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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes perceyuing themſelues not to be ſtrong inough to matche with theyr enimies in playne field at hãds ſtrokes, determined yet with ſkirmiſhes and light encountrings if it were poſ|ſible to keepe them off from the winning of any of theyr fenſed townes, caſtels or ſtrong holdes. And to be the more able to mayntaine thẽſelues in this theyr purpoſed intention, they chooſe one Hierguſt to theyr king, a man of ſubtill nature,Hierguſt is choſen king of pictes. and craftie imaginatiõ. This Hierguſt deuiſing how to deliuer his countrey of ſuch an intollera|ble enimie as Fethelmacus was, procured two ſlie fellowes Picts by nation, to coũterfeyte thẽ|ſelues for Scots, & for that they were cunnyng throwers of the darte, in which kinde of exerciſe the ſame Fethelmacus tooke great pleaſure,A pretented treaſon. they were apointed to make ſure to be in ſeruice with him, to the intent that when they might eſpie theyr time, they ſhould ſlea him, by one kind of meane or other.