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Compare 1587 edition: 1 After his deceaſſe,Edwarde of Carnaruan, ſonne to Ed|ward Long|ſhankes. his ſonne Edward of Car|naruane ſucceeded in the gouernment of Eng|land, who following his fathers enterpriſe, called a counſell at Dunfreis, ſommoning the Lordes of Scotlande to appeare at the ſame, and cauſed a greate number of them at theyr comming thi|ther to doe their homage vnto him,Homage to king Edward of Carnaruan. as to their ſu|periour Lorde and gouernour; But diuerſe yet diſobeyed his commaundements, and would not come at his ſummoning, vppon truſt of ſome chaunge of fortune by the death of his father, for that the ſonne was muche giuen (as was repor|ted) to incline his eare to lewde counſell, not without the great griefe of his people, and name|ly of the Lords and chiefe Nobles of his realme.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Shortly after this, the ſayde Edwarde of Carnaruane returned into Englande, and in the meane time Iohn Cumyn Erle of Buchquhane gathered a mightie armie, both of Scottes and Engliſh men to reſiſt agaynſt king Robert, that he might thereby declare his faythfull affection towardes the new Engliſh king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 He truſted onely with multitude of people to cauſe his enimies to giue place: But K. Robert though he was holden with a ſore ſicknes at that time, yet he aſſembled a power, and cauſed him|ſelfe in a Horſelitter to bee caried forth with the ſame agaynſt his enimies, who abiding him at a ſtreyght, ſuppoſed it had bene an eaſie matter for them to haue put him to flight: but it chaunced quite contrarie to their expectation: for in the end the Cumyn with his whole armie was diſcom|fited, and a great number of King Roberts ad|uerſaries ſlaine or taken.

Iohn Cumyn diſcomfited by king Robert at Enuerrour.

1308.

This vi [...]torie was got|ten at a village called Enuerrour, tenne myles diſtant from Abyrdene, on the Aſcention baye, wherewith king Robert was ſo muche refreſhed in contentation of minde, that hee was ſodenly therevpon reſtored to his former health.

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