Compare 1587 edition: 1 Notwithſtanding, in the next parliament, he promiſed to cauſe the matter to be proponed: and if it came to paſſe that his demaunde were found to ſtand with reaſon, he wold doe therein accor|ding to conſcience, when tyme expedient ſhould ſerue thereto.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Henry ſayleth into Normandie. King Willam with manye nobles of Scot+lande wente with king Hẽ|ry ouer into Fraunce.About the ſame ſeaſon king Hẽry paſſed ouer into Normandy with an army, and cauſed king Willyam, with many other nobles of Scotland to goe with him in that iourney, for king Wil|lyam would not diſobey his commandement at that preſent, in hope to attayne in quiet & peace|able maner his ſuite touchyng the reſtitution of Northumberland, (as the Scottiſh writers doe affirme) but in the ende after he had continued a long tyme with king Henry, and perceyued no comfort to recouer his lands, he got licene [...] with muche adoe to returne home: & ſo cõmyng backe into Englãd, paſſed through the realme with his nobles into Scotland, wher he applied his whole endeuour to vnderſtande the ſtate of the cõmon wealth of his ſubiectes, and ſpecially he took or|der in moſte diligente wyſe, to puniſhe cruelties done by theeues and robbers,King Williãs zeale of iuſtice which vndoubtedly was one of the moſt profitable acts that he could deuiſe to accompliſhe at that preſent, conſidering the ſtate of his realme, as it then ſtoode.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 For if the domages and ſkathes cõmitted by theeues and robbers were equally pondered with the hurtes and hinderances whiche dayly growe by open warre againſt any forein nation,Scotlãde more endomaged by domeſticall theeues than by forain eni|mies. it may well appeare, that more harme ariſeth, and more heynous cruelties are exerciſed agaynſt the poore and miſerable commons and innocent people by ſuch as liue by reife and ſpoyling at home, than by any outward enimies, be they neuer ſo fearce and ſtrong in the field.