Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Of the wing on the right hand of the fore-ward, was capteine sir Edward Howard knight marshall of the host, & with him Brian Tunstall, Rafe Brear|ton, Iohn Laurence, Richard Bold, esquiers: sir Iohn Booth, sir Thomas Butler, knights: Ri|chard Done, Iohn Bigod, Thomas Fitz Williams, Iohn Claruis, Brian Stapleton, Robert Warcop, Richard Cholmleie, with the men of Hull, and the kings tenants of Hatfield, and others. Of the wing on the left hand, was capteine sir Marmaduke Constable, with his sonnes and kinsmen, sir Willi|am Persie, and of Lancashire a thousand men. Of the rere-ward was capteine the earle of Surreie himselfe, and with him the lord Scroope of Bolton, sir Philip Tilneie, sir George Darcie, sir Thomas Berkleie, sir Iohn Rocliffe, sir Christopher Pike|ring, Richard Tempest, sir Iohn Stanleie, with the bishop of Elies seruants, sir Brian Stapleton, Lio|nell Persie, with the abbat of Whitbies tenants, Christopher Clapham, sir William Gascoigne the yoonger, sir Guie Dawneie, maister Magnus, mai|ster Dalbies seruants, sir Iohn Normanuile, the citi|zens of Yorke, sir Ninian Markanuile, sir Iohn Willoughbie, with others.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Of the wing on the right hand, was capteine the lord Dacres with his power. Of the left hand wing, was capteine sir Edward Stanleie knight, with the residue of the power of the two counties palantine of Chester and Lancaster. Thus was the host appoin|ted and diuided into wards and wings at the first, though afterward (vpon occasion) this order was somewhat altered. And now that euerie man knew what to doo, the earle of Surrie with his power com|ming toward the place where he thought to find the Scotish host, was informed how king Iames be|ing remooued six miles from Norham,The strength of the place where king Iames lay in|camped, called Floddon. laie imbat|telled vpon a great mounteine called Floddon, a place of such strength, as it was not possible for the Englishmen to come néere him, but to their great disaduantage: for at the foot of the same hill on the left hand, there was a great marish ground full of réed and water.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the right hand it was defended with a riuer called Till, the course whereof being so swift, and the chanell in some places so deepe, that it might not con|uenientlie be passed. On the backe halfe there were such craggie rocks and thicke woods, that it was not possible to assaile him to anie aduantage that waie foorth. And on the forepart of the campe, where na|ture had left an easie entrie for men to come to the same, all his ordinance was planted aloft vpon the sides of such trenches, as he had caused to be cast for defense on that part. The earle of Surrie herevpon, considering with himselfe, that vnlesse he might de|uise some policie to cause the Scotish armie to des|cend the hill, it were not possible for him to accom|plish his desire, he called about him his councell, and with them tooke aduise in this point.