The Holinshed Texts (1577, Volume 2, p. 410)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Iames then perceyuing that no maine armie came agaynſt him,

1498

The Scots in|uade the bor|ders of Eng|lande.

inuaded eftſoones the borders of England, and layde ſiege to the Ca|ſtell of Norham, ſending hys lyght Horſemen abroade into Northumberlande, and the By|ſhopryke of Durham, where they burned and ſpoyled all aboute in the Countrey: But hea|ring that the Earle of Surrey had rayſed an armye, and was comming towardes them,The Earle of Surrey rayſed an army. they returned to the Hoſte lying before Nor|ham, where King Iames perceyuing he coulde not wynne the Caſtell, notwythſtanding hee had done greate hurte and domage thereto,The Scottes rayſe their ſiege. hee rayſed hys ſiege, retyred into hys Countrey, and left greate companyes on the borders for de|fence thereof. And ſo before the comming of the Engliſhe armye, King Iames was re|turned.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle of Surrey yet (as the Engliſhe wryters affyrme) followed into Scotlande,The Earle of Surrey went into Scotland. and tooke diuerſe Caſtels & towers remayning with|in the Countrey, the ſpace of ſixe or ſeuen dayes, and then came backe without battaile or any no|table ſkirmiſh offered.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 411Aboute the ſame time was one Peter Hialas ſent Ambaſſador from Ferdinando K. of Spaine to treate as a Mediator for the concluding of peace betwixt the kings of Englande and Scot|lande,Peter Hialas an Ambaſſa|dor from the K. of Spaine. which Hialas trauayled ſo earneſtly in the matter, that at length it was agreed, that certain Commiſſioners of both the realmes ſhould meete at Melroſſe,Commiſsio|ners met at Melroſe. or Iedworth (as ſome ſay.) where for the king of England, doc|tor Foxe, then Biſhop of Durham, with this Hi|alas, and other graue perſonages met the Scot|tiſh Commiſſioners.