Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By this time had the English fore-ward accor|dinglie gotten the full vantage of the hilles side,The placing of the English vantgard. and in respect of their march stood sideling toward the eni|mie: who neuerthelesse were not able in all parts to stand full square in arraie: by reason that at the west end of them vpon their right hand, and toward the enimie, there was a square plot inclosed with turffe (as their maner of fensing in those parts, as well as in diuerse other is) one corner whereof did let the square of the same arraie. The battell in good order next them, but so as in continuance of arraie,The battell. the former part thereof stood vpon the hils side, the taile vpon the plaine, and the rere-ward wholie vp|on the plaine.The rere-ward. So that the placing and countenance EEBO page image 987 of the English armie in this wise, they shewed them|selues in maner to compasse in the Scots battels, that they should no waie escape them: but how little able they were to doo it with power and number, you may easilie coniecture.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Those horssemen that were so repelled, and in their comming backe vnorderlie brake their arraie from the residue, ran so hastilie through the ranks of the English fore-ward as it stood, that it did both dis|order manie, feared manie, and was a great incou|ragement to the enimie. The worthie earle of War|wike,The presence [...] the earle of [...]arwike [...] in| [...]aged the [...]. who had the guiding of this fore-ward, right valiantlie had conducted the same to their standing, and there did verie noblie incourage and comfort them with such chéerefull words, offering to liue and die among them, that doubtlesse his presence, de|me [...]ing himselfe in such manlike sort, stood the whole companie in great stead. Neither wanted there the chearefull diligence of those capteines, with whome his honor was furnished in that fore-ward likewise to incourage their bands, nor the worthie behauiour of other in the battell and rere-ward, euerie one ac|cording to his calling, shewing such proofe of his du|tie, as the most part certeinlie deserued to haue their names registred in the kalendar of fame, where no rust of cankered obliuion might fret out the remem|brance of their commendable demeanours: and therefore if anie among them should haue shewed anie lacke of courage, their dispraise had béene the more, sith by others they saw such worthie example giuen, and were to stand vpon this resolution, to haue harts hardened against all hazzards in a iust cause, whereof they hoped almightie God had vnder|taken the managing and direction, vnto whome they had committed the same; as the poet truelie saith:

Iusta Deo commissa Anglorum causa tonanti,

Audaces animosfecit impauidósque pericli.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But sith there were so manie that did well, & ther|fore deseruing a longer processe to be made of their high valiancies shewed in that dangerous seruice, than this volume may permit, I will procéed to the battell. The Scots were somewhat disordred with their comming out about the slaughter of the Eng|lishmen, the which they did so earnestlie follow, that they tooke not one to mercie. The dukes grace pla|cing himselfe (as yée haue heard) on the hill of Faux|side braie, and therewith perceiuing the great disor|der of the stragling horssemen, that had in the retire broken arraie, hemmed them in from further strai|eng, whome sir Rafe Uane, and others of the cap|teins soone after with great dexteritie brought into good order and arraie againe,Sir Rafe Uane. and with all the rest of the strengths of the whole armie, by the policie of the lords, and diligence of euerie capteine and officer be|side, were so fitlie and aptlie applied in their feat, that where this repulse giuen by the enimie to the horssemen was doubted of manie, to turne to the whole losse of the field, the same was wrought and aduanced according as it was deuised, to the great certeintie of gaine and victorie.Sir Peter Mewtas. For first at this slough, where most of the horssemen had stood, sir Pe|ter Mewtas capteine of all the harquebutters a foot did verie valiantlie conduct & place a good number of his men, in maner hard at the faces of the enimies, wherevnto sir Peter Gamboa a Spaniard,Sir Peter Gamboa. capteine of two hundred harquebutters, Spaniards, and Ita|lians on horssebacke did readilie bring his men also, who with the hot continuance of their shot in both parts, did so stoutlie staie the enimies, that they could not well come further forward:The Archers. then the archers that marched in arraie on the right hand of the footmen, and next to the enimies, pricked them sharpelie with arrowes as they stood.The m [...]ster [...]. Therewith the master of the ordinance, to their great annoiance, did gall them with haile shot and other out of the great ordinance, directlie from the hill top, and certeine other gun|ners with their peeces a flanke from the rere-ward, most of the artillerie and missiue engines then who|lie thus at once, with great pu [...]ssance and vehemen|cie occupied about them, herewith the full sight of the Englishmen, all shadowed from them before by the horssemen, and dust raised, whome then they were ware in such order to be so néere vpon them, and to this the perfect arraie of the horssemen againe com|ming couragiouslie to set on them afresh, miserable men, perceiuing themselues then all too late, how much too much they had ouershot themselues, began suddenlie to shrinke.