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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe battayles were ordered in ſuche ar|ray, that euerye clan had a Captayne aſſigned to them of theyr owne language, to exhort them to manhoode, thereby to winne prayſe and honour.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At his entring into the confines of Conning|ham, where he came fyrſt within ſight of hys e|nimies, hee called his people togyther,K. Alexander exhorteth his people to doe valiantly. and ex|horted them to doe theyr dutyfull endeuours lyke hardie and valyaunt men, agaynſte thoſe enimies that inuaded theyr Countrey withoute any iuſt cauſe or tytle of warre: and to put their truſte in almightie God, deſyring hym to graunt victorie vnto that parte, which had moſt right and iuſteſt cauſe of battayle. He further ſhewed how neceſſarie it was for them to behaue thẽſelues valiantly, and how much it ſtood them in hand to fight with manly courages, in defence of their wiues, children, lyberties and landes, EEBO page image 391 hauing no hope of ſuretie of lyfe but in the valy|aunt vſing of theyr able handes,Hope of ſurety in what point ended. ſo that theyr whole ſauegarde reſted in thys poynt, eyther to vanquiſhe the enimyes wyth manhoode, or elſe to liue in [...]uſſe bondage as theyr ſlaues and miſerable thralles,The neceſsitie of the cauſe. and to ſuffer theyr wyues and daughters to be aduſed at theyr luſte and pleaſures. He willed them therfore to conſider; that not onely hee, but all Scotlande ſhoulde ſee them ſight that day, noting doth theyr manhoode and cowardiſe: but ſithe theyr cauſe was iuſſe and moued onely in defence of theyr natiue Coun|trey and auncient libertyes, hee truſted they woulde ſhowe the more hardyneſſe and courage,Seekers of bloud and ſpoyle. namely agaynſte them that ſought onely bloud and ſpoyle.