Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Britains also comming foorth into the field with their whole puissance to incounter their eni|mies, when they vnderstood by espials the order and maine force of the Scots and Picts, they were halfe discouraged in their minds, and thought good there|fore The Bri|tains doubt to come with the maine ar|mie of the Scots and Picts. once againe to assaie if anie peace might be pur|chased. But sending foorth their ambassadours vn|to the confederat kings, to that end their answere was, that except the Britains would yéeld them|selues, their wiues and children, with all their goods and substance into the hands of their enimies, sim|plie without all conditions, there would be no peace granted. When this was knowen abroad in the host of the Britains, what thorough kindeledire on the one part, and foule despaire on the other, prouoking their minds to displeasure, they generallie vpon The Bri|tains vpon the Scotish|mens refusall to haue peace, require to haue battell. change of purpose required battell, euen all the whole number of them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Heereof insued a most cruell and mortall fight: for the Britains (as it were) resolued to die in de|fense of their countrie, and to reuenge their owne deaths vpon their enimies, with more fiercenesse than is credible to be thought, gaue the onset, and o|uerthrew a great number of their enimies, inso|much The fierce on|set giuen by the Britains. that those of Galloway and the Picts figh|ting in the fore ward with them of Argile, Athole, and such other as were in the battell with the kings, were in great danger to be put to the woorse: which Graime perceiuing (by whome the most part of the armie was ruled, and that by commandement of Graimes au|thoritie in or|dering of the battels. both the kings) called foorth a number of the Iland|men, who were appointed to attend the cariage, and sent them with all diligence to the fore ward to the succors of them of Galloway, being then at the point to haue sought refuge by flight. But by the comming of these Iland-men to their succors, they Those of the westerne Iles comming to the succors of the fore ward, restored the battell. tooke courage afresh, so that the battell was againe most fiercelie renewed, and so continued a space with great slaughter on both parts, till finallie the Britains being oppressed with the multitude of their enimies, and not able longer to indure, fell to run|ning awaie, thinking to saue themselues in certeine bogs, mosses, and marish grounds neere vnto the The Bri|tains run a|waie. place of the battell: but such coisterels, and other as remained with the Scotish cariage, séeing the dis|comfiture of their aduersaries, ran foorth and pursu|ed them into those marishes, killing and taking no small number of them. There were slaine in this bat|tell of the Britains, aboue 15 thousand, and of the The number of them that were slaine on both sides. Scots and Picts néere hand foure thousand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britains hauing receiued this ouerthrow, saw no helpe which waie to recouer their losses, but onelie to sue for peace at the victorers hands. They sent therefore an orator vnto the Scotish & Pictish kings, beseeching them humblie to grant them a peace, euen with what conditions it should please them to prescribe. The kings not mooued onelie with The Bri|tains make humble sute for peace. the present fortune of the Britains, but also partlie with their owne, hauing lost no small number of right worthie personages in the battell, were con|tented to grant a peace vpon these conditions: That Peace gran|ted by the Scots with the conditions of the same. the Britains should in no wise receiue anie lieute|nant or armie hereafter from Rome, nor suffer anie enimie of the Scotish and Pictish estats, of what na|tion soeuer he were, to passe through their countrie. They should enter into no league with anie citie or nation, nor be about to make anie warres with|out consent of the Scotish and Pictish kings, and fur|ther should be readie to serue them against all ma|ner of enimies whensoeuer they should be sent for. Moreouer, they should remooue with their wiues, children, and whole families out of all those coun|tries, lieng betwixt Tine and Humber, resigning the possession of the same vnto the Scotishmen and Picts.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytons alſo comming foorth into the field with theyr whole puiſſaunce to encounter theyr enimies,The Brytons doubte to ioyne with the mayne armie of the Scottes and Pictes. when they vnderſtood by eſpials the order and mayne force of the Scottes and Pictes, they were halfe diſcouraged in theyr mindes, and thought good therefore once againe to aſſay if any peace might be purchaſed. But ſending forth theyr Ambaſſadours vnto the con|federate kings to that end, theyr anſweare was, that except the Brytons would yeeld thẽſelues, their wifes and children with all theyr goodes and ſubſtaunce into the handes of their enimies, EEBO page image 107 ſimply without all conditions, there would bee no peace graunted.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 When this was knowen abrode in the hoſte of the Brytains, what through kindeled yre on the one parte, and diſpayre on the other, prouo|king theyr mindes to diſpleaſure,The Brytons vpon the Scot|tiſhmens re|fuſall to haue peace require to haue bat|tell. they generally vpon chaunge of purpoſe required battell, euen al the whole number of them. Whereof enſued a moſt cruell and mortall fight: For the Brytains (as it were) reſolued to die in defence of theyr countrey, and to reuenge theyr owne deaths vpõ the enimies, with more fierceneſſe thã is credible to be thought, gaue y^e onſet,The fierce on|ſet giuen by the Brytons. & ouerthrew a great number of their enimies, in ſomuch that thoſe of Galloway and the Pictes fighting in the fore|warde with them of Argyle, Athole & ſuch other as were in the battell with the kings, were in great daunger to bee put to the worſe:Graymes au|thoritie in or|dering of the battailes. whiche Grayme perceyuing (by whom the moſt part of the army was ruled, and that by cõmaundement [figure appears here on page 107] of both the Kings) called foorth a number of the Iland men, who were appoynted to attend the cariage, and ſent them with all diligence vnto the fore ward to the ſuccors of thẽ of Galloway, being then at the point to haue ſought refuge by flight.Thoſe of the weſterne Iſles comming to the ſuccours of the fore|ward reſtored the battaile. But by the comming of theſe Iland men to their ſuccors, they tooke courage afreſh, ſo that the battell was againe moſte fiercely renewed, & ſo cõtinued a ſpace with great ſlaughter on both partes, till finally the Brytons being oppreſſed with the multitude of theyr enimies, & not able longer to endure,The Brytons runne away. fell to tunning away, thinking to ſaue themſelues in certaine bogges, moſſes, & mariſſe grounds neare vnto the place of the bat|tell: but ſuche coyſterels, and other as remayned with the Scottiſh cariage, ſeing the diſcomfiture of theyr aduerſaries, ranne foorth and purſued them into thoſe mariſhes, killyng and taking no ſmall number of them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The number of them that were ſlayne on both ſides.There were ſlaine in this battell of the Bry|tons, aboue .xv. thouſand, and of the Scots and Pictes neare hande foure thouſande.