Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were letters intercepted about the same time, which a messenger brought foorth of Scotland,Letters in|tercepted. thrée closed and thrée open, for there were six in all. The king sent them to the archbishop of Canturbu|rie, who by his commandement published them in o|pen audience at London. The first was closed with the seale of the lord Thomas Randulfe earle of Mur|rie, lord of Annandale and of Man, lieutenant to Ro|bert le Bruce king of Scotland, which conteined a safe conduct for sir Thomas Top [...]liue chapleine, and one to be associate with him to come into Scotland, and to returne from thence in safetie. The second was sealed with the seale of sir Iames Dowglas for a like safe conduct for the same persons. The third was closed with the seale of the said earle of Murrie for the safe conduct of the lord Iohn de Mowbraie, and the lord Iohn de Clifford, and fortie horsses with their pages for their safe comming vnto the said erle into Scotland, and for their abiding there and re|turning backe. The fourth was closed with the seale of Iames Dowglas, directed to king Arthur.King Arthur a name feined of purpose. The fift was closed with the seale of Iames Dowglas directed vnto the lord Rafe Neuill. The sixt had no direction, but the tenour thereof was this as followeth.
10.1. The tenor of the said sixt letter lack|ing a direction.
The tenor of the said sixt letter lack|ing a direction.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _YOu shall vnderstand my lord, that the communication be|fore hand had, is now brought to effect. For the earle of Here|ford, the lords Roger Damorie, Hugh de Audelie the yoonger, Bartholo|mew de Badelesmer, Roger de Clifford, Iohn Gifford, Henrie Teis, Thomas Manduit, Iohn de Willington, and all o|ther are come to Pomfret, and are readie to make you good assurance, so that you will performe couenant with them, to wit for your comming to aid vs, and to go with vs into England and Wales, to liue and die with vs in our quarell. We therefore beseech you to assigne vs day and place, where we may meet, and we will be readie to accomplish fullie our businesse: and we beseech you to make vs a safe conduct for thirtie horsses, that we may in safetie come to your parts.
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king,
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when such earles and lords as he had li|cenced for a time were returned (his brother the earle of
Northfolke excepted) & that the most part of those men of warre were assembled that had summons,
although diuerse came not at all; about the first sun|daie in Lent he set forward towards his enimies,
hauing with him to the number of sixtéene hundred men of armes on horssebacke,
The king set|teth forward towards his enimies. He made a proclamation.