Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This was thought an euill token, that they should still be put to the worsse in this kings time, sith they had so bad successe in the verie beginning of his reigne: but they continuing in their malicious pur|poses, about saint Margarets tide inuaded the land with three armies, the earle of Murrey hauing the leading of one of the same armies,The [...] inuade Eng|land. and Iames Douglas of another, and the third was guided by the earle of Mar. King Edward aduertised hereof, assembled not onelie a great power of Englishmen, but also required Iohn lord Beaumont de Heinault, whome he had latelie sent home right honorablie re|warded for his good assistance,The lord Beaumo [...] of Hein [...]u [...]. to come againe into England, with certeine bands of men at armes, and he should receiue wages and good interteinement EEBO page image 347 for them. The lord Beaumont, as one that loued déeds of armes, Caxton. was glad to accomplish king Ed|wards request: and so therevpon with seauen hun|dred men at armes, or fiue hundred (as Froissart saith) came ouer into England againe, to serue a|gainst the Scots.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The generall assemblie of the armie was appoin|ted to be at Yorke, and thither came the said lord Beaumont with his people, and was ioifullie recei|ued of the king and his lords. Here whilest not one|lie the Scotish ambassadours (which had béene sent to treat of peace, were heard to tell their message) but also whilest the councell tooke some leisure in de|bating the matter how to guide their enterprise, which they had now in hand: vpon Trinitie sundaie, it chanced that there arose contention within the ci|tie of Yorke, betwixt the English archers, and the strangers,A fraie be|twixt y^e Eng|lish archers and the Hen|uiers. Caxton. which the lord Beaumont of Heinault had brought with him, insomuch that fighting togither there were slaine to the number of foure score per|sons of those archers, which were buried within the church of saint Clement in Fosgate. ¶Some write that there were slaine to the number of thrée hun|dred Englishmen: yet bicause the Henuiers came to aid the king, their peace was cried vpon paine of life. Froissart. And further, it was found by an inquest of the ci|tie, that the quarrell was begun by the Englishmen, the which (as some write) were of the Lincolneshire men, of those that sometime belonged to the Spen|sers, and to the earle of Arundell, so that there was cause, Caxton. Froissart. whie they bare euill will to the Henuiers which had aided (as yee haue heard) to bring the said earle and Spensers to their confusion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time the Scots being entred into England, had doone much hurt, and were come as farre as Stanop parke in Wiredale:Stanop parke. Caxton. and though they had sent their ambassadours to treat with the king and his councell for peace, yet no conclusion fol|lowed of their talke. At the same time, bicause the English souldiours of this armie were cloathed all in cotes and hoods embrodered with floures and branches verie séemelie, and vsed to nourish their beards: the Scots in derision thereof made a rime, which they fastened vpon the church doores of saint Peter toward Stangate, conteining this that fol|loweth.