Compare 1587 edition: 1 Brudus vnderſtanding by this anſwere,Brudus ſẽdeth an ambaſſador vnto Edwyn king of Eng|land for ayde with a ſumme of money. that the Scots would ſtill follow the warres againſt the Picts, to be the better able to withſtand their malice, he purpoſed to procure the friendſhip of the Engliſhmen, to haue their ayde agaynſt the Scottes. He ſent therfore his ambaſſadors with a great ſumme of money vnto Edwyn king of Northumberlande, requiring him of his fauour, and to haue ſome number of his people for his wages to ſerue him againſt the Scots.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Edwyne receyuing the moneye promiſed to come himſelfe with a myghtie armie,The money is receyued & aide promiſed. at what tyme and place Brudus ſhould appoint, to goe againſt the Scottes in defence of him and his ſubiectes the Pictes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Many of the Pictes reioyced greately,The picts ſom doe reioyce, and ſome my|ſtruſt of the engliſhe mens aſsiſtaunce. that they ſhould haue ayde thus of the Engliſhmen, hoping therby to haue aſſured victorie of theyr aduerſaries. Other myſtruſted not a little the Engliſhmens offers, by reaſon of the olde enimi|tie betwixt the Pictes and them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 After this infortunate end of Keneth, the Picts [...]hose to their king one Brudus, a man of a stout and Brudus king [...] the Picts. manlike stomach, who immediatlie vpon his entring into the estate, comming into Angus (which region the Scots had made waste) catched there certeine Scotish robbers, and foorthwith hanged them vp vp|on gibets. After this, he sent foorth his ambassadors Brudus sent vnto Alpine for renewing their league. vnto king Alpine for reformation of all iniuries and wrongs betwixt the two nations, and to haue the an|cient league renewed betwixt them. Alpine and the Scotish lords, hauing quicklie aduised what to an|swer, Alpine refu|seth anie trea|tie of peace. declared vnto the Pictish ambassadors plaine|lie, that they would not heare anie treatie for peace, till the Picts had deliuered the kingdome vnto the right heire. Brudus vnderstanding by this answer, that the Scots would still follow the warres against the Picts; to be the better able to withstand their ma|lice, he purposed to procure the friendship of the Brudus sen| [...]eth an am|bassador vnto Edwine king of England for aid, with [...] summe of mo|nie. Englishmen, to haue their aid against the Scots. He sent therefore his ambassadors with a great summe of monie vnto Edwine king of Northum|berland, requiring him of his fauour, and to haue some number of his people for his wages to serue him against the Scots.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Edwine receiuing the monie, promised to come himselfe with a mightie armie, at what time & place The monie is receiued and aid promised. Brudus should appoint, to go against the Scots in defense of him and his subiects the Picts. Manie of the Picts reioised greatlie, that they should haue The Picts some doo re| [...], and some [...] the Englishmen [...] assistance. The Scots take Angus. aid thus of the Englishmen, hoping thereby to haue assured victorie of their aduersaries. Other mistrus|ted not a little the Englishmens offers, by reason of the old enimitie betwixt the Picts and them. In this meane season the Scots take and seize vpon all the countrie of Angus, euen from the mounteine of Granzebene vnto the riuer of Taie, whereof Bru|dus being certif [...]ed, sendeth a post with all spéed vnto Brudus sen|deth vnto Ed|wine for aid. king Edwine king of Nor [...]humberland, requiring him to send to his aid a power of Englishmen, to helpe to resist the Scots, which at that present inua|ded his countrie. To which demand Edwine made Edwine [...] reth his aid. this answer, that he was not onelie troubled with ciuill war made against him by other Englishmen, but also had béene requested by Lewes surnamed Pius, as then French king, in no wise to indamage the Scots his confederats, so that for that yéere pre|sent he might not conuenientlie send to him anie succours, but if he would defer the warres till the next yéere, he should haue the best helpe that he were able to shew him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Brudus perceiuing himselfe thus mocked and de|luded Brudus be|ing deceiued of the English men, called his owne subiects to the warre, assembling them at the [...] of Calidon wood. by the Englishmen, commanded by sol [...]mne summons, that all such of his subiects, as were a|ble to beare armor, should assemble in nether Cali|don within eight daies after, with conuenable pro| [...]ision of vittels, there to know his pleasure. His commandement was obeied: so that a mightie ar|mie of men at the day and place appointed came to|gither, which being mustered, they streitwaies re|mooue vnto Calidon castell, now called Dunkeld, Brudus en|treth into An|gus with an ar [...]e. where they passe the riuer of Taie, and so enter into Angus, not without some difficultie: but being once gotten ouer, they march foorthwith towards the place where they vnderstood their enimies did lie. Brudus the night before the day in the which he thought they should haue battell, by the aduise of certeine expert warriours, which he had with him, appointed all the horses that were in the campe, seruing for burden, to A woonderful policie vsed by Brudus. be bestowed amongst the women, lackies, and coi|strels, part of them being clad in armor, and part in white linnen, with long poles in their hands like to speares and iauelins. Amongst them also he ordeined an hundred horssemen to be placed, whome he made priuie as then to his intention, by whose leading that feat which should be wrought in this behalfe, was to be atchiued. These he caused to lie couertlie within a wood néere vnto the place where the battell should be fought, giuing them in commandement not to shew themselues till the battell were begun.