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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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame yeare Donalde of the Iles came with a great armie of Engliſh men and Scottes agaynſt King Robert,Donald of the Iles diſcomfi|ted by Edward Bruce. and was on the feaſt day of the Apoſtles Peter and Paule diſcomfited by Edward Bruce the kings brother, at the water of Deyr.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At this battaile was a right valiant knight EEBO page image 314 named Rowlande, ſlaine of the Engliſh parte, with a great number of other aboute him, and Donalde himſelfe was taken priſoner. Thus king Robert through fauour of proſperous for|tune, obteyning the victorie in ſundrie conflicts, came with an armie into Argyle,

Argyle ſubdu|ed by King Robert.

This was, An. 1 [...]09. as Iohn Maior hath.

and not onely ſubdued the Countrey to his obeyſance, but alſo tooke Alexander Lorde of Argyle out of a ſtrong Caſtel in that Countrey, and baniſhed him with all his friendes into Englande, where ſhortly af|ter he deceaſſed.

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