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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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After that the Earle of Lennox and his frendes were thus commen to Glaſquho, fin|dyng the ſiege rayſed, he remayned there by the ſpace of fiue or ſixe dayes, duryng whiche tyme there came to him of his kinrede and frendes, whiche ought to him their ſeruice,A muſter of iiij. thouſand Scottes. accordyng to the vſe of the countrey, the number of a foure thouſande men, very well appoynted after their maner, the more parte out of the countreys of Lennox, and Darneley,See more h [...] of in Engl [...] whiche muſtered be|fore the ſayde Earle, and ſir William Drurie generall of the Engliſhmen there.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This done the Earle of Lennox accompa|nied with the Earles and Lordes afore men|tioned, and lykewiſe with the Engliſhmenne, marched to Hamilton, where they entred into the Palayce belonging to the Duke, and lod|ged therein that night.

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