Compare 1587 edition: 1 Earle Dowglas aduertiſed that the enimies were cumming to giue hym battell,The Dowglas exhorteth hys men to fyghte manfully. exhorted his people with fewe words to remember their won|ted manhoode, that by gayning the victory, they might winne interminable fame and honor, with ſafegard to themſelues and their countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Percy likewiſe for his part,The Percy with comfor|table wordes, encourageth his men. encouraged his men, willing them to fyghte manfully in re|uenge of the iniuries done to them and theyr friends by the Scottes, and herewith commaun|ding the Trumpettes to ſounde, he gaue the onſet fiercely.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Here both the armies ioyning togither,The onſet is giuen. a right terrible encounter enſued, but bycauſe the nighte [figure appears here on page 363] was at hand, before they began to ioyne, through want of light to ſee what was to doe, they were ſeuered in ſunder for that time:They were ſe|uered by com|ming on of the night. but remembring that the Moone would ſhortly ryſe, they determi|ned ſo ſoone as ſhe began to giue lighte, to renewe the battell againe.