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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to shew what noble men and other were ordeined officers, and assigned to haue the conduc|tion as well of the armie by land, as of the fleete by sea; ye shall vnderstand, that first the duke of Sum|merset,Chiefteines in the armie. lord protector, tooke vpon him to go himselfe in person, as generall of the whole armie, and cap|teine also of the battell or middle-ward, wherin were foure thousand footmen. The marshall erle of War|wike appointed lord lieutenant of the same armie, led the fore-ward conteining thrée thousand footmen. The lord Dacres gouerned in the rere-ward, where|in were other thrée thousand footmen. The lord Greie of Wilton was ordeined high marshall of the said armie & capteine generall of all the horssemen, being in number six thousand. Sir Rafe Sadler knight treasuror of the armie. Sir Francis Brian knight, capteine of the light horssemen, in number two thou|sand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sir Rafe Uane knight lieutenant of all the men of armes and demilances. Sir Thomas Darcie knight capteine of all the kings maiesties pensio|ners, and men at armes. Sir Richard Leigh knight deuiser of the fortifications. Sir Peter Mewtas knight capteine of the harquebutters, which were in number six hundred. Sir Peter Gamboa knight, capteine of two hundred harquebutters on horsse|backe. Sir Francis Fleming knight was master of the ordinance. Sir George Blaag & sir Thomas Holcroft commissioners of the musters. Edward Shelleie, the lord Greies lieutenant of the men of armes of Bullongne, who was the first that gaue the onset in the daie of battell, and died most honorablie in the same. Iohn Brenne capteine of the pioners being in number a thousand foure hundred. Thomas Audeleie and Edward Chamberleine harbengers of the field.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The lord Edward Clinton admerall of the fl [...]et sir William Woodhouse knight his viceadmerall.The chie [...]|teins that commanded in the nauie by sea were these. There were in the armie of great ordinance fifteene peeces, and of carriages nine hundred carts, beside manie wagons, whereof the commissarie generall was George Ferrers. As soone as the armie by land was in a readinesse, and set forward to come to Ber|wike at a daie appointed, the nauie likewise tooke the sea, and by the helpe of Gods good guiding had so prosperous speed in their passage, that they arriued at Berwicke in time conuenient, whither vpon the thirtith of August being tuesdaie, the lord protector came, and laie in the castell with sir Nicholas Strel|leie knight, capteine there. The next daie com|mandement was giuen that euerie man should pro|uide himselfe for foure daies vittels to be caried foorth with them in carts.

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