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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Among other banners, standards, and penno [...]s, a banner of white sarsenet was found, vnder which it was said these kirkmen came,A baner [...] papists [...]|uise. wherevpon was painted a woman with hir haire about hir shoul|ders, knéeling before a crucifix, & on hir right hand a church, after that written in great Romane letters, EEBO page image 989 Afflictae sponsae ne obliuiscaris. It was said that this was the abbat of Dunfirmlings banner, but whether it was his or the bishop of Dunkels, the gouernours brother, who (as was said) were both in the field, his meaning was, [...] was [...] signifi [...]| [...] and mea| [...]g of the [...] so [...]. to signifie that the church made inter|cession to Christ hir husband, not now to forget hir his spouse, being at that time afflicted and persecuted by the Englishmen. But whose deuise soeuer it was, it maie séeme, that this church comming thus to bat|tell, full appointed with weapon, and garded with such a sort of deacons to fight, howsoeuer in pain|ting he had set hir out, a man might well thinke, that in condition, he had rather framed hir like a curst queane, that would plucke hir husband by the pate, except she had hir will; than like a meeke spouse, that went about humblie by submission and praier to de|sire hir husbands helpe, for redresse of things amisse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to leaue this prelat with his Afflicta spon|sa, and to make an end with this battell. There was vpon Fauxside braie, a little castell or pile, which was verie busie all the time of the battell,A little castle [...] pile verie [...] with the English. as anie of the Englishmen came nigh it, to shoot at them, with such artillerie as they had; which was none other than of handguns and harquebuts, & of them not a dozen neither. Little hurt they did, but as they saw their fel|lowes in the field thus driuen and beaten awaie be|fore their faces, they plucked in their péeces, and cou|ched themselues within all mute: but by and by the house was set on fire, and they for their good wils burned and smoothered within. Thus (saith master Patten) through the fauour of Gods bountie, by the valiancie and policie of the lord protector, by the for|ward indeuour of all the nobles and councell there beside, and by the willing diligence of euerie cap|teine, officer, and true subiect else, they most valiant|lie wan the victorie ouer their enimies, of whome such slaughter was made in the field, as ye haue heard, amongest whome (as the prisoners reported) beside the lord Fleming, the lard of Loghenware, the master of Greim, [...]at men of [...] and [...] were [...] in the [...] and taken priso| [...]ers. the master of Arskin, the ma|ster of Oglebie, the master of Auendale, the master of Rouen, and manie other of noble birth amongest them, there were of lards, lards sons, and other gen|tlemen slaine aboue twentie six hundred, & among the prisoners also there were manie gentlemen, spe|ciallie of name these: the earle of Huntleie lord chan|cellor of the realme, the lord of Yester, Hobbie Ha|milton capteine of Dunbar, the master of San|poole, the lord of Wimmes, and a brother of the earle of Cassils. Two thousand by lurking and lieng (as they had béene dead) scaped awaie in the night all maimed and hurt. Herewith of weapons and armor more was found than the Englishmen did vouch|safe to giue carriage for:Armor and weapons ca|ried into England. & yet were there conueied thense by ship into England, of iacks speciallie and swords, aboue thirtie thousand.

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