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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In the yeare next enſuing, in Iune,1512 Androw Barton being on the Seas to meete with Por|tingals (agaynſt whom he had a letter of marke) Sir Edmond Haward Lord Admirall of Eng|lande, and the Lorde Thomas Hawarde, ſonne and heyre vnto the Erle of Surrey, were appoin|ted by the king of Englande to go likewiſe to ſea with certaine ſhippes, and meeting with the ſayd Androw as he returned homewardes neare to the Downes, hauing with him onely one ſhippe, and one Bat [...]. The Engliſh men at the firſt made ſigne vnto the Scots as though they mẽt none e|uil, ſaue only to ſalute thẽ as friends, but getting within them, they ſet vpon thẽ right fiercely, & the Scots for a while did as valiantly defend thẽſel|ues, ſo yt many were ſlain on both ſides:Two ſhippes taken by the Engliſh men. but in the end the Engliſhmen got the vpper hand, woũded Androw Barton chief captaine of the Scots yt he EEBO page image 416 dyed of the hurtes which he there receyued, and his ſhip called the Vnicorne, and the barke called Ienny Pyrnine, were both taken, with all the Scottiſh men that remayned aliue in the ſame, which were had to Londõ, & ſtayed as priſoners in the Biſhop of Yorke his houſe for a time, and after ſent home into Scotland.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Iames was ſore offended with thys matter, and therevpon ſent an Heralde with let|ters, requyring redreſſe for the ſlaughter of hys people, and reſtitution of his ſhips, ſith otherwiſe it might ſeeme to giue occaſion of breach of the peace. But the king of England denyed that the ſlaughter of a Pirate (as he tooke Androw Bar|ton to be) ought to breake any bonde of peace, yet neuertheleſſe he promiſed to ſend Commiſſioners to the borders that ſhould entreate of that matter, and other enormities chaunced betwene the two realmes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The king of France requy|red ayd againſt England.The French King, and the Duke of Gelder|lande perceyuing that the king of Englande was mynded through procurement of the Pope and others, to make them warres, eyther of them ſent Ambaſſadors into Scotlande vnto king Iames, requyring his aſſyſtance agaynſt England: but king Iames mynding to mainteyne peace and concorde betwixt the parties,King Iames perſwadeth to peace. ſent an Ambaſſa|dor vnto the king of Englande, deſiring him in brotherly and moſte louing wife to liue in peace and quietneſſe, and not to make anye warres a|gaynſt his confederate friendes, offring himſelfe to take in hande to agree and compound any dif|ference that was fallen betwixt the king of Eng|lande and the ſayde Princes.

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