Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When ech part perceiued other, they made a great shout; and at the same instant there fell a small sléete or snow, which by violenee of the wind that blew a|gainst them, was driuen into the faces of king Hen|ries armies, so that their sight was somewhat dim|med. The lord Fauconbridge, leading K. Edwards fore-ward, caused euerie archer vnder his stan|dard to shoot one flight (which before he caused them to prouide) and then made them to stand still. The northerne men feeling the shot, but by reason of the sléet, not well viewing the distance betweene them and their enimies, like forward men shot their theafe arrowes as fast as they might: but all to losse, for they came short of the southerne men by thréescore yards.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 So their shot almost spent, the lord Fauconbridge marched forward with his archers, which not onelie shot their whole sheafes, but also gathered the ar|rowes of their enimies, and let a great part flie a|gainst their first owners, and suffered a great sort of them to stand, which sore troubled the legs of the nor|therne men, when the battell ioined. The earle of Northumberland and Andrew Trollop,The earle [...] Northu [...]|berland. chiefe cap|teins of king Henries vawward, séeing their shot not to preuaile, hasted to ioine with their enimies, and the other part slacked not their pase. This battell EEBO page image 665 was sore foughten, for hope of life was set aside on either part, & taking of prisoners proclamed a great offense,The obstinate minds of b [...]th parts. so euerie man determined to vanquish or die in the field.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This deadlie conflict continued ten houres in doubtfull state of victorie, vncerteinlie heauing and setting on both sides; but in the end, king Edward so couragiouslie comforted his men, that the other part was discomfited and ouercome,King Henries part discomfi|ted. who like men a|mazed, fled toward Tadcaster bridge to saue them|selues, where in the mid waie is a little brooke cal|led Cocke, not verie broad, but of a great déepenesse, in which,Cocke or ri|uer. what for hast to escape, and what for feare of their followers, a great number was drowned there. It was reported, that men aliue passed the riuer vp|on dead carcasses, and that the great riuer of Wharfe whereinto that brooke dooth run, and of all the water comming from Towton, was coloured with bloud.