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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The names of the knights made at Lith after the burning of Edenburgh by the earle of Hertford,Knights crea|ted at Lith by the earle of Hertford. ge|nerall of the kings armie there, on sundaie the ele|uenth of Maie, in the six & thirtith yeare of the reigne of king Henrie the eight, in the yeare 1544, as they were deliuered to me by sir Gilbert Dethike knight, aliâs Garter, king of armes, are as followeth: The lord Clinton, the lord Coniers, sir William Wroughton, sir Thomas Holcroft, sir Edward Dorrell, sir Iohn Luttrell, sir Iohn Ienins, sir Tho|mas Waterton, sir Charles Howard, sir George Blunt, sir Peter Mewtas, sir Edward Warner, sir Rafe Bulmer, sir Hugh Cholmeleie, sir Tho|mas Leigh, aliàs doctor Leigh, sir Richard Leigh, sir Peter Leigh, sir Iohn Leigh of Booth, sir Lau|rence Smith, sir William Uauasour, sir Richard Shirburne, sir Robert Stapleton, sir Thomas Holt, sir William Dauenport, sir Rafe Leicester, sir Humfrie Bradborne, sir Thomas Maliuereie, sir Francis Hothome, sir Iohn Massie, sir Leonard Beckwith, sir Thomas Cokaine, sir Peter Fresh|well, sir Richard Egerton, sir Anthonie Neuill, sir Iohn Neuill, sir William Ratcliffe, sir George Bowes, sir Brian Brereton, sir William Brere|ton, sir Roger Brereton, sir Edward Waren, sir Brian Leiton, sir Robert Wurseleie, sir Thomas Talbot, sir Hugh Caluerleie, sir Iohn Clere, sir Ri|chard Holland, sir Thomas Uenables, sir Iohn Constable, sir Edmund Trafford, sir Iohn Ather|ton, sir Richard Cholmeleie, sir Philip Egerton, sir Hugh Willoughbie, sir Thomas Constable, sir William Woodhouse, sir Edmund Sauage, and sir Thomas Gerard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the fourtéenth daie the Englishmen brake EEBO page image 963 downe the [...]ir [...] of the hauen of Lith, and burnt eue|rie sticke of it. This doone, and hauing shipped their great artillerie, and taken foorth all such Scotish ships as were méet to serue, appointing them to at|tend on their ships, they tooke vpon them to returne home by land Amongst other ships which the Eng|lishmen had in Lith h [...]uen; there were two of nota|ble fairenesse, the one called the Salamander, giuen by the French king at the marriage of his daughter into Scotland, the other called the Unicorne, made by the late Scotish king [...]punc; The balast of these two ships was cannon [...], which they found in the towne, to the number of foure score thousand. The rest of the Scotish ships being taken awaie togither with their owne ships, which they brought with them, were for the more part pestered with the spoile and boot [...]es of the souldiors & mariners. On the fiftéenth of Maie; their armie and their fleet departed from Lith both in one houre, the towne being set on fire and burned to the gro [...]nd.Lith burnt.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The English armie incamped that night at a place called Seaton, seuen miles from Lith, where they burnt the castell, and destroied the orchards and gardens with the more despite, for that the lord Sea|ton owner of the place,The lord Seaton. was the chiefe laborer to helpe the lord cardinall out of prison. The same daie was Haddington burnt,Haddington burnt. with a great nunrie and house of friers there. The next night they incamped beside Dunbar, where they had an alarum giuen them, but in the morning they burnt the towne of Dunbar,Dunbar burnt. and marched foorth, though somewhat staid by the waie, by reason of the mist and fog, which was verie thicke, continuing all the forenoone, and bicause also they vnderstood how the lords of Seton & Hume with the lard of Bouclough, and others, had assem|bled a power of men of warre, and were minded to impeach their passage at a streict named the Pease.

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