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Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Parliament continued by the ſpace of ſeauen dayes, at the ende wherof, to witte, vpon the ſeconde of September, Claude Hamilton, the Laird of Bucluigh, the Lairde of Ormi|ſton, and diuers other, to the number of three hundred Horſemen, very earely in the morning, entred the towne of Striueling, and ſuddaine|ly beſet not only the Regent, but alſo the reſt of the nobilitie within their lodgings.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Regente hearing a great vprore reyſed within the Towne, and not vnderſtanding the cauſe, nor who were the authours thereof, after hee perceyued how the houſe wherein he lodged was beſette on each ſide, he defended the ſame a|gainſte the enimies for a good ſpace, but at length,The Earle of [...] taken [...] his lodging deſpairing of ſu [...]oures, and doubting leaſt the houſe had bin vnderſeid with ſome bar|rels of powder, and that it woulde be blowen vp if hee yeelded not as ſome told him: and the eni|mie to encreaſe that doubte, crying ſtill blowe vp the houſe, what ſhoulde we ſtande longer a|bout him, at length he was contented to yeelde to the Laird of Ormiſton, but not before he ſaw that ſome of his ſtouteſt Captaines had yeelded themſelues before his face. He yeelded, with con|dition to haue his life ſaued: but promiſe in that behalfe was not long kepte, for thoſe that hadde thus taken him, when they perceyued reſcue comming downe from the Caſtell, ſo that they ſhoulde not bee able to carrie him away, Cap|tayne Cauder with a piſtolet,The Earle of [...]ox woũ| [...]. ſhotte him into the body before he could be recouered out of their handes: The reſt of the nobilitie, to witte, the Earles of Morton, Eglenton, and Glencarne, and diuers other beeing taken priſoners, were preſently reſcued by thoſe that iſſued out of the Caſtell.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle of Morton beeing in the handes of the Laird of Bouclugh, tooke the ſame Laird priſoner, hee yeelding himſelfe vnto him: and likewiſe the Earle of Glencarne tooke his keeper priſoner, and ſo did ſundry others take their ta|kers: but Claude Hamilton, and others with their companies, hauing firſt got all the Hor|ſes that were founde in the Towne into theyr handes, when they hearde that the reſcue was cõming, ſhifted for themſelues, and fled away.

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