith remooued their campe further off from the towne: yet by forestalling vitels and all other necessarie things from them within, they were driuen to such distresse, that they must of force haue left the towne to the enimies, if some pow|er had not come within a while to remooue the siege that laie thus to annoie them.

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