Compare 1587 edition: 1 The kinſmen and friends of the Scottes that were thus ſlaine, were wonderfully moued with the iniurie committed, in ſo much that without commaundement of king or captayne, they aſ|ſembled in greate number togither,The Scottes robbe the Pi|ctiſh borders. and entring into the Pictiſhe confines, they began to robbe, ſpoyle and kill after the maner of warre, where|with the Pictes being ſet in a rage, came foorth togither into the field,The Scots and Picts encoũter in battaile. and encountring with the Scottes, there was fought a ſore battell betwixt them without Capitaine, order, or ſtanderd, till at length the victorie remayned with the Picts, of whome were ſlaine notwithſtanding the day went on their ſides,The Scottes diſcomfited by the Pictes. about .ij.M. men, but of the Scots there died aboue .iij.M. or more, as was ſuppoſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Of what con|tinuance the league was be|twixt the Scots and Pictes, and now broken a|bout a ſmall matter, as be|gonne about a dogge.Thus vpon a light occaſion was the league broken betwixt theſe two nations, who had con|tinued as friends, the one ſtill readie to ayde the other, euer ſithe the dayes of king Reutha, being the .vij. in number that raigned after Fergus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Theſe two nations beyng thus fallen at de|bate, it was wonder to vnderſtand with what crueltie the one ſought to deſtroy the other. No pitie might moue their cruell hartes to ſpare ey|ther man,Cruell warres. woman or childe that fell into theyr handes: Suche was theyr inordinate and lyke deſire which they had to ſhedde ech others bloud.