Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 He had scarse made an end of his tale, but the sol|diers with great noise and clamor cried; Forward, Upon them; shaking their weapons in signe of an earnest desire they had (as then they shewed) to buc|kle with the Englishmen. Wherevpon, without de|laie, king Iames putting his horsse from him,King Iames and all the rest alight from horssebacke. all o|ther as well nobles as meane men did the like, that the danger being equall, as well to the greatest as to the meanest, and all hope of succour taken awaie, which was to be looked for by flight, they might be the more willing to shew their manhood, sith their safe|gard onelie rested in the edges and points of their weapons.The order of the Scotish hoast. Then was the whole armie diuided into fiue wards or regiments, to this intent, that the bat|tell wherein the king himselfe stood with his standard, might be inclosed as it were with two wings, on ei|ther side one. In the right wing, the earles of Hunt|leie, Crawford, and Montrosse, were placed as cheefe leaders thereof; and in the left were the earles of Lenox, and Argile, with the lord Hume, lord cham|berleine of Scotland, being men of great skill in warlike affaires, as was reported.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Moreouer, in euerie band (almost generallie tho|roughout) there was a knight appointed for capteine and guider,French [...]|teins in the Scotish [...] and amongst them certeine French cap|teins, the which king Lewes had sent ouer into Scot|land latelie before, to traine the Scots in the practise of warres. The ordinance was lodged in places most conuenient; though by reason they marched downe the hill, their shot did small damage to the English|men comming vpwards towards them, and yet they bestowed it freshlie on either side one vpon an other. Héerwith sir Edmund Howard with his wing was got vp on the hill side,The battell is begun, and sir Edmund Howard in|countred with the earles of Lenox and Argile. with whome the lord Hume and the two foresaid earles of Lenox and Argile in|countered with such violence, that this battell of Scots with speares on foot on that part, beat downe and broke that wing of the Englishmen, in such wise that sir Edmund Howard was in maner left alone, and felled to the earth, that (had not bastard Heron come to his succours at that instant) he had béene slaine there without all remedie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the other part, the lord Dacres watching to aid where need appeered,Thus hath Iouius, al|though Hall saith, that the lord Dacres stood still all day vnfough|ten with. came in on the sides of the Scots, & gaue a charge on them with his horssemen, wherby sir Edmund Howard being somewhat relie|ued, escaped to the English vant-gard, which was led (as before is mentioned) by his brother, lord How|ard, who being now also got aloft on the hill, preassed still forward to renew the battell, & to succour those whome he saw put to the worse, so that thereby they tooke new courages, & laid about them againe. Here|with the earles of Crawford & Montrosse came with their battell of speares also on foot, and incountring with the said lord Howard, after sore fight on both sides continued, with more malicious hatred than force of the parties, both the said earles were slaine,The Scots put to the worsse in the right wing. besides a great number of other; the whole battell which they led being put to flight and chased out of the field, maimed, wounded, and slaine. And though they did what they could to the vttermost resistance, in hope to haue bathed their blades in English blood; yet the contrarie came to passe, as in stories is left recorded, to the honour of the English; namelie:

Sustinet inflictos duris vmbonibus ictus,

Imbuit & gladios manante cru [...]re Britannus.