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Compare 1587 edition: 1 But now about the ſame time the Earle of Leuenox hauing gotte licence of the Queene of Englande to make his returne into Scotlande,The earle of Lennox ſent forewarde to returne into ſcotland. was ſet forwarde & came to Berwike towardes the later ende of Aprill, where being viſited with ſickeneſſe, he remayned by the ſpace of fourtene dayes or more.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In the meane time the Duke of Chatelle|rault, the Earles of Huntley, and Caſſels,The Duke of Chatellerault gathereth a power. the Lord Flemmyng and ſundry others of that fa|ction, ſeeyng the time ſerued well for their pur|poſe, now that the Regent was ſlayne and diſ|patched out of the way, gathered a power to the EEBO page image 512 number of three thouſande men, & came downe to Edenburgh, but after they had knowledge that the Earle of Leanox was cõming out of England with a power of Engliſhmen by the Queenes Maieſties appointment, aſwel for the ſafegarde of the yong king, as alſo for the ſafe|conduct of the Erle of Lennox home into Scot|lande, the Duke and Erles aforeſayde retyred thẽſelues from Edenburgh to Glaſquho,The Duke re|tireth to Glaſ|quho. where they beſieged the Caſtell by the ſpace of fiue or ſixe dayes, vntill the Earle of Lennox appro|ched thitherwardes. For ye haue to vnderſtand that after the Earle of Lennox was recouered of his ſickneſſe, there was appoynted a power of horſemen and footemen, to goe with him into Scotlãd, vnder the leading of ſir Williã Dru|rie, as in the Engliſh hiſtory ye may reade more at large. There were diuers valiant capitaines and Gentlemen, that wente with him in that iourney, aſwell ſuch as had charge as thoſe that went with him of their owne good willes, to ſee the order of things, and to help to aduance their Princes ſeruice. With charge there were theſe: Sir George Carie Capitayne of one hundreth lances,Captaynes and Gentlemenne that wente wyth the Earle of Lennox into Scotlande. Henry Auſtell capitaine of fiftie lances, William Gurley capitaine of fiftie lances: Ma|ſter Henrie Carie Capitayne of twoo hundred light horſemen: Capitayne Caſe Lieutenant of the generals bande of light horſemen, beyng alſo twoo hundreth: Sir Robert Conneſtable Sergeant Maior of the footebandes: Sir Tho|mas Maners, capitayne Brickwell, capitayne Carhille, Capitayne Game, Capitayne Lam|barde, capitayne Erington, Iohn Conneſtable, and Humfrey Berwike leaders of the footemen. Capitayne Erington was alſo Lieutenant to ſir George Caries company of lances. Other Gentlemen that went of their owne good willes there were diuers, as Maſter George Deuereux, Sir Ierome Bowes, Maſter Williã Knolles, Maſter Robert Knolles, Maſter Michell Ca|rie, Maſter Gawdie, Maſter William Drury of Suffolke couſin to the General, Maſter Gre|uille, brother to Sir Foulke Greuille, Maſter Conwey, brother to ſir Iohn Conwey, Maſter Edmund Veruey, & many other, whoſe names I coulde not learne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The footemen lay the firſte night at Coldin|gham, the nexte day the Earle of Lennox him|ſelfe with ſir William Drurie and the horſemẽ ouertooke the footemen, and lodged that night at Dunbar. The next day they made ſuch ſpeede in theyr marche, that they came through to E|denburgh,The earle of Lennox wyth the Englyſhe|men comme to Edenburgh. where they found the Earles of Mor|ton, Murrey, Glencarne, the Lordes Ruthuen, Lindſey, Simpil, Glamis, Methuen, Ogiltree, and Catcart, with diuers Gentlemenne of the Kings ſide, who receyued the ſayde Earle of Lennox, and the Engliſhmẽ very courteouſly. From Edẽburgh they paſſed to Lithquho, as in the Engliſhe hiſtorie it may appeare, and from thence the footemẽ paſſed to Faukirke,Faukirke. and there lodged, but the Earle of Lennox, and the Scot|tiſh Lordes, with Sir William Drury,The Earle Lennox an [...] ſir William Drury [...] Striuelyng and the horſemen rode to Sterlyng where the king lay, then beyng in the cuſtodie of the Earle of Mar. From thence they went to Glaſquho, where the Duke had beſieged the caſtell, whiche was valiantly defended by the Laird of Min|to and his bretherne, with theyr ſeruantes being not paſt an eightene perſons in all,The Caſtell Glaſquho be|ſieged by the Duke of C [...]|telleraulte [...] and yet they kepte it fiue or ſixe dayes agaynſt the Duke and his whole power, ſlaying as hath bene re|ported aboue fourtie or fiftie of his menne, but in the ende they were in greate daunger to haue bene takẽ, if they had not bene ye more ſpeedely relieued, but the Duke and his adherentes vn|derſtandyng of the commyng forewarde of the Erle of Lennox with the Engliſh forces, brake vp his ſiege and fledde away,He breaketh vp his ſiege. with loſſe and di|ſhonour as in the Engliſh hiſtorie we haue like|wiſe noted.

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