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Compare 1587 edition: 1 King William aduertiſed hereof, waxed won|derfull wroth, that no more good was done a|gaynſt his enimies, whereupon hee ſent a newe power thither with all ſpeede,Odo Biſhop of Bayeux & erle of Kent. vnder the leading of his brother Odo, who was both Biſhoppe of Bayeux, and Earle of Kent.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 By this laſt army, the coũtrey of Northum|berlande, was ſore ſpoyled, and a great number both of Scottes and Northumberland men diſ|comfited and ſlain. But as Odo was preparing to returne, there came Malcolme with all the power he might make, and giuing an onſet vpon his enimies, ſlue a great number of them,Malcolmes enterpri [...]e a|gainſt his eni|mies. and recouered al the bootie which Odoes mẽ had got in the countrey, and ſo right ioyfull of that victo|rie, returned into Scotlande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King William yet nothing abaſhed for theſe miſhappes,Robert the ſon of William Conquerour. ſent his ſonne called Robert wyth a farre greater power than at any time he had ſent before, into Northumberland, who remayning a long ſeaſon in campe neare to the riuer of Tine,New Caſtell vpon Tine fortifyed. attempted no notable enterpriſe, ſauing that he repayred and newly fortified the towne of newe Caſtell, whiche ſtandeth vpon the ſame ryuer of Tine, and then at length a peace was concluded betwixt the two Kings vnder theſe conditions,A peace con|cluded betwixt William Cõ|querour, and Malcolme Cammore. that king Malcolme ſhoulde enioy that part of Northumberland which lyeth betwixt Tweede, Cumberland, and Stainmoore, & to do homage to the king of England for the ſame.

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