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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Immediately herevpon, to wit about the feaſt of Lammas,King Edwarde rayſeth an armie. King Edwarde with his armie came to Newcaſtell, and deſirous to be reuenged of ſuche iniuries done to his ſubiects, entred into Scotlande,He entred Scotlande. and paſſing forth till he came to E|denbourgh, through want of vitayles and other neceſſarie prouiſion, he was conſtrayned to re|turne home within the ſpace of .xv. dayes. For king Robert aduertiſed of his cõming, had cau|ſed all the corne and cattell in the Countrey to be conueyed out of the way into certain ſtrengthes, where the Engliſh men might not come to get it into their handes, ſo to relieue themſelues there|with. But in their returning homewardes, ſome|what to reuenge their diſpleaſures, they ſpoyled & brunt the Abbayes of Melroſe, and Drybourgh,The Abbeyes of Mewroſe or Melroſe, and Drybourgh burned. with diuerſe other religious houſes & places, not ſparing any kinde of crueltie agaynſt all thoſe of the inhabitants that fell into their handes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In reuenge hereof, King Robert ſhortly after entred with a puiſſant army into England,King Robert inuadeth the north partes of England, ap|proching al|moſt to York. ſpoyling and waſting the Countrey, till he c [...]me almoſt to Yorke.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At length hearing that king Edwarde was comming towards him with an army, he choſe a plot of grounde betwixt the Abbay of Byſ [...]nde and S. Sauiour, there to abyde battayle, whiche King Edward refuſed not to giue, though in the end, he was put to flight with his whole power,King Edwarde is put to flight. and chaſed with great ſlaughter both of Engliſh men and Normans, whiche were there in hys ayde.The Earle of Richmont is taken. Diuerſe alſo of the Nobilitie were taken priſoners, as Iohn de Brytaine Earle of Rich|mont, and Henrie Sowly, with others.

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