Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aboute the ſame time that the ambaſſadours returned with this anſwere vnto London from Etius, the other alſo came backe foorth of the north without hope to ſpeede of that aboute the which they had bene ſent:The Scottes & Picts would agree vpon no reſonable con|dition of peace. for the Scots & Pictes woulde encline to no reaſonable conditions of peace, onleſſe the Brytains would wholly ſub|mit themſelues as ſubiectes vnto them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytons hereat, tooke ſuch indignatiõ, that by a generall conſent they agreed to trie it out with the enimies by mayne force: and here|vpon made theyr prouiſion with all diligence.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes and Picts hearing of the Bry|tons intents,The Scots and Pictes prepare againſt the Brytons. gathered their people togither with more ſpeede than was thought poſſible for them to haue done, and foorthwith ruſhed into the bor|ders of theyr enimies countreys in right puyſ|ſaunt wiſe and moſt warrelike order.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Paulus Diaconus, Beda, Geffray of Monmouth, But not so largelie as here is expres|sed. The answere of Etius. Veremound, and others make mention of these fore|said letters. Wherevpon Etius answering, decla|red that those calamities, misfortunes and losses su|steined by the Britains were right displeasant vnto him, and so much the more, for that through the sun|drie inuasions made, aswell into France as also in|to Italie it selfe, and into other parties of the Ro|mane empire by people of sundrie nations, he could not as then spare anie men of warre to send ouer vn|to them, & therefore he willed the Britains to make the best shift they could to defend themselues for a time, till things were better quieted in other parties, and then should they sée such redresse of their iniuries prouided, as they should thinke themselues to be ve|rie well reuenged. About the same time that the ambassadours returned with this answere vnto London from Etius, the other also came backe foorth The Scots and Picts would agrée vpon no rea|sonable condi|tions of peace. of the north without hope to spéed of that about the which they had bin sent, for the Scots & Picts would incline to no reasonable conditions of peace, vnlesse the Britains would wholie submit themselues as subiects vnto them. The Britains here at tooke such indignation, that by generall consent they agreed to trie it out with the enimies by maine force; & here|vpon made their prouision with all diligence. The The Scots and Picts prepare a|gainst the Britains. Scots and Picts hearing of the Britains intents, gathered their people togither with more spéed than was thought possible for them to haue doone, & foorth|with rushed into the borders of their enimies coun|tries in right puissant wise and most warlike order.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the fore ward went such as came foorth of Gal|loway The order of the Scots and Picts entring into the lands of the Britains. and Annandale, with those Picts which inha|bited about the coasts of Barwike. Then followed there a mightie battell of those which came foorth of Argile, Athole, and other Picts inhabiting néere vn|to the parties of Kalendar and Camelone with them of Fife, and Angus. In the midst of this ba [...]tell both the kings kept their place with their choisest souldi|ers, and standards borne afore them. Then went the carriage and trusse of the armie, next wherevnto a great number of noble men of both the nations followed in faire order of battell, with their seruants and men of warre the best they could choose foorth. And last of all (as the maner of those nations hath beene euen from the beginning) there came a great multitude of the cõmons closing vp the back of the EEBO page image 89 whole aforesaid armie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Britains also comming foorth into the field with their whole puissance to incounter their eni|mies, when they vnderstood by espials the order and maine force of the Scots and Picts, they were halfe discouraged in their minds, and thought good there|fore The Bri|tains doubt to come with the maine ar|mie of the Scots and Picts. once againe to assaie if anie peace might be pur|chased. But sending foorth their ambassadours vn|to the confederat kings, to that end their answere was, that except the Britains would yéeld them|selues, their wiues and children, with all their goods and substance into the hands of their enimies, sim|plie without all conditions, there would be no peace granted. When this was knowen abroad in the host of the Britains, what thorough kindeledire on the one part, and foule despaire on the other, prouoking their minds to displeasure, they generallie vpon The Bri|tains vpon the Scotish|mens refusall to haue peace, require to haue battell. change of purpose required battell, euen all the whole number of them.