The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 958)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king of Scots tooke such griefe and inward thought for his ouerthrow,The death of the king of Scotland. and also for the murther of an English herald that was slaine at Dunbar, by one Léech an Englishman (the which for the re|bellion in Lincolnshire was fled into Scotland) that he fell into a hot ague, and thereof died, although ma|nie reported that he was at the bickering, and recei|ued there his deaths wound, and fled there with into Scotland. But of his death, and of the birth of his daughter ye may see more in the historie of Scot|land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Of these prisoners before named,

Foure and twentie hath Hall.

Scots prisoners brought to London.

one and twen|tie of them were brought to London, and on the nine|téenth of December entred into the citie by Bishops gate, and so were conueied to the tower, where they remained for the space of two daies: and vpon saint Thomas daie the apostle, being the one and twentith of December, they were conueied to Westminster, sir Iohn Gage constable of the tower riding before them, and the lieutenant of the same tower riding behind them. They rode two and two togither, and eight of them being earls and lords, had new gowns of blacke damaske furred with blacke conie, cotes of blacke veluet, and doublets of sattin, with shirts and other apparell bought new for them at the kings charges.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus being solemnelie conueied through the stréets of London vnto Westminster, they came before the councell sitting in the Starchamber,The Scots prisoners be|fore the coun|cel in the S [...]a [...] chamber. and there the lord chancellor declared to them their vntruth, vnkindnesse, and false dissimulation, decla|ring further how the king had cause of war against them, both for denieng of their homages, and also for their traitorous inuasions made into his realme without defiance, and for keeping his subiects priso|ners without redemption, contrarie to the ancient laws of the marches; for which dooings, God (as they might perceiue) had scourged them. Howbeit the K. more regarding his honor than his princelie power, EEBO page image 959 was content to shew them kindnesse for vnkind|nesse, and right for wrong. And although he might kéepe them in streict prison by iust law of armes, yet he was content that they should haue libertie to be with the nobles of his realme in their houses, and so according to their estates, they were appointed to dukes, earles, bishops, knights, and gentlemen, which so interteined them, that they confessed them|selues neuer to be better vsed, nor to haue had grea|ter cheere in all their life times.