Compare 1577 edition: 1 All these things doone concerning religion (as be|fore is said) the lord protector and the rest of the coun|cell, calling to mind the euill dealing and craftie dis|simulation of the Scots, concerning the matter of marriage betwixt the kings maiestie, and the quéene of Scotland (which marriage as ye haue heard, in the fiue and thirtith yeare of king Henrie the eight, was by authoritie of parlement in Scotland fullie concluded) thought it not to stand with the kings ho|nor to be in such maner by them deluded, and withall considering how greatlie it shuld turne to the quiet|nesse and safetie of both realmes to haue these two princes conioined in matrimonie, they did deuise sundrie waies and meanes how the same might be brought to passe, Rich. Crafton. and the rather (as some doo write) for that king Henrie (before his death) had giuen them in speciall charge by all indeuours to procure that the said marriage might take place, as wholie wishing by the coniunction of those two yoong prin|ces, the vniting of the two kingdoms in perpetuall amitie and faithfull league of loue; as our poet saith:

Optat coniugio duo regna coire fideli,

Aeternam pacem hinc aeternáque foedera iungi.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But the lords of Scotland were so inueigled and corrupted by the French king, and abused by cardi|nall Beton, archbishop of saint Andrewes, and other of their clergie, that they not onelie shranke from that which they had promised, but also sought to de|stroie those that fauored the king of Englands part: wherevpon a great and puissant armie was now prepared to passe by land into Scotland, and like|wise a nauie to passe by sea to attend vpon the same: whereof the great gallie and foure and twentie tall ships were thoroughlie furnished with men and mu|nition for the warres, besides manie merchants ships and other small vessels, which serued for carri|age of vittels, and other necessaries.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to shew what noble men and other were ordeined officers, and assigned to haue the conduc|tion as well of the armie by land, as of the fleete by sea; ye shall vnderstand, that first the duke of Sum|merset,Chiefteines in the armie. lord protector, tooke vpon him to go himselfe in person, as generall of the whole armie, and cap|teine also of the battell or middle-ward, wherin were foure thousand footmen. The marshall erle of War|wike appointed lord lieutenant of the same armie, led the fore-ward conteining thrée thousand footmen. The lord Dacres gouerned in the rere-ward, where|in were other thrée thousand footmen. The lord Greie of Wilton was ordeined high marshall of the said armie & capteine generall of all the horssemen, being in number six thousand. Sir Rafe Sadler knight treasuror of the armie. Sir Francis Brian knight, capteine of the light horssemen, in number two thou|sand.