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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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But now to the doyngs in Scotlande con|cerning ye warres there, after that ye ſiege of Ha|dington was reyſed by the Engliſhe armie as before ye haue hearde, the Frenchmenne there|vpon retyred themſelfes vnto Muſkelbourgh, and chooſing foorth a plot of grounde for theyr aduãtage,The Frẽchmẽ campe at Muskelburgh kept themſelfes within the ſame, and herewith there came to them a fiftene thouſande Scottiſhmen to aſſiſte them, ſo that when the Engliſhmen came forewardes to aſſayle them, they found them ſo ſtrongly embattayled, that whether their cõmiſſion did not ſo farre extend, or whether they had no likyng of the matche, [...]e more her| [...] England. they forbare to ſet vpon them in that ground of ſo great diſauantage for the aſſaylantes, & ſo re|turned back to Hadington, & after homewards, hauing furniſhed the towne with newe ſupplies of men, munition, and vitayles ſufficient.

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