Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 There descended of him a noble house or familie, bearing the name of this castell, continuing in great The familie of Dunbar. fame and honor, euen vnto our time, of the which the earles of March had their beginning, and continued long in that dignitie from one to another, with sun|dry branches of right famous memorie. The names of diuerse dales were also changed, but yet some The chan|ging of the names of the daies. Annandale. Twedale. kept their old names still. Ordolucia shortlie after began to take the name of Annandale, of the riuer of Annan that runneth through the same. And so likewise Twéedale tooke name of the water of Twéed. And Cludesdale of the riuer of Clude. In Cludesdale. like maner manie other countries, townes, and ca|stels had their names changed at the same time, af|ter they came into the possession of the Scotishmen, vpon sundrie considerations, for a witnesse of their victorious acts atchiued against the Picts. Further|more, The gentle|women are preserued in Camelon. into the citie of Camelon were withdrawne the most part of all the noble mens wiues of the Picts, with their children, vpon trust to be in safetie in the same, as well by reason of strength of the place, as also of the strong garison which was appoin|ted to defend it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Kenneth therefore hauing taken his pleasure a|broad Kenneth sen|deth vnto Ca|melon, cõman|ding them for to yeeld. in the countrie, came thither with a mightie armie to besiege the citie. And first sending vnto them within, to know if they would yéeld, he was an|swered, how sith it plainelie appeared, that the Scots could be satisfied with nothing but with the slaughter of all such as fell into their hands, aswell of women and children, with impotent aged, as of others, they were minded neuer to surrender their hold with life. Wherevpon the siege continued by the space of ma|nie daies. Whilest the Scots in the meane time got togither a great number of fagots, and other such They of Ca|melon require truce for three daies. brush and stuffe to fill the ditches withall, which were verie deepe and broad, at length when they within be|gan to want vittels, they required a truce for three daies, in the which meane time they might take ad|uise for the surrender of the citie. Kenneth mistru|sting no deceit granted their request, and therevpon commanded his people to ceasse from all maner of annoiance of the enimies, for that terme.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time the Picts prepared them|selues The Picts issue vpon the Scots with great fortune. of all things necessarie to make an issue vpon the Scots. There was also an old gate forlet and stopped vp with earth and stones vpon the one side of the citie, so that of a long time before there had béene no way foorth by the same. Wherefore in the darke of the night the Picts ridding away the earth and ra|mell wherewith it was closed vp, about the third watch they passe foorth at that gate in good order of battell, setting first vpon such Scots as kept the standing watch, who were in doubt of nothing lesse than of anie issue to be made on that side, by means whereof they were easilie oppressed, and likewise the other that kept the inner watch, insomuch that the slaughter went on almost euen to the kings tent with great noise and clamor, as is commonlie seene in such sudden tumults, especiallie chancing in the night season.