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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Henry Percy righte proude of this victory, came with the Earle of March vnto the Caſtell of Cokclauis in Teuidale, and layde ſeege to the ſame, but Iohn Greynelow Captayne thereof defended it ſo manfully, that they gote no greate aduauntage, yet at length he fell to this compoſi|tion with them, that if he had no reſkewe within the ſpace of three moneths,A compoſitiõ. the Caſtell ſhoulde be then rendred into their hands.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 When the gouernour of Scotlande was en|formed what agreement the Captayne of Cok|clauis had made, he aſſembled the Lordes in coũ|ſell to haue their aduice for the leuying of an ar|my againſt the time appoynted.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were many of this opinion, that it was better to loſe the Caſtell than to ieoperde the liues of ſo many men as were neceſſary to fur|niſh that enterpriſe for the ſauing of it: but ye go|uernor ſhewed, that hee weyed the loſſe of it ſo much, that if none of the nobles would paſſe with him to the reſkew thereof, he would yet goe him|ſelfe to doe what in him might lie to ſaue it. But in the meane time, ſuch trouble roſe in England, EEBO page image 370 that there needed no power to be leuied for the defence of Cokclauis.A conſpiracie againſt Kyng Henry by the Percies and other. For by a conſpiracie pra|ctiſed agaynſte Kyng Henry, certayne of the Engliſh nobilitie were alyed togither to haue de|ſtroyed him, but amongſt the reſidue, the Percies were as chiefe.

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