The Holinshed Texts (1577, Volume 2, p. 470)

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 The Frenche King gladly accepting thys meſſage,

The Gouer|nour ſendeth into France for aide.

Broughtie Crag beſiege by the Gouer|noure.

prepared a nauie of Shyppes and Ga|leys to tranſporte an army into Scotland the next Sommer. In the meane time, the Go|uernour laid ſiege to Broughtie Crag, and the D. of Somerſet as well for meane to cauſe the Scottes to retire that ſiege, as alſo for the an|noyance of Clideſdale, apperteyning to y^e Go|uernour and y^e Erle of Angus, and other Scots y^t would not come in to the obeyſance of the K. of England, appoynted the Earle of Lennox to make a new inuaſiõ into Scotland, & to vſe for triall of their fidelities, the help of two thouſand Scottiſh light horſemen, that were already aſ|ſured and ſworne to ſerue the Kyng of En|gland in all ſuch exploytes in which they ſhould be employed. The Earle of Lennox deſirous to aduaunce the King of Englands affayres, & hauing receyued letters from William Earle of Glencarne, with promiſe of hys aſſiſtance, and likewiſe of his father in lawe the Earle of Angus, the Larde of Drumlanrig, and thoſe Lardes and Gentlemenne of the Countreys of Kile, Cunningham, Renfreu, & Lennox, entred Scotlãd about the twelfth of Decẽber,The Earle of Lennox en|treth into Scotlande. accom|panyed with Henry Whartõ, ſecond ſon to the L. Wharton, with two C. light horſemen, of the garniſons in Scotland, and comming firſt EEBO page image 471 to Dunfreis, where the generall aſſemblie was appoynted of the two thouſande aſſured Scot|tiſhe lyght Horſemen, when the muſters ſhould bee taken, hee founde vnneth three hundred, and thoſe for the more part of the broken coun|treys of Annãdale, Ewiſdale, Eſdale, and Lid|deſdale.The Earle of Glencarne his double dea|ling. The Earle of Glencarne came thither indeede, but vnder a counterfeit ſhewe of good meaning, where in trueth hee meante nothyng but crafte to diſcouer all the Earle of Lennox hys purpoſes, who perceyuing his double dea|ling, and fynding no ſuche forces ready to aſ|ſiſt hym as he looked for, and moreouer miſtru|ſting the loyalties of the maiſter of Maxwell,New Lord [...]nes. & the Gẽtlemẽ of Nideſdale, meaning as he tooke it, to entrappe hym, and delyuer hym to the Queene Dowager, and the Lorde Gouernour, ſtoode in ſome perplexitie what way ſhould bee the beſt for hym to followe,The Earle of Lennox in doubt what to doe. thinking it not to ſtande wyth hys honor to returne, without at|chieuing ſome enterpriſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Earle of Glencarne had ſhewed to him two letters written by the Larde of Drum|lanrig, ſignifying, that if the Earle of Lennox came,The Lard of Drumlanrig. accompanyed onely with Scottiſhmen, he woulde both ſerue him and honor h [...]m in the beſt wiſe hee myghte, but if hee broughte thoſe Engliſhmenne in his company, he would not onely refuſe to ayde hym, but alſo reyſe all the power hee myght make, eyther by his friends or otherwiſe to reſiſt him.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 4 The Earle thus perceyuing that hee was in daunger to bee betrayed among them, and that there was all the deuiſes practiſed that myghte bee to ſlap thoſe that ſhoulde come to the deuotion of the King of Englande,The Earle of Lennox diſ|ſembleth with diſtemblers. diſſem|bled the matter with Glencarne and other that were ſuborned to betray hym, pretendyng to them, that hee would followe the courſe of theyr deuiles, but in the meane tyme hee gote togither the Engliſhe Captaynes that were appoynted to attende hym, and alſo ſuche Scottiſhmen as hee knewe hee myghte truſt, and meaning to ſcourge Drumlanrig, and to cutte hym ſhorte, for that hee was the chiefe in|ſtrument to ſtay all the Scottiſhmenne in thoſe parties from entring friendſhippe wyth the Engliſhmenne: hee gaue ſecret warning to all the Captaynes and leaders aboute nine of the clocke at night, that they ſhould be ready wyth theyr men to mount on Horſebacke at the firſte ſounde of the Trumpette, and keeping wyth them the Erle of Glencarne, the M. of Max|wel, the Lardes of Cloſborne, Kirkmichel, and others the Gentlemenne of Nideſdale and An|nandale,Horſemen ſent forth to ſcourge Drũ|lanrig. hee ſente forthe ſyxe hundred choſen Horſemenne vppon ſounde of the Trumpette, at twelue of the clocke at nyghte, vnder the leadyng of Henrye Wharton, and other the Captaynes of the garniſons, who in the daw|ning of the nexte morrowe,They harry the Countrey about Drum|lanrig. arriued neere the place of Drumlanrig, where they appoynted foure hundred of theyr Horſemenne to paſſe to the forrey, who reyſed fyre, and brente two [figure appears here on page 471] myles in length, both Townes and Villages on each ſide, euen harde to the gates of Drum|lanrig, ſpoyled the houſes of goodes and riches, worth to the value of two thouſande markes, gote three thouſande Sheepe, two thouſande hearde of great Cattell, beſide nine ſcore horſes and mares. The Annandallers laden wyth ſpoyle and Cattaile, beeing in number a foure hundred men, departed with their pray home|wards. The Lard of Drunlanrig lying al thys while in ambuſh with ſeauen hundred men, for|bare to breake out to gyue anye charge vppon his enimies, doubting leaſt the Earle of Len|nox hadde kepte a ſ [...]ale behynde, but nowe EEBO page image 472 after he perceyued that the moſt part of the eni|mies were departed, and that the reſidue of the Gentlemenne and Captaynes of the Engliſhe Horſemen were withdrawing towards Dun|freys,Drumlanrig purſueth the Engliſhmen. being not paſt a ſixe ſkore men, he fierce|ly followed after them with hys power, in hope not onely to ouerthrowe and diſtreſſe them, but alſo to take the Earle of Lennox at Dun|freys.

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