Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Danes came to the riuer of Tay.From thence, the army of the Danes paſſed through Angus vnto the riuer of Tay, all the people of the countreys by the whiche they mar|ched fleing afore them. King Kenneth at the ſame time lay at Sterlyng, where hearing of theſe grieuous newes,King Kenneth gathered a great armie. determined foorthwith to reyſe his people, and to go againſt the enimies. The aſſemble of the Scottiſhe army was ap|pointed to be at the place where the riuer of Erne falleth into the riuer of Tay. Here when they were come togither in great numbers at the day appointed, the day next following, woorde was brought to the king, that the Danes hauing paſ|ſed ouer Tay,They lay ſiege before Bertha. were come before the towne of Bertha, and had layde ſiege to the ſame. Then without further delay, he rayſed with the whole armie, and marched ſtreight towardes his eni|mies, comming that night vnto Loncarte a vil|lage not farre diſtant from the riuer of Tay, fa|mous euer after, by reaſon of the batayle fought then neare vnto the ſame. The Danes hearing that the Scottes were come, detracted no time, but foorthwith prepared to giue battayle.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 King Kenneth ſet his men in aray.Kenneth as ſoone as the ſunne was vp, behol|ding the Danes at hand, quickly brought his ar|mie into order. Then requyring them earneſtly to ſhewe theyr manhood, he promiſeth to releaſſe them of all tributes and payments due to the kings cofers for the ſpace of fiue yeares next en|ſuyng: and beſides that he offered the ſumme of tenne pound, or els landes ſo muche woorth in value to euery one of his armie, that ſhould bring him the head of a Dane.The king ex|horted the Scottes vnto valiantneſſe. He willed them there|fore to fight manfully, and to remember there was no place to attaine mercie: for eyther muſte they trie it out by dinte of ſwoorde, or els if they fledde, in the ende to looke for preſent death at the enimies handes, who would not ceaſſe till time they had founde them foorth, into what place ſo euer they reſorted for refuge if they chanced to be vanquiſhed. The Scots being not a litle encou|raged by the kings woordes, kepte their order of bataile according as they were appointed, ſtil lo|king when the onſet ſhould be giuen.The order of the Scottiſhe batayle aray. Malcolme Duffe prince of Cumberland led the right wing of the Scots: & Duncane lieutenãt of Atholl the left: king Kenneth himſelf gouerned the battell. The enimies on the other parte had taken theyr ground at the foote of a litle moũtaine right fore aneynſt the Scottiſh campe:The Danes had the aduan|tage of a litle mountayne. & thus bothe the ar|mies ſtoode ready araũged in the field, beholding either other a good ſpace, till at length the Scots deſirous of batayle, and doubting leſt the Danes would not come foorth vnto any euen grounde, aduaunced forewarde with ſomewhat more haſte than the caſe requyred,The Scottes begin the ba|tayle. beginning the ba|tayle with ſhotte and throwing of dartes right freſhly. The Danes being backed with the mountaine, were conſtreyned to leaue the ſame, and with al ſpeede to come foreward vpon their enimies, that by ioyning they mighte auoyde the daunger of the Scottiſhmens arrowes and dartes: by this meanes therefore they came to hand ſtrokes, in maner before the ſigne was gi|uen on eyther parte to the batayle. The fighte was cruell on bothe ſides: and nothing hinde|red the Scottes ſo muche as going about to cut off the heades of the Danes euer as they mighte ouercome them: whiche maner being noted of the Danes, and perceyuing that there was no hope of lyfe but in victorie, they ruſhed foorth with ſuche violence vppon theyr aduerſaries,The twoo wings of the Scottes fledde. that firſte the righte, and then after the lefte winge of the Scottes, was conſtrayned to retyre and flee backe, the middle warde ſtout|ly yet keepyng theyr grounde: but the ſame EEBO page image 216 ſtood in ſuche daunger, being now left naked on the ſides that the victorie muſte needes haue re|mayned with the Danes, had not a renewer of the batayle come in time, by the appointment as is to be thought of almightie God. For as it chaunced there was in the nexte fielde at the ſame time a huſbandman, with .ij. of his ſonnes buſie about his worke named Hay,Hay with his two ſonnes. a man ſtrong and ſtiffe in making and ſhape of bodie, but en|dewed with a noble and valiant courage. This