Compare 1577 edition: 1 The whole face of the field on both sides vpon this point of ioining,The face of the field at the point of ioi|ning. both to the eie and to the eare so hea|uie, so deadlie, lamentable, furious, outragious, ter|rible, confuse, and so quite against the quiet nature of man, as if to the nobilitie the regard of their ho|nor and fame, to the knights and capteines the esti|mation of their worship and honestie, and general|lie to them all the naturall motion of bounden du|tie, their owne safetie, hope of victorie, and the fauour of God, that they trusted vpon for the equitie of their quarrell, had not béene a more vehement cause of courage, than the danger of death was cause of feare, the verie horrour of the thing had beene able to haue made anie man to forget both prowesse and policie. But the lord marshall and the others, with present mind and courage warilie and quicklie continued their course towards them. The enimies were in a EEBO page image 986 fallow field, whereof the furrowes laie sidelong to|ward the Englishmen, next to whome by the side of the same furrowes, & a stones cast from the Scots, was there a crosse ditch or slough, which the English|men must needs passe to come to them, wherein ma|nie that could not leape ouer stucke fast, to no small danger of themselues, and some disorder of their fel|lowes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The order of the Scotish battels.The enimie perceiuing the Englishmen fast to approch, disposed themselues to abide the brunt, and in this order stood still to receiue them. The earle of Angus next to the Englishmen in the Scotish fore|ward as capteine of the same, with an eight thou|sand men, and foure or fiue péeces of ordinance on his right hand, and a foure hundred horssemen on his left. Behind him westward, the gouernour with ten thousand Inland men (as they call them) the choi|sest soldiers counted of their countrie. And the earle of Huntleie in the rere-ward, welnie euen with the battell on the left side with eight thousand.The Irish archers on a wing. The foure thousand Irish archers as a wing to them both, last indéed in order, & first (as they said) that ran awaie. The battell and also the rere-ward were garded like|wise with their ordinance according.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Edward Shelleie.Edward Shelleie lieutenant vnder the lord Greie of his band of Bulleners, was the first that passed ouer the s [...]ough. The lord Greie himselfe next, with the lord Iohn Greie and others in the foremost ranke,The lord Iohn Greie. and so then after two or thrée rankes of their former bands. But badlie yet could they make their rase, by reason the furrowes laie trauerse to their course. That notwithstanding, and though also they were nothing likelie well to be able thus afront to come within them to doo them hurt, as well bicause the Scotishmens pikes were as long or longer than their staues, as also for that their horsses were all naked without bards, whereof though there were right manie among them, yet not one put on, for as much as at their comming forth in the morning, they looked for nothing lesse than for battell that daie: yet did those worthie gentlemen, the lord Greie of Wil|ton, the lord Iohn Greie, and maister Shelleie with the residue, so valiantlie & stronglie giue the charge vpon them, that whether it were by their prowesse or power, the left side of the enimies that his lordship did set vpon (though their order remained vnbroken) was yet compelled to swaie a good waie backe, and giue ground largelie, and all the residue of them be|side to stand much amazed.