Compare 1587 edition: 1 With theſe newes Galde being ſomewhat aſtonied,The Ord [...]ni|ces and Bry|gants miſtake by the Scot|tiſh wryten. thought good to vnderſtande the cer|taintie of the enimies doings, before hee made any ſturre for the leauying of his people, & there|fore appoynted certaine light horſemen to ride EEBO page image 47 foorth, and to bryng certaine newes of that whiche they might heare or ſee: who at theyr returne declared that the enimies armie was a|broade in the fieldes,The Pictes o|uerthrowe by the Romains. The Romains purpoſe to en|ter into Gal|loway. vppon the borders of Picte lande, and had giuen the Pictes already a great ouerthrow, and further, howe they were turned weſtwarde on the lefte hande, in purpoſe to enter into Galloway.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Galde being thus certified of the Romains approche towardes his countrey,Galde deter|mineth to fight with the Roma [...]s. determined to giue them battayle before they entred into the inner partes of his Realme, and therefore with all ſpeede hee aſſembled his people, to the num|ber of fiftie thouſande menne, all ſuche as were able to beare armor, being readie to repayre vnto him in ſuche preſent neceſſitie for defence of theyr countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 It hath bene reported, that as hee marthed foorth towardes his enimies, ſundrie ſtraunge ſights appeared by the way.Strange ſights appeare to the Scottiſhe armie. An Egle was ſeene almoſt all a whole day, flying vp and downe o|uer the Scottiſhe armie, euen as though ſhe had laboured hyr ſelfe weary.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 With these newes Gald being somewhat asto|nished, The Ordoui|ces and Bri|gants mista|ken by the Scotish writers. thought good to vnderstand the certeintie of the enimies dooings, before he made anie sturre for the leuieng of his people, and therefore appointed certeine light horssemen to ride foorth, and to bring certeine newes of that which they might heare or see: who at their returne declared that the enimies armie was abroad in the fields, vpon the borders of Pict|land, The picts o|uerthrowne by the Ro|mans. The Romans purpose to enter into Galloway. Gald deter|mineth to fight with the Romans. and had giuen the Picts alreadie a great ouer|throw; and further, how they were turned westward on the left hand, in purpose to enter into Galloway. Gald being thus certified of the Romans approch towards his countrie, determined to giue them bat|tell, before they entered into the inner parts of his realme, and therefore with all spéed he assembled his people, to the number of fiftie thousand men, all such as were able to beare armor, being readie to repaire vnto him in such present necessitie for defense of their countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 It hath béene reported, that as he marched foorth Strange sights appéere to the Scotish armie. towards his enimies, sundrie strange sights appea|red by the way. An eagle was seene almost all a whole day, flieng vp and downe ouer the Scotish ar|mie, euen as though she had laboured hir selfe wea|rie. Also an armed man was seene flieng round a|bout the armie, and suddenlie vanished away. There fell in like maner out of a darke cloud in the fields, through the which the armie should passe, di|uerse kinds of birds that were spotted with bloud. These monstruous sights troubled mens minds diuerslie, some construing the same to signifie good successe, and some otherwise. Also the chiefest cap|teins amongst the Scots were not all of one opini|on, The Scots not all of one mind. for some of them weieng the great force of the Romane armie, being the greatest that euer had béene brought into their countrie before that day, counselled that they shuld in no wise be fought with|all, but rather to suffer them to wearie themselues, till vittels and other prouision should faile them, and EEBO page image 54 then to take the aduantage of them, as occasion serued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Other were of a contrarie mind, iudging it best (sith the puissance of the whole realme was assem|bled) to giue battell, least by deferring time, the cou|rage and great desire, which the people had to fight, should wax faint and decaie: so that all things consi|dered, it was generallie in the end agréed vpon to giue battell, and so comming within sight of the eni|mies The Scots agrée to fight with the Ro|mans. host, they made readie to incounter them. At the first the Scots were somewhat amazed with the great multitude of their aduersaries, but through the chéerefull exhortations of their king, and other their capteins, their stomachs began to reuiue, so that they boldlie set vpon the Romans, whereof insued betwixt them a right fierce and cruell battell, howbe|it in the end the victorie inclined to the Romans, and the Scots were chased out of the field. Gald himselfe was wounded in the face, yet escaped he out of the The Scots are discom|fited. battell, but not without great danger in déed, by rea|son the Romans pursued most egerlie in the chase.