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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Regent immediatly after this ſkirmiſh came with all ſpeede vnto Leith, aſwell to for|tifie the towne, as to make ſome further at|tempt againſt his aduerſaries within the towne and caſtell of Edenburgh. Herevpon was Leith entrenched rounde aboute,Leith fortified beyng eſteemed a place of great importance ſtandyng bothe in the face of the enimies, and ſo ready to annoy thẽ, and alſo ſeruyng well to preuent them of ſuche ſuccour as they looked for dayly out of France.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this meane time the Laird of Grange then Capitayne of the Caſtell, and Prouoſt of the towne of Edenburgh,A Proclama|tion. cauſed Proclamation to be made, that all thoſe inhabitantes whiche were not willing to take parte with him in his doyngs, ſhould departe out of the towne, wher|vpon many of them departed thence, togither with theyr wiues and children, and tooke with them alſo ſuche goodes as they coulde ſecretely conuey, & cõming to Leith, offered theyr ſeruice vnto the Regent, who thankfully accepted theyr offer, and ſo they remayned at Leith, ſeruing a|gainſt the cõtrary factiõ vpõ their own expẽces.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this,The [...] of the Laird Grange. the Laird of Grange vnderſtan|dyng that reporte had bene made by ſome of the Kings parte, that he was a traytour to the king and an enimy to his countrey, offered the com|batte to any that would iuſtifie the ſame: which beyng aduertiſed to them within Leith, diuers Gentlemen were deſirous to vndertake the cha|lenge, but the Regent graunted it to the Laird of Garliſch, beyng a Stewarde,The Laird Garllich. and his Kin|neſman, who had earneſtly requeſted it, where|vpon after diuers meſſages by Heraultes ſente too and fro betwixte them, the tyme and place was appoynted, but the matter wente not for|warde, excuſe beyng made on the behalfe of the Laird Grange, that by reaſon of the charge which was committed to him, it was not thought conuenient that hee ſhoulde hazarde the whole cauſe vpon his owne perſon.

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