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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke, notwithstanding all that they could saie, would agrée to no peace, except the castell of Berwike might be deliuered to the K. of England. And so the messengers departed. The same daie the archbishop of S. Andrews, the bishop of Dunkeld, Colin earle of Argile, lord Campbell, and lord An|drew lord of Anandale chancellor of Scotland, wrote to the duke of Albanie, a solemne and an autenticall instrument, signed and sealed with their hands and seales, concerning a generall pardon to him and his seruants, vpon certeine conditions to be granted; which conditions seemed to be so reasonable, that the duke of Albanie, desirous to be restored to his old estate, possessions, and natiue countrie, willinglie accepted the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But before he departed from the duke of Glo|cester, he promised both by word and writing of his owne hand, to doo and performe all such things, as he before that time had sworne and promised to king Edward: notwithstanding anie agréement now made, or after to be made with the lords of Scot|land. And for performance of the effect hereof, he a|gaine tooke a corporall oth, and sealed the writing be|fore the duke of Glocester, in the English campe at Leuington besides Hadington,The duke of Albanie re|stored home. the third daie of Au|gust, in the yeare 1482. After he was restored, the lords of Scotland proclamed him great lieutenant of Scotland;He is created great lieute|nant of Scot|land. and in the kings name made proclama|tion, that all men within eight daies should be readie at Craushaus, both to raise the siege before the ca|stell, and for the recouering againe of the towne of Berwike.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The duke of Albanie wrote all this preparation to the duke of Glocester, requiring him to haue no mis|trust in his dealings. The duke of Glocester wrote to him againe his mind verie roundlie, promising that he with his armie would defend the besiegers from all enimies that should attempt to trouble them, or else die in the quarell. To be briefe, when the lords of Scotland saw that it booted them not to assaie the raising of the siege, except they should make account to be fought withall, they determined to deliuer the castell of Berwike to the Englishmen, so that there|vpon there might be an abstinence of warre taken for a season.

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