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Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this battel wer ſlayn Sir Henry Ballyol, a man of great valiancie, Sir Iohn Mowbray, EEBO page image 336 Walter Cumyn, and Richard Kyrkby: but A|lexander Bruce Erle of Carryke, and the lorde of Galloway were taken priſoners, and ſaued by the helpe of the Earle of Murray, for that they hadde ſubmitted them ſelues to the Balyoll but lately before.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Androw Mur|ray choſen fel|low gouernor with the erle of Marche.Shortly after the atchieuing of this victorie, Androw Murray a man of great puiſſance and poſſeſſions was choſen to be gouernoure, as col|league and aſſociate with the Erle of March.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe two gouernors, hearing that the king of England was mynded to inuade Scotlande with a mayne armie, ſent ſir Alexander Seyton with many other gentlemen vnto Berwike for defence of that towne and caſtell.Androw Mur|ray the newe gouernour is taken priſoner Shortly after, the newe gouernour Androw Murray was ta|ken priſoner at Roxburgh, by reaſon that hauing put his enimies to flight in a ſkirmiſhe which he made with them at the bridge withoute the ca|ſtell, he purſewed ouer raſhely in the chaſe, and was incloſed amongeſt them, and ſo taken ere he might be reſkued.

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