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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Odomare de Valence after he had obteyned this victorie againſt king Roberte, baniſhed the wiues of all thoſe that ſupported the ſame Ro|bert, by meanes whereof many ladies and gen|tlewomen were conſtrayned to flee into woodes, and other deſert places,K. Robert eft|ſoones diſcõ|fited in Athol. to eſchewe the crueltie of their aduerſaries. King Robert alſo after this ouerthrow, fled into Athole, where the .iij. Ides of Auguſt at a place called Dalry, he fought a|gayne with the Cumyns and other ſuche Scots and engliſhmen as were aſſembled in thoſe par|ties readie to purſewe him, and had the like luck here that had chaunced to him before at Meffen, for he was put to flight after the ſame manner, though he loſt here but fewe of his men, neither in the fyght nor chaſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whervpon fynding Fortune thus contrarie vnto him in theſe two ſeuerall batayles,The miſerable ſtate of king Robert in the beginning of his reigne. he was left ſo deſolate and vnprouided of all frendſhip, that he was conſtrayned for his refuge to with|drawe into the woodes and mountaynes, with a fewe other in his companye, and there ly|ued on herbes and rootes, oftentymes for want of other foode.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whyleſt he remayned in this eſtate of ad|uerſe Fortune,The Earle of Leuenax and Gilbert Hay faithful ſerui|tours to king Robert. there were two that ſhewed themſelues ryghte truſtie and faithefull ſeruan|tes vnto hym aboue all the reſte, the Earle of Leuenax, and Gilberte Hay: for though eyther enforced by perſecution of enimyes, or conſtrai|ned through ſome other neceſſitie, they departed ſometymes from his preſence, yet didde they e|uer acknoweledge hym for theyr Soueraygne EEBO page image 312 lorde and only king, readie at all ſeaſons to ſerue and obey hym in eche behalfe.

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