Compare 1577 edition: 123.1. The copie of the lord Fle|mings answer.
The copie of the lord Fle|mings answer.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _GEorge Careie, I haue receiued your brainelesse letter, making mention of my false and treasonable dealing against your generall, in shooting vnder trust, so vilelie against my honour and truth, traitorouslie trained him vnder my trust: which is altogither false and vntrue.The lord Fle|mings de|fense against the charge of treacherie. And howbeit your generall came by the house of Dunglas by my appointment, which I suffered, and I appointed one place of mée|ting, six men of either partie which he refused, and he departed, and certeine of his companie came brag|ging vp the riuers side towards the house, viewing the same and the ground thereabouts, shooting your harquebusses against the same: I could doo no lesse but present you with such as I had. Whereas you write of your generals calling to be presentlie bet|ter than mine, and yours not inferiour; when your generall challengeth me therof, I shall giue answer. And as for you, I will not be inferiour to a better than you, or anie souldier vnder your generals charge. Whereas you summon me (as you call it) rea|sonablie to excuse that falt supposed to be mine owne,Lord Fle|ming beareth him bold of his gentrie. or else to mainteine that traitorous act with my per|son against yours: you shall wit, I haue gentlemen of honour, seruant souldiers to me, as ye are to your generall, which may be your fellowes, shall defend the same against you and your false and vntrue in|uented writing: and were not the charge I present, or how soone I can be relieued of the same, I should lowlie my person to méet you six English miles, or anie other person. Howbeit ye be but one souldier, assure your selfe from this daie foorth, I will not re|ceiue no such inuented message, for I haue little to doo with Englishmen, ye may raile vpon my hono|rable name as ye please. You shall haue as hono|rable gentlemen as your selfe against you fighting. Take this for answer.
Iohn lord Fleming.
23.1. The replie of sir George Careie vpon the lord Flemings answer.
The replie of sir George Careie vpon the lord Flemings answer.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 _LOrd Fleming, often the Flemings after noone answer smelleth more of wine than wit. But as to that common crime, the custome of their countrie yeeldeth them part of pardon; so your common acquaintance with the same condition, knowne to be verie great, shall to me somewhat excuse your witlesse writing, wherein first you disalow my right recitall of your traitorous dealing, by tearming it false and vntrue. For answer, know this, the truth my pen hath writ|ten, by the witnesse of a number;Sir George Carie voweth to mainteine no lesse than he hath written. and my hand I vow shall mainteine the same before the world at all times. But you in denieng it, haue both falslie and vniustlie lied in your throte, and dare neither defend nor disproue that in deeds, which in words you haue doone. Whereas you write, that our generall passed Dunglas, by your appointment which you suffered, therein you doo manifestlie saie vnhonorablie and vntrulie; for that you had no knowledge of our first comming, but saluted vs with your shot: and we likewise skirmished with your men euen at their owne strength, vntill we viewed the ground about at out pleasure. And touching the appointment of six of either part, easilie that maie be knowne to be a plaine lie: séeing we had neither parlée nor confe|rence with you before, to appoint place or méeting. But whereas you saie,The lord Fle|ming in sée|king to excuse accuseth him|selfe the more manifestlie. you could doo no lesse but present vs with such as you had, therein you confesse and acknowledge the dishonour and treason that I charged you withall, taking vpon your selfe that fault, which I supposed to haue bin of your seruants, for our generall retired his companie farre from him. And his trumpet being with you, approched him|selfe alone to haue parled, when vnder trust you dis|charged two harquebusses against him: an act rather séemelie for a cowardlie traitor, than one that profes|seth to be a souldier.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Finallie, whereas you let me wit, that you haue gentlemen of honour, seruant souldiers vnto you, that maie be my fellowes, which should defend the EEBO page image 1219 chalenge that toucheth so néere your selfe, as with honor you should not haue refused it. First I thinke scorne to be anie waies inferior to you, though but a souldier, too honourable a name for you, being bet|ter in birth, and vnsteined with reproch as you haue béene. Secondlie, I haue more, and as good gentle|men vnder my conduct,Sir George Careie his answer to the lord Flemings brag of his gentrie. as your selfe haue vnder your charge, which shall answer as many as you can bring, if with number ye meane to combat, and will put them to that which you dare not doo your selfe. But assure you, my quarell shall remaine euerla|sting, except the proofe of your owne person against mine maie end it: and when you shall dare come out of your crowes nest, I will be readie to ride an hundred Scotish miles,Oh valiant heart! to méet with you in anie in|different place. And vntill that time, I shall account you deuoid of honestie & honor, vnworthie to march vpon ground, or keepe companie with men. From Hamilton, the 29 of Maie 1570.
Subscribed George Careie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Though manie waies were sought by message and otherwise, to mooue the lord Fleming to defend with battell the fault and follie committed: yet it would not be; for he shifted off the matter, so as it well appered, it was but lost labor further to attempt him therein.A muster of Scotishmen to the number of 4000. The two and twentith of Maie, the earle of Lennox, accompanied with the earle of Glen|carne, the lord Simple, and other his friends, feoda|ries & alies, mustered on the moore before the towne of Glasco the number of foure thousand horssemen and footmen, that were there assembled to serue him, in presence of sir William Drurie, and other of the English capteins. The thrée and twentith of Maie, sir William Drurie,The armie goeth toward Hamilton. the earle of Lennox, and other the Scotish lords, and the whole armie marched to|wards the castell of Hamilton, and sending a trum|pettor, and one with him to parlée with the capteine named Andrew Hamilton, he agreed to come foorth, and one other with him, to talke with sir William Drurie, and one other gentleman, such as he should thinke good to bring with him to a place somewhat distant, as well from the castell as the campe.