Compare 1587 edition: 1 The anſwere of Wallace to king Edwards meſſage as the Scots do writeWallace herevnto anſwered, that he had ta|ken the aduauntage for the atchieuing of his en|terpriſe, touching the inuaſion of Englande, in lyke ſort as king Edward had done for the con|queſt of Scotlande, at ſuche tyme as hee was choſen by the nobles of the realme as indifferent Iudge in deciſion of the right and lawfull title of the parties that ſtroue and were at contenti|on for the crowne.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 And further, to the ende it might appere vnto king Edward, that he inuaded Englande in de|fence of his owne natiue countrey, and that he was fully bent to employe his whole endeuor to deliuer the ſame from all manner of ſubiection to any foraine power, and to reuenge the iniuries done by the Engliſhmen in tyme paſt, he willed the Engliſhe ambaſſadors to declare from hym vnto king Edward, that he purpoſed to hold his Eaſter in Englande (if God fortuned him lyfe) and that in deſpite of king Edward and al ſuch as would beare armour againſt him.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 And vndoubtedly according to his promiſe,Wallace en|tred England with an armie of .xxx. thou|ſand menne. he kept his day: for aſſemblyng together an armye of .xxx. thouſand men, he entred into Englande at the tyme before appoynted, where king Ed|warde was readie with an armie vpon Stanel|more, double in number to the Scots, to giue EEBO page image 305 them battayle: but when the tyme came, that both parties were ready to haue ioyned, the En|gliſhemen withdrewe, hauing no luſt (as ſhould ſeeme (to fyght with the Scottes at that tyme, who perceyuing them to giue back, incontinent|ly woulde haue ruſhed foorthe of their rankes to haue purſewed in chaſe after them: but Wallace doubting leaſt the Engliſhmen had ment ſome policie, cauſed the Scottes to keepe together in order of battayle, and ſo preſeruing them from the deceytfull malice of their enimies, broughte them backe into Scotlande with lyues and ho|nours ſaued, beſides the infinite ſpoyle and boo|ties, which they got in this iorney.