Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were at the firſt euill newes ſpredde abrode, and certified to the court of England of this iourney, howe the Erle of Lennox and the Engliſh army was ouerthrowẽ, ſo that it was by order appoynted, that the Erle of Derby, the Lords Scroupe, & Coniers, with their powers ſhould repayre to the Weſt borders to garniſhe the ſame for defence agaynſt the enimies: but vpon the true reporte how the mater had paſſed, made by Maſter Henry Wharton, and one Bi|ſhop a Scottiſhman, ſent in poſt for that pur|poſe, that appoyntment was ſlayed, and maſter Wharton was at that time made Knight, and the ſayde Biſhop richely rewarded for bringing ſo good newes. Herewith were letters directed downe from the counſell to the Lorde Whar|ton,Pledges exe|cuted. for the executiõ of certaine pledges, to witte the maſter of Maxwels pledge beyng one of his neareſt kinſmen, of the houſe of the Herries, alſo the Warden of the Grey friers in Dunfreis, the Vicar of Earlauerock, and diuers other whiche were executed at Carlile.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this meane time were the fortes at Law|der, and Hadyngton buylte, the caſtels of Yeſter and Daw [...]ith wonne, al the Milles brent with in foure myles of eche hande of Edenburgh, and other exploytes atchieued by the Engliſhmen, as in the Hiſtory of Englande is more at large expreſſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 But now the French King hauyng prepa|red an army ready to come into Scotland, cau|ſed the ſame to draw downe to Breſt in Bry|tayne,A nauy prepa|red at Breſt in Brytayne. where the ſhippes and Galeys were rig|ged & made ready to paſſe therewith into Scot|land. The chiefe leaders of whiche army were theſe, whiche had charge chiefly to commaunde in the ſame,The chiefe ca|pitaines of the French army that came in|to Scotland. Monſieur de Deſſe Lieutenant ge|nerall, Mõſieur Dandelot Coronel of the Frẽch footemen, the Counte Reingraue coronel of the Almaynes, Monſieur de Malleray, Monſieur Doyſel, Pietro Strozzi Coronel of the Italiãs, Monſieur de Etauges Capitayne of the horſe|men, ſir Nicholas de Villegaignon a knight of the Rodes, or rather Malta Capitayne of the Galeys, and Monſieur Duno Commiſſarie of the artillery, with diuers other worthie perſo|nages and men of approued valiancy. Theſe Capitaynes with theyr powers beyng embar|qued at Breſt, ſayled alongſt by the Eaſt ſeas, and at length aboute the middeſt of Iune came into the Rode before Leith, where they landed theyr people and ordinaunce, and afterwardes with the aduiſe of the Gouernour,Hadyngton beſieged. and other of the Scottiſh Lordes, they went to beſiege Ha|dington, and commyng thither, encamped thẽ|ſelues in places of aduantage about the towne, caſte trenches planted their ordinaunce, batte|red the rampyres, and kept them within ſtrayt|ly beſieged on eche hande, vſing all the wayes they coulde deuiſe to cõſtrayne the Engliſhmen to yeelde: they forbeare yet to giue a generall aſ|ſaulte, bycauſe they would not hazarde (as they haue reported) the loſſe of ſo many menne,Why the Frenchmen forbare to giue an aſ|ſault. as might haue bene ſlayne and maymed thereby, to the greate weakenyng of their power there, hauyng not mean to ſupply it whã they would, and yet they had a great army of Scottes with them for a ſeaſon and had made the breaches ſo reaſonable, that with ſmall payne they mighte haue entred by the ſame, if the force of the defen|dants had not ſuffiſed with handeblowes to haue beaten them backe, as no doubte there was no want of good willes in them ſo to haue done, if the Frenchmen had put the matter in triall: yet during this ſiege, they within ſtoode in great neceſſitie of things behouefull for the defenſe of the towne. Wherevpon ſir Henry Wharton with a band of light horſemen of the Weſt bor|ders and others, came and put into the towne a certayne number of men with powder, & other neceſſaries, greatly to the reliefe of the beſieged, and no leſſe diſpleaſure of the Frenchmen and Scottes, that were not aware of this enterprice till it was done in the night ſeaſon, by the good and fortunate conduction of them that had the conueyance thereof.