Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Nectanus himselfe neuer rested till he came vn|to Camelon, where he called a councell of his nobles to haue their aduise by what meanes he might be re|uenged of the iniuries receiued by the Scots, where|of Nectanus de|s [...]ous of re|uenge. he was most desirous, not regarding into what danger he brought his owne realme, so he might somewhat ease his rancour and displeasure, which he had thus conceiued against his enimies the Scots. Neither wanted there diuers great personages in that assemblie, which (to content his mind and to win fauour of him) set forward the matter in such earnest wise that (notwithstanding what other could say to the contrarie) it was ordeined that with all spéed an armie should be leuied, and led foorth into the Scotish borders. Nectanus hauing thus the con|sent of his nobles to inuade the Scots anew, cau|sed men of warre to be taken vp through all the par|ties of his dominion, and that of the choisest men that might be got; the which being once assembled, he staied not long but set forward with them, and Nectanus in|uadeth the Scotish con|fines. entred into Kalendar wood, spoiling and destroieng all afore him at his owne will and pleasure.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Angusianus vnderstanding his furie, and doub|ting [...]east the Britains through setting on of the Ro|mans should seeke to ioine with the Picts, to the de|struction of the Scots, thought good to assaie if by anie friendlie meanes he might bring Nectanus to fall vnto some reasonable point, rather than by the warres to indanger both the Pictish and Scotish estates, in putting the same in aduenture to fall in|to the hands of their ancient enimies the Romans and the Britains. Herevpon therefore he wrote vn|to Nectanus a gentle letter, declaring therein all Angusianus [...] for peace such dangers and inconueniendes as might insueby this warre thus by him attempted. And againe, how necessarie it were for both the nations to haue peace togither as then, considering how it was not to be thought that Maximus the Romane legat (hauing now all the Britains at his commande|ment) would rest (if occasion were offered) till that he had f [...]llie subdued both the Scots and Picts: for the auoiding of which perill he offered for his part, to accept anie reasonable conditions of peace, that should by him be prescribed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But Nectanus in no wise would giue eare to anie Nectanus re|fuseth all of|fers of peace. treatie of peace, so that Angusianus being forced to giue battell for defense of his subiects, brought his people into the field, and exhorting them to plaie the men with sundrie comfortable woords, he placed them in order of battell. On the other part Necta|nus likewise incouraged his folkes to doo valiantlie, Angusianus and Nectanus ioine in battell with their ar|mies. so that the archers on both sides stepped forward, lef|ting their arrowes flie fréelie one at an other, vntill at length comming to handblowes they stroke on freshlie, beating downe and killing without sparing on either side, so that a good space the victorie was doubtfull. At length Angusianus perceiuing his peo|ple to be put to the woor [...], rushed foorth into the thic|kest Angusianus is slaine. of the prease amongst his enimies, where he was quicklie espied, oppressed with prease, and slaine out of hand. The most part of his people missing him, & not vnderstanding what was become of him, The Scots are discomfi|ted. supposed that he had béene fled, and therefore fell al|so to running away; but the residue that stood still at their defense were slaine downe right. Thus the victorie remained with the Picts, but neither part had anie cause to reioise, for the capteins on both sides were slaine, besides manie thousands of other; Nectanus is also slaine. so that aswell the one nation as the other departed from the place right pensife and sorrowfull, giuing manie a sore cursse vnto such as had béene the procu|rers and nourishers of such detestable hatred be|twixt those two nations, which had so long a time beene conioined in the faithfull band of amitie, to the great quiet and wealth of both the countries. After this bloudie battell, aswell the Scots as Picts sat still for a season, not attempting anie enterprise of importance the one against the other.