Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Picts no leſſe deſyrous to fight thã their gouernours woulde haue wiſhed them,Raſhly the pictes begyn the battayle. beganne the battaile before they had commaundemente with ſuch violence, that the righte wing of the Scottes was ſore diſordered.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But Alpine perceiuing that, came ſpeedyly to their ſuccours, greatly reprouing them for their fayntneſſe of courage. To be ſhort, he didde ſo muche to enbolden them that by his meanes the fighte was renued in moſte cruell wyſe. In ſo muche that thoſe whiche before were put backe, began to winne grounde agayne, and to beate downe their enimies right fiercely.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But herewith did the counterfaite troupe of horſemen, whiche was hid in the wood ſodain|ly come foorth,The Scottes being deceiued with a coun|terfait troupe of horſmen fled. and ſhewed themſelues vpon the back half of y^e Scottiſhmen, appering in ſight to be an huge number, and far more than they were in deede: with whiche ſight the Scottes beeing brought into a ſodain feare leaſt they ſhoulde be compaſſed aboute with multitude of enimies, they brake their aray, threwe off their armoure, and tooke them to their feete, ſo to eſcape & ſaue themſelues by flight. Thus fewe were ſlayne in the battayle, but a great number died in y^e chaſe, and were beaten downe on eche ſide as they wer ouertaken by the Picts.