Compare 1587 edition: 1 Here bothe the kings of Scottes and Pictes lodging with theyr armies for that night, made readie for battell againſt the nexte day, and in the morning Dongard the Scottiſhe king get|ting him to a little hill, called his men togither,Dongard ex|horteth his people to fight manfully. and there exhorted them by ſundrie comfortable meanes of perſwaſion to put away all feare, and to fight valiantly, aſſuring them of victorie if they would keepe the order of battell by him ap|pointed, and not raſhly breake foorth of the ſame in following vpon the enimies when they fell to retyring backe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 He had vnneath made an end of his wordes, but that diuers of the ſtanding watche came in, and declared how the Brytains began to auale the hilles where they had lodged, and that the Pictes were got foorth already in order of bat|tell, and were marching forewards to encounter them, Dongard ſhewing himſelfe to bee right ioyfull of theſe newes, commaunded inconti|nently EEBO page image 111 that the ſtanderds ſhould aduance foorth, and euery man to attende the ſame according to his appoynted order. Alſo that no man ſhoulde preſume to take any pryſoner before the ende of the battell, nor to yeelde himſelfe ſo long as lyfe laſted.The wings of the Brytiſh ar|my are put backe. So that ioyning with his enimies there folowed a right fierce & cruell battaile. At length both the wings of the Brytains gaue backe frõ the Scottiſh men and Pictes, the middle warde abiding the brunte very ſtoutly. Where Con|ſtantine himſelfe ſtoode like a valiant chieftaine doyng hys endeuour to the vttermoſte of his power, vpon whom Dongard earneſtly meaſ|ſing and entring into the thickeſt throng of his enimies, was there beaten downe amongſt the Armorike Brytains, and being aboute to get vp againe by helpe of his weapon,Dongard is ſlayne. was againe felled to the earth, and ſlayne with many a ſore wounde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Diuers of the Scottes diſcomfited with this great miſhap, fell to running away: other kin|dled with more wrath layde aboute them more egerly. The Picts alſo, for their part fought moſt conſtantly, ſo that the battell continuyng till noone dayes with doubtful ſucceſſe, at length the Brytains were conſtreyned ſomething to giue backe,The Brytains are put to flight. and after taking themſelues to fearefull flight, declared that the victorie remayned with theyr enimies.