Hay beholdyng the king with the moſte parte of his Nobles fighting with greate valiauncie in the middle warde now deſtitute of the winges, and in greate daunger to be oppreſſed by the great violence of his enimies, caught a plough beame in his hande, and with the ſame exhor|ting his ſonnes to do the lyke, haſted towardes the batayle, there to die rather amongſt other in defence of his countrey, than to remayne alyue after the diſcomfiture in miſerable thraldome and bondage of the cruell and moſte vnmercy|full enimies. There was neare to the place of the batayle, a long fane fenſed on the ſides with ditches and walles made of turfe, through the whiche the Scottes whiche fledde were beaten downe by the enimies on heapes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hay ſtayed the Scottes from running away.Here Hay with his ſonnes ſuppoſing they might beſt ſtay the flight, placed themſelues o|uerthwarte the lane, beate them backe whome they mette fleeyng, and ſpared neyther friende nor foe, but downe they went all ſuche as came within theyr reache wherwith diuers hardy per|ſonages cried to theyr fellowes to returne backe vnto the batayle, for there was a newe power of Scottiſhmen come to theyr ſuccours,The Scottes were driuen to their battell againe. by whoſe ayde the victorie might be eaſily obtayned of theyr moſte cruell aduerſaries the Danes: ther|fore might they chooſe whether they woulde be ſlayne of theyr owne fellowes comming to their ayde, or to returne againe to fight with the eni|mies. The Danes beyng here ſtayed in the lane by the greate valiauncie of the father and the ſonnes,The Danes fledde towards the [...] fellowes in great diſ|order. thought verily there had bene ſome great ſuccours of Scottes come to the ayde of theyr kyng, and therevpon ceaſſing from further pur|ſuyte fledde backe in greate diſorder vnto the o|ther of theyr fellowes fighting with the middle warde of the Scottes. The Scottes alſo that before were chaſed, being encouraged herewith, purſued the Danes vnto the place of the ba|tayle right fiercely.King Kenneth called vpõ his men, to remẽ|ber their due|ties. Wherevpon Kenneth per|ceyuing his people to be thus recomforted and his enimies partely abaſhed, called vpon his men to remember theyr dueties, and nowe ſithe their aduerſaries harts began (as they might perceiue) to faint, he willed them to followe vpon them manfully, which if they did he aſſured them that the victory vndoubtedly ſhould be theyrs. The Scots encouraged with the kings wordes, layd about thẽ ſo earneſtly,The Danes forſake the fieldes. that in the end the Danes were conſtreyned to forſake the fielde, and the Scots egerly purſuyng in the chaſe, made great ſlaughter of them as they fled. This victory tur|ned highly to the prayſe of the Scottiſhe nobili|tie, the whiche fighting in the middle warde bare ſtill the brunt of the batayle, continuyng man|fully therein euen to the ende. But Hay who in ſuch wiſe (as is before mencioned) ſtayed them that fled, cauſing them to returne againe to the fielde, deſerued immortall fame and commenda|tion: for by his meanes chiefly was the victory atchieued.The ſpoyle is diuided. And therefore on the morrow after whan the ſpoyle of the field & of the enimies cãpe whiche they had left voyde ſhould be deuided, the chiefeſt part was beſtowed on him and his twoo ſonnes, by cõſent of all the multitude, the reſidue being deuided amongſt the ſouldiers and men of warre, according to anciẽt cuſtome vſed amõgſt this natiõ. The king hauing thus vãquiſhed his enimies, as he ſhould enter into Bertha,Hay refuſed coſtly garmẽts cauſed coſtly robes to be offered vnto Hay & his ſonnes, that being richly clad, they might be y^e more ho|nored of the people: but Hay refuſing to chaunge his apparell, was cõtented to go with the king in his olde garments whither it pleaſed him to ap|point. So entring with the king into Bertha,The king came to Ber|tha. he was receiued with litle leſſe honor than the king himſelf, all the people rũning forth to behold him whom they heard to haue ſo valiãtly reſtored the battell, whẽ the field was in maner loſt without hope of all recouerie. At his entring into y^e towne he bare on his ſhoulder the plough beame, more honorable to him thã any ſworde or battell axe might haue bene to any y^e moſt valiãt warriour. Thus Hay being honored of all eſtates,Hay is made one of the no|bilitie. within certaine dayes after at a councel holdẽ at Scone it was ordeyned, that both he and his