Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Earle William, after the deceaſſe of his father Erle Iames, began to wax vnruly, and to followe the maners of the other William Earle Dowglas lately beheded (as before ye haue heard) ſo that by ſupport many diſobediẽt perſons wold not obey the gouernor & Chãcellor, whervpõ ſun|dry great ſlaughters & oppreſſions were cõmitted
Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The king after he came to the age of .xiiij.1444 yeres woulde not any longer be vnder the gouernment of others, but tooke the rule vpõ himſelf.The king will rule himſelfe. The Erle of Dowglas enformed thereof, came vnto him at Striueling, and put himſelfe and all he had, to re|maine at his pleaſure: wherevpon the king recei|ued him, pardoned all his paſſed miſdemeanors, and admitted him to be one of his ſpeciall friends and priuie Councellers in al his affayres. By his perſwaſion ſhortly after, ſir Alexander Leuing|ſton, and William Creichton being diſcharged of their offices, were alſo put of, from the Counſell, and all their friends baniſhed the Court, and they themſelues were ſommoned to appeare before the king, which bycauſe they refuſed to do, they were proclamed rebels, and put to the horne. The Erle Dowglas then for the olde grudge he bare them, rayſed an army & haried their lands. In reuenge wherof, ſir William Chreichton ſpoyled the Erle of Dowglas his lands, ſo that great trouble was rayſed through the whole countrey, & the lands of Strabroke, Abircorn, & the towne of Blackneſſe were burnt & deſtroyed. The Earle of Dowglas ruled wholy about the king, & made Archebald his brother Erle of Murrey, by ioyning him in mari|age with a Lady of the houſe of Dunbar heretrix therof. Moreouer Hew Dowglas was made erle of Ormont. Thus the Erle of Dowglas aduan|ced his name, & ioyned in friendſhip with the Erle of Crawford, wt Donald Erle of the Iles, & with the Erle of Ros, to ye end that ech of thẽ ſhould be aſſiſtãt to others. In this meane time the Erle of Crawford at the requeſt of the Erle of Dowglas tooke a great pray of goodes forth of the Biſhop of S. Androws lands in Fife, which Biſhop hight Iames Keneder, ſiſters ſon to K. Iames the firſt, where through the Erle of Crawford on the one part, and the Earle of Huntley with the Ogyl|uies on the other, met at Arbrothe in ſette bat|taile, where the Erle of Crawford was ſlain and diuerſe Barons on his ſide, although the victorie EEBO page image 388 and field remayned with his ſonne the maiſter of Crawforde, who ſucceeded his father, and was called Earle Beirdy. On the Erle of Huntleys ſyde were ſlaine, Iohn Forbes of Petſlege, A|lexander Berckley of Gartulye, Robert Max|well of Telyne, William Gurdun of Burrow|fielde, Sir Iohn Oliphant of Aberdagie, and fiue hundred more on theyr ſyde: and one hun|dred of the victorers were alſo ſlaine, as Hector Boetius hath.