Compare 1577 edition: 1 The fiue and twentith of Maie sir William Dru|rie the generall retired his people vpon a policie from the castell, and left it without either watch or ward for that night. The next daie he sent sir George Careie to the castell with a trumpettor,The castell summoned. to know if they within would deliuer it vp, before the great or|dinance should come, which the capteine vtterlie re|fused to doo. Wherevpon the small shot clapt sudden|lie round about the house, and kept them within occu|pied, till that a whole culuering & a demie culuering came to them from Sterling, the which with foure of the English small field péeces were in the night following planted against the castell,The castell of Hamilton battered. and being shot off, a bullet of one of the great péeces passed through the walles into the castell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The seuen and twentith of Maie about foure of the clocke in the morning,The castell eftsoones sum|moned. the generall sent a trum|pettor to giue summons againe to the castell: vn|to whome the capteine answered, that he cared not for them, & so bad them doo their woorst, for he would not yéeld the place to them at anie hand. Wherevpon immediatlie the whole tire began to plaie in such sort, that within foure volées both sides of the house were battered through: at the sight whereof the cap|teine was so dismaied, that foorthwith he cried for parlée, and so the shot was staied.The capteine of the castell demandeth parlée. Now vpon humble sute the capteine was admitted to speake with the generall, and so comming to talke with him, at length he agreed to yeeld: wherevpon, the prouost marshall was sent into the castell to take possession thereof. The generall permitted them verie courte|ouslie to depart with their furniture, and other such stuffe as they could carie with them. There came out of the house nine and thirtie persons one and other, foure and thirtie men, thrée boies, and two women, and therewith was the castell blowne vp and rased, and the armie laie that night in the towne, and in places about it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The next daie, being the eight and twentith of Maie they departed from thence: the earles of Len|nox, Mar, and Glencarne, with other of the nobilitie of Scotland of the kings part taking their leaues, with their companie returned to Glasco: and sir George Careie with the horssemen came that night to Lithquo, where also the rest of the English forces met. A castell called Combernawd belonging to the lord Fleming was yéelded to the generals hands, who vpon bond of assurance that the house should re|maine at the deuotion of the queene of England, was contented to spare it from fire and spoile. But this was not the first nor last courtesie which the ge|nerall shewed in this iournie, vnto such as in anie respect were thought worthie of his fauour. Amongst other the ladie of Lidington being great with child,The ladie of Lidington. mistrusting hir selfe (or hir husbands double dealing towards our countrie) in great feare began to flie. But sir William Drurie hearing thereof, sent hir word he came not to make warres with women, but rather to shew pitie to the weake and comfort|lesse, EEBO page image 1220 and therevpon she staied, and had no further harme.