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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alpine himſelfe was taken, and hauyng his handes bounde behynde him,King Alpyne taken by hys enemies & af|ter beheaded. was led to the next towne, and there beheaded. The place beareth y^e name of him vnto this day, being called Paſ|alpine. His head alſo was ſet vpon a polle, and [figure appears here on page 172] borne vnto Camelon, and there ſet vp vpon one of the higheſt turrets of the wall.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes that eſcaped from this ſorow|full ouerthrow,Kenneth the ſonne of alpine inueſted king of Scotlande. got them with all ſpeed into Ar|gyle, wher they inueſted Kenneth the ſonne of Alpine king of their realm. This was in the yere of our Lorde .834. and the fourthe yeare after Alpyne entred fyrſt into the aſtate.834.