Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 With these and manie other like reasons he went about to incourage the minds of his subiects, in such wise, that in maner the most part of them determi|ned rather to die with honor, than to liue in such mi|seri [...] as they feared would insue, if the victorie shuld rest vpon the Romans side. And as they were in such talke togither, suddenlie commeth in one of The sudden arriuall of Maximus. their scouts with newes, that Maximus with his ar|mie was euen at hand. This was in the morning, anon after the sunne was vp, where he was not loo|ked for till the euening following, insomuch that the same his sudden arriuall, chancing so farre contra|rie to their former expectations, troubled all their heads, and brought them into a great maze, for that hereby they were constreined to change the order of their battels to haue the sunne on their backs, as they had prouided at the first it should haue béene, if the enimies had not come vntill the after none. Yet notwithstanding, they had no sooner changed their place, and gotten themselues into arraie of battell againe, but that with great violence they preassed The Scots giue the onset. forward to giue the onset vpon the Romans. Which Maximus perceiuing, made all the spéed he could to set his men in order of battell, that he might receiue his enimies comming thus to incounter him. So both sides beeing fullie bent to battell, and approched within danger of shot, they let flée the same most e|gerlie, albeit that through hasting foorth to ioine at The batte [...] ioine. hand-strokes, there was litle hurt doone with bowes or darts.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Scots crieng vpon the name of their woor|thie and famous ancestor king Gald, did laie about them, most fiercelie, after they came once to the ioi|ning: and likewise the Romans, being incouraged with the chéerefull words of the lieutenant Maxi|mus, boldlie incountered them, so that it was doub|full Doubtfull fight. at the first whether part should haue the woorse end of the staffe. But shortlie there followed variable successe, for on the one part, they of Resse and Mar, being appointed vnder Ethodius to incounter that wing of the enimies where the Picts were, fought so egerlie and with such fierce wils, that they easilie Ethodius o uerthroweth the Picts. put the Picts vnto flight, beating downe a great number of them as they would haue passed the wa|ter of Dune, but streightwaies after falling to the The Scots hauing van|quished the Picts, are slaine by the Romans. spoile, they were slaine downe right, by a legion of such Romans as were sent by Maximus vnto the succours of the Picts.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 On the other side, in the left wing those of Argile, Cantire, Kile, and Coningham, who were matched with the Britains, Frenchmen, and Germans, after EEBO page image 78 long and cruell fight were there slaine in the place, greatlie to their fame and glorie for euer, so that by this meanes the maine battell of the Scotishmen, wherein Eugenius himselfe stood amongst his peo|ple, was left bare & naked on both the sides. Which Maximus perceiuing, he caused the same to be as|sailed on each part with such violence, that in the end longer resistance preuailed not, but that their maine The Scotish battell is ouer|throwne. battell must néedes be opened perforce, by meanes whereof Eugenius choosing rather to die in the place, than either to saue his life by flight, or by rendering himself into his enimies hands to liue in miserie, &c: Eugenius is slaine. was there slaine, togither with a great number of his nobles and gentlemen, hauing determined by the example of their maister to die rather spéedilie with honor, than longer to liue with shame and re|proch. Thus Eugenius lost his life with his king|dome, in the third yéere after his first entering to the rule, hauing inioied few good daies in rest during the said time.