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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Sundrie times he attempted to haue woone the citie by force of assault, but the Picts still defended EEBO page image 132 their walles so stoutlie, that he could not atchiue his purpose. Wherevpon the siege continued for the space of foure moneths togither. So that such scarsitie of all kinds of vittels still arose amongst them, that the wretched citizens absteined from nothing that might in anie wise be eaten, though it were neuer so much to be abhorred. And yet although they were brought into such miserable state, that there was no hope longer to defend themselues, if anie man not|withstanding all such extremitie, were heard make mention of surrendering, he was foorthwith slaine by his fellowes, as an enimie to his nation and a friend vnto the Scots. It was thought that Kenneths oth made them so obstinate in their wilfull contumacie; bicause they saw nothing but death, which way soe|uer they inclined.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 At length when the citie was thus reduced into all extreme miserie, and the ditches filled with faggots A pretie craft vsed by Ken|neth. and other such stuffe, Kenneth one night appointed six hundred of his choisest souldiers to lie in ambush within a wood, ioining néere to one side of the citie, so that in the morning when he should giue the as|sault on the contrarie side, they might suddenlie come foorth and scale the walles on that other. These souldiers, according to that which they had in com|mandement, shortly after the breake of day, hearing that Kenneth had begun the assault on his part, quicklie came foorth of the wood, and hauing their lad|ders readie, came to the walles, reared them vp, and swiftlie getting into the citie, opened one of the The Scots enter the citie. gates where one part of the armie entered; the citi|zens standing in no doubt at all of anie attempt on that side: so as being gotten togither to defend the walles on that part where Kenneth gaue the approch, and now hearing how the enimies were got into the citie, and comming on their backs, they were woon|derfullie amazed, but yet so long as they were able to make anie resistance, they did what lay in their vt|termost power to beat backe the Scots, and to driue them out of the citie againe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were ſlayne of the Scottes at this bickeryng aboue ſixe hundred,An extreeme vowe made by king Kenneth wherewith Ken|neth was ſo kindeled with wrath, that deteſting the falſehood of the Pictes, hee vowed by open othe that he woulde not departe from the ſiege, till he had put the citie and them within to the fire and ſwoorde, without ſparing of any, eyther one or other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Sundrie times he attempted to haue wonne the citie by force of aſſaulte,The conſtãcie of the Pictes whẽ they were beſieged. but the Pictes ſtill defended theyr walles ſo ſtoutly, that he coulde not atchieue his purpoſe. Wherevpon the ſiege continued the ſpace of foure moneths togither. So that ſuche ſcarcetie of all kindes of vitayles ſtill roſe amongſt them, that the wretched Ci|tezins abſtayned from nothing that might in a|ny wiſe be eaten, though it were neuer ſo much to be abhorred. And yet although they were brought vnto ſuche miſerable ſtay, that there was no hope longer to defende themſelues, if a|ny man notwithſtanding all ſuche extremitie were hearde to make mencion of ſurrendring, he was foorthwith ſlayne by his fellowes, as an enimie to his nation and friend vnto the Scots. It was thought that Kenneths othe made them ſo obſtinate in theyr wilfull contumacie, by|cauſe they ſawe nothing but death whiche way ſo euer they inclined.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At length when the citie was thus reduced into all extreeme miſery,A prety crafte vſed by Ken|neth. & the diches filled with faggottes and other ſuche ſtuffe, Kenneth one night appoynted ſixe hundreth of his choyſeſt Souldiers to lie in ambuſhe within a wood, adioyning neare to one ſide of the Citie, ſo EEBO page image 179 that in the mornyng when he ſhoulde gyue the aſſaulte on the contrary ſide, they might ſo|denly come foorth and ſkale the walles on that other.