Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whereby it came to passe that whilest the Britains (awaked with the noise) drew vnto that part where the alarme rose, to beat backe the Scots; the Picts comming ouer the riuer of Dune, by a certeine blind foord, assailed them on the backs, to the great confusion of the whole armie, by reason whereof the Britains (séeing none other remedie but to saue themselues by flight) turned their backs and fled, in which turmoile they were trodden downe and fell by heaps one vpon an other, and were not able to helpe themselues, nor yet to make shift to auoid the hands of their aduersaries. In this businesse also Coill Coill was slaine and his whole armie discomfited, of whome as Hector Boet. saith, their countrie of Coill tooke name. himselfe chanced to be oppressed amongest the rest, so that he was found dead in the search of such as were slaine, and after solemnlie buried according to his estate in Troinouant, leauing the kingdome vnto his sonne Sisellius, who with his mother Mer|tia gouerned the same togither by the space of ma|nie yeares.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Such Britains also as escaped out of their enimies hands, got them togither in the next morning, & per|ceiuing what losse they had susteined not onlie by the death of their prince, but also in the slaughter of a great part of their whole armie, sent an herault vn|to Peace con|cluded. the Scots and Picts to require a peace: which though the most part of the people were not in will to haue consented vnto, yet persuaded in the end by their princes, they were contented to yéeld there|to: so that a generall peace was concluded, and spéedilie published betwixt them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Immediatlie herevpon, the Picts with their part of the spoile gotten at this iournie, departed to their homes, and Ferguse returned into Argile; where studieng dailie for the quiet aduancement of the Scotish commonwealth, he called a parlement of A parlement his nobles, and first declaring to the assemblie how An exhorta|tion vnto qui|etnesse and peace. much bound they were to the gods for giuing them this victorie ouer so puissant enimies as the Bri|tains were, he exhorted them to liue in friendlie concord amongest themselues, and to absteine from violating the leagues now concluded, aswell with the Britains as before hand with the Picts.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 At length alſo he cauſed his ſubiectes (ſuch I meane as bordered neare to the marches of both the people) to fetche prayes and booties out of the Pictiſh confines.The Bryttains robbe the Scots and the Pictes for to ſtirre diſcord. So that when the Pictes ſent thither with requeſt to haue reſtitution made, it was by and by aunſwered that the Scottes had done ſuch treſpaſſes, (being a people invred vnto ſuch feates by nature,) and not the Bryttaines, who were nothing guilty in that kind of matter: & thus would the Bryttans do in like ſort when they had robbed the Scots, ſo that with ſuch in|iurious diſſimulation,The Scottes and Pictes in|uade the Bryt|tains. aſwel Scots as Picts be|ing not a litle offended, they entred ſoone after in|to the Bryttiſh confines, robbing & ſpoyling the ſame, as their cuſtome is,Coilus entred into Scotland with an armie. with al maner of cruel|tie. When Coil of Bryttaine had notice of theſe doings, he tooke grieuous indignation thereat, & thervpon determined to proue whether he might with open warres atchieue his purpoſe, which he could not bring to pas by his former cloked pra|ctiſe. And herwith aſſembling an army, he entred into the Scottiſh borders lying towards the I|riſh ſeas, waſting with fire & ſworde whatſoeuer he founde in his wayes, till he came euen to the riuer of Dune, where encampyng himſelfe vpon the bankes therof, he ſent foorth companies of his Souldiers to deſtroy the countrey, and to bryng in all ſuche pryſoners as they ſhould lay handes vpon. But in the meane tyme,Ferguſe aſ|ſembled a great power of Scottiſhmen. and ſo ſoone as Ferguſe heard of the approche of the Bryttons, he cauſed all the people in the countrey to gette them with theyr goodes and cattayles vnto the Mountaines, except ſuche as were able to beare armure: whom he appoynted to attend vpon him, to defende the countrey as occaſion ſerued. Wherof Coil hauing knowledge brought by an eſpiall, he ſent foorth about fiue thouſand nimble men, and ſuch as had bene vſed to clyme craggie hilles, to go before and winne the paſſages, pur|poſing the next day to follow himſelfe with the whole army. But the Scottiſhmen and Pictes being now aſſembled togither, and certified here|of alſo by their ſpies, they firſt fell in conſultation what they were beſt to do: & in the ende agreed that the ſame night they ſhoulde ſette vppon the Bryttiſhe camp: Ferguſe with his Scottiſhmen on the one ſide, and the kyng of the Pictes on the other: ſo that in the dead of the night the Scot|tiſh men killyng the watche, were entered into the Brittiſhe campe, ere Coil had knowledge of any ſuch thing: whereby it came to paſſe that whileſt the Bryttaines (awaked with the noyſe) drew vnto that parte where the Alarme roſe, to beate backe the Scottes, the Pictes commyng ouer the riuer of Dune, by a certayne blinde fourde, aſſayled them on the backes, to the great confuſion of the whole armie, by reaſon where|of the Bryttaines (ſeyng none other remedie but to ſaue themſelues by flight,) turned their backes and fled, in whiche turmoyle they were troden downe and fell by heapes one vpon an o|ther and were not able to helpe themſelues, nor yet to make ſhifte to auoyde the handes of their aduerſaries.Coil was ſlayne and his whole armie diſcomfited, of whom as He|ctor Boetius ſayeth, their countrey of Coil tooke name. In this buſineſſe alſo Coil himſelfe chaunced to be oppreſſed amongſt the reſt, ſo that he was founde dead in the ſearche of ſuch as were ſlayne, & after ſolemnly buried ac|cording to his eſtate in Troynouant, leauing the kingdom vnto his ſonne Siſellius, who with EEBO page image 10 his mother Mertia gouerned the ſame together by the ſpace of many yeares.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Such Brytains alſo as eſcaped out of theyr enimies handes, gote them togither in the nexte morning, & perceyuing what loſſe they had ſu|ſteyned not only by the death of their Prince, but alſo in the ſlaughter of a greate parte of theyr whole armie,Peace conclu|ded. ſent an Herault vnto the Scottes & Pictes to require a peace, which though the moſt part of the people were not in will to haue cõſen|ted vnto, yet perſwaded in the end by their Prin|ces, they were contented to yeeld thereto: ſo that a generall peace was concluded, and ſpeedily pu|bliſhed betwixt them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Immediatly herevpon the Pictes with theyr part of the ſpoile gotten at this iourney departed to their homes, & Ferguſe returned into Argile: where ſtudying daily for the quiet aduancement of the Scottiſh cõmune wealth,A parliament. he called a par|liament of his nobles, & firſt declaring to the aſ|ſembly how much bound they were to the Gods for giuing them this victory ouer ſo puiſſant eni|mies as the Brytains were,An exhorta|tion vnto qui|etneſſe and peace. he exhorted them to liue in friendly concord amongſt themſelues, and to abſtaine frõ violating the leagues, now con|cluded, aſwell with the Brytains, as before hand with the Pictes.