Compare 1587 edition: 1 The order of the battaile.Wyth theſe and many other effectual words when he hadde encouraged his folkes to the bat|tayle, hee deuided them into three wardes, as two wings and a mayne battayle. In euery of them he ſet fyrſt archers & arkbaleſters, and next vnto them pykes or ſpeares, then bill men and other with ſuche ſhorte weapons, laſt of all, an other multitude with all kynde of weapons as was thought moſte expedient.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The forewarde was committed to the lea|ding of one Ba [...], a man right ſkilfull in al war|lyke knowledge. The ſeconde one Dongal go|uerned, and the thirde was ledde by Donald the kings brother. The king himſelfe with a troupe of horſemen followed them to ſuccour in all pla|ces where he ſaw neede.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Then commanded he his trumpets to [...] [figure appears here on page 176] to the battail, which the Scots began with ſuch a cheareful ſhoute, that the Pictes euen vpon the firſt onſet were ſo amazed,King Drusken enboldeneth his people the pictes. that if Druſken had not with comfortable words relieued their fain|tyng ſtomakes, the moſt part of them had fledde without any ſtroke ſtricken. But beeing encou|raged throughe the preſence of their kyng, ſhe|wing himſelfe with chearefull countenanuce a|mongſt them, and therewith exhorting them to ſtande by him at that preſent, there was fought a ryghte ſore and cruell battaile betweene them.