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Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Richard hearing that the Scots had at|chieued this enterpriſe, appoynted the Baron of Grayſtocke with a certaine number of men to go with vitayles and munition vnto Roxbourgh, for doubt leaſt if the Scottes came to lay ſiege to that fortreſſe, & finding it vnprouided, they might peraduenture bring it into further daunger than would lightly be remedied.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 As this Baron was come within a myle of Roxbourgh, he was takẽ by the Erle of March,The Baron of Grayſtocke taken. and brought to Dunbar with all his prouiſion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The king of England being informed alſo of this miſhap, appoynted two armies, one by ſea,

An army by ſea and an o|ther by lande prepared a|gainſt the Scottes.

The Duke of Lancaſter com|meth with an army to Eden|bourgh.

& another by land, to inuade the Scots, ye Duke of Lancaſter hauing the general charge & conduit of thẽ both, who giuing order to thẽ that ſhuld paſſe by ſea what they ſhuld do, entred himſelf by land, and waſting the coũtryes of March & Louthian, came to Edenbourgh, & toke ye town, but wheras EEBO page image 360 his ſouldiours woulde haue ſpoyled and burned it, he compounded with the inhabitantes for a ſumme of money, and ſo returned without doing any more domage.

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