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Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this army there was with the Dowglas Murdock eldeſt ſonne to Duke Robert Earle of Fife, Thomas Earle of Murray,The Nobles of Scotland in this army. George Earle of Angus, with many other Lords and nobles of Scotlande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At the laſt, when they were returning home|wards with a pray of infinite goodes and riches, Henry Hoteſpurre, and George Earle of March,Henry Hote|ſpurre and the Earle of March aſſayle the Scottes at Homyldon. with a great power of men, met them, and aſſay|led them ſo, with ſuch inceſſant ſhot of arrowes, [figure appears here on page 369] that where the Earle of Dowglas with his ar|my had the aduantage of an hill, cleped Homyl|don,

The Scottes through force [...] the Eng|liſhmens ſhot [...]tend the hill.

The Scottes reput to the worſte.

Adham Gor|don.

he was conſtreyned to forſake the ſame, and comming downe vppon the Engliſhmen, was neuertheleſſe put to the worſe, the moſte parte of his people being eyther taken or ſlayne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 It is ſayde, that after the Scottes were once put to flight, they gathered agayne, and renewed the battell by the exhortation of Adham Gordon and ſir Iohn Suynton, but that dyd little a|uayle them, for they were ſtill beaten downe and ſlayne.

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