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Compare 1577 edition: 1 This lacke for difference in apparell was the chief|est cause that so manie of their great men and gen|tlemen were killed, and so few saued. The outward shew, the resemblance or signe, whereby a stranger might discerne a poore man from a gentleman, was not among them to be séene: as for words and good|lie profers of great ransoms, were as rife in the mouths of the one as the other. And it came here to passe, that after at the examination and counting of the prisoners, there were found taken aboue twentie of their common countrie people, to one of their gentlemen, whome no man need to doubt the Eng|lishmen had rather haue spared than the other, if they could haue séene anie difference betweene them in taking. And yet verelie considering the case as it stood, the Englishmen shewed more grace, and tooke more to mercie, than the respects before mentioned might séeme to haue required.The earle [...] Huntleie [...]ken. For beside the earle of Huntleie, who in good armor appointed likest a gen|tleman of anie among them, but could not then e|scape bicause he lacked his horsse, and hapned to be taken by sir Rafe Uane, and beside the lord of Ye|ster, Hobbie Hambleton capteine of Dunbar,Other pris [...]ners taken the master of Sanpoole, the lard of Wimmes taken by Iohn Bren, a brother of the earle of Cassils, and be|sides one Montrell, taken by Cornelius comptrollor of the ordinance in the armie, and one Camals an Irish gentleman, and beside manie other Scotish gentlemen more, taken by diuerse others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The prisoners reckoned in the marshals booke were numbred to aboue fiftéene hundred.The numbe [...] of the priso|ners. Touching the slaughter, sure they killed not so manie, as for the time & oportunitie they might, if they had minded crueltie.The lord pro [...]tector not des [...]rous of slaughter. For the lord protector mooued with pitie at the sight of the dead bodies, and rather glad of victo|rie than desirous of slaughter, soone after (by gesse) fiue of the clocke, staid the standard of his horssemen at the furthest part of their campe westward, & cau|sed the trumpets to sound a retreat. Whereat also sir Rafe Sadler treasuror (whose great diligence at that time,Sir Rafe Sadler. and readie forwardnesse in the chiefest of the fraie before, did woorthilie merit no small commen|dation) caused all the footmen to staie; and then with much trauell & great paine made them to be brought in some order againe: which was a thing not easilie doone, by reason they all as then were somewhat bu|sie in applieng their market,The spoile [...] the Scotish campe. the spoile of the Scotish campe, where was found good prouision of white bread, ale, otencaks, otemeale, mutton, butter in pots, chéese, and in diuerse tents good wine also, and in some tents among them was found some siluer plate and chalices, which with good deuotion ye maie be sure were plucked out of their cold clowts, and thrust into their warme bosoms.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The plot of their campe called Edmonston edge, nigh Gilberton a place of the lord of Brimstons, halfe a mile beyond Muskelburgh, and foure miles on this side Edenburgh, occupied in largenesse with diuerse tents and tenticles, that stood in sundrie pla|ces out of square, about a miles compasse, wherein as the Englishmen vpon the sound of the retreat somewhat assembled, they all with a lowd and entire outcrie and hallowing, in signe of gladnesse and vic|torie, made an vniuersall noise and showt,A showt [...] signe of vic|torie. the shril|nesse whereof (as after was reported) was heard vn|to Edenburgh. It was a woonder to sée, but (as they saie) manie hands make light woorke, how soone the dead bodies were stripped out of their garments starke naked, euen from as farre as the chase went, vnto the place of the onset, whereby the personages of the enimies might by the waie easilie be viewed and considered,The featur [...] of the Sco|tishmens p [...]sonages. the which for the talnesse of their sta|ture, cleannesse of skin, bignesse of bone, with due proportion in all parts was such, as the beholders, if they had not séene it, would not haue beleeued that there had béene so many of that sort in all their coun|trie. Among them laie manie priests, and kirk|men, as they call them,Priests o [...] kirkmen. of whome it was bruted that there was a whole band of thrée or foure thou|sand, but it was found afterwards not to be altogi|ther so.

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