Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 When this was knowen abrode in the hoſte of the Brytains, what through kindeled yre on the one parte, and diſpayre on the other, prouo|king theyr mindes to diſpleaſure,The Brytons vpon the Scot|tiſhmens re|fuſall to haue peace require to haue bat|tell. they generally vpon chaunge of purpoſe required battell, euen al the whole number of them. Whereof enſued a moſt cruell and mortall fight: For the Brytains (as it were) reſolued to die in defence of theyr countrey, and to reuenge theyr owne deaths vpõ the enimies, with more fierceneſſe thã is credible to be thought, gaue y^e onſet,The fierce on|ſet giuen by the Brytons. & ouerthrew a great number of their enimies, in ſomuch that thoſe of Galloway and the Pictes fighting in the fore|warde with them of Argyle, Athole & ſuch other as were in the battell with the kings, were in great daunger to bee put to the worſe:Graymes au|thoritie in or|dering of the battailes. whiche Grayme perceyuing (by whom the moſt part of the army was ruled, and that by cõmaundement [figure appears here on page 107] of both the Kings) called foorth a number of the Iland men, who were appoynted to attend the cariage, and ſent them with all diligence vnto the fore ward to the ſuccors of thẽ of Galloway, being then at the point to haue ſought refuge by flight.Thoſe of the weſterne Iſles comming to the ſuccours of the fore|ward reſtored the battaile. But by the comming of theſe Iland men to their ſuccors, they tooke courage afreſh, ſo that the battell was againe moſte fiercely renewed, & ſo cõtinued a ſpace with great ſlaughter on both partes, till finally the Brytons being oppreſſed with the multitude of theyr enimies, & not able longer to endure,The Brytons runne away. fell to tunning away, thinking to ſaue themſelues in certaine bogges, moſſes, & mariſſe grounds neare vnto the place of the bat|tell: but ſuche coyſterels, and other as remayned with the Scottiſh cariage, ſeing the diſcomfiture of theyr aduerſaries, ranne foorth and purſued them into thoſe mariſhes, killyng and taking no ſmall number of them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The number of them that were ſlayne on both ſides.There were ſlaine in this battell of the Bry|tons, aboue .xv. thouſand, and of the Scots and Pictes neare hande foure thouſande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Brytains hauing receyued this ouer|throwe, ſaw no helpe which way to recouer their loſſes, but onely to ſue for peace at the victorers handes. They ſent therefore an oratour vnto the Scottiſhe and Pictiſhe kings, beſeeching them humbly to graunt them a peace euen with what condicions it ſhoulde pleaſe them to preſcribe.The Brytons make humble [...]ayte for peace The kings not moued onely with the preſent fortune of the Brytains, but alſo partely with theyr owne, hauing loſt no ſmall number of right woorthie perſonages in the battell, were contented to graunt a peace vpon theſe condi|tions:Peace graũted by the Scottes with the con|ditions of the ſame. That the Brytains ſhoulde in no wiſe receyue any lieutenant or armie hereafter from Rome, nor ſuffer any enimie of the Scottiſh and Pictiſh eſtates of what nation ſo euer hee were to paſſe through theyr countrey. They ſhould enter into no league with any citie or nation, nor be about to make any warres without con|ſent of the Scottiſh and Pictiſh kings, and fur|ther ſhoulde bee ready to ſerue them againſt all maner of enimies when ſo euer they ſhoulde be ſent for. Moreouer they ſhoulde remoue with theyr wiues, children, and whole families out of all thoſe countreys, lying betwixte Tyne and Humber, reſigning the poſſeſſion of the ſame vn|to the Scottiſhmen and Pictes.60000. pounde ſayeth Balan|tine, after the rate of Scot|tiſh money. Alſo they ſhoulde gyue threeſcore thouſande peeces of gold then currant to the Scottiſhe and Pictiſhe kings towardes the diſpatche of theyr ſouldiers wages, and further ſhoulde yeelde as a trybute twentie thouſande peeces of golde,20000. pound, ſayth the ſame Balantine, ſo that he eſteemeth thoſe peeces of gold to be of the valew of Frẽch crownes. to be payde yearely vnto the ſeuerall vſes of the victorers. They ſhoulde likewiſe deliuer one hundred ho|ſtages of ſuche as the twoo kings ſhoulde ap|poynt, betwixte the age of eightene and thirtie yeares.