Compare 1577 edition: 1 Polydor. Howbeit whilest these things were a dooing, cer|teine of the English Nobilitie, abhorring both the king and the present state of his gouernment, went priuilie out of the realme into Scotland to king Dauid, declaring vnto him what a detestable act was committed by the lords of England, in that (contra|rie to their oth made vnto the empresse Maud, and hir issue) they had now crowned Stephan. Where|fore they besought the said king to take in hand to reuenge such a vile iniurie practised against hir, and to restore the kingdome vnto the said empresse, which if he did, it should be a thing most acceptable both to God and man.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Dauid hauing heard and well weied the ef|fect of their request,The king of Scots inua|deth the En|glish marshes. Sim. Dunel. Matt. Paris. Polydor. foorthwith was so mooued at their words, that in all possible hast he assembled an ar|mie, and entring into England, first tooke the citie and castell of Carleil: afterward comming into Northumberland, he tooke Newcastell, and manie o|ther places vpon the borders there. Whereof king Stephan being aduertised, streightwaies assembled a power, and foorthwith hasted into Cumberland, meaning to recouer that againe by force of armes, which the enimie had stolen from him by craft and subtiltie. At his approch néere to Carleil,K. Stephan encamped néere to his enimie the K. of Scots. he pitched downe his field in the euening, thinking there to staie till the morning, that he might vnderstand of what power the enimie was, whome he knew to be at hand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 King Dauid also was of a fierce courage, and re|die inough to haue giuen him battell, but yet when he beheld the English standards in the field, and di|ligentlie viewed their order and behauiour, he was at the last contented to giue eare to such as intrea|ted for peace on both sides. Wherevpon comming to king Stephan, he entred a freendlie peace with him, wherein he made a surrender of Newcastell, with condition that he should reteine Cumberland by the frée grant of king Stephan,An accord made betwixt the two kings Stephan and Dauid. who hoped there|by to find king Dauid the more faithfull vnto him in time of need: but yet he was deceiued, as after|wards manifestlie appéered. For when king Ste|phan required of him an oth of allegiance, he answe|red that he was once sworne alreadie vnto Maud the empresse. Howbeit to gratifie him, he comman|ded his son Henrie to receiue that oth, for the which the king gaue him the earledome of Huntington to hold of him for euer.