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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 And in the towne of Glaſgo was the Biſhop of Glaſco Chancellor, with ye Earles of Arrane, Lẽnox, Eglentõ, and Caſſels, the Lords Roſſe, Sempil, the Abbot of Paſley, the Biſhop of Gal|loway, and other noble men of the Weſt. Thus the Lords were deuided, and would not take any order for the good gouernemente of the common welth.Monſieur de la Fayot. In December, Monſieur de la Fayot, and a french Clearke called Cordell, with an Engliſhe Herrald called Clarenceaux, came frõ the Kings of Fraunce and Englande, with an Ambaſſador alſo from the gouernor, with a concluſiõ of peace, taken for one yeere, betwixt Scotland and Eng|land, who comming to Edenburgh, were recey|ued by the Earle of Angus and the other Lordes there with him, the whiche ſent for the Chancel|lor and the Earle of Arrane to come thither, but they wold not come any nerer, thã to Linlithgo. The Ambaſſador therefore tooke in hand to per|ſwade, that an aſſemble might be had in Striue|ling, but the Earle of Angus woulde not come there. Neuertheleſſe, the ſaid Ambaſſadors wente thither, where the Erle of Arrane and his parta|kers, as the Chanceller and others, receyued them thankfully,The peace proclaymed. and proclaymed the peace, accordyng to the treatie which they had brought, and ſo with courteous anſwer and great rewards licenced thẽ to depart.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But in their returne towarde Englande, the Earle of Angus with a greate number of menne met thẽ at Carlancrok, reproouing them ſharply for their demeanor, and for taking their anſwere of the Chancellor, ſo that they were not a little afraid, leaſt ye Erle in his diſpleaſure, would haue vſed ſome outrage towardes them, which other|wiſe than in words it ſhould appeare, he did not.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In Ianuary, about the keeping of a Courte at Iedworth,

1520

Variance be|twixt the Erle of Angus, and the Lord of Ferni [...]rſt.

there was reiſing of people be|twixte the Earle of Angus on the one part, and the Lorde of Fernihurſt, in whoſe ayde, Iames Hamilton came with foure hundred Mers men, but the Lorde of Seſſeforde then Warden, aſſi|ſting the Erle of Angus his part, met Hamilton at Kelſo with a greate company, and when they were light a foote, and ſhoulde haue foughten, the Mers men left ſir Iames Hamilton in al ye dan|ger, with a fewe of his owne men about him, ſo that with muche payne he was horſed, and eſca|ped in greate daunger vnto Hume, with loſſe of foure of his ſeruantes which were ſlayne, and on the other parte, there was an Engliſhman ſlayne called Raufe Car, that came in aide of the War|den. On the morrowe after, the Larde of Ferni|hurſt, as Bayly to the Earle of Arrane, of that regalitie helde his Court at the principall place of the forreſt of Iedburgh, and the Earle himſelfe helde his Courte likewiſe in an other parte of the ſame lande three miles diſtant from the other.

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