Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3

1557.

The Queene [...]ent deſi| [...] warres.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 The Erle of Weſtmerlãd being then Lieute|nant of the North partes,The earle of Weſtmerlãde gathereth an army to reſiſt the Scots. gathered ſuch power togither as he mighte make, & came to Lowike accompanied with the Lord Talbot, ſir Iames Croſtes, & others, to ſuccour where moſte neede ſhould appeare. The Scottiſhe army percey|uing the Engliſhmen thus in a readineſſe to re|ſiſte theyr attempts, tooke aduiſe togither, and concluded that it was not for the weale of the realme, at that tyme to hazarde battell foorth of the boundes of theyr own land, theyr Princeſſe beyng abſent and as yet in hir minoritie, conſi|dering alſo that the warre was not taken in hãd for their owne quarell, but for the pleaſure of Fraunce. Theſe and other the lyke reaſons beyng alledged by the Earles of Arrane, Hunt|ley, Argile, Caſſilles, and other, to the Queene and French Capitaynes, they were nothing ſa|tiſfied therewith, but the Scottiſhe Lordes woulde attempte no further,The Scottes breake vp their army. but retyred backe and ſkaled their army. In remouing from Warke, they were purſued by certayne bandes of the bordurers and others, which were repul|ſed and ſtoode in daunger to haue bene diſtreſſed if Capitayne Read had not with noble courage iſſued foorth, and in tyme relieued them that EEBO page image 484 were reticing, whereby they ſtayed and gaue a new charge, in ſuche ſorte as the Scottes were beaten backe agayne and chaſed ouer the water to theyr mayn [...] armie that was already paſſed ouer. The Queene and Monſieur Doyſell per|ceyuing that they coulde not get the Scottiſhe Lordes to make any further exployte at that preſent, ſhe retired home, but Doyſell with his Frenchmen were appoynted to remayne ſtill in Haymonth to contergarriſon the Engliſhmen within Berwike. There were diuers foote bãds of Scottes waged by the French King, whiche were appoynted to lie in places aboute the bor|dures, as at Kelſo, Rockeſburgh, and ſuche like for defence of the countrey, and the annoyance of the Engliſhmen as occaſions might ſerue.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 After this, Sir Andrewe Car and diuers other entred Englande with a power of men a|bout Martilmas, but the Earle of Northum|berlande beyng then Lieutenant of the North partes of Englande, and lying on the bordures aſſembled his forces togither, and commyng to encounter the Scottes on the very bordure ſide neare to Cheuiot,The Scottes diſcomfited by the erle of Northumber|land. at the firſt the Engliſhmenne were put to the wurſe, but yet at length the Scottes were ouerthrowen, and chaſed ſir An|drew Car and many other beyng taken pryſo|ners.Sir Iohn For|ſter. Sir Iohn Forſter bare himſelf very va|liantly at this encoũtre, ſo that his ſeruice might not well haue bene ſpared. He was thruſt tho|row the mouth into the necke, and alſo through the thigh. Moreouer his horſe was ſlayne vn|der him. The conflict was ſharpe, for both the horſemen and footemen came to make proufe of theyr forces.Quarterrage kept by the Scots for de|fence of theyr bordures. The warre thus being begonne and followed, the Scottes kept theyr quarter|rage, and euery noble man as hee was appoyn|ted, lay on the bordures with a thouſand horſe|men, during his ordinary terme, & on the other ſide the Engliſh bordures were furniſhed with new ſupplies of mẽ of warre, ſo that there were dayly roades and incurſions made by the par|ties, to the greate domage and ſpoyle of the townes & villages ſituate neare to the confines of bothe the realmes.