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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Engliſhmen purſued fiercely after hym,The Scottes diſcomfited at [...]. and namely one valiant captayne named Frere Bryan Iay, a Templer, whome Wallace per|ceyuing to be within his daunger,Frere Bryan lay ſlayne by the hand of Williã Wal|lace. ſtepped foorth vnto hym, and ſlewe him there in ſyght (as it is ſayd) of all the Englyſhe armie: Whiche va|liaunt acte of Wallace, cauſed the Engliſhmen EEBO page image 306 ſomewhat to ſtaye, for doubt of further perill vy their vnwyſe purſuite.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this infortunate battaile wer ſlain on the Scottiſhe ſide,Nobles of Scotland ſlayn at the battayle of Falkyrke. Iohn Stewarde of Bute wyth his Brandanes (for ſo they name them that are taken vp to ſerue in the warres forth of the Ste|wardes landes) Mackduff erle of Fyfe, with ſir Iohn Graham, whoſe death was much lamen|ted by Wallace, as one whome he highly eſtee|med for his great experience in warlyke know|ledge.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Many other noble and valiant men dyed in this conflict, whoſe names wold be to long to re|herſe.

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