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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The ſame time alſo the Earle of Eglenton layd his hande in alſo to appeare and aunſwere in like ſort, and as well the one as the other ac|cording to their aſſurance giuen, appeared at the day appointed, but yet not agreeing to ſuch articles as were required of them, they were both committed to priſon, the one in the Ca|ſtell of Dunbretayne,

The Earles of Caſsils and Eglenton committed towarde.

A truce for twenty dayes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Afterwardes there was a truce taken be|tweene the Regent and the Hamiltons, and their adherentes for twenty dayes, viz. vntill the laſt of March, whiche truce once ended, the Regente determined with hymſelfe to giue an attempte to the Caſtell of Dunbretayne, which had bin long kepte by the Lorde Flemming a|gainſte the King, and the Earle of Murrey, late Regente, who hadde beſieged it for the ſpace of halfe a yeare or more, but coulde not by any meanes compaſſe to winne it but nowe the firſte of Aprill, the truce being then expired, the Regent going forwarde with his purpoſe, cauſed all the paſſages round about the Coun|trey to be ſtopped, as well by land as by water, and the ſame night ſente thytherwarde Cap|tayne Crafort, and Captayne Hume, with an hundred Souldiers, choſen out for the purpoſe, who the ſeconde of Aprill, aboute foure of the clocke in the morning, came to the Caſtell, where the Souldiers with ladders, ropes, and other deuiſes, found meanes to climbe vppe the Rocke, whiche is of an exceeding great heigth, and ſo with greate paine and more daunger, at length gote vp to the wall of the Caſtell, ſtan|ding vpon the heigth of the Rocke, to the which wall they reared vp a ladder,The Ca [...] Dunbre [...] taken by policy. by the whiche en|tred firſte one Ramſey, enſigne bearer to Cap|taine Crafort, and leaping ouer the wall, was ſtraight wayes aſſayled by three of the watch|men, of the whiche hee ſlewe one: and a Soul|diour named Wederborne that followed him, beeyng the ſecond that entred, ſlewe another of them. The thirde of thoſe watchmen was alſo ſlayne, as hee was aboute to flee from them.