Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Furthermore, that he nor none of his companie should take no Scotish noble man prisoner, nor anie other; but they should die if they came in his danger, vnlesse it were the kings owne person; for he said he trusted to none other courtesie at the hands of the Scots. And in this maner he should find him in the vant-gard of the field, by the grace of God, and saint George, as he was a true knight. Yet before the de|parting of Rouge Crosse, with the said instructions and credence, it was thought by the earle & his coun|cell, that the said king would faine and imagine some other message, to send an herald of his with the same, onelie to view and ouersée the manner and or|der of the kings roiall armie, ordinance, and artille|rie then being with the earle, whereby might haue insued great danger to the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 And for the eschuing thereof,A good po|licie. he had in comman|dement, that if anie such message were sent, not to bring anie person comming therewith within thrée or two miles of the field at the nighest, where the said earle would come, and heare what he would saie. And thus departed Rouge Crosse, with his trumpet, appa|relled in his coat of armes. On mondaie the fift daie of September, the earle tooke his field at Bol|ton in Glendale, as he had appointed, where all the noble men and gentlemen met him with their reti|nues, to the number of six and twentie thousand men. And about midnight next insuing came the trumpet which went to Rouge Crosse, and declared how the king of Scots, after the message doone to him by Rouge Crosse, according to his instructions, the said king deteined him,Ilaie and Yorke he|ralds. & sent one Ilaie an herald of his with him vnto the earle, to declare to him the kings pleasure; to whom the earle sent Yorke herald at armes, to accompanie the said Ilaie, at a village cal|led Milo, two miles from the field, vntill the com|ming thither of the said earle the next morow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the sixt daie of September, earlie in the mor|ning, the earle accompanied with the most part of the lords and knights, and gentlemen of the field, euerie man hauing with him but one seruant to hold his horsse, rode vnto the place: and so the said herald met with the earle, and with blunt reuerence decla|red to him that he was come from his maister the king of Scots, which would know whether the earle EEBO page image 827 sent anie such message by Rouge Crosse. The earle iustified the same, saieng further; that Rouge Crosse had the same message of him in writing, signed with his owne hand. Wherevnto the said Ilaie said: As to the abiding for battell betwéene that and fridaie then next following,The Scotish herald doth [...] errand to [...]. the king his maister bade him shew to the earle, that he was as welcome as anie noble man of England vnto the said king, and that if be h [...]d béene at home in his towne of Edenburgh, there receiuing such a message from the said earle, he would gladlie haue come, and fulfilled the said earles desire.