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Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time the Erle of Morton,Commiſsio|ners ſent in|to England. the Abbot of Dunfermeling, and Iames Ma|gil, Clearke of the Regiſter, wer ſent into En|gland Commiſſioners, vpon the Kings partie the Biſhop of Roſſe, the Abbot of Kilwinning, and the Lord Leuingſtõ, appointed for the Q. then being in Englãd. In Ianuary following, the Regent then beeing at Edenburgh, Claude Hamilton, one of the Duke of Chatelleraultes ſonnes entred the houſe of Paſlay, then beeyng kepte by the ſeruantes of the Lord Simpil,Paſlay taken and kept by Clawde Ha|milton. and ſeazing vpon all things which he there found as ſtoode with his pleaſure, hee fortifyed the houſe with men, munition, and vittayles, ſuch as he could get either in the towne of Paſlay, or neere thereabouts. The Regent aduertiſed therof, re|paired thither with a power in all ſpeedy wiſe,The Regent beſiegeth Paſlay. and layd ſiege to the houſe. They within ſewed EEBO page image 514 for a truce whiche was graunted to them for the ſpace of ſixe dayes, the better to aduiſe of their owne eſtate, which tearme being expired, Proclamation was made by the Regent, that if they would yeeld the houſe, ſo many of them as had not borne armes before ye time againſte the King and Regent, ſhoulde haue their lyues ſaued, the reſt to remaine at the Regents plea|ſure.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Heerevppon contention roſe among them within the houſe: for whereas the more part of thẽ hauing not ſerued in any iourney or exploit againſt ye King before that time, would needes yeelde, the other, beeyng the leſſe number, were not able to defend it of themſelues, wher|vpon they were ready to drawe their weapons one againſt another, but yet in the ende they al agreed to ſurrender the houſe, and yeelded them ſelues,Puſlay is ſur|rendred to the Regent. vpon ſuch condition as the Regente had preſcribed, wherevpon fyue of them were exe|cuted, and all the reſt were pardoned of theyr liues, the Captayne Iohn Hamilton, Lard of Coughnall and his two breethren excepted, who were ſente to the Caſtell of Glaſquho, there to remayne in priſon, and ſhortly after the ſayd Iohn Hamilton was executed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 1571In Marche following, the Regent returned to Glaſquho, and for that the Earles of Caſſill and Eglenton refuſed to ſhew themſelues obe|dient to the King, and woulde not come into the Regent, who had ſente for them by letters, at ſundrye tymes, the Regent gathered his po|wer at Glaſquho, and with the ſame marched towards Vrwin and Air, and ſo forward to the Earle of Caſſils Countrey,The Regent goeth againſte the Earle of Caſtels. who hearing of the Regents comming, ſent forth his brother to offer his ſubmiſſion, wherevpon it was conclu|ded that the meſſenger ſhoulde remayne wyth the Regente as pledge for his brother by the ſpace of twenty dayes, and then the ſaide Earle to make his appearance before the Regente at Striueling, to aunſwere ſuch matters as ſhuld be layd to his charge.

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