Compare 1587 edition: 1 Many of the Pictes reioyced greately,The picts ſom doe reioyce, and ſome my|ſtruſt of the engliſhe mens aſsiſtaunce. that they ſhould haue ayde thus of the Engliſhmen, hoping therby to haue aſſured victorie of theyr aduerſaries. Other myſtruſted not a little the Engliſhmens offers, by reaſon of the olde enimi|tie betwixt the Pictes and them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this meane ſeaſon the Scots take & ſeaze vpon all the countrey of Angus,The Scotes take Angus. euen from the mountain of Granzebene vnto the riuer of Tay, wherof Brudus being certified, ſendeth a poſte with all ſpeede vnto king Edwin king of Nor|thumberland, requiring him to ſend to his ayde,Brudus ſendeth vnto Edwin for ayde. a power of Engliſhmen, to helpe to reſiſte the Scottes, whiche at that preſente inuaded his countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Vnto which demand,Edwyn defer|reth his ayde. Edwyn made this an|ſwere, that he was not only troubled with ciuile warre made againſt him by other Engliſhmen, but alſo had bin requeſted by Lewes ſurnamed Pius, as then French king in no wyſe to endo|mage the Scottes his confederates, ſo that for EEBO page image 172 that yeare preſent he might not cõueniently ſend to him any ſuccoures, but if he wold deferre the warres till the nexte yeare, he ſhoulde haue the beſte helpe that he were able to ſhewe hym.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Edwine receiuing the monie, promised to come himselfe with a mightie armie, at what time & place The monie is receiued and aid promised. Brudus should appoint, to go against the Scots in defense of him and his subiects the Picts. Manie of the Picts reioised greatlie, that they should haue The Picts some doo re| [...], and some [...] the Englishmen [...] assistance. The Scots take Angus. aid thus of the Englishmen, hoping thereby to haue assured victorie of their aduersaries. Other mistrus|ted not a little the Englishmens offers, by reason of the old enimitie betwixt the Picts and them. In this meane season the Scots take and seize vpon all the countrie of Angus, euen from the mounteine of Granzebene vnto the riuer of Taie, whereof Bru|dus being certif [...]ed, sendeth a post with all spéed vnto Brudus sen|deth vnto Ed|wine for aid. king Edwine king of Nor [...]humberland, requiring him to send to his aid a power of Englishmen, to helpe to resist the Scots, which at that present inua|ded his countrie. To which demand Edwine made Edwine [...] reth his aid. this answer, that he was not onelie troubled with ciuill war made against him by other Englishmen, but also had béene requested by Lewes surnamed Pius, as then French king, in no wise to indamage the Scots his confederats, so that for that yéere pre|sent he might not conuenientlie send to him anie succours, but if he would defer the warres till the next yéere, he should haue the best helpe that he were able to shew him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Brudus perceiuing himselfe thus mocked and de|luded Brudus be|ing deceiued of the English men, called his owne subiects to the warre, assembling them at the [...] of Calidon wood. by the Englishmen, commanded by sol [...]mne summons, that all such of his subiects, as were a|ble to beare armor, should assemble in nether Cali|don within eight daies after, with conuenable pro| [...]ision of vittels, there to know his pleasure. His commandement was obeied: so that a mightie ar|mie of men at the day and place appointed came to|gither, which being mustered, they streitwaies re|mooue vnto Calidon castell, now called Dunkeld, Brudus en|treth into An|gus with an ar [...]e. where they passe the riuer of Taie, and so enter into Angus, not without some difficultie: but being once gotten ouer, they march foorthwith towards the place where they vnderstood their enimies did lie. Brudus the night before the day in the which he thought they should haue battell, by the aduise of certeine expert warriours, which he had with him, appointed all the horses that were in the campe, seruing for burden, to A woonderful policie vsed by Brudus. be bestowed amongst the women, lackies, and coi|strels, part of them being clad in armor, and part in white linnen, with long poles in their hands like to speares and iauelins. Amongst them also he ordeined an hundred horssemen to be placed, whome he made priuie as then to his intention, by whose leading that feat which should be wrought in this behalfe, was to be atchiued. These he caused to lie couertlie within a wood néere vnto the place where the battell should be fought, giuing them in commandement not to shew themselues till the battell were begun.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 King Alpine all this while held himselfe in a castell which stood vpon an hill, a little from Dundée, being The incam|ping of Alpine his armie. now decaied, so that little thereof remaineth to be séene at this day. Upon the north side of the hill, there lieth a great large plaine, compassed on ech side with mounteins, as then full of woods & launds, but now for the most part bare and without anie trées or bu|shes. In this plaine were the Scots incamped. Al|pine beholding foorth of the castell, how the Picts ap|proched to giue battell, got him into the campe, & ex|horting his people to shew themselues valiant, pla|ced them in araie. The Picts no lesse desirous to fight than their gouernors would haue wished them, be|gan Rashl [...]e the Picts begi [...] the battell. the battell before they had commandement, with such violence, that the right wing of the Scots was sore disordered. But Alpine perceiuing that, came spéedilie to their succours, greatlie reproouing them for their faintnesse of courage. To be short, he did so much to imbolden them, that by his means the fight was renewed in most cruell wise: insomuch that those which before were put backe, began to winne ground againe, and to beate downe their enimies verie fiercelie.