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Compare 1587 edition: 1 But after this, there came a power of En|gliſh horſemen to the number of little leſſe than two thouſande demie lances, light horſemen,The Engliſh horſemen o+uerthrowen and arquebuſiers on horſebacke, vnder the lea|ding of ſir Robert Bowes, ſir Thomas Pal|mer, ſir Henry Wharton, Capitayne Gamboa Spaniarde, and others, the which aduenturing ouer raſhly within daunger of the whole Frẽch power, were ouerthrowẽ, and chaſed, ſir Robert Bowes, and ſir Thomas Palmer, with a great number of other Capitaynes, Gentlemen and Souldiers beyng taken pryſoners, beſide thoſe that were ſlayne. Yet after this ouerthrow of thoſe horſemen, the French remoued theyr ſiege from the places where they had firſt planted it, and lodged further off from the towne, conti|nuyng there till at length by an army ſent forth of Englande vnder the conduct of the Erle of Shrewſbury, the Lorde Grey, and others,The Erle of Shrewſbury remoueth t [...] ſiege from Hadington. they were conſtreyned to retyre from thence, as in the Engliſh hiſtory ye may finde more largely expreſſed, to the whiche for further report of the euentes chancyng duryng that ſiege, I referre the reader.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 475But this is to be remẽbred, that whyleſt the ſiege remayned at Hadyngton, by a conuention or aſſemble of the Lordes it was decreed, that the Queene ſhoulde be ſente into Fraunce, [...]r Nicholas [...]e Villegaig|non. and therevpõ Monſieur de Villegaignon with foure Galleys departing from Leith, made ſemblance as though he would haue ſayled into Fraunce, but hauyng paſſed the mouth of the Fourth he turned his courſe on the left hand to paſſe alõgſt the ſhoere Northward by the Germayne ſeas, yt compaſſing the lande on the Eaſt ſide, he might paſſe about by the Iſles of Orkney, and ſo by the Weſt Iſles till he came to Dunbretayne where the yong Queene lay.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The French [...]aleys com| [...]de about the [...]me of Scot+lande by Dun| [...]ie head.This iourney he fortunately atchieued, the ſame neuer afore that tyme to mans remem|brance beyng made or attempted with Galeys. At his arriuall at Dunbretayne, he founde all things ready prouided neceſſary for the enbar|quyng of the Queene, that he might conuey hir into Fraunce, for the accompliſhment whereof he had taken that iourney in hande. Herevpon ſhe beyng brought aborde into the Kings owne Galey,Monſieur de [...]zze. wherein Monſieur de Brezze was alſo appoynted to be abourde with hyr, as hee that had bene ſent with expreſſe commaundement to ſee hir conueyed into Fraunce, who togither with Villegaignon ſhewed ſuch diligẽce in at|chieuyng that enterpriſe,The yong [...]ne of [...] cõueyed to Fraunce that finally they arri|ued with proſperous winde and weather in the hauen of Breſt in Brytaine with that yong Queene, beyng as then betwixte fiue and ſixe yeares of age.

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