Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In the end, Ferquharde perſwaded his cõpa|nions to ſet al feare a parte,Ferquhart re|turneth into Scotland for to reuenge his iniurie. and to returne with him into Scotlande to take reuenge of Douale and his complices, being traytours and enimies to the realme and common wealth, ſo that firſte ioyning handes whiche they did wette in mans bloud according to the cuſtome then vſed) they promiſed one to an other to liue and die in the quarel: and after embarquing themſelues in cer|taine veſſels, they entred the ſea and paſſed ouer into Scotlande, where gathering togither no ſmall number of ſuch as willingly reſorted vnto them to their ayde, they encountred with Do|uale in battayle, whoſe hoſte twyce in one day was put to flight neare to the citieBerigonium. Berigonium with the loſſe of an eyght thouſande men. [figure appears here on page 15] The night parted the fray, but in the nexte mor|ning Douale & his partakers through greate in|dignation conceiued for that they were ſo beaten backe by Ferquhard (hauing in all his hoſte not paſt a x.M. perſons) fiercely came foorth of theyr tentes to giue battaile afreſhe, & finding their e|nimies ready to receyue them, there was fought ſo cruell a battayle betwixt them, that in the end eyther parte being ſore trauayled with ſlaughter and long fight, was glad to giue place to the o|ther, not paſſing an eight hũdred of all thoſe that were preſent that day in the fielde, as then being left aliue.Douale is [...]yne. Vpon Douales parte there was ſlaine Gethus kyng of Pictes, whoſe daughter kyng Reuther had maried, with a great number of his people: alſo Douale himſelfe with diuers of the Nobles of Scotlande, beſide Gentlemen and commons that tooke parte with him.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ferquhart is [...]layne.On the cõtrary ſide there died alſo Ferquhard himſelfe with diuers gouernours of Trybes, be|ſide the reſidue of the Nobles, Gentlemen and commons of Roſſe, Catheneſe, Marne, Argile, Cantyr, and Lorne, with them of the weſterne Iſles which were there with him.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Reuther eſcaping with lyfe from this bloud|die encounter,Reuther the king fledde. in the night followyng departed his wayes with ſuch of his people as were left a|liue. Wherof his enimies being aduertiſed in the next morning, purſued after him with ſuch dili|gence,Reuther purſued and takẽ. that in the end they tooke him within a ca|ſtell in Catheneſe whither he was fledde for ſuc|cour: he was pardoned of life,He is pardo|ned of life. partly in reſpect of his fathers merites, and partly againe for that it was knowen how his tender youth was ſuch as had not deſerued death by any fact, otherwiſe thã in that he had followed the councell of malicious perſons. By this [...]uel murder & huge ſlaughter thus committed betwixte theſe twoo nations of Scottiſh men & Picts, bothe their forces were ſo greatly enfeebled, that they became an eaſie pray to their aũcient & cõmon enimies the Brytains, who in ſuch oportunitie of occaſion thought not to ſit ſtil til the ſame might haply be paſt & gone.