Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Lorde of Cadȝow beeing in the towne of Striueling, with a great companie of the Erle of Dowglaſſes friendes,Striueling is burnt. in reuenge of his death inconſiſtently burnt that towne, and did ma|ny other great diſpleaſures to the King and hys ſubiectes, ſetting forth Proclamations agaynſt the King and his Councell, for the violating of the aſſurance graunted (as before is ſayde) to the Earle of Dowglas. Whereby the King was put ſo to his ſhiftes, that hee was determined to haue left the Realme,The king would haue fled. and to haue fledde by Sea into Fraunce, had not Iames Kenedre the By|ſhop of Saint Androwes cauſed him to ſtay, on the hope he had of aſſyſtaunce onely by the Earle of Huntley, whiche Erle hearing that the Dow|glaſſes had gathered an armie in the South a|gaynſte the King, rayſed another armie in the North to ayde the king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other ſyde, the Earle of Crawford ha|uing aſſembled a great power, encountred him at Breithune, in purpoſe to ſtoppe the Earle of Huntleys paſſage, where betwixte them was fought a ſore battayle, and the Earle of Craw|ford chaſed into Fynnewyn, ſo that many noble men, gentlemen, and commons were ſlaine, and amongſt other, the Erle of Crawfordes brother was one.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hector Boetius writeth,Cullace of Bannamwin betrayeth the Erle of Craw|ford. that Iohn Cullace of Bannamwin, whom the Erle of Crawford had appointed to lead thẽ that bare y^e battail Axes, or as I may terme them, the Bilmen, in the left wing of his armie, fled of purpoſe in the hoteſt of the fight, and ſo left the middle ward naked on the one ſide of the chiefeſt ayde y^t the ſaid Erle had, & ſo the victorie by that meanes only inclined to the kings ſtandard,The Earle of Huntley victore [...]. which the Earle of Huntley had there with him. But howſoeuer it was, the ſayd Erle of Huntley had the honor of the fielde, who neuertheleſſe, loſt diuerſe of his men alſo, though nothing ſo many as his aduerſaries did.