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■towarde night was fent out of the townc, an hundred hack- 

 butters fgj, 30 pikes, with 60 repers to get grene corne for 

 , theer horfes, thecr was fcnt out from y'^ frcnfli, a nombre of 

 horfcme, whereof Jame dog was captain, and a nombre of 

 fotemen of the ringegraves bande fbj, whereof Monf. Maree 

 was captaine. O' me notwithftanding this force, brought 

 in everie man his burden, and al y' men fafe, and with y* 

 helpe of o' ordinance bent out of y" towne towarde that 

 place, flew Monf. Maree, hurte 60 mooft parte dedlie, and 

 left ij in the felde. The-frenflime accordinge to p°mife made 

 to y"° bi y' Scottes hath required y' deliverie of Eden- 

 boroughe callel unto the frenfli kinge (I'J, for y* y' navie of 

 france laie theer at y"" frenfhe kinges great charge, who fliall 

 not longe be unmett withal if it plefe god, and had no fafe 



place 



fgj hackbuttci-s. i. e. arquebufiers or harquebuttcrs, as appears from a pafTage in the 

 intelligence from Scotland. 



(h) Amongft the troops fent by the French king to Scotland were three thoufand 

 Germans commanded by the Rhingrave. Buchan, lib. xv. ch. 54. The Rhingrave 

 was a German prince who was driven from his own country by the Emperour 

 Charles the 5 th, whom he had oppofed, and had entered into the French king's fervice. 

 He was much efteeraed as a foldier. 



(i) This demand is not mentioned by Buchanan ; but he gives an account of the 

 French troops under Defle returning to Edinborough, and on being oppofed by the 

 Governor, killing him and many of the citizens ; a circumftince which proves that 

 there was little agreement between the Scotch and their French allies. The Englifh 

 difpatches reprefent almoft every adion and fkirmifli as favourable to the Englifli 

 troops, whilft Buchanan reprefents things in a very different manner. 



