Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Kenneth therefore hauing taken his pleasure a|broad Kenneth sen|deth vnto Ca|melon, cõman|ding them for to yeeld. in the countrie, came thither with a mightie armie to besiege the citie. And first sending vnto them within, to know if they would yéeld, he was an|swered, how sith it plainelie appeared, that the Scots could be satisfied with nothing but with the slaughter of all such as fell into their hands, aswell of women and children, with impotent aged, as of others, they were minded neuer to surrender their hold with life. Wherevpon the siege continued by the space of ma|nie daies. Whilest the Scots in the meane time got togither a great number of fagots, and other such They of Ca|melon require truce for three daies. brush and stuffe to fill the ditches withall, which were verie deepe and broad, at length when they within be|gan to want vittels, they required a truce for three daies, in the which meane time they might take ad|uise for the surrender of the citie. Kenneth mistru|sting no deceit granted their request, and therevpon commanded his people to ceasse from all maner of annoiance of the enimies, for that terme.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time the Picts prepared them|selues The Picts issue vpon the Scots with great fortune. of all things necessarie to make an issue vpon the Scots. There was also an old gate forlet and stopped vp with earth and stones vpon the one side of the citie, so that of a long time before there had béene no way foorth by the same. Wherefore in the darke of the night the Picts ridding away the earth and ra|mell wherewith it was closed vp, about the third watch they passe foorth at that gate in good order of battell, setting first vpon such Scots as kept the standing watch, who were in doubt of nothing lesse than of anie issue to be made on that side, by means whereof they were easilie oppressed, and likewise the other that kept the inner watch, insomuch that the slaughter went on almost euen to the kings tent with great noise and clamor, as is commonlie seene in such sudden tumults, especiallie chancing in the night season.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the day began once to appeare, the Picts withdrawing towards the citie by the same waie they came, were pursued by the Scots, and no small number of them slaine at the entring. The citie al|so had beene taken at the same time, but that the Picts out of the turrets and loupes of the walles, discharged a woonderfull number of quarels, darts, arrowes, stones, and other things vpon the Scots, as they approched néere to the gate, where their fel|lowes (that made the issue) hasted to enter againe into the towne. There were slaine of the Scots at An extreame vow made by king Kenneth this bickering aboue six hundred, wherewith Ken|neth was so kindled with wrath, that detesting the falshood of the Picts, he vowed by open oth that hée would not depart from the siege, till he had put the citie and them within to fire and sword, without sparing of anie, either one or other. The constan|cie of the Picts when they were be|sieged.