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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Two battels of Scots fought not, but gaue the l [...]king on.The lord Hume and the earle of Huntleie got horsses, and escaped awaie togither with certeine bands, placed in two the hindermost wards, which of all that daie neuer came to handstrokes, but stood still and gaue the looking on. Thus thorough the power of God, on fridaie being the ninth of September, in the yeare 1513 was Iames the fourth of t [...]t name, king of Scots, slaine at Bramxston, and his armie discomfited by the earle of Surrie, lieutenant to Henrie the eight king of England, which a little be|fore had woone the towne of Terwine, and was then preparing to go to besiege Tornaie. There were slaine in this battell on the Scotish part, of all sorts, the number of eight thousand persons at the least: Pau. Iouius. Edw. Hall. some saie twelue thousand, besides prisoners that were taken, as sir William Scot, chancellor to the said king, and sir Iohn Forman his sergeant porter, with diuerse others. Also in maner, all the Scotish ensignes were taken, and a two and twentie péeces of great ordinance, amongest the which were seauen culuerings of a larg [...] ass [...]se, and verie faire peeces. King Iames named them (for that they were in ma|king one verie like to an other) the seauen sisters.Seuen cul|uerings called seuen sisters & why. This conflict with egernesse on both sides was con|tinued thrée full houres, as Anglorum praelia saith:

I am tres integras pugnatum est cominùs h [...]ras.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Though the victorie thus remained with the Eng|lishmen, yet they bought it déere, loosing no small number of their people, as well of those that were slaine in the field, as of others that were taken priso|ners; for the Scots fought verie stoutlie, and gaue it not ouer for a little, insomuch that there were taken and slaine about fifteene hundred men, as appeared by the booke of wages, when the souldiers were paid. Manie Englishmen that followed ouer rashlie in the chase of the Scots, went so farre, Edw. Hall. The English mens ouerrash hardinesse turnes them to hurt. that they wist not which waie to returne, and so were taken of the Scots that were in the two battels that went awaie with cleare hands, and neuer fought. Also, diuerse were taken by the lord chamberleine, which fought with the wing of sir Edmund Howard, and were ca|ried awaie by him and his companie into Scotland, as Iohn Fitton esquier, and others. During the time of the fight, and the night after, manie English|men lost their horsses, and such stuffe as they left in their tents and pauilions, by the robbers of Tindale and Tiuidale.