Compare 1587 edition: 1 When King Alexander had hearde what the anſwere of his enimie was, he was there|with ſore amoued, and perceyuing no waye to eſchue the battayle, but that he ſhoulde bee con|ſtrayned to trye fortunes chaunce,King Alexan|der aſſembleth his power. hee aſſem|bled togyther an armye of fortie thouſand men, that thoughe hee were not able to matche hys e|nimyes in prowes, hee might yet paſſe them in number.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hee deuided this hoſte into three battayles.The ordering of the Scot|tiſh hoſt. In the ryght Wing was Alexander Stewart a right valyaunt Knight,Alexander Stewart leader of the right wing Nephewe to that Alexander whiche endowed the Abbey of Paſ|ley He had with him all the menne that came foorth of Argyle, Leuenor, Atholl, and Gal|loway.Patrike Dun|bar captaine of the left wing. In the left Wing was Patrike Dun|barre, hauing wyth him the men of Louthian, Fyfe, Mers, Barwike, and Striueling ſhyre. In the myddle warde was the King himſelfe,The king in the myddle warde. with all the remnant people of the other partes of Scotlande to ſuccour the wings when daun|ger appeared.