Compare 1587 edition: 1 Straunge and ynketh won|ders.The ſame yeare before the battaile, were ſene many ſtraunge ſightes in Albion. Graſſe and hearbes in Yorkeſhyre appeared to bee ſteyned with bloud. Neare vnto Camelon, a Cowe brought forth a Calfe with two heades. Alſo an Ewe brought forth a lambe, that was both male and female. The ſunne appeared aboute noone dayes al wholy of a bloudie colour. The element appeared full of bright Starres to euery mans ſight continually for the ſpace of two dayes to|gither. In Wales there was a battaile betwixt Crowes & Pies on the one ſide, and Rauens on the other, with ſuch a ſlaughter of them, as before that time had not bene heard of.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Eugenius re|wardeth his ſouldiers.But to proceed, Eugenius king of the Scots at his returne from the battail, gaue to thoſe that had eſcaped with life, and abid by him in the chief daunger of the fight, many bounteous and large rewardes. The ſonnes and neareſt kinſfolke of ſuch as were ſlaine, he alſo aduaunced vnto ſun|drie preferments of landes and liuings, that they enioying the ſame, might bee a witneſſe in tyme to come of the good ſeruice of their aunceſters ſhewed, in defence of their king and countrey, and alſo of his princely liberalitie, in rewarding the ſame vpon their iſſue and progenie. By whiche noble beneuolence, hee wanne him ſuche loue amongeſt his people,Eugenius go|uerneth his people with clemencie. that afterwardes it ſee|med howe hee gouerned the eſtate of his king|dome more by clemencie, than by any rigour of lawes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytaynes immediately vpon know|ledge had that Arthur was ſlaine, crowned Con|ſtantine his ſucceſſor in the Brytiſhe kingdome,Conſtantine crowned king of Brytayne. and for that there ſhould remaine none amongſt them aliue to make any claime to the ſame king|dome, other than he with his iſſue, or ſuch as he ſhoulde appoynt to ſucceede him, they cruelly murthered Mordreds children,The cruelty of the Brytains in murthering the innocent children of Mordred. in moſte pitifull wiſe running vnto their mothers lap, deſce [...]ding hir to ſaue their lyues, according to hir mother|ly dutie. They were brought vp in Gawolane their grandfathers houſe, and being thus made a|way,The linage of Mordred clear+ly extinct. the family & lynage of their father the fore|ſayd Mordred was vtterly therby extinguiſhed.