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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erle of Argile, the priour of S. Andros & theyr aſſiſters came to S. Iohns towne & be|ſieged it,S. Iohns town beſieged. till it was to thẽ ſurrendred. The Erle of Huntley was ſent to them from the Queene to treat with them of ſome accord, but he profi|ted not. At the ſame time a certayne number of perſons of the townes of Dundee and Perth, came to the Abbey of Scone,Scone abbay brente. and ſpoyling the Church, brẽt it with the moſt part of the houſe, the Erle of Argile, and the priour of S. Andros beyng with them in company. After this, they wẽt to Striueling,The friers in Steruelyng deſtroyed. where they cauſed ye houſes of the black Friers, & gray Friers to be throwen downe. From thẽce they paſſed to Edenburgh, where the Queene hearyng of theyr comming, departed with the Frenchmenne vnto Dunbar,The Queene departed frõ Edenburgh. the Duke of Chatelleraut, & the Erle of Hunt|ley bring with hyr in company.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erle of Argile, & his cõpany, called the Lordes of the congregation, were receyued into Edenburgh by the baylifes of the towne, where the places of the blacke & Grayfriers were ſud|denly ouerthrowen,The Frier-houſes ouer|throwen. & the Churche a Field, and Trinitie college, & S. Giles church were refor|med, and the images and altares pulled downe. The Lordes remayning thus in Edenburgh, tooke the Abbey, the coygning houſe, & the coyg|ning yrons, and ſeaſed vpõ the Queenes moue|ables which they found in the Palayce, and kept the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Monſieur Doyſell and the Frenchmenne came from Dunbar to the Linkes of Leith, ac|companied with the Duke of Chatelerault, the Erles of Huntley, Bothwell, Mourton,Two armies pacified. and o|thers, and the Lordes of the Congregation came foorth of the towne of Edenburgh of pur|poſe to haue gyuen battayle to the French|men, EEBO page image 489 albeit they were not ſufficiente partie to reſiſt them: but the Earle of Huntley trauelled betwixte them, by whoſe meanes there mette twelue on euery ſide, who agreed vpon certaine articles, [...]eith forti| [...]d & ſo the Queene and Frenchmeñ entred into Leith, and forthwith began to fortifie it.

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