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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 And for the eschuing thereof,A good po|licie. he had in comman|dement, that if anie such message were sent, not to bring anie person comming therewith within thrée or two miles of the field at the nighest, where the said earle would come, and heare what he would saie. And thus departed Rouge Crosse, with his trumpet, appa|relled in his coat of armes. On mondaie the fift daie of September, the earle tooke his field at Bol|ton in Glendale, as he had appointed, where all the noble men and gentlemen met him with their reti|nues, to the number of six and twentie thousand men. And about midnight next insuing came the trumpet which went to Rouge Crosse, and declared how the king of Scots, after the message doone to him by Rouge Crosse, according to his instructions, the said king deteined him,Ilaie and Yorke he|ralds. & sent one Ilaie an herald of his with him vnto the earle, to declare to him the kings pleasure; to whom the earle sent Yorke herald at armes, to accompanie the said Ilaie, at a village cal|led Milo, two miles from the field, vntill the com|ming thither of the said earle the next morow.