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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 This saturdaie at night the armie incamping at Dunglas,Dunglasse. the horssemen lodged in sundrie villages néere about. Sir Iames Croft laie that night at Co|berspeth, in the lard of Whitlaies house. Sundaie the last of March, the armie remooued from Dunglas, and marching by Dunbar,A skirmish at Dunbar. there issued out of the towne certeine horssemen and footmen, offering a skirmish: towards whome certeine of the English lances and pistoliers, with certeine harquebutters, made forwards: but they kept themselues within their strength. Yet some of the English horssemen approched them so néere,Two horsmen & one footman slaine. that in skirmish two of the enimies horssemen, and one footman were slaine. The Englishmen receiued little damage, sauing that Peter Mince, one of their horsmen was hurt there. This doone, the armie marched on to Linton brigs, where the footmen incamped that night.Linton brigs. The horsse|men laie at Hadington, and in diuerse other small townes: and sir Iames Croft laie at Clarking|ton, west of Hadington, at the lard of Cockburns house.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Mondaie the first of Aprill, the campe remooued from Linton brigs vnto salt Preston, and there in|camped.Salt Preston. This euening sir Iames Croft, with diuers of the capteins in his companie, m [...]t with the earle of Arraine, the lord Iames prior of saint Andrews,The earle of Arraine accõ|panied with other of the Scotish nobilitie. the master of Maxwell, sir William Kirkaudie lard of Grange, and diuerse other of the Scotish nobilitie with thrée hundred horsse in their traine. After they were met and had saluted each other, they rode alto|gither vnto salt Preston, where at the end of the towne, my lord Greie lord lieutenant met them, and imbraced them, & so they lighted from their horsses, and entered into communication for the space of an houre, and after tooke leaue each of other, and so de|parted for that night.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Tuesdaie the second of Aprill, my lord Greie, sir Iames Croft, my lord Scroope, sir George Ho|ward, with diuerse of the capteins,The duke of Chateau le rault and his companie. rode to Muskle|bourgh church, and there taried the comming of the duke of Chateau le rault, for the space of full two houres: at length he came accompanied with his sonne, the earle of Arraine, the earles of Argile, Glencarne, Southerland, Menteith, and Rothus, the lord Iames prior of saint Andrews, the lord Ru [...]th|uen aliàs Riuen, the lord Ogletrée, the lord Boid, the master of Maxwell, the lard of Ormeston, the master of Lindseie, the bishop of Gallowaie, the abbat of saint Colmes inch, the abbat of Culros, the lard of Pettirrow, the lard of Cunningham head, the lard of Grange, and diuerse others. They were two hun|dred horsse in traine.

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