Compare 1587 edition: 1 Anguſianus & Nectanus ioyne in battel with their ar|mies.On the other part Nectanus likewiſe encou|raged his folkes to do valiantly, ſo that the Ar|chers on bothe ſides ſtepped forewarde, letting their arrowes flie freely one at an other, till at length comming to hand blowes they ſtroke on freſhly, beating downe and killing without ſpa|ring on either ſide, ſo that a good ſpace the victory was doubtful. At length Anguſianus perceiuing his people to be put to the worſe,Anguſianus is ſlayne. ruſhed foorth in|to the thickeſt of the preaſſe amõgſt his enimies, where hee was quickly eſpied, oppreſſed with preſſe and ſlaine out of hand, the moſt part of his people miſſing him, and not vnderſtãding what was become of him,The Scots are diſcomfited. ſuppoſed y^t he had bene fled, & therefore fell alſo to running away, but the re|ſidue that ſtoode ſtill at their defence were ſlaine downe right.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus the victory remayned with the Pictes, but neither part had any cauſe to reioyce, for the chieftains on both ſides were ſlayne,Nectanus is alſo ſlayne. beſides ma|ny thouſands of other, ſo that aſwell the one na|tiõ as the other departed frõ the place right pen|ſife & ſorrowfull, giuing many a ſore curſe vnto ſuche as had bene the procurers & nurriſhers of ſuch deteſtable hatred betwixt thoſe two natiõs, which had ſo long a time bene conioyned in the faithfull bande of amitie, to the great quiet and wealth of both the countreys. After this bloudy battell, aſwell the Scots as Pictes ſat ſtill for a ſeaſon, not attempting any enterpriſe of impor|tance the one againſt the other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 ANguſianus raigned not paſte .ij.Fethel|macus. yeares be|fore he was ſlaine thus in the field, as ye be|fore haue herd, in whoſe place ſucceeded his cou|ſin Fethelmacus with little better ſucceſſe, for in y^e .ij. yeare of his raigne, deſirous to be reuẽged of the Pictes, he aſſembled an armie, & entring into Angus, began to ſpoyle & ſlea downe right all y^t was before him, without regard to impotent, a|ged, tender infants, or other. The Picts alſo be|ing kindled herewith, gathered their power togi|ther, & encountring with the Scots, there was a ſore battell fought betwixt them, but the Scots firſt putting the wings of their enimies hoſte to flight,The Scottes diſcomfite the pictes. at length diſcõfited their mayne battell al|ſo, being left naked on bothe ſides of all ayde or ſuccour, great ſlaughter was made in the chaſe of the Pictes as they fled hither & thither to ſaue themſelues.An other Ne|ctanus king of the pictes di|eth of hurtes receyued in the fight with the ſcottes. So that among other their king na|med Nectanus brother to the aboue remembred Nectanus, being wounded with an arrow died within three dayes after that this cruell conflict was ended. The courage of the Scottes nowe being aduaunced with this their proſperous ſuc|ceſſe, they paſſed forthwith ouer y^e riuer of Tay, to robbe, harrie, and ſpoyle the countrey of Fyfe.