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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Upon the comming backe of the messenger with this answer, the lord lieutenant thought good to send the said master Drurie vnto the place appoin|ted: who comming thither met with the said lord Hume. And after they had debated the matter togi|ther, at length the lord Hume was contented that the castell should be surrendered into the hands of the lord lieutenant; with condition, that his people therein might depart with life: which the lord lieute|nant was contented to grant, so that there we [...] n [...] English men among them.The castell of Hume deliue|red to the marshall. Héerevpon about eight of the clocke in the euening, the gates were ope|ned, and the keies deliuered to the marshall, who presented them to the lord lieutenant: and then the lord Hunnesdon, the said marshall, and diuerse other gentlemen entered into the castell, and by & by tooke EEBO page image 1216 possession thereof in the quéene of Englands name, pulled downe their banner of defiance, and in place thereof set vp the English banners, against all those in Scotland that would saie the contrarie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Scots that were within it, being in number an hundred thrée score and eight persons, were put out in their common wearing apparell, without armour, weapon, or anie baggage. They comming to the lord lieutenant that was then at the place of the batterie on horssebacke, presented themselues to him: who according to his word and promise of ho|nour, caused them to be safelie conducted through the watch and scouts, to such place as they requi|red.Two Eng|lishmen staied and after exe|cuted. Amongst them there were two Englishmen, the one of them named Hilliard, the earle of Nor|thumberlands man, the other was a vagarant per|son, or a roge (as we may call him) named Wil|liam God saue hir aliàs Lions, which both were caried to Barwike, & there executed the thirtéenth of Maie next insuing. In all this siege there were but foure persons slaine on both parts, two Scots, & two Eng|lishmen: but there were manie hurt as well on the one part as the other. The castell of Hume being thus woone, the lord lieutenant the morow after placed therein to kéepe the house to the quéenes maiesties vse,Capteine [...] and cap|teine Pik|man. capteine Wood, and capteine Pikman, with two hundred souldiours. This doone, his lordship returned towards England and came to Barwike. During this siege there were diuerse townes and villages, situate within thrée or foure miles of the campe, set on fire by the Englishmen, and vtterlie spoiled. The lord lieutenant vpon his returne to Barwike,The lord lieutenant [...] of an [...]. staied there for a time verie euill at ease, hauing in trauell about the siege taken such cold, as therewith he was brought into an extreame ague.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fourth of Maie, his lordship sent maister William Drurie the marshall of Barwike, accom|panied with diuerse gentlemen and capteins, ha|uing with them about two thousand souldiours, to take Fast castell: the which vpon the first sum|mons was deliuered into his hands, who receiuing the keies being presented to him, entered the hold, and tooke possession thereof, in the queenes ma|iesties name: and expelling the Scots, being about the number of halfe a score (who according to coue|nant were suffered to depart with their liues saued) he put ten, Iohn Stow, Englishmen put into the castell to keepe it. or (as some haue) fouretéene Englishmen into that castell, which were thought able and num|ber sufficient enough to kéepe it against all the pow|er of Scotland, the situation thereof is so strong.

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