Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, Robert Ros, Nic. Triuet. The lord Ros reuolteth to y^e K. of Scots. capteine of Warke castell, reuolted to the Scotish king, mooued therevnto through the loue of a Scotish gentlewo|man, whome he meant to marrie, notwithstanding he had sworne fealtie vnto king Edward.William de Ros continu|eth faith [...]ull to the king of England. Where vp|on, his brother William de Ros giuing knowledge to king Edward, required to haue some aid, whereby he might defend the castell against the Scotishmen. King Edward sent vnto him a thousand souldiers, (Polydor saith an hundred) the which as they lodged one night in a towne called Prestfen,Englishmen distressed. were slaine by the Scotishmen of the garison of Rockesborough, that were led and guided by the said Robert Ros: some of them although but few escaped awaie by flight. King Edward aduertised hereof, hasted foorth, and came to the said castell, glad of this (as is repor|ted) that the Scotishmen had first begun the warre, meaning, as it should seeme by their procéedings, to follow the same, for vpon Good friday, diuerse Sco|tishmen entring the borders, burnt sundrie villages, Rich. South. and spoiled the abbeie of Carham.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Furthermore, N. Triuet. whilest king Edward kept his ca|stell at Warke, seauen earles of Scotland, as Bou|chan, Menteth, Stratherne, Lennox, Ros, Atholl, and Mar, with Iohn Comin the maister of Badenaw, hauing assembled an armie togither of fiue hundred men of armes on horssebacke, Abington. The Scots inuade Eng|land. and ten thousand foot|men in Annandale, vpon monday in Easter wéeke entred England, and putting all to fire and sword, approched to Carleill, and laid siege therevnto on each side, passing the water of Eden by a foord vnder Ri|chardston, and did so much preuaile, Nic. Triuet. that they burned EEBO page image 298 the suburbes, and assaulted the gates, at which enter|prise, a gentleman of Galloway as he ventured somewhat neere to the gate, was drawne vp by an iron hooke, of those that stood aloft vpon the gates to defend the same, and there slaine, and thrust through with speares. In the meane time, a spie, the which had béene taken and committed to prison, set fire on the house wherein he was inclosed, and so the flames cat|ching hold vpon the other buildings, a great part of the citie was thereby burned. Yet the men and the women getting themselues to the wals, droue their enimies backe, and so defended the citie from ta|king. Whervpon, the Scotish lords perceiuing they could not preuaile,The Scots raise their siege from Caricil. left their siege on the thursdaie in Easter weeke, and returned againe into Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the same thursdaie, king Edward with his armie passed the riuer of Tweed, and so entring in|to Scotland,Berwike summoned. sent to the burgesses of Berwike, offe|ring them peace vpon certeine conditions, and staied a whole day for an answer: but when he could haue none that liked him, nor that sounded in anie thing to peace, he approched the towne, and lodged in the monasterie of Caldestreime. Abington. His armie consisted as some write of foure thousand men of armes on hors|backe, and thirtie thousand footmen, besides fiue hun|dred men of armes on horssebacke, and a thousand footmen of the bishoprike of Durham.The English fléet. At the same time, there came foure and twentie English ships, the mariners whereof, beholding where the English armie was placed in battell raie, vpon a plaine, the king making there certeine knights, they thought his meaning was to haue giuen forthwith an assalt, and so entring the hauen, and approching to the land, began to fight with the townesmen, where they lost foure of their ships, and were constreined to with|draw with the residue,Foure Eng|lish ships lost. with helpe of the falling wa|ter. Some haue written, that they lost but three ships which were consumed with fire, Abington. and that the mari|ners and souldiers of one of those ships, after they had defended themselues by great manhood from the first houre of the daie, till eleuen of the clocke, esca|ped awaie, some by the bote of that ship, and some lea|ping into the water, were saued by the botes of other ships that made in to succour them.