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You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 2117 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 278)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 He releaſed to king William alſo the reſidue of ſuche ſummes of money as were due for the foure caſtels layde to guage, ten thouſand poun|des only excepted, which he receyued in hande at that preſent towards the charges of his iourney.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
Snippet: 2118 of 4298 (1577, Volume 2, p. 278)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 When king William had thus receyued hys lands and caſtels by ſurrender,Erle of Hun|tington. Scottes with king Richard in the holye lande. he made his bro|ther Dauid Erle of Huntington, who thervpon doing his homage vnto king Richard, acording to the olde ordinance deuiſed by king Malcolme the firſt, wẽt with him alſo in that voyage with fiue hundred Scottiſhemen, or rather fiue thou|ſande (as the tranſlator of Hector Boetius hath) if no fault be in the printer.

The ſiege of Acres.

Oliuer a ſcot|tiſhmen.

As the chriſtian ar|mye laye at ſiege before the citie of Acres, other|wiſe called Acon, if chaunced that one Oliuer, a Scottiſhman born, was within ye town retei|ned in ſeruice amõgſt ye Saraſins, for being con|uict of felonic in his natiue coũtrey he was bani|ſhed out of the ſame, & fled to the Saraſins, re|maining ſo long amongſt them, yt he had lerned their toung very perfectly, ſo that as then fewe knewe what countreyman he was. It fortuned that this Oliuer had one of the gates in keping, on ye ſide the towne where was but a ſingle wall without trenches or any other fortification.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Compare 1587 edition: 1 He hapned by ſome good aduenture to eſpy a|mongſt ye watch of thoſe yt were of the retinue of Dauid Erle of Huntingtõ, one of his own kinſ|mẽ named Iohn Durward,Iohn Dur|warde. with whom of long time before he had bin moſt familiarly acquain|ted: and incõtinẽtly he called vnto ye ſame Dur|ward, deſiring vnder aſſurãce to talke with him. After certain cõmunicatiõ, for yt this Oliuer had not as yet vtterly in his hart renoũced ye chriſti|an faith, he appointed with Durwarde to giue entrie at a certaine houre vnto Erle Dauid,Erle Dauid en+tred the citie Acon. & to al ye chriſtian army, vpon condition yt Erle Da|uid wold ſee him reſtored again vnto his land & heritage in Scotlãd. The houre ſet, Erle Dauid came with a great power of [...] to ye gate before reherſed, where he was ſuffred to enter acording to apointmẽt, and incontinẽtly with great noiſe and elamour brake into the middeſt of the citie,

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