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power_n and_z so_o they_o shall_v go_v in_o to_o englonde_n that_o loud_o to_o destroy_v from_o scotlonde_n unto_o they_o come_v to_o â—ente_v &_o the_o scot_n trustyd_v moche_n upon_o the_o frensshman_n but_o of_o the_o thing_n they_o have_v no_o manner_n grant_v &_o nevertheless_o the_o scot_n beg_v to_o rob_v &_o kylle_v in_o northumberlond_n &_o do_v moche_n harm_n ¶_o how_o wyllyam_n waley_n lete_fw-la raise_v the_o land_n of_o scotlonde_n as_o cheyf_v lord_n and_o sir_n hugh_n of_o cressynham_n &_o of_o the_o batayll_n of_o fonkyrke_n as_o tydynge_n be_v come_v to_o king_n edward_n that_o wyllyam_n waly_v have_v ordain_v such_o a_o strong_a power_n and_o also_o that_o alle_fw-mi scotlonde_n to_o he_o be_v attendaunt_a &_o ready_a for_o to_o slay_v englysshmen_n and_o to_o destroy_v the_o land_n he_o be_v sore_o anoy_v and_o send_v anon_o by_o letter_n to_o th'earl_n of_o garrenne_n to_o sir_n henry_n percy_n &_o to_o wyllyam_n latomer_n &_o to_o sir_n hugh_n of_o cressynham_n 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for_o by_o cause_n that_o my_o put_v upon_o theym_fw-mi that_o they_o shall_v do_v thing_n against_o the_o faith_n and_o good_a byleve_n king_n edward_n lovyd_v peer_n of_o ganaston_n so_o moche_v that_o he_o may_v not_o for_o bear_v his_o company_n and_o so_o moche_v the_o king_n give_v &_o behyght_n to_o the_o people_n of_o englonde_n that_o the_o exylyge_a of_o the_o foresaid_a peer_n shall_v be_v revokyd_v atte_fw-mi stamforde_n through_o them_z that_o he_o have_v exile_v wherefore_o pers_n of_o ganaston_n come_v again_o into_o englond_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v again_o in_o to_o his_o land_n he_o dyspyse_v the_o grette_v lord_n of_o this_o land_n and_o call_v sir_n robert_n clare_n earl_n of_o gloucetre_n horesone_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o nycholl_n sir_n henry_n lacie_n brustenbe_o and_o sir_n guy_n erle_n of_o warwyk_fw-mi the_o black_a hound_n of_o arderne_a and_o also_o he_o callyd_v the_o noble_a earl_n thomas_n of_o lancastre_n churl_n &_o many_o other_o scorn_v and_o 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as_o you_o shall_v here_o alas_o the_o tyme._n for_o the_o foresaid_a earl_n of_o lancastre_n &_o many_o other_o great_a baron_n be_v put_v to_o a_o piteous_a dethe_v and_o martyr_v for_o by_o cause_n of_o the_o forsayde_a quarrel_n the_o king_n be_v to_o att_o london_n and_o hold_v a_o parleament_n and_o ordain_v the_o law_n of_o symonde_n mountforde_n wherefore_o the_o earl_n of_o lancastre_n and_o the_o earl_n and_o alle_fw-mi clergye_n of_o englonde_n make_v a_o oath_n through_o counseyll_n of_o robert_n of_o wynchelse_a for_o to_o mayntene_v the_o ordynaunte_n for_o ever_o ¶_o how_o robert_n brus_n come_v again_o in_o to_o scotlonde_n and_o gadryd_v a_o great_a power_n of_o men_z for_o to_o be_v upon_o king_n edward_n and_o when_o sire_n robert_n the_o brus_n that_o make_v he_o king_n of_o scotlonde_n that_o before_o be_v flee_v in_o to_o norway_n for_o drede_v of_o death_n of_o the_o good_a king_n edward_n and_o also_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o debate_n that_o though_o be_v in_o 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