Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other parte Agricola, though he p [...]|ceyued a greate deſire amongſt his ſouldiers to fight, yet hee was not negligent on his owne behalfe to encourage them with moſte cheerefull woordes and countenaunce, ſo that bothe the ar|mies being thus bente to haue battayle, the ge|nerals on bothe partes beganne to ſette them in array.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Agricola to the ende his armie being the leſ|ſer number ſhoulde not bee aſſayled both afront and on the ſides, prouided (by diſpoſing them in a certaine order) a remedie againſt that diſad|uantage.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other ſide, king Galde,Galde by rea|ſon of his mul|titude, this lieth to endde his enimies. by reaſon of the aduauntage whiche hee had in his greate multitude and number, ordered his battayl [...]s thereafter, with a long and large fronte, pla|cing the fame vppon the higher grounde, of pur|poſe to compaſſe in the enimies on eche ſide.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 On the other part Agricola, though he perceiued a great desire amongest his souldiers to fight, yet he was not negligent on his owne behalfe to incou|rage them with most chéerefull words and counte|nance; so that both the armies being thus bent to haue battell, the generals on both parties began to set them in araie. Agricola to the end his armie be|ing the lesser number should not be assailed both a front and on the sides, prouided (by disposing them in a certeine order) a remedie against that disaduan|tage. On the other side, king Gald by reason of Gald by rea|son of his multitude, thinketh to inclose his enimies. the aduantage which he had in his great multitude and number, ordered his battels thereafter with a long and large front, placing the same vpon the higher ground, of purpose to compasse in the eni|mies on ech side. At the first approch of the one ar|mie towards the other, the battell was begun right The armies approch togi|ther to fight. They [...]. fiercelie with shot of arrows and hurling of darts, which being once past, they ioined togither to trie the matter by hand-strokes, wherein the Scots & Picts had one disaduantage, for those that were archers, or (as I may call them) kerns, comming once to fight at hand-blowes, had nothing but broad swords The Scotish mens disad|uantage, by reason of th [...] vnfit wea|pons. and certeine sorie light bucklers to defend them|selues with, such as serue to better purpose for men to ride with abroad at home, than to be carried foorth into the warres, though the same haue béene so vsed among the Scotishmen, euen till these our daies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Romans therefore being well appointed with armor and broad targets, [...]lue downe right a great number of these Scots and Picts thus slenderlie furnished, without receiuing anie great damage a|gaine at their hands, till king Gald appointed his spearemen to step forth before those archers & kerns, to succor them, and therewith also the bilmen came forward, and stroke on so freshlie, that the Romans were beaten downe on heaps, in such wise that they were néere at point to haue bene discomfited, had A cohort of Germans re|stored the Ro|mane side néere at point to haue had the worse. not a band of Germans (which serued amongst the Romans) rushed foorth with great violence vpon the Scotishmen, where most danger appeared, and so re|stored againe the fainting stomachs of the Romans, whereby the battell renewed on both sides againe right fierce and cruell, that great ruth it was to be|hold that bloudie fight, and most vnmercifull mur|ther betwixt them, which continued with more vio|lence The night seuereth the armies in s [...]|der & parteth the [...]ray. The Romans withdraw to their campe, & the Scots to the moun|teins. on the Scotish side than anie warlike skill, till finallie the night comming on, tooke the daies light from them both, and so parted the fraie. The Romans withdrew to their campe: and the Scots and Picts with their confederats the Danes, Norwegians, and Irishmen, such as were left aliue, got them into the next mounteins, hauing lost in this cruell con|flict the most part of their whole numbers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ Cornelius Tacitus agréeth not in all points with the Scotish chronicles, in a booke which he wrote of the life of Iulius Agricola, where he intreateth of this battell. For he speaketh but of thirtie thousand Sée more hereof in the historie of England. men (which he comprehendeth vnder the generall name of Britains) to be assembled at that time a|gainst the Romans, making no mention of anie Scots, Picts, Irishmen, Norwegians, or Danes, that should be there in their aid. The number of them The number of them that were slaine at this battell. that were slaine on the Britains side (as the same Tacitus recounteth) amounted to about ten thou|sand men, and of the Romans not passing three hun|dred and fortie. Amongst whom was one Aulus At|ticus, a capteine of one of the cohorts. But as the Scotish writers affirme, there died that day of Scots, Picts, and other their confederates at the point of twentie thousand, and of the Romans and such as serued on their side, as good as twelue thou|sand. Moreouer, the night following, when Galdus with the residue of his people which were left aliue was withdrawne to the mounteins, and that the huge losse was vnderstood by the wiues and kinswo|men of the dead, there began a pitifull noise among them, lamenting and bewailing their miserable case and losses.