Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king sent the bishop of Durham into Scot|land, to vnderstand the certeintie of this rebellion, who returning from thence, informed him of the truth. The king not minding to breake his iournie which he had purposed to make into Flanders, ap|pointed that the earle of Surrey should haue the lea|ding of all such men of warre as might be leuied be|yond Trent, to represse the Scotish rebels, and also wrote vnto Iohn Comin earle of Boughan,The vnfaith|full dealing of the Scots. that re|membring their faith and promise, they should re|turne into Scotland, and doo their best to quiet the countrie: they according to his commandement, went into Scotland, but shewed themselues slow i|nough to procure those things that perteined to peace and quietnesse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, whilest these things were a do|ing, the bishop of Carleill, Abington. and other which laie there vpon the gard of that citie and castell, hauing some mistrust of the loialtie in Robert Bruce the yoonger,Robert Bruce. that was earle of Carrike by his mother, they sent him word to come vnto them at a certeine daie, bi|cause they had to talke with him of matters touch|ing the kings affairs. He durst not disobeie but came to Carleill togither with the bishop of Gallowaie, & there receiued a corporall oth vpon the holie and sa|cred mysteries, and vpon the sword of Thomas Bec|ket, to be true to the king of England,Thomas Beckets sword. and to aid him and his against their enimies in all that he might: and further to withstand that the said king receiued no hurt nor damage so far as in him might lie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone, he returned againe into Scotland, and for a colour entred into the lands of William Douglas, and burnt part of them, bringing the wife and children of the same William backe with him in|to Annandale: but shortlie after,Robert Bruce reuolteth to the rebels. he conspired with the Scotish rebels, and ioined himselfe with them, not making his father priuie to the matter, who in the meane while remaind in the south parts of England. He would haue persuaded such knights, gentlemen and other as held their lands of his father in Annan|dale, to haue gone with him, N. Triuet. Three hun|dreth men of armes, and fiftie thou|sand footmen saith Abing|ton. but they would not breake their faith giuen to the king of England, and so left him. The earle of Surrey assembling togi|ther his power in Yorkeshire, sent his nephue the lord Henrie Percie with the souldiers of the countrie of Carleill before into Scotland, who passing foorth to the towne of Aire, went about to induce them of Gallowaie into peace,Henrie Per|cie sent before. and hearing that an armie of Scotishmen was gathered togither at a place about foure miles from thence called Irwin, he made thi|therward, and comming neere to the Scotish host,Irwin. might behold where the same was lodged beyond a certeine lake. In that armie were capteins, the bi|shop of Glasco, Andrew de Murreie steward of Scotland, and William Waleis which (as it should EEBO page image 304 seeme) were not all of one mind.