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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Upon the dukes approch, they all lighted on foot,The English and Scotish gentlemen meet, embrace, and consult. as well on the one part as the other: and after cour|teous embracings, and gentle salutations, they en|tred into the house of one William Atkinson, néere to Undreske church, and sat there in councell the space of two houres, & then departed for that night. The armie laie still in campe at salt Preston, from mondaie, till saturdaie, Palmesundaie euen. On wednesdaie, the third of Aprill, my lord Greie, sir Iames Croft, and my lord Scroope, sir George Howard, sir Henrie Persie, and diuerse other cap|teins and gentlemen, rode vnto Pinkeie, a house of the abbat of Dunferns, distant a mile and a halfe from the campe, where the earle of Arraine, and the lord Iames Steward, with diuerse other noble men of Scotland méeting them, did conduct them into the said house, where they had long conference togi|ther, which ended, they went to dinner, and after din|ner, they returned with my lord lieutenant to salt Preston, and viewed the English campe. Thurs|daie the fourth of Aprill, fiue yoong gentlemen,The Scotish pledges ap|pointed to passe into England. ap|pointed to passe into England for pledges, & bound thither by sea, through contrarie winds were forced to come on land at salt Pannes. Their names were as follow.

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