Compare 1587 edition: 1 As the Frenchmen were in their progreſſe, at the mouth of the water of Leuin in Fiffe, there arriued in their ſight a nauie of Shippes, which at the firſt kenning, they tooke to be frẽch Shippes, but ſhortly after, perceyuing them to be the Engliſh nauie, they returned with greate diligence to Brunt Iland,The Towne Burnt Ilande is fortified. where they paſt the ferrie of Kingcorne in boates and crayers to Leith, and inſtantly beganne to fortifie that Towne, caſting greate trenches about it, and making great blockhouſes for their defẽce. The Engliſh Shippes came to the roade of Lieth,An Engliſhe nauye. where they caſt ancars the [...] day of Ia|nuary.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Queene Regente ſente vnto the Vice Admirall of that fleete, named Maiſter Win|ter, requiring to knowe of him, for what cauſe hee was come into thoſe waters, who aunſwe|red, that he had bin abrode on the Seas ſeeking after Pirates, and in caſe anye of them came thither, hee was arriued there in the Forthe to waite on them, where the principall cauſe in|deede was to impeache, that no Frenchman ſhoulde lande there, in caſe any came forthe of Fraunce, and alſo to keepe thẽ that lay in Inſ|keith from vittayles, and that no Frenchman ſhould paſſe by Sea forth of Leith.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 A Scottes Her|rault ſente to the Duke of Norffolke.Aboute the ſame time, the Queene Regent, hearing that the Duke of Norffolke was come to Newecaſtell, as generall Lieutenaunt of the Northe, ſente an Herrault with a letter to him, in whiche letter it was ſignified, that the Her|rault had credite to declare further matter than was conteyned in the ſame letter, but when hee was demaunded what hee had to ſaye, he deny|ed to haue anye credit at all, wherevpon Willi|am Flower, then Cheſter Herraulte,An Engliſh Herrault ſente to the Queene of Scottes. and now Norrey Kyng of Armes, was ſente vnto the Queene, who commyng to Holy Roode houſe neare to Edinburgh, was receyued by ſundry Herraultes, and ſo was had to one of theyr hou|ſes, and there kepte for that nyght.