Compare 1587 edition: 1 The diligence of king Aydan in prouiding to reſiſt his e|nimies.Aydan him ſelfe tooke ſuche paynes in ſeeyng euery thing done in due order, that his people moued more through his enſample than by any exhortation, were moſt diligent in their dueties, deſirous of nothing ſo much as to haue occaſion miniſtred, to ſhewe ſome proofe of their woorthy valiauncies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At length, when the enemies were moſt at quiet, and as was ſuppoſed, nothing in doubt of any attempt to be made by the Scots and Bry|tons,The Scots and Brytons diſ|lodge. in the night ſeaſon, leauing a great num|ber of fyres in their campe, they ſodenly diſlod|ged, and paſſing the water by ſecret fourdes, they entred into Cumberland, and ſo after paſſing in|to Northumberland,The Scots and Brytons enter into Northũ|berland. they waſted and deſtroyed with fyre and ſword all that came within theyr reach: The report of which their doings brought Edelfred and Brudeus backe into that countrey to reſiſt theyr inuaſion, neither reſting day nor night, till they had got ſight of their enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The next day, the ſouldiers on bothe ſides re|quiring battell,The fight be+twixt Scots and Brytons on the one ſide, and Saxõs & Picts on the other. togither they go with great noiſe and dinne bothe of men and inſtrumentes. To much hardineſſe in the Saxons cauſed no ſmall number of them to be ſlayne, rather chooſing to die with reputation of manhoode, than to giue backe neuer ſo little ground to the enimie. Thus the battell continued for a ſpace, right doubtfull whiche way the victory would incline.