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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But yet whilest they remained thus in such di|stresse and necessitie of things, two hundred Eng|lishmen vnder the conduct of capteine Windham, Warham Seintleger, and Iohn Car of Warke, found meanes one night to passe through all the watches on that side where the Scots laie,Succours entring the towne. and ente|ring the towne, and bringing with them great plen|tie of powder, and other necessaries, greatlie relie|ued them within, & so incouraged them, that they sée|med to make small account of their enimies forces. Herevpon within few daies after, the Scots (fiue or six hundred light horssemen onelie excepted) brake vp their campe and returned home. After this, my lord Greie remaining at Berwike, ment to make a voiage himselfe in person for the reliefe of them that were thus besieged in Hadington. Now when all things were so farre in a readinesse as the next daie he ment to haue set forward, letters were brought that night from the court, willing him to performe that seruice by a deputie, and to staie himselfe till the comming of the earle of Shrewesburie, who was appointed with an armie to come verie shortlie as generall into those parties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 My lord Greie herevpon appointed in his stead sir Robert Bowes, and sir Thomas Palmer, to go thither,Sir Robert Bowes sent to succour Hadington. who comming to Dunglas, left there cer|teine bands of footmen, and with the horssemen be|ing in number thirtéene hundred (whereof seuen hundred lances were appointed vnder the charge of sir Thomas Palmer) they rode forward to accom|plish their enterprise: but the French capteins ha|uing knowledge of their comming, they prouided the best they could to repell them, appointing foure venlins or ensignes of lanceknights to kéepe a stan|ding watch that night in the trenches, and the like number of French ensignes to watch about their campe. All the other of their bands were comman|ded to take rest, but yet with their armour on their backs.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Their generall monsieur de Desse himselfe, mon|sieur de Mailleraie admerall of their fléet, monsieur Dandelot coronell of the French footmen, Piero Strozzi coronell of the Italians, the Reinsgraue co|ronell of the lanceknights, and all other the noble men and capteins of honour among them were all night long in armour, trauelling vp and downe, some on horssebacke, and some on foot, to visit the watches and scouts, set in places and waies by the which they suspected that the Englishmen ment to come.The lord Hume. The lord Hume riding abrode to learne what he might of the Englishmens demeanour, earlie in the morning returned to the campe, and certified monsieur de Desse, that they were at hand. Here|with were the Scotish and French horssemen that kept the scout called in,Dandelot. and monsieur Dandelot with great expedition ranged his battell of foot|men in order, and so likewise did the Reinsgraue his Almans.

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