Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the sixt daie of September, earlie in the mor|ning, the earle accompanied with the most part of the lords and knights, and gentlemen of the field, euerie man hauing with him but one seruant to hold his horsse, rode vnto the place: and so the said herald met with the earle, and with blunt reuerence decla|red to him that he was come from his maister the king of Scots, which would know whether the earle EEBO page image 827 sent anie such message by Rouge Crosse. The earle iustified the same, saieng further; that Rouge Crosse had the same message of him in writing, signed with his owne hand. Wherevnto the said Ilaie said: As to the abiding for battell betwéene that and fridaie then next following,The Scotish herald doth [...] errand to [...]. the king his maister bade him shew to the earle, that he was as welcome as anie noble man of England vnto the said king, and that if be h [...]d béene at home in his towne of Edenburgh, there receiuing such a message from the said earle, he would gladlie haue come, and fulfilled the said earles desire.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 And the herald assured the earle, on the king his masters behalfe, that the same king would abide him battel at the daie prefixed. Wherof the said earle was right ioious, and much praised the honorable agrée|ment of the said roiall king, and esteemed the same to proceed of an high and honorable courage, promising the herald, that he, and good suertie with him should be bound in ten thousand pounds sterling, to kéepe the said daie appointed; so that the king would find an earle of his, and thereto a good suertie with him to be bound in like summe, for the performance of the same. And furthermore the earle bade the herald to saie vnto his maister the king; that if he for his part kept not his appointment, then he was content that the Scots should baffull him,Baffulling what it is a|mong the Scots. which is a great reproch among the Scots, and is vsed, when a man is openlie periured, and then they make of him an image pain|ted, reuersed, with his héeles vpward, with his name, woondering, crieng, and blowing out on him with hornes, in the most despitefull manner they can, in token that he is worthie to be exiled the companie of all good creatures. Then Ilaie deliuered to the earle a little schedule written with the kings secreta|ries hand vnsigned, as followeth.
20.1. The tenor of the said schedule.
The tenor of the said schedule.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _AS to the causes alledged of our comming into England against our band and promise (as is alled|ged) thereto we answere; our bro|ther was bound as farre to vs, as we to him. And when we sware last before his ambassador, in presence of our councell; we expressed especiallie in an othe, that we would keepe to our brother, if our brother kept to vs, and not else. We sweare our brother brake first vnto vs. And since his breach we haue required diuers times him to amend; & latelie we warned our brother, as he did not vs, yer he brake. And this we take for our quarrell, and with Gods grace shall defend the same at your affixed time, which with Gods grace we shall a|bide.