Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Hauing thus finished his iournie into Wales, Malcolme king of Scotland came vnto Glocester to sée the king,Malcolme king of Scots commeth to Glocester. Wil. Malm. Polydor. and to common with him of sundrie matters touching the peace betwixt both the realms, as he returned homewards: but bicause king Wil|liam disdained to enterteine him in such pompous maner as he expected and made account of; and for|somuch as he did not at the verie first admit him to his presence, the said Malcolme returned into Scot|land in great displeasure, and immediatlie raising a power, entred into England,K. Malcolme inuadeth England. destroieng the country vnto Alnewike castell, where he was so enuironed with an ambushment laid by Robert earle of Nor|thumberland, EEBO page image 21 that he and his eldest sonne Edward were slaine. At which mishap his whole host being vtterlie discomfited, fled out of the field, with the losse of manie, whereof some were slaine, and some taken by pursute. Simon Dun. Thus came king Malcolme to his end (by the iust prouidence of God) in that prouince which he had wasted and spoiled at fiue seuerall times, as first in the daies of king Edward, when earle Tostie was gone to Rome; the second time, in the daies of Wil|liam Conquerour, when he spoiled Cleueland; third|lie, in the same Conquerours daies, whilest bishop Walkher possessed the see of Durham, at what time all the countrie was spoiled and forraied, euen to the riuer of Tine; fourthlie, about the fourth or fift yeare of the reigne of this William Rufus, at which time he entered the land as farre as Chester in the stréet, whilest king William was in Normandie; the fift time was now, when he lost his life on saint Brices day, by the hands of a verie valiant knight named Morkell. King Malcolme being thus surprised by death, his bodie was buried at Tinmouth (as in the Scotish histories more plainelie appeareth) where al|so ye may find, how the sonnes of king Malcolme were aided by king William Rufus to obteine the crowne of Scotland, wherevnto they were interes|sed; whereas otherwise by the force and practise of their vncle Donald they had béene kept from the scepter and crowne of the kingdome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ran. Higd. This yeare England and Normandie were sore vexed with mortalitie both of men and beasts, Anno Reg. 7. 1094 inso|much that tillage of the ground was laid aside in manie places, Ran. Higd. Wil. Malm. Simon Dun. Death & mur|ren of cattell. Strange woonders. Matth. Paris. Polydor. by reason wherof there folowed great dearth & famine. Manie grizelie and hideous sights were seene also in England, as hosts of men figh|ting in the aire, flashes of fier, stars falling from hea|uen, and such like strange wonders. About this time new occasions of breach of amitie grew betwixt the king and his brother Robert, who accused him of periurie, for not obseruing the articles of the last peace concluded betwixt them: wherefore he purpo|sed to saile ouer into Normandie, Simon Dun. and so came vnto Hastings, about the first of Februarie, where he so|iourned for a time, and caused the church of Battell abbeie to be dedicated in the honour of S. Martin. He depriued Herbert bishop of Thetford of his bi|shops staffe, bicause he meant to haue stolne awaie secretlie to Rome, and there to haue purchased abso|lution of pope Urban for his bishoprike, which he had bought of the king for himselfe; and likewise for the abbasie of Winchester, which he had purchased for his father, paieng for them both a thousand pounds.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King William passeth ouer into Nor|mandie.After this, about midlent he passed ouer into Nor|mandie with an armie, purposing to trie the matter with his brother in plaine battell, that thereby he might rather grow to some certeine point of losse or lucre, than to stand euer vpon vncerteinties, whether to haue peace or war, that he must be constreined to be at all times in a readinesse to defend himselfe. But after he was come into Normandie,Wars betwixt the king and his brother. & had for|raied part of the countrie once or twice he fell to a parle with his brother duke Robert, & in the end con|descended to put the matter in compromise to the arbitrement of certeine graue persons, whose iudge|ment the king reiected, bicause they gaue not sen|tence on his side. Herevpon both parts prepared for war afresh, Matth. West. insomuch that the king perceiuing how his brother was aided by the French king, and that his power was too weake to withstand them both, he sent his commission into England for the leuieng of 20. thousand men, commanding that they should be sent ouer vnto him into Normandie by a daie, which was diligentlie performed. But as they were come togither about Hastings, readie to enter a shipboord, immediatlie commeth the kings lieutenant with a countermand, and signifieth to them, that the king minding to fauour and spare them for that iournie, would that euerie of them should giue him 10. shil|lings (as Matt. Paris hath, or 20. shillings as others haue) towards the charges of the war, and therevpon depart home with a sufficient safeconduct; which the most part were better content to doo, than to commit themselues to the fortune of the sea, and bloudie suc|cesse of the wars in Normandie. Polydor. In deed king Wil|liam changing his mind, was now determined to end the matter with monie, and not with the sword, as it afterward appeered: for by bribing of king Phi|lip,A peace con|cluded betwixt the king and his brother Robert. in whome duke Robert had reposed his whole trust, he concluded peace vpon such articles and con|ditions as he himselfe required.