Compare 1577 edition: 1 In like maner when king Dauid heard that the king was thus vexed with ciuill warre at home, he entred England againe in most forceable wise:The Scots eftsoones in|uade Nor|thumberland. and sending his horssemen abroad into the countrie, commanded them to waste and spoile the same after their accustomed maner. But in the meane time he purposed with himselfe to besiege Yorke: which citie if he might haue woone, he determined to haue made it the frontier hold against king Stephan, and the rest that tooke part with him. Herevpon calling in his horssemen from straieng further abroad, he marched thitherwards, and comming neere to the citie, pitched downe his tents.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Archbishop Thurstan raiseth a pow|er to fight with the Scots.In this meane while the archbishop Thurstan, to whom the charge of defending the countrie cheefelie in the kings absence apperteined, called togither the Nobles and gentlemen of the shire and parties ad|ioining, whom with so pithie and effectuall words he exhorted to resist the attempts of the Scots (whose cruell dooings could kéepe no measure) that inconti|nentlie all the power of the northparts was raised, and (vnder the leading of William earle of Albe|marle, Simon Dun. Capteines of the armie. Walter Espeke, William Peuerell of Not|tingham, and two of the Lacies, Walter and Gil|bert) offered euen with perill of life and limme to trie the matter against the Scots in a pight field, and ei|ther to driue them out of the countrie, or else to loose their liues in the quarell of their prince.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 It chanced at this time, that archbishop Thur|stan was sicke, and therefore could not come into the field himselfe, but yet he sent Rafe bishop of Dur|ham to supplie his roome,Rafe bish. of Durham sup|plieth the roome of the archbishop. who though he saw and per|ceiued that euerie man was readie enough to en|counter with their enimies; yet he thought good to vse some exhortation vnto them, the better to encou|rage them, in maner as here ensueth.