poſteritie ſhould be accepted amõgſt the nũber of y^e chiefeſt nobles & peares of the realme, being rewarded be|ſides money & other great giftes with lands and reuenewes,He had reue|newes aſsig|ned to him. ſuch as he ſhould chooſe ſufficient for the maintenaunce of their eſtates. It is ſayde, y^t by counſell of his ſonnes, who knew the fruit|fulneſſe of the ſoyle, he did aſke ſo much ground in thoſe parties where the riuer of Tay renneth by the towne of Arrole ouer agaynſt Fyfe,Hay his re|queſt. as a Faulcone ſhoulde flie ouer at one flight. Which requeſt beyng freely graunted of the king, the place was appoynted at Inſchire for the Faul|cone to be caſte off:The Faulcon meaſured Hay his landes out. the whiche taking hir flight from thence, neuer lighted til ſhe came to a great ſtone neare to a village called Roſſe, not paſſing foure myles from Dundee. By whiche meanes all that countrey whiche lieth betwixt Inſchire aforeſayde, and the ſayd ſtone, (being almoſt .vj. myles in length, and foure in breadth) fell vnto EEBO page image 217 Hay and his ſonnes, the name of the ſtone alſo being called the Falcones ſtone to this day, doth cauſe the thing better to be beleeued, and welneare all the foreſayd ground ſtill continueth in the poſ|ſeſſion of the Hayes, euen vnto this day. Beſides this to the further honoring of his name,Hay had armes giuen him. the king gaue him armes three ſcutchẽs gules in a field of ſiluer, a plough beame added therevnto which he vſed in ſtead of a battaile axe, when he fought ſo valiantly in defence of his Countrey. Thus had the Hayes their beginning of Nobilitie, whoſe houſe hath atteyned vnto great eſtimation of ho|nor, and hath bene decorated with the office of the Conſtableſhip of Scotlande, by the bounteous beneuolence of Kings that ſucceeded. Theſe things happened in the firſt yeare of King Ken|neth. In the reſidue of the time that he raigned, though there chaunced no great buſineſſe by for|raine enimies, yet by ciuill ſedition the ſtate of the realme was wonderfully diſquieted.Ciuill warres in Scotlande. Firſt a com|panie of Kernes of the weſterne Iles inuading Roſſe, to the intent to haue fetched a bootie, were met withall by the way and ouerthrowne by the inhabitants of that Countrey. After this ſturre another followed, farre more daungerous to the whole eſtate of the common wealth,An other com|m [...]tion in Mernes by Cruthlint. reyſed by one Cruthlint, one of the chiefeſt Lords of y^e Mernes, who was ſonne vnto a certaine Lady named Fe|nella, the daughter of one Cruthneth, that was gouernour of that part of Angus which lyeth be|twixt the two riuers, the one called ſouth Eſke, and the other north Eſke.Cruthlint wẽt to ſee his grãd father. So it chaunced, that on a time Cruthlint came vnto the Caſtell of Delbogin to ſee his Grandfather, the ſayde Cru|neth as then lying in the ſame: where vpon light occaſion a fray was begon amongeſt the ſeruing men,Two of his ſeruants were ſlaine. in the which two of Cruthlints ſeruantes fortuned to be ſlaine: which iniury when Cruth|lynt declared by waye of complaynt vnto hys Grandfather, he was ſo ſlenderly heard, and an|ſwered in ſuch reprochful wiſe, as though he him|ſelfe had beene the authour of the buſineſſe: that Crunethes ſeruants perceiuing how little he was regarded of their maiſter,They ſet vpon Cruthlint alſo fell vpon him and beate him, that not without daunger of life he brake forth of their handes, and hardly eſcaped away. In his returne homewardes, he came to his mo|ther Fencila, where ſhe lay within the Caſtell of Fetthircarn, y^e chiefeſt fortreſſe of all the Mernes.Cruthlint was inſtigated to reuenge. Where being incenſed through his mothers inſti|gation, being a woman of a furious nature, he at|tempted forthwith to be reuenged of the iniurie receyued: ſo that aſſembling a number of his friendes and kinſfolke ſo ſecretly as he might to|gither, with a band of the inhabitãts of y^e Mernes he entreth into Angus,He killed all them that were in the Caſtell. and cõming vnto the ca|ſtell of Delbogin in the night ſeaſon, was ſuffred to enter by the keepers of the gate nothing ſuſ|pecting any treaſon in the worlde, by reaſon whereof was Cruneth ſodainly oppreſſed, the houſe ſacked and raſed, not one that was founde within the ſame being left aliue. The ſpoyle alſo was deuided by Cruthlynt amongſt them which came with him.The Countrey is forrayed. The next day likewiſe he for|rayed the Countrey all there aboutes, returning home with a great bootie.