The Holinshed Texts (1587, Volume 6, p. 314)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There were present at his coronation foure bi|shops, fiue earles, and a great multitude of people of the land. Immediatlie vpon the newes brought to the king of Bruces coronation,An armie sent into Scot|land. he sent foorth a power of men, vnder the conduct of the earle of Penbroke, and of the lord Henrie Percie, the lord Robert Clifford, and others, to resist the attempts of the Scots, now readie to worke some mischéefe, through the incouragement of the new king. Edward prince of Wales was made knight this yeare at London upon Witsundaie,

Prince Ed|ward made knight.

Thrée hun|dred saith Matth. West.

& a great number of other yoong bachelers with him (297 as Abington writeth) the which were sent streightwaies with the said prince towards Scotland, to ioine with the earle of Pen|broke, to resist the attempts of the new king Robert le Bruce and his complices.Prince Ed|ward sent into Scotland. King Edward himselfe followed. The generall assemblie of the armie was appointed at Carleill, fiftéene daies after the Nati|uitie of saint Iohn Baptist, from thence to march foorth vnder the guiding of the prince into Scotland.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane time, Robert le Bruce went abroad in the countries of Scotland,Robert Bruce. receiued the homages of manie Scotishmen, and got togither an armie of men, with the which he approched néere to saint Iohns towne, Abington. into the which the earle of Penbroke was a little before entred to defend it, with thrée hundred men of armes, beside footmen. Then R. Bruce sent to the earle to come out and giue battell, the earle sent vnto him word againe, that he would not fight that daie being sundaie,It was the next sundaie after midsum|mer daie. but vpon the next morow he would satisfie his request. Robert Bruce herevpon withdrew a mile backe from the towne, determining to rest himselfe and his people that night. About eue|ning tide came the earle foorth of the towne with his people in order of battell,Rob. Bruce out to flight by the earle of Penbroke. and assailing his eni|mies vpon a sudden, slue diuerse yer they could get their armour on their backs. Robert Bruce and o|thers that had some space to arme themselues made some resistance for a while, but at length the Eng|lishmen put them to the worse, so that they were con|streined to flee.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Rob. Bruce fled into Ken|tire.The earle following the chase, pursued them euen into Kentire, not resting till he vnderstood that a great number of them were gotten into a castell, which he besieged, in hope to haue found Robert Bruce within it, but he was fled further into the countrie. Howbeit, his wife and his brother Nigell or Neall,

His wife and brother are taken.

The earle of Itholl taken. Fabian.

with diuerse other were taken in this ca|stell, and sent in safetie vnto Berwike. Also shortlie after, the earle of Atholl was taken, being fled out of the same castell. ¶ But some write, that this earle was taken in the battell last remembred, after long fight and great slaughter of Scots, to the number of seuen thousand, and also that in the chase, the lord Si|mon de Friseill was taken, with the bishops of saint Andrews and Glasco, the abbat of Scone, and the said earle of Atholl, named sir Iohn Chambres. The bishops and abbat, Nic. Triuet. Matth. West. king Edward sent vnto pope In|nocent, with report of their periurie: but others write, that the foresaid bishops and abbat being ta|ken indéed the same yeare, were brought into Eng|land, and there kept as prisoners within sunbrie ca|stels.