The Holinshed Project

Holinshed Project Home

The Texts
1577

Previous | Next

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane time alſo (as I finde in the Scottiſhe Chronicles) king Edwarde addreſſed his Orators into Scotland,Ambaſſadours from the king of England in|to Scotland. offring vnto K. Da|uid, vpõ cõdition that peace might be had, to deli|uer into his hands not only the town of Barwik,The king of Englands of|fers. but alſo Edwarde Ballyoll his olde aduerſarie, for whoſe cauſe the warre had ſo long continued betwixt them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe offers beeing propo [...]ed in counſaile, though ſome of the wiſer ſort gaue aduice that in no cõdition they ought to be refuſed,The Scots rea|die to help the French, and hinder their neighbours the Engliſh. yet the king himſelfe (for loue that he had to the French king with whom he had bene brought vp) and other of the Nobles hauing yong heades, vppon deſire to be reuenged on the Engliſhe men by practiſe of warres (wherevnto they were enclined) woulde needes condiſcende to the French kings charge|able requeſt, and refuſe the king of Englands be|neficiall offers.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Wherevpon an army was leuied,An army ray|ſed to inuade Englande. and ſolemne proclamation made that al ſuch as were able and meete to beare armour, ſhould meete the king at a certaine day and place which was to them in the ſame proclamation aſſigned. The Earle of Ros therefore came with his people vnto Perth, and there made his mullers before the king,The Lorde of the Iles ſlaine by the Earle of Ros. but in the night following he ſlue the Lord of the Iles with ſeuen of his kinneſmen as they were in their beds, EEBO page image 350 and therevpon fledde and got him with all ſpeede againe into Ros.

Previous | Next