Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Saxons layde about them ſo ſtoutly in the beginning, that they forced their aduerſaries,The Saxons fight ſtoutly. with whom they were matched, to giue backe. Neyther did Ethelfred fayle in that occaſion to encourage them to follow the aduauntage nowe thus gotten.Ethelfred.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Brudeus with his Picts likewiſe made great ſlaughter in that wing of the Scottes,Brudeus king of the Pictes maketh ſlaugh+ter of the Scots. with the whiche hee encountred, ſo that finally the ſame Scottes perceyuing the Brytons beaten downe and ſore diſtreſſed on their ſide, fell through diſ|comfort thereof to renning away.The Scottes runne away.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were ſlaine in this battel on the Scot|tiſhmens ſide Brennius lieutenant, or as they termed him the Thane of the Iſle of Man, with Dungarre the kings thirde ſonne, and no ſmall number of other Gentlemen beſide. The king himſelfe eſcaped by helpe of his ſonne, who ſtay|ing to get his father out of the preaſe, was ſlaine (as is ſayde) amongſt the reſidue.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The Saxons laid about them so stoutlie in the be|ginning, The Saxons fight stoutlie. that they forced their aduersaries, with whome they were matched, to giue backe. Neither did Edelfred faile in that occasion to incourage Edelfred. them to follow the aduantage now thus gotten. Bru|deus Brudeus K. of the Picts maketh slaugh ter of the Scots. with his Picts likewise made great slaughter in that wing of the Scots, with the which he incoun|tred; so that finallie the same Scots perceiuing the Britains beaten downe and sore distressed on their side, fell through discomfort thereof to running a|waie. The Scots run awaie. There were slaine in this battell on the Sco|tishmens side, Brennius lieutenant or (as they ter|med him) thane of the Ile of Man, with Dungar the kings third sonne, and no small number of other gentlemen beside. The king himselfe scaped by helpe of his sonne, who staieng to get his father out of the preasse, was slaine (as is said) amongst the residue. On the Saxons side, there was slaine Theobald E|delfreds brother, and Cutha the king of Westsaxons his sonne, as before ye haue heard, with a great num|ber of other. Edelfred himselfe lost one of his eies. Edelfred lost one of his eies. Brudeushurt in the thigh. Brudeus the Pictish king was hurt in the thigh, and besides this, he lost a great multitude of his people.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus Edelfred hauing got such a notable victorie EEBO page image 110 at Deglastone in Britaine, he could not be so con|tented, Deglastone the place wher this battell was [...]ought. Galloway in|uaded by E|delfred. but estsoones assembling his people, and ioi|ning againe with Brudeus and his Picts, the next summer after inuaded Galloway, and began to rob and spoile that countrie, to the end he might either inforce the inhabitants, with other the countries next there vnto adioining, to yeeld vnto him; either els to bring them into extreme pouertie in wasting all afore him. But Aidan being aduertised héereof, sent to the Britains for their couenanted aid, and comming forward with his owne people which he had assembled together, ouershrew certeine compa|nies Certeine com|panies of Sax ons ouer|throwne. of his enimies, as he sound them dispersed a|broad in seeking for preies: then passing by their maine armie, he commeth into Anandale, where he wineth with the Britains, being come so farre for|ward on their waie to méet him. The Saxons and Picts hauing knowledge of their enimies dooings, wan such a place of aduantage, as they thought it an easie matter for them in kéeping the same, to di|stresse both the Scots and Britains through stopping vp the passages, by the which they must of force passe, if they minded to come foorth on that day. These pas|sages laie through certeine quicksands, and by a ri|uer which had but few foords passable. Passages tho|rough Sulle|wap sands.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Scots and Britains, perceiuing how they were thus inclosed, with all spéed trenched their campe about, raising certeine bulworks and turrets in places where they thought expedient, as though they had ment still there to haue continued. Aidan himselfe tooke such pains in séeing euerie thing doone The diligence of king Aidan in prouiding to resist his e|nimies. in due order, that his people mooued more through his example than by anie exhortation, were most di|ligent in their duties, desirous of nothing so much as to haue occasion ministred, to shew some proofe of their woorthie valiancies. At length, when the eni|mies were most atquiet, and (as was supposed) no|thing in doubt of anie attempt to be made by the Scots and Britains in the night season, leauing a great number of fires in their campe, they sudden|lie dislodged, and passing the water by secret foords, they entred into Cumberland, and so after passing The Scots and Britains dislodge. The Scots and Britains enter into Northumber|land. into Northumberland, they wasted and destroied with fire and swoord all that came within their reach: the report of which their dooings brought Edelfred and Brudeus backe into that countrie to resist their inuasion, neither resting day nor night, till they had got sight of their enimies.