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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erle of Bothwell.After this the Earle of Bodwell lying on the bordures as Lieutenant accordyng to the order for the time of his quarterage, entred one day into England, & ſent his forrey to brenne Fen|ton towne, keeping himſelfe in ambuſh at Halt|wel Sweyre. Sir Hẽry Percy aduertiſed that ye Scottes were thus entred, got togither a thou|ſande horſe, and makyng foorth to defende the countrey, ſet vpon the Earle at the foreſayde place of Haltwell Sweyre,Haltwell Sweyre. but ſome feare en|tring into the harts of the Engliſhmen, by rea|ſon of certayne ſhotte whiche the Scottes had there with them, fledde, and were purſued by the Scottes ouer the water of Till. There were taken about ſixe ſkore Engliſhmen, amongſt whom capitayne Erington,The Engliſh men put to flight. & capitayne Car, that had the leadyng of light horſemen, were twoo, beſide diuers other men of good accompte in ſeruice, as one Vaughan a Gentleman and ſuche lyke.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Aboute this time whyleſt the Lorde Evre commonly called Evers, remayned capitayne of Berwike, one Kirkandye couſine to ſir Wil|liam Kirkandye Lord of Grange, chanced to be taken pryſoner into Berwike, and afterwardes beyng ranſoned, at his commyng home to Ay|mouth, he made reporte that hee had bene to ſtraytly vſed during the tyme that he remayned pryſoner, at the handes of the ſayde Lord Evre, by reaſon whereof,The Lard of Grange chalẽ+geth the Lo [...] Evre. vpon a chalenge made by Grange to fight a combat with the Lord Evre, the mater grewe to this iſſue, that where their degrees were not equall, Raufe Evre brother to the Lorde Evre, vndertooke in his brothers be|half to breake a ſtaffe with the Lard of Grange vpon the ſide of Halidon hill at a day appoyn|ted, where they mette, eyther of them bring|ing twelue Gentlemen with them, to ſee the triall of this chalenge performed. But when they came to haue theyr armour and weapons vewed, the truth is ſo, that Grange was armed in a coate of plate, and a cuirace alofte vpon it, wherewith ſome faulte was founde, bycauſe Maſter Evre was cladde only in a ſingle coate of plate, without any other peeces of armour for defence of his body: but yet ſuche was the great courage of the ſayd Maſter Evre, that he would not refuſe the chalenge notwithſtãding his ad|uerſaries aduantage of armour.The Lard of Grange, and maſter Raufe Evre ranne o [...] againſt ano|ther. Wherevpon they rãne togither, and brake both theyr ſlaues: and as it fortuned Maſter Evre was hurte in the flanke.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The warre beyng thus purſued betwixte Englande and Scotland, beſide the encounters and roades whiche are before mencioned, there were twoo great roades made into Scotlande, the one by the Earle of Weſtmerlande, and the other by the Earle of Northũberland, the Lord Talbot beyng there, and hauing the leadyng of certaine Demilãces. Moreouer it was thought good by the Engliſhmenne, not onely to annoy the Scottes by lande but alſo by ſea: wherevpõ ſir Iohn Clere with certayne ſhippes of warre ſayled foorth alongſt the coaſte, till at length he arriued at the Iſles of Orkenay, where goyng a lande aboute an enterpryſe,Sir Iohn Cle [...] ſlayne in the Iſle of Orke [...] and ſtaying lon|ger than was requiſite, he was encountred by his aduerſaries, and ſlayne with many of his people, whiche were there a lande with him.

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