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Your gouernour maie know, that the speciall cause of our comming hither was not to fight, but for the thing that should be the weale, both of vs and you. For God we take to record, we mind no more hurt to the realme of Scotland, than we doo to the EEBO page image 984 realme of England, and therefore our quarell being so good, we trust God will prosper vs the better. But as for peace, he hath refused such conditions at our hands, as we will neuer proffer againe: and there|fore let him looke for none, till this waie we make it: and thou trumpetter, saie to thy maister, he seemeth to lacke wit so to make this chalenge to me, being of such estate, by the sufferance of God, as to haue so weightie a charge of so pretious a iewell, the gouer|nance of a kings person, & then the protection of all his realms, whereby in this case I haue no power of my selfe, which if I had, as I am true gentleman, it should be the first bargaine I would make: but there be a great sort amongst vs his equals, to whome hee might haue made this chalenge without refusall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Warwikes request and message to the earle of Huntleie.Then quoth the lord lieutenant to them both, He sheweth his small wit to make this chalenge to my lords grace, and he so meane, but if his grace will giue me leaue,

I shall receiue it: and trumpetter bring me word thy maister will so doo, and thou shalt haue of me an hundred crownes. Naie (quoth my lords grace) the earle of Huntleie is not meet in e|state with you, my lord: but herald saie to the go|uernor, and him also, that we haue béene a good sea|son in this countrie, and are here now but with a so|ber companie, and they a great number, and if they will méet vs in field, they shall be satisfied with figh|ting inough: and herald bring me word if they will so doo, and by my honour I will giue the a thousand crownes. Ye haue a proud sort among you, but I trust to sée your pride abated shortlie, and of the erle Huntleies too: Iwis he is a glorious yoong gen|tleman.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 This said, the earle of Warwike continued his request, that he might receiue this chalenge: but the lord protector would in no wise grant it. These mes|sengers had their answers, and therewith leaue to depart. The Scots in midst of this message, dooing contrarie to the order of warre,The order of war touching heralds vio|lated. which as it granteth safetie to heralds and trumpett [...]rs, to passe betwixt armie and armie: so during the time of anie such message, as this was, hostilitie on both parts ought to ceasse, but it skilled not. On the morow after, they had their guns taken from them (as saith maister Patten) and put into their hands that could vse them with more good maner. But now concerning the message of the herald, it was thought that he was sent therewith, not for that it was beléeued of them, that it would be accepted; but rather that whilest he was dooing his errand, he might surueie the English power: or else for that vpon refusall of the offer, they might vse the victorie (whereof they accounted them|selues assured) with more crueltie.