Compare 1577 edition: 1 An herald sent from the earle of Sur|rie to king Iames.At length it was concluded and determined a|mong other things, to send Rouge Crosse, purseuant at armes, with a trumpet to the king of Scots, with a message and certeine instructions: which in sub|stance was, to shew and declare vnto the said king of Scots, that where he (contrarie vnto his oth and league, and vnnaturallie against all reason and con|science) had entered and inuaded this his brothers realme of England, and done great hurt to the same, in casting downe castels, towers, and houses, bur|ning, spoiling, and destroieng the same, and cruellie murthering the king of England his brothers sub|iects; he the said earle would be readie to trie the rightfulnesse of the matter with the king in battell, by fridaie next comming at the furthest, if he of his noble courage would giue him tarieng and abode. And the same did the said earle promise, as he was a true knight vnto God & the king of England his maister.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 And before Rouge Crosse should depart with the said instructions,The lord ad|merals mes|sage to the king of Scots. the lord admerall gaue him in cre|dence to shew the said king of his comming, and part of his companie from the sea with him, and that he had sought the Scotish nauie then being on the sea, but he could not méet with them, bicause they were fled into France by the coast of Ireland. And in as much as the said king had diuerse and manie times caused the said lord to be called at daies of truce, to make redresse for Andrew Barton a pirat of the sea,Andrew Barton, of whom menti|on before pag. 811. long before that vanquished by the same lord adme|rall, he was now come in his owne proper person, to be in the vant-gard of the field, to iustifie the death of the said Andrew against him and all his people, and would sée what could be laid to his charge the said daie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Furthermore, that he nor none of his companie should take no Scotish noble man prisoner, nor anie other; but they should die if they came in his danger, vnlesse it were the kings owne person; for he said he trusted to none other courtesie at the hands of the Scots. And in this maner he should find him in the vant-gard of the field, by the grace of God, and saint George, as he was a true knight. Yet before the de|parting of Rouge Crosse, with the said instructions and credence, it was thought by the earle & his coun|cell, that the said king would faine and imagine some other message, to send an herald of his with the same, onelie to view and ouersée the manner and or|der of the kings roiall armie, ordinance, and artille|rie then being with the earle, whereby might haue insued great danger to the same.