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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame night came the Erle of Mar with his power, and encamped with the ſame within ſight of the engliſh armie, but the erle of March lodged about fiue myles from thence, at Othi|rardour.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scots that were with the Erle of Mar, hauing knowledge of the ſmall number of theyr enimies, made no accompts of them, ſo that they neither tooke heede to their watche,The negligẽce of the Scottes. nor to any o|ther order for defence of themſelues, but fell to ſinging, dauncing, reuelling and drynkyng in moſte diſſolute maner.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Ballyol taking occaſion hereof, determi|ned to aſſayle them ye ſame night in their campe: and therevpon cauſing his people to make them readie to accompliſhe that enterpriſe, in the dead of the night he iſſued foorth of his campe, & com|ming vnto the water of Erne, paſſeth the ſame by the foorde, where one Androwe Murraye of Tullybarde had pight a ſtake of ſet purpoſe, in midſt of the ſtreame, to ſhewe them the way.

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