Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alſo an armed man was ſeene flying round aboute the armye, and ſuddenly vaniſhed a|way.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 There fell in lyke manner out of a darke cloude in the fieldes through the whiche the ar|mie ſhoulde paſſe, diuers kindes of birdes that were ſpotted with bloud.
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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were slaine of the Scotishmen (as their chronicles report) aboue twelue thousand, and of the Romans about six thousand. This victorie being thus atchiued, the Romans got possession of Epiake The citie cal|led Epiake is woon by the Romans. with the greatest part of all Galloway, and passed the residue of that yéere without anie other notable exploit: but in the summer following, Petilius the Romane gouernor went about to subdue the rest of the countrie, the Scots oftentimes making diuerse skirmishes with him, but in no wise durst ioine with them, puissance against puissance, least they should The Scots durst not fight any field with the Romans. haue put their countrie into further danger, if they had chanced eftsoones to haue receiued the ouer|throw.