Compare 1587 edition: 1 Kenneth en|tred into Star lingſhire.When the whole power was come togy|ther, Kenneth marched foorth with the ſame, en|tring by greate violence into the Pictiſhe bor|dures about Sterling.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Druſkene the king of Pictes aduertiſed here|of,Drunkene ha+ſtily inuaded his enimies and hauing his armie in a readineſſe bothe of Pictes and ſuch Engliſhmen as he had reteined to ſerue him for his wages, fetcheth a compaſſe about, and paſſing by the Scottiſhe armie in the night, encampeth betwixt them and home, in ſo muche that the daye did no ſooner appeare, but the one parte deſirous to be in hande with the o|ther, without token of trumpet or commande|ment of capitayne, they ruſhed togither moſte fiercely. The haſtie ſpeede of the Pictes to ioyn, put them to no ſmall diſaduantage,The Engliſh|men fled. but the de|parture of the Engliſhmen, withdrawing them+ſelues aſyde to the next mountayne, moſte of all diſcouraged them: for the Scottes therwith gi|uing a ſhoute, declared themſelues to bee highly recomforted with that ſight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Druſkene in all haſt ſent vnto thoſe Engliſh men a meſſenger,Druskene ſendeth to the Engliſhmen. willing them with large pro|miſes of rewarde to returne to his ayde: but the Engliſhmen aunſwered, that their vſe was not to fyght without order and cõmaundemente of their generall, and that the Pictes lyke vnſkilful men had caſt away themſelues to bee ſlayne by the enemies hande: where it appertained vnto warlyke knowledge to auoyde the battail, when no hope of victorie appeared.