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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe wyth other the lyke wordes King A|lexander vttered wyth bolde ſpirite, to encourage hys people.Achos exhor|tation to his people. And on the other part King Acho likewyſe thought it expedient to vſe ſome ex|hortation vnto hys armye, that they ſhould not bee afrayde of the great number and huge mul|titude of the Scottes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hope of ſpoile encourageth [...] of warre.The chiefeſt poynt to encourage them to do valyauntly, he ſuppoſed was the hope of ſpoyle, and therefore he put them in remembrance, howe by victorie not onely all ſuch ryches as the Scots had brought thyther wyth them (whiche coulde not bee ſmall) but alſo all the whole ſubſtaunce and treaſure of the Realme to be at theyr com|maundement, yea and the Realme it ſelfe, if they mynded to enioye it: ſo that this was the day whiche they had ſo muche deſired, wherein ſufficient oportunitie was offered to ſhewe what rewarde ſhoulde followe to eche man for hys good and valiaunt ſeruice. But for that highe enterpryces and famous exploytes might neuer bee atchieued without extreeme ieopardie,High enter|priſes atchieued with extreeme peri [...]l. it be|houed them to attaine to theſe ſo greate commo|dities by pierſing through, and operthrowing by dynt of ſworde, the arrayed battayles of theyr enimyes, whiche howe eaſie a matter it ſhoulde be for them to bring to paſſe, ſuche as well con|ſidered the circumſtances, might ſoone coniecture: for through dearth and famine whiche ſo long hath raigned amongſt the Scottiſh people, their Bodies and forces (ſayth he) are ſo wonderfully enfeebled, that they appeare to repreſent rather ſhadowes than full perſonages of men able to make [...]ance.