Compare 1587 edition: 1 Kyng Iohn hearing of this ſlaughter of his people at Barwyk, in great deſire to be auenged, gathered his power,The Scots diſ|comfited at Dunbar. and ſent the ſame foorth a|gaynſte king Edwarde, with whome they met not farre from Dunbar, and there encountring [figure appears here on page 301] with hym in battayle, the Scottiſhe hoſte was diſcomfited, the moſte part of the Scottes being eyther ſlayne or taken.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erles of March and Menteth with lxx. knightes, fled to the caſtell of Dunbar, but they were beſieged ſo ſtraightly by the Engliſhe po|wer,The caſtel of Dunbar rẽdred to K. Edward. enuironning the Caſtell on eche ſide, that in the end they were conſtrayned for lack of vic|tuals to yelde themſelues to king Edwarde, on condition to haue their lyues ſaued, which coue|nant was not obſerued (as the Scottiſhe wry|ters affirme:) for king Edwarde hauing got thẽ into his handes, cauſed them foorthwyth to bee put to death.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Robert Bruce occaſion of the ouerthrowe of Scottes at Dunbar.It was reported that Robert Bruce vpon ſe|crete conference had with king Edwarde before this battaile at Dunbar, ſolicited all his frends in the Scottiſhe armie to flee vpon the firſt ioy|ning, whiche the reſidue perceyuing, were ſo diſ|comforted, that incontinently they threw away both armour and weapon, and ſo were vanqui|quiſhed without reſiſtance.