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 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The slaughter therfore was great which the Scots The Picts are miserablie slaine, with|out regard of person. made of the Picts in euerie passage & corner of the stréets, insomuch that the Scotish lords and other capteins, in reuenge of the late receiued losse of their men, through the false practised policie of the Picts, commanded in a great furie to set fire on the hou|ses, and to kill and slea all such of the Pictish nation as came in their way. Thus the murther proceeded vpon all estates, aswell religious as other, and like|wise vpon women and children, without anie diffe|rence. A number of ladies and gentlewomen, get|ting them into the presence of king Kenneth, be|sought Ladies and gentlewomen desire the king to be pardo|ned of their liues. him in most lamentable wise, to haue pitie vpon their wofull estate, and to saue their liues from the hands of his most cruell souldiers. But such was the rage kindled in the Scotishmens hearts, that there was no more fauor shewed toward them than toward the other, and so immediatlie were they also slaine without all compassion. So farre foorth was the murther executed on all hands, that there was not one left aliue of the Pictish nation, neither man, woman, nor child to bewaile that miserable destruc|tion All the Pic|tish nation destroied. The citie of Camelon is throwne downe. of their countrie and kinsfolkes. Then were the walles throwne downe & made euen with the plaine ground. The houses and buildings aswell priuate as publike, with churches and chappels, were set on fire, and that which might not be consumed with the rage of fire was ruinated and destroied with hand, so that there remained of all that famous citie, nothing but the ashes, with heapes of the broken and burned stones, and likewise of the pauement and foundati|on of some part of the walles.