Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The yéere next insuing this battell, Kenneth got Kenneth get|teth Mernes, Angus, and Fife. Mernes, Angus, and Fife into his hands, furnishing all the castels and holds with men, munition, and vittels. But whilest he went about to subdue the countries about Sterling, woord was brought him that such as he left thus in garison in those countries, were betraied by the inhabitants, and slaine euerie mothers sonne. Kenneth woonderfullie kindled in Fife is put to the fire and swoord. wrath for the newes, left off his treatie, which then he had in hand with the people of Menteth and Ster|lingshire for their submission, and returned in great hast towards Fife, where being arriued, he put all to the fire and swoord, not leauing one aliue of the Pic|tish nation within all those quarters. The like cruel|tie Mernes and Angus is crucilie puni|shed. was shewed through the whole countries of Mer|nes and Angus, for an example to other to beware how they falsified their faiths once giuen by waie of allegiance.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time that Kenneth with his Scots Drusken commeth to rescue his people. raged in such wise through those countries, Drusken assembling all the power of his countries, came foorth into the field to méet the Scots, meaning ei|ther to put them backe out of the confines of his do|minion, either else to die with honor in the attempt thereof. Thus passing through the countrie, at length he came vnto Scone, where afterwards stood a fa|mous abbie of chanons of saint Augustines order, and here he found Kenneth with his armie alreadie incamped. The next day, when both parties were re|die to haue giuen battell, Drusken wishing rather to aske peace whilest his power was yet in safetie, than after he were once vanquished (if such were his misaduenture) to intre at for the same in vaine, sent an herald at armes vnto Kenneth, willing that he might talke with him before he ioined, for that he had to say certeine things, which being followed, might turne to the great benefit and commoditie of both the Scotish and Pictish nations
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 130 Kenneth for that he would not seeme to refuse a|nie indifferent offers, was contented to come to a communication, and so therevpon both the kings in presence of both their armies arranged in the field readie to fight, came togither in a place appointed, either of them being accompanied with a like num|ber of their nobles, as by the heralds it was accor|ded. Here Drusken with manie reasons going a|bout to persuade peace, shewed how necessarie the The persua|sion of peace by Drusken. same was betwixt the two nations: and againe, how doubtfull fortune was to them that trusted too much in hir vnstedfast fauour: at length he grew to this end, that if Kenneth could be contented to grant a peace, the Picts should release all such right, title Mernes, An|gus, and File is required of the Picts to release. and interest as they had in the countries of Mernes, Angus, and Fife, vnto him and his successors the Scotish kings for euer, so that he should make no further claime vnto anie other of those countries which the Picts as yet possessed.