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Compare 1577 edition: 1 It is said, that Perkin Warbecke, being retur|ned into Scotland with the king of Scots, vnder a cloked pretense should sore lament the great slaugh|ter, spoile, and damage, which had béene doone at this last roade made into England; and therefore as one that bare a naturall loue toward his natiue coun|trie,The counter|feit compassi|on of Perkin. besought the king of Scots, that from thense|foorth, he would no more so deface his naturall relme, and destroie his subiects with such terrible fire, flame and hauocke; as who should saie, he being ouercome now with compassion, did bewaile the cruell destruc|tion of his naturall countrie of England. But the Scotish K. told him, that he seemed to take thought for that which appeared to be none of his, sith that not so much as one gentleman or yeoman (for ought he could see) would once shew themselues readie to aid him in the warre begun for his cause, & in his name, within that realme which he pretended so cléerelie to apperteine to him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anno Reg. 12.The king of England being certified of this inua|sion, prepared an armie with all diligence to haue resisted the Scots: but they were returned yer the English power could assemble togither. Now when the king was truelie certified that the Scotish king was returned home, he staied all the preparations made at that time to go against him. But yet mean|ing to be reuenged of the wrongs doone to him by king Iames and his people;A parlement of the thrée e|states of the realme. he first called a parle|ment, and in that assemblie of three estates of the realme, he declared the cause of the instant warre, and how necessarie it should be for the suertie and wealth of the realme of England to haue that warre pursued against those enimies that had begun it. To this motion all the nobilitie wholie agréed.A subsidie. And to the maintenance of that warre, a subsidie was by whole assent of the parlement fréelie giuen and granted. Which paiment though it was not great, yet manie of the common people sore grudged to pay the same, as they that euer abhorre such taxes and exactions. At the same parlement were diuerse acts and sta|tutes made, necessarie & expedient (as was thought) for the publike weale of the realme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane season the king of Scots, percei|uing that the Englishmen would shortlie go about to reuenge the iniuries doone to them by him and his people, assembled eftsoones a puissant armie, The king of England and Scotlãd pre|pare for mu|tuall warre. that he might either defend his realme against the English power, attempting to inuade his countrie, or else a|fresh to enter into the English borders. And thus these two mightie princes minded nothing more than the one to indamage the other. But the king of England would not deferre one houre by (his good will) till he were reuenged, and therefore prepared a mightie armie to inuade Scotland, and ordeined for chéefteine thereof the lord Daubeneie. But as this armie was assembled, and that the lord Daubenie was forward on his iournie towards Scotland, he was suddenlie staid and called backe againe, by rea|son of a new commotion begun by the Cornishmen for the paiment of the subsidie which was granted at the last parlement.

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