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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Angusianus reigned not past two yeares before Fethel|macus. he was slaine thus in the field, as before ye haue heard, in whose place succeeded his cousine Fethel|macus with little better successe: for in the second yeare of his reigne, desirous to be reuenged of the Picts, he assembled an armie, and entring into An|gus, began to spoile & slea downe right all that was before him, without regard to impotent, aged, ten|der infants, or other. The Picts also being kindled herewith, gathered their power togither, and incoun|tring with the Scots, there was a sore battell fought The Scots discomfit the Picts. betwixt them: but the Scots first putting the wings of their enimies host to flight, at length discomfi|ted their maine battell also, being left naked on both sides of all aid or succour, great slaughter was made in the chase of the Picts as they fled hither and thi|ther to saue themselues. So that among other, their An other Nectanus king of the Picts dieth of hurts recei|ued in the fight with the Scots. king named Nectanus, brother to the aboue remem|bred Nectanus, being wounded with an arrow, died within thrée daies after this cruell conflict was en|ded. The courage of the Scots now being aduan|ced with this their prosperous successe, they passed forthwith ouer the riuer of Taie, to rob, harrie, and spoile the countrie of Fife.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Picts, perceiuing themselues not to be strong [...]nough to match with their enimies in plaine field at hand-strokes, determined yet with skirmishes and light incounterings (if it were possible) to kéepe them off from the winning of anie of their fensed townes, castels or strong holds. And to be the more able to mainteine themselues in this their purposed EEBO page image 76 intention, they did choose on Heirgust to their king, a Heirgust is chosen king of the Picts. man of subtill nature and craffie imagination. This Heirgust deuising how to deliuer his countrie of such an intollerable enimie as Fethelmacus was, procured two slie fellowes Picts by nation, to coun|terfeit themselues for Scots, and for that they were cunning throwers of the dart, in which kind of ex|ercise A pretended, treason. the same Fethelmacus tooke great pleasure, they were appointed to make sute to be in seruice with him, to the intent that when they might espie their time, they should slea him, by one kind of meane or other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Anguſianus underſtãding his furie, & doubting leſt the Brytains through ſetting on of the Ro|mains ſhould ſeeke to ioyne with the Pictes to the deſtruction of the Scots, thought good to aſ|ſay if by any friendly meanes hee might bring Nectanus to fal vnto ſome reaſonable point, ra|ther than by the warres to endaunger bothe the Pictiſh & Scottiſh eſtates, in putting the ſame in aduenture to fall into the hands of theyr ancient enimies the Romains & the Brytons.Anguſianus ſu|eth for peace. Herevpõ therfore he wrote vnto Nectanus a gẽtle letter, declaring therin al ſuch daungers & incõueniẽces as might enſue by this warre thus by him at|tempted. And againe how neceſſary it were for both nations to haue peace togither as then, cõ|ſidering howe it was not to be thought that the Romaine legate Maximus (hauing now all the Brytons at his cõmaundement) would reſt (if occaſiõ were offered) til that he had fully ſubdued both the Scottes & Pictes: For the auoyding of which peril he offered for his parte, to accept any reaſonable cõditions of peace, that ſhould by him be preſcribed.Nectanus re|fuſeth al offers of peace. But Nectanus in no wiſe would giue eare to any treatie of peace, ſo that Angu|ſianus being forced to giue battell for defence of his ſubiects, brought his people into the field, and exhorting thẽ to play the men with ſundrie cõ|fortable wordes, he placed thẽ in order of battel.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Anguſianus & Nectanus ioyne in battel with their ar|mies.On the other part Nectanus likewiſe encou|raged his folkes to do valiantly, ſo that the Ar|chers on bothe ſides ſtepped forewarde, letting their arrowes flie freely one at an other, till at length comming to hand blowes they ſtroke on freſhly, beating downe and killing without ſpa|ring on either ſide, ſo that a good ſpace the victory was doubtful. At length Anguſianus perceiuing his people to be put to the worſe,Anguſianus is ſlayne. ruſhed foorth in|to the thickeſt of the preaſſe amõgſt his enimies, where hee was quickly eſpied, oppreſſed with preſſe and ſlaine out of hand, the moſt part of his people miſſing him, and not vnderſtãding what was become of him,The Scots are diſcomfited. ſuppoſed y^t he had bene fled, & therefore fell alſo to running away, but the re|ſidue that ſtoode ſtill at their defence were ſlaine downe right.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus the victory remayned with the Pictes, but neither part had any cauſe to reioyce, for the chieftains on both ſides were ſlayne,Nectanus is alſo ſlayne. beſides ma|ny thouſands of other, ſo that aſwell the one na|tiõ as the other departed frõ the place right pen|ſife & ſorrowfull, giuing many a ſore curſe vnto ſuche as had bene the procurers & nurriſhers of ſuch deteſtable hatred betwixt thoſe two natiõs, which had ſo long a time bene conioyned in the faithfull bande of amitie, to the great quiet and wealth of both the countreys. After this bloudy battell, aſwell the Scots as Pictes ſat ſtill for a ſeaſon, not attempting any enterpriſe of impor|tance the one againſt the other.