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Compare 1577 edition: 1 But to conclude, if the earle of Warwike had not thus valiantlie incountred them, yer they could haue warned their ambush how weaklie he was garded, he had béene beset round about by them yer he could haue bin aware of them, or rescued of other. Whereas hereby his lordship vndoubtedlie shewed his woonted valor, saued his companie, and disc [...]m|fited the enimie. As Barteuill the Frenchman that daie had right honestlie serued, so did the lords right honorablie acquite it: for the earle of Warwike did get him a surgion, and dressed he was, streight after laid and conueied in the lord protectors owne chariot. The rest that were hurt were here also drest, Scots and others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The armie hauing marched that same daie nine miles,Lang Nud|dreie. incamped at night by a towne standing on the Frith called Lang Nuddreie. The next morning being thursdaie the eight of September, in time of the dislodging of the English campe, signe was made to some of the ships (whereof the most part and chiefest laie a ten or twelue miles in the Forth, be|yond vs, ouer against Lieth & Edenborough) that the lord admerall should come a shore, to speake with the lord protector. In the meane time, somewhat earlie as our gallie was comming toward vs, about a mile and more beyond our campe, the Scots were verie busie, wasting here on shore toward them with a banner of saint George that they had, so to traine them to come on land there: but the earle of War|wike soone disappointed the policie, for making to|ward that place where the lord admerall should come on shore, the Englishmen on the water by the sight of his presence, did soone discerne their friends from their foes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The lord admerall herevpon came to land, and ri|ding backe with the earle vnto the lord protector,Order taken for the placing of the ships. or|der was taken, that the great ships should remoue from before Lieth, and come to lie before Muskel|borough; and the Scotish campe which laie there in field alreadie assembled, to resist the English power that marched thus towards them. The smaller ves|sels that were vittelers were appointed to lie néerer to the armie. The lord admerall herevpon, being re|turned to the water, & the armie marching onward a mile or two, there appéered aloft on a hill, that laie longwise east and west, and on the south side of them, vpon a six hundred of their horssemen prickers, wher|of some within a flight shoot,The Scotish prickers shew themselues. directlie against the En|glishmen, shewed themselues vpon the same hill, & more further off.

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