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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Englishmen diuided into two bands came and shewed themselues in the sight of the towne, and charging such Scots and Frenchmen as came foorth to incounter them, gaue them the ouerthrow at two seuerall charges: but finallie presuming too farre vp|on their good lucke thus chancing to them in the be|ginning, followed in chase those that fled before them, vntill at length they were inclosed and shut vp betwixt the French footmen on the one side, and the Almans on the other. And herewith the Scotish hors|men vnder the conduct of the lords, Humes & Dune, & the French horssemen led by monsieur de Etauges their generall, being assembled togither eftsoones,Monsieur E|tauges. after they had beene so repelled, were now readie to come forward againe: and perceiuing their footmen so to haue inuironed the Englishmen, that they were not able to recouer themselues, nor to get out of danger,The English horssemen dis|comfited. but by disordring their ranks to take them to flight, followed amaine, so that those which escaped the Frenchmens hands were taken by the Scots that pursued them in chase, so that few were saued that were not either slaine or taken. My lord Greie lost thréescore and twelue great horsses, and an hun|dred geldings, with all the men vpon them, armed with his lordships owne furniture, onelie foure or fiue of his men came home, of the which Thomas Cornwallis now groome porter to the Quéene Elizabeth. quéenes ma|iestie was one, and Robert Car esquier an other then page to my said lord Greie.

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