Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time, the king, who a little before had ioined with the earle of Surreie, perceiuing that the wings of his battell were distressed, and that his e|nimies began to inclose him on ech side, he bashed EEBO page image 829 nothing at the matter,The Scotish kings magna|nimitie, but with assured countenance exhorted those that were about him to sticke to him, and to remember their worthie ancestors, in commit|ting nothing that might anie waies foorth sound to their reproch. And herewith rushing against his eni|mies, a new battell more egre than the first began to arise;A sore [...]ight. for that battell being well appointed and armed passed litle for the Englishmens arrowes, in so much that persing the earles battell, they entred well néere so farre within the same, that they were at point to haue ouerthrowne his standards.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 There were on either part a number of tall men of bodie, chosen foorth of purpose by the capteins, for the good opinion conceiued of their hardie valiancie, & the battell betwixt them séemed long time doubt|full and variable, now one while fauourable to the one part,The king fighteth him|selfe right va| [...]antlie. and an other while to the other. The king himselfe on foot euen in the foremost ranke, fought right valiantlie, incouraging his people, as well by example as exhortation, to doo their deuoirs. Nei|ther did the earle of Surrie for his part faile in the dutie of a right worthie generall. But while the bat|tell was thus foughten in most earnest maner about the standards with doubtfull chance of victorie, the lord Howard and sir Edward Stanleie hauing van|quished the enimies in either wing, returned to the middle-ward, and finding them there thus occupied, they set on, in two parts seuerallie, with great vio|lence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 At the same time, the lord Dacres came with his horssemen vpon the backs of the Scots; so that they being thus assailed behind and before, and on either side, were constreined (as inuironed about) to fight in a round compasse. King Iames as he beheld sir A|dam Forman his standard-bearer beaten downe,The stout sto| [...]ach of king Iames. thought suerlie then, there was no waie for him but death, and that euen out of hand. Wherefore to deli|uer himselfe from such despitefull reproch, as was like to follow, he rushed foorth into the thickest prease of his enimies; and there fighting in most desperat wise,He is slaine. was beaten downe and slaine. And a little be|side him, there died with like obstinate wilfulnesse, or (if ye list so to terme it) manhood, diuerse honorable prelats, as the archbishop of saint Andrewes, and two other bishops, besides foure abbats; also of lords and knights of honor a six and thirtie.