Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Although Edward Balioll by the puissance of the king of Englands assistance had got the most part of the realme of Scotland into his hands, yet diuerse castels were holden against him, and the Scots dai|lie slipped from him, and by open rebellion molested him diuerse waies. The king of England aduertised thereof called a parlement at London, Rich. South. A parlement at London. wherein he tooke order for his iournie into Scotland, had a tenth and a fiftéenth granted him, and so about Alhallon|tide he came to Newcastell vpon Tine, with his ar|mie, and remained there till the feast of saint Katha|rine,The king en|treth into Scotland with an armie and then entring into Scotland, came to Roc|kesburgh, where he repared the castell which had beene aforetime destroied. After the third daie of Christ|masse was past, the king of England entred into E|thrike forrest, beating it vp and downe, but the Scots would not come within his reach: wherevpon he sent the king of Scots that was there present with him, and the earles of Warwike and Oxenford, and cer|teine other barons and knights with their retinues vnto Carleill, to keepe and defend those west parts of the realme from the Scots.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In their iournie thitherwards, they went by Pe|plis to apprehend certeine Scots, whome they heard to be lodged and abiding thereabouts, but when they found them not, they wasted the countrie, and turned streight to Carleill, where after the Epiphanie there assembled an armie foorth of the counties of Lanca|ster, Westmerland, and Cumberland, by the kings appointment, which armie togither with the king of Scots and the other lords there found, entred Scot|land, and did much hurt in the countrie of Galloway, destroieng towns and all that they found abroad, Hen. Marle. but the people were fled and withdrawne out of their waie. And when they had taken their pleasure, the king of Scots returned backe to Carleill. This yere there fell great abundance of raine, [...] dearth and [...]eth of cattell. and therevpon insued morren of beasts: also corne so failed this yeare, that a quarter of wheat was sold at fortie shillings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Finallie, when the king had finished his businesse in Scotland, Anno Reg. 9. as to his séeming stood with his plea|sure, he returned into England, and shortlie after he sent the archbishop of Canturburie,Ambassadors [...]ent into France. sir Philip de Montacute, and Geffrey Scroope vnto the French king, to conclude a firme amitie & league with him. These lords comming into France, were not at the first admitted to the French kings presence, till they shewed themselues halfe greeued with that strange dealing: for then finallie were they brought vnto him, who gentlie receiued them, and caused the mat|ter to be intreated of about the which they were sent, in furthering whereof, such diligence was vsed, that finallie a conclusion of peace and concord was a|greed, and so farre passed, that proclamation thereof should haue béene made in Paris, and in the coun|trie thereabout the next day: but scarse were the En|glish ambassadours returned vnto their lodgings, when they were sent for backe againe, and further informed, that the French king minded to haue Da|uid king of Scotland comprised in the same league, so that he might be restored vnto his kingdome, and the Balioll put out. The English ambassadors an|swered, that their commission extended not so farre, and therfore they could not conclude any thing there|in. Herevpon all the former communication was reuoked, and cléerelie made void, so that the English ambassadors returned home into England without anie thing concluded.