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Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane tyme, to take the Scottiſhe men at ſome aduãtage, they c [...]o [...]y their whole power in the [...]ighte ſeaſon, neere vnto the place where the ſame Scottiſhemen laye in Ca [...]p [...],The Engliſhe|men ſeeke by policie to van|quiſhe the Scottes. and deuiding them ſelues into two partes, the one was appoynted to abide in the fields, tyl the ſunne were vp, and then to ſhew themſelues to the enimies to trayn them forth to battail: The other company [...] vnslayd cloſely in a valley not far off to [...] the aduauntage as they ſaw their tyme.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the morning a [...]out the riſing of the ſunne, thoſe that were appoynted to procure the ſkir|miſhe, approched ſo neere [...]n the enimies campe, tyl they came euen within ſyght of them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes amazed, with the ſtrangeneſſe of the thyng, for that they had not heard before of any aſſemble of the Engliſhmen, at the [...]ſte were ſomewhat afrayde but anone encoura|gyng one another, they boldly iſſued foorth vp|pon theyr enimies,The Engliſhe men retyre of purpoſe. who of purpoſe at the firſte made but weake reſiſtance, and at length fledde a mayne, to the intente to cauſe the Scottiſhe|men to breake their arraye of batayle in purſu|ing them, whyche they did ſo egrely,The king lefte but weakely garded. that they lefte their kyng but ſunderly guarded with a ſmall companie aboute hym.

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