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Compare 1587 edition: 1 For whiche purpoſe they ſo diſſembled the matter, that they had gotte him a lande onely with three hundred menne,The Erle of Lennox in daunger to betrayed an [...] taken. and ſo farre foorth they were growen in talke, that the Erle of Len|nox beyng entred into the Caſtell with a fewe other with him, the money was layde downe on the boorde, to be payde to the Capitayne for his ſatiſfaction.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 But in the meane tyme the Erle of Lennox and ſuche as were with him, perceyuing ſome treaſonable practiſe in hande, gotte foorth of the houſe agayne vnto theyr companie below, lea|uing the money behinde them, and after made ſhifte to gette to theyr ſhippes, and not before it was high time, for if they had ſtayed that night, they had bene entrapped by George Dowglas, who with foure thouſande menne was ſecretely drawen thitherwardes and entred the towne of Dunbertane, ſhortly after yt the Erle of Len|nox was thus departed, and got to his ſhips ly|ing there at hande in the riuer of Clyde, downe the whiche he retyred to the ſea, not without EEBO page image 463 daunger to haue loſt the ſame ſhippes by reaſon of the narrowneſſe of the water: for the Erle of Argyle beyng gotten betwixte him and the ſea, with a great power of men, with Baners diſ|pleyd hailſed the ſhippes with ſhotte of ordinãce from the caſtel of Dynnune, annoying the Erle of Lennox his paſſage as much as he coulde. But he eſcaping with the Engliſh gentlemen, and the ſhippes out of daunger, tooke aduiſe to|gither at the Iſle of Bute what they had to do. The Erle ſore moued to haue bene thus re|pulſed frõ Dunbretayn, & ſtomaking the mat|ter ſore, to be ſo contenanced by his enimy the Erle of Argyle, with the aduiſe of the Engliſh Gentlemen, he returned with them, and with great ſhew of manhood taking lande beſide the Caſtel and towne of Dynnune,The Erle of [...] lan| [...] at Din| [...]. where the Erle of Argyle with ſeuen hundred men was ready to encounter him, and to keepe him of from lan|dyng, but by the helpe of the ſhotte out of the ſhippes, and great ſtore of boates, the Engliſh|men landed, ſlew lxxx. of the enimies moſt part Gentlemen, & put the reſidue to flight, with the loſſe of three men onely on the Engliſh ſide. This done the towne of Dinnune was brente and the Churche ſpoyled,The towne of [...]une brẽt that was full of goods and ornamentes. When the night approched, by reaſon the Engliſhmenne had no pouder nor other prouiſion a lande, the Erle with his peo|ple returned to ſhippeborde in ſafetie, though not without offer of ſkirmiſhe made by the enimies though to theyr loſſe, namely of thoſe that aduaunced themſelues moſte forwarde.The Erle of [...]nox lan| [...] againe in [...]yle. Aboute foure of fiue dayes after the Erle of Lennox with fiue hundreth menne landed in an other parte of Argyle, and remayning on lande a whole day togither, brent, ſpoyled, and waſted the countrey: the Erle of Argyle with two thouſande men giuing the looking on and not ones offering the ſkirmiſhe, ſo that the Erle of Lennox with his Souldiers retyred to his ſhippes without encounter.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 [...] inua| [...].After this they inuaded the Iſle of Kinter where Iames Macconell dwelled, brent many places in that countrey, tooke and caried away great booties of cattayle and other goodes. All the coaſtes of Kile, Carrike, and Coningham, and likewiſe of Galloway remayned in conti|nuall feare, ſo that oftentimes theyr beakons were fyred, and many of the Noble menne con|ſtrayned to come to the Erle of Lennox, ſewing to him for aſſurance.

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