[1] The Danes came to the riuer of Tay.From thence, the army of the Danes paſſed through Angus vnto the riuer of Tay, all the people of the countreys by the whiche they mar|ched fleing afore them. King Kenneth at the ſame time lay at Sterlyng, where hearing of theſe grieuous newes,King Kenneth gathered a great armie. determined foorthwith to reyſe his people, and to go againſt the enimies. The aſſemble of the Scottiſhe army was ap|pointed to be at the place where the riuer of Erne falleth into the riuer of Tay. Here when they were come togither in great numbers at the day appointed, the day next following, woorde was brought to the king, that the Danes hauing paſ|ſed ouer Tay,They lay ſiege before Bertha. were come before the towne of Bertha, and had layde ſiege to the ſame. Then without further delay, he rayſed with the whole armie, and marched ſtreight towardes his eni|mies, comming that night vnto Loncarte a vil|lage not farre diſtant from the riuer of Tay, fa|mous euer after, by reaſon of the batayle fought then neare vnto the ſame. The Danes hearing that the Scottes were come, detracted no time, but foorthwith prepared to giue battayle.