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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Albanie being in this meane while e|stablished gouernour of Scotland,

The duke of Albanie leui|eth an armie of Scots to inuade Eng|land.

Polydor.

raised an armie of fourescore thousand men and aboue, with the which he approched to the English borders: but made no in|uasion. The mistrust that he had in the Scots caused him to staie, and therefore he sent to the French king for six thousand Almans, the which he dailie looking for (& that in vaine) droue off time till the end of sum|mer was now at hand, and then requiring a truce for certeine moneths, obteined it at the kings hand.

Truce be|twixt Eng|land & Scot|land.

Edw. Hall.

The earle of Shrewesburie had in a readinesse eight and twentie thousand men to haue resisted him, if he had entered vpon the English confines. After that an ab|stinence of warre was taken betwixt England and Scotland, then in October following there came into England three personages of small behauiour (as it séemed) ambassadors out of Scotland:A meane am|bassage out of Scotland. they were smallie regarded, and shortlie departed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Their commission was onelie to vnderstand, whe|ther the king had assented to the truce or not. Where|vpon it was thought that they were sent rather for a countenance onelie of fulfilling the promise made by the duke of Albanie at that present, when the truce was granted, than for anie true meaning to accom|plish that which was promised; that is to saie, to agrée vnto some vnfeined and perfect conclusion of peace. The king héere vpon doubting their old pranks, or|deined the earle of Northumberland Henrie Persie the fift of that name, warden of the whole marches,The earle of Northumber|land warden of the whole marches. who thankefullie receiued the honor thereof, and so he departed. But whatsoeuer matter it was that moo|ued him, shortlie after he began to make sute to the king, and ceassed not, till he was of that office dischar|ged: and then the earle of Surrie lord admerall of England was made generall warden, and the lord Marquesse Dorset was made warden of the east and middle marches, and the lord Dacres of the west marches.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Northumberland was for this refu|sall of exercising the office of lord warden, greatlie blamed of his owne tenants, and accounted of all men to be void of the loue and desire that noblemen ought to haue to honor and chiualrie. The lord Mar|quesse Dorset accompanied with sir William Bul|mer, and sir Arthur Darcie,The Mar|quesse Dorset entereth into Scotland and burneth di|uerse townes there. with manie other of the nobilitie, the second of Aprill then being thursdaie before Easter, entered into Tiuidale, and so passing forward ten miles into Gallowaie, burnt on euerie side the townes and villages. All the night he tarried EEBO page image 876 within the Scotish ground, and on the morrow be|ing goodfridaie, he withdrew backe into England with foure thousand neat, hauing burned Grimsleie, Mowhouse, Doufford, Miles, Ackfoorth, Crowling, Nowes manour, Midder, Crowling, Marbottell, Lowbog, Seforth manor, Middell right, Primsted, Broket, Shawes, Harwell, Wide open Haugh, with others.

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