Compare 1587 edition: 1 Guytellus,Guytellus ge|nerall of the Brytiſh army, cauſeth fiue hundreth of the enimies to be hanged. in reſpect of the loue which he bare to his countrey, purpoſing to ſerue truely in de|fence thereof, chaunced vpon his approche to the bordures to take the number of .v. C. of the ene|mies, being aduaunced from the reſidue to fetche a bootie. Theſe, Guytellus cauſed to be hanged, as condemned for robbers and pillers of the coũ|trey afore any ouerture of warre was denoun|ced. Wherevpon ſuch other as eſcaped by flight, and had ſeene theyr fellowes thus executed, de|clared vnto their gouernours, what had happe|ned to theyr fellowes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The confederate kings,The Scottiſh and Pictiſhe kings gather their people to reſiſt the Bry|tains. being in a great chaſe herewith, gather togither theyr people, and haſte forwarde with all ſpeede towarde the enimies, who at the firſt ſhewed manifeſt tokẽs that they were ſore afrayed of the Scottiſh and Pictiſhe power:Guytellus en|courageth the appalled harts of his men of warre with comfortable wordes. wherevpon Guitellus their generall with comfortable woordes willed them to be of good courage, and not to doubte of victory, ha|uing ſo iuſt a cauſe to fight with truce breakers, and ſuche as were giuen more vnto pillage and ſpoyle, than to any other commendable exerciſe or practiſe of warre. With whiche and ſundry other the like wordes the Brytains being enbol|dened, as might well appeare by their chaunge of countenances, Guytellus therevpon remoued his campe more neare vnto his enimies, ſo that at the firſt and for certaine dayes togither, there chauncẽd onely diuers ſkirmiſhes betwixt the parties, as occaſion ſerued. But at length,The Brytons ioyne in a pight fielde with the Scots and Picts. the one being ſore moued againſt the other, they ioyne in a pight field. The beginning of whiche battell was right fierce and doubtfull, for on that ſide where Dongall the Scottiſhe king fought,The Scot [...] are put backe. the Brytains ſhortly began to preuaile, through the faynt fighting of his people: which daunger Galanus the Pictiſhe king quickly perceyuing,Gala [...] king of Picts ſuc|coureth the Scottes. forthwith prouided remedie, for taking with him EEBO page image 113 certaine bandes out of his owne battell, willing the reſidue to ſtande to it manfully, and in no wiſe to giue grounde to the enimie, he himſelfe with the ſayde handes fetched a compaſſe about, and ſet vpon the backes of them that ſo had o|uermatched the Scottes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This ſoden chaunce ſore diſordered the Bry|tains, and immediatly the Scottes encouraged a freſh, aſſayled theyr enimies with more egre mindes than they had done at the firſte,The wings of the Brytons put to flight. ſo that mayntenantly bothe the winges of the Brytiſhe armie were vtterly diſcomfited. And herewith a certaine number of the Pictes were commaun|ded by their king to make haſte to winne the campe of the Brytains,The campe of the Brytons wonne. that ſuche as ſought to eſcape by flight, ſhoulde finde no refuge in the ſame.