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Compare 1577 edition: 1 The nineteenth daie, the armie was diuided into two seuerall parts, whereof one passing ouer the ri|uer of Tiuet,The castell of Ferniherst burned. burned the castell of Ferniherst, vtter|lie spoiling the same, and all other castels & townes that belonged to the lards of Ferniherst, Hunthill, and Bedroll,At Minto [...]oth the ar|mies met. and so passed to Minto, where both the armies méeting, ioined togither againe, being not past a foure miles from Howike, whither they mar|ched directlie, intending to lodge there that night, bi|cause the bailiffes of the towne had offered to re|ceiue the whole armie, and to make prouision for the soldiours of all things necessarie, they paieng readie monie for the same, and the inhabitants to be assu|red not to be hurt in bodie or goods, as was promi|sed. But the Scots breaking the couenant before the comming thither of the armie,The Scots of Howike their breach of co [...]enant. had vncouered their houses, carried the thatch into the streets, and there set it on fire: and this doone they fled their waies with most part of their goods. So that when the armie ap|proched, there was such a thicke smoke, that no man might scarselie enter the towne: and so for that night the soldiours suffered great lacke of vittels, lodging, and prouision, as well for themselues as their horsses. But the fire which the Scots had of a malicious pur|pose and subtiltie thus begun, was by the diligent industrie of the Englishmen so increased: that both the thatch and timber of the whole towne was consu|med to ashes,Why the lord of Drumlane|rikes goods were saued from the fire, [...]. a stone house perteining to the lard of Drumlanerike onlie excepted, wherein the lord lieu|tenant laie that night. And bicause the said Drum|lanerike was a friend assured, the said house was spared, with all the goods and corne therein, whereof there was great plentie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The twentith of Aprill,An house of the lard of Buclewghs blowne vp with powder. the armie marched toward a faire proper house, belonging to the lard of Bu|clewgh, which was blowne vp with powder and vt|terlie ruinated. Here the armie was againe diuided as before by the said lord lieutenant his appoint|ment, and marching by north the riuer of Tiuet to|wards England, they burnt and spoiled all such ca|stels, piles, townes and villages, as were belonging to the said lards of Ferniherst and Buclewgh their kinsmen, alies, and adherents, & came that night a|gaine to Iedworth, and there lodged. The one and twentith of Aprill, the armie diuiding it selfe againe,Nothing but wast & spoile by fire and sword. the one part vnder the leading of the marshall sir William Drurie, passed to the riuer of Bowbent, and there Tiuidale and Riddesdale men meeting him, all on both sides that riuer was burnt and spoi|led. The other part of the armie marching by the ri|uer of Caile, wasted and burnt in like maner there all that was found on both sides that riuer, belong|ing wholie to the lard of Buclewgh, his kinsmen, alies and adherents.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This doone, they returned againe néere to Kelseie,The lord lieu|tenants pur|pose to besiege Hume castell. where the lord lieutenant lodged for that night, mea|ning to haue besieged Hume castell. For the accom|plishment whereof, the same night the lord of Hun|nesdon and his companie went to Warke, to bring from thence the daie next following the great artil|lerie. But bicause the cariage horsses were returned to Barwike, this could not be brought to passe, & so the lord lieutenant with the whole armie returning into England the two & twentith of Aprill, came that night to Barwike.What castels & piles were ouerthrowne and spoiled in this voiage. In this iourneie there were ra|sed, ouerthrowne and spoiled, aboue fiftie castels and piles, and more than three hundred townes and villa|ges: so that there were verie few in Tiuidale and those parties there abouts, which had either receiued the English rebels, or by inuasion indamaged the English borders, and good subiects inhabiting vpon the same, that had left to them either castell, pile or house, for themselues, their freends, or tenants, beside the great losse of goods which were wasted, taken a|waie or consumed by this armie vnder the lord lieu|tenant.

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