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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The vnaduised rashnesse of sir Thomas Palmer was thought to be the chiefe occasion of this distresse of those horssemen, who after they had doone suffici|entlie for that time, would needs haue them to giue a new charge, and so were discomfited. After this o|uerthrow and chase of our horssemen, the armie that was leuied to passe into Scotland was hasted for|ward with all spéed possible: for although before the comming of the English horssemen, the French,The French|men remooue their campe. vp|on aduertisement giuen that they meant to come, had plucked backe their great artillerie, and sent the same vnto Edenburgh, kéeping onelie with them six field-péeces, and herewith remooued their campe further off from the towne: yet by forestalling vitels and all other necessarie things from them within, they were driuen to such distresse, that they must of force haue left the towne to the enimies, if some pow|er had not come within a while to remooue the siege that laie thus to annoie them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 When therefore the armie was come to Newca|stell,

The earle of Shrewesbu|rie generall of the armie.

The number of soldiours is the same ar|mie.

& the earle of Shrewesburie generall lieutenant of the same was there arriued, they passed forward to Berwike, and from thense marched streight to|wards Hadington. The number of the Englishmen and strangers was reported at the point of fifteene thousand, whereof thrée thousand were Almans vn|der EEBO page image 995 the conduct of a right woorthie and expert chief|teine,Conrad Phenning [...] of the [...]. named Conrad Phenning, commonlie cal|led Cortpenie. Beside this armie by land, there was also furnished foorth a fléet by sea, vnder the conduct of the lord Clinton high admerall of England, and other capteins of great experience in affaires and seruice by sea. This fléet was appointed so to kéepe course with the armie by land, that the one might be euer in sight of the other. Monsieur de Desse aduer|tised of the comming forward of this armie, durst not abide their comming, [...] but raised his field, and retired with his armie toward Edenburgh: howbeit they were no sooner dislodged, but that a great troope of the English horssemen were got within sight of them, and coasted them all the waie as they marched for the space of seuen or eight miles, in maner to as farre as Muskelburgh, [...] where the Frenchmen staied, and incamped in a place chosen foorth to their most aduantage.

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