Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus haue I béene more large in this matter concerning the siege of Leith,Whie this historiogra|pher is so large in the description of this siege of Leith. than may be thought peraduenture necessarie, sith the thing is yet fresh in memorie: but bicause there came to my hands cer|teine notes of one or two persons that were there present, and for helpe of their owne memories wrote the same, I haue thought it not impertinent to insert the effect of them, that the same may serue to further those that hereafter shall write the historie of this time more at large, sith my purpose is not to conti|nue the same otherwise than I find things noted in the abridgements of Iohn Stow and Richard Graf|ton: except in some recitall of expeditions and iour|nies made, as this, and other into Scotland, and that same of the right honourable the earle of Warwike into Normandie, which I haue thought good to in|large, according to such notes as haue come to my hand, beseeching the readers to accept the same in good part: and if anie thing be omitted, either in this place or anie other, that were as necessarie to be spo|ken of, as those points which I haue touched, or after|wards may touch, to impute the fault to the want of good instructions, and not to anie negligence or lacke of good will in me to aduance euerie mans worthie dooings according to his merits.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now concerning the articles of the peace, being about thirtéene in all,The articles of the peace at the siege of Leith. the chéefest may séeme to rest héerein, that the French souldiours and men of warre should depart out of the realme of Scot|land within a short time limited of twentie daies, as Ludouico Guiciardini hath noted; six score of them onlie excepted, as thrée score to abide in Insketh, and thrée score in the castell of Dunbar, they to be answered their wages at the hands of the estates of Scotland, and to be subiect vnto the lawes and ordinances of that realme. That the fortifications about Leith should be razed and demolished: and likewise the fort which had béene built and raised before the castell of Dunbar by the French, for a strength thereto. That the Frenchmen should not conueie into Scot|land anie men of warre, or munitions without con|sent of the parlement assembled of thrée estates of that realme. That the king and quéene of France & Scotland should not frõ thensefoorth beare the arms of England, sith the same apperteined onelie to the queens maiestie of England and to no other person.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 These and other articles were comprised and esta|blished in the conclusion of this peace,The end of this peace thus con|cluded. as well to the honour and suertie of the quéenes maiestie of Eng|land, hir realmes, dominions, and subiects, as also for the wealth and preseruation of the realme of Scot|land,Sée more her|of in Scotlãd pag. 374. the nobles and other subiects of that realme. After that this peace then was fullie established, a|gréed, and concluded, the Frenchmen were imbar|ked at Leith in English vessels; those onelie excep|ted that were appointed to remaine as pledges with the Englishmen till the ships came backe againe, and a few other that were permitted to passe through England into their countrie.The commen [...]dation of the foresaid con|cluded peace. Thus were the French forces remooued out of Scotland, a matter so much importing to the confirmation of peace betwixt vs and that realme, and also to the auoiding of further perils, that this iournie ended with so honorable and profitable a peace, concluded by the high industrie and prudent policie of our quéenes maiesties com|missioners afore mentioned, may be accompted one of the most necessarie expeditions, and most benefi|ciall seruices that had béene made and put in practise in manie yeares before. T. Church|yard. For the quéenes maiestie (as some haue trulie written) had not onlie hir chiefe desire, by remoouing of the French hir dangerous neighbors,The quéene [...] meaning in remoouing [...] French out [...] Scotland. that were about to nestle themselues so neare hir elbow: but also a perfect peace with the Scots was therby procured, like to continue manie yeares (if the said Scots shall not seeke their owne wo) being full vnable to aduantage themselues by warres against vs, as to the wiser and best sort of them I trust is not vnknowne.