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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Sir Iohn Gordoun right deſirous to reuenge this iniurie, came into Englande with an armie, and getting togither a great bootie of Cattell, re|turned therwith homewardes, but being encoun|tred by the way at a place called Carran or Car|ram, by Iohn Lilborne and other Engliſh men, there was a ſore fight betwixt them, the victorie for a time ſhewing it ſelfe ſo variab [...]e and vncer|taine, that ſir Iohn Gordon was ſore wounded, and the Scottes were fiue tymes that day had in chaſe, and as often got the like aduantage of their enimies.

The Engliſh men diſcom|fited.

Sir Iohn Lyl|borne taken.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the ende the Engliſhe men were clearely diſcomfited, and theyr Captayne ſir Iohn Lyl|borne, with his brother & diuerſe other brought priſoners into Scotlande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 To reuenge theſe diſpleaſures,Henrie Percie Erle of Nor|thumberland. Henrie Per|cie Erle of Northumberland, entred into Scot|lande with ſeuen thouſande men, and comming vnto Duns, there pytch [...]d downe his tents, but in the night following came the Herdes and other people of the countrey, hauing prepared certayne bagges made and ſowed togither of drie leather like to Bladders,A policie to a|fright horſes. into the whiche they had put ſmall pebble ſtones, and running vp and downe about the place where the Engliſh men were en|camped, made ſuche a noyſe with thoſe bagges full of ſtones, that the Engliſhe mens Horſes breaking theyr Halters and Brydles, wherewith they were tyed, ranne from theyr maiſters and keepers, and were ſcattered ſo abrode in the coun|trey, that the Scottiſhe men got holde of them, and ſo in the morning the Engliſh men that had watched al night (for doubt to haue beene aſſay|led by theyr enimies) perceyuing themſelues ſet on foote, returned home without any further at|tempt.

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