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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now the time being come for this determi|ned execution, the earle of Morton, that still accom|panied the English generall, offered himselfe as an intercessor to intreat and sue for a pardon,The earle of Morton, an [...]tercessor for [...] towne of [...] bringing afore the generall a multitude of wailing people, whose mournfull and most pitious cries were lamen|table and verie importunat. The generall hearing their requests, made answer, that for manie causes the towne ought to be destroied, considering how diuerse enimies (whose insolent practises were not to be suffered) had alwaies there a common resort to conferre of their wicked deuises: and further (quoth he) the courtesie that is shewed to such places of re|paire, hath imboldened the rest of Scotland to vse o|pen violence and secret villanies, to the preiudice of Gods glorie, hinderance of the weale publike, and breach of good lawes and policies: and therefore it was fit and most méet for a warning to thousands in that case of extremitie, to rase out such monuments of mischiefe. But at length, notwithstanding these heauie words vttered by sir William Drurie, the people of all sorts so preassed about him, & made such pitifull cries and sorowfull noise, with children suc|king of their mothers breasts, that he taking ruth of their miserable estates, at this their lamentable sute, and speciallie at the great instance of the earle of Morton, who came bareheaded to speake for them, the generall was contented to saue the towne and people therein:Lithquo spa| [...]ed from de|serued de|struction taking good band and assurance of the prouost and chiefest of the towne, that they should follow the campe, and at all times appeare when they were called for at Berwike, and there to submit themselues, their towne and goods, to the clemen|cie of the quéens highnesse; and to such order as the earle of Sussex hir maiesties generall lieutenant should by consent thinke necessarie:The prouost [...] other en| [...] [...]ands. to which band & conditions they of Lithquo agréed. And for that their regent was slaine, & none since instituted to whome they had giuen faith of allegiance; they confessed, that none might command them anie waie without licence of him, to whome they had made this band, sith to him both their promise and obligation was passed. And in this sort they continued bound to him for their good behauiors.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The duke of Chatelle|raults palace burned.The duke of Chatelleraults palace in Lithquo was yet burnt and rased, and marching to another house belonging to the said duke, called Kenile, distant from Lithquo about a mile or more, they likewise burned the same. Thus hauing doone their pleasures at Lithquo, and in the countrie about that towne, they marched from thense to a proper house and ca|stell, belonging to the lord Seton, called Neitherie, which the enimies had fortified.Neitherie. But yet when the la|die of that house came to the generall,The ladie Seton. and made humble petition on hir knées for his fauor, offering to him the keies of that place in most humble wise; she found such courtes [...]e at his hands, that with con|dition that she & a baron with hir should enter bands for assurance, that the castell should euer afterwards remaine at the quéene of Englands pleasure, he tooke hir the keies againe, leauing hir in possession of hir house and goods, without dooing hir anie fur|ther displeasure.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This night the armie came to Edenburgh,Some of the English ar|mie spoiled in Edenburgh. where certeine of the companie that made hast to get thi|ther somewhat before the rest, receiued some discour|tesie: for they were spoiled in the streets of their fur|niture, & such other things as they had about them. But when the generall with the rest of the armie was come néere to the towne, and had knowledge of such foule disorder, he thought not good to enter the towne, without standing so sure on his gard, that he should not néed to doubt any double dealing, or cr [...]|ked measure. Which sure handling of the matter did not onelie shew the deuiser thereof to haue good con|duct and experience: T. Church|yard. but in verie déed auoided no small inconuenience and mischiefe, that by the eni|mies was finelie contriued (through a fraie to be made in the suburbs) so that a great slaughter had burst out suddenlie, and no small bloudshed follow|ed, if God and good guiding of the people had not staied and turned awaie that imminent danger. To be short,Sir Thomas Maners with his two bands vnder one en|signe. the generall sent sir Thomas Maners with two bands of souldiors, vnder one ensigne, to seize vpon the gates at their first arriuall, and so the pre|tensed conspiracie was happilie preuented; for the re|sidue of the power was no sooner entred the towne, but that kéeping themselues in order to cléere the streets, and to command the inhabitants the better, they spent that night standing on their gard, as the case required. When the morning was come, sir William Drurie smelling out the couert practise, and naughtie meaning of some, demanded iustice and strict punishment of such offenses and things as he would truelie laie to the charges of some in that towne: and told them flatlie, if remedie were not the sooner prouided, and satisfaction made for the follies and outrage committed, he would be quick|lie reuenged, to the displeasure and shame of all the contriuers of that same mad and mischéefous pre|sumption.

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