Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When the newes of all this preparation for warres which the Britains made, was once signified to the Scots and Picts, they likewise made their apprestes to meet with them in the field, and therevpon raising The Scots and Picts make their ap|prests. The Scots and Picts ap|proch néere to the Britains. their powers, came foorth with the same into Yorke|shire, and pitched their camps within foure miles where Constantine with his people was lodged, and the next day after, vnderstanding how néere vnto the enimie they were, they raised and marched for|wards till they came within sight of him, as then in|camped with his people aloft vpon certeine hils, néere to the aforesaid riuer side. Here both the kings of Scots and Picts lodging with their armies for that night, made readie for battell against the next day, and in the morning Dongard the Scotish king getting him to a little hill, called his men togither, & there exhorted them by sundrie comfortable means Dongard ex|horteth his people to fight manfullie. of persuasion to put awaie all feare, and to fight va|liantly, assuring them of victorie if they would kéepe the order of battell by him appointed, and not rashlie breake foorth of the same in following vpon the eni|mies when they fell to retiring backe.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 He had scarse made an end of his woords, but that diuerse of the standing watch came in, and declared how the Britains began to auale the hils where they had lodged, and that the Picts were got foorth alrea|die in order of battell, and were marching forwards to incounter them. Dongard shewing himselfe to be right ioifull of these newes, commanded inconti|nentlie, that the standards should aduance foorth, and euerie man to attend the same according to his ap|pointed order. Also that no man should presume to take anie prisoner before the end of the battell, nor to yéeld himselfe so long as life lasted. So that ioi|ning with his enimies, there followed a verie fierce The wings of the British armie are put backe. and cruell battell. At length both the wings of the Britains gaue backe from the Scotishmen & Picts, the middle ward abiding the brunt verie stoutlie. Where Constantine himselfe stood like a valiant chieftaine, dooing his endeuour to the vttermost of his power, vpon whome Dongard earnestlie preas|sing, and entring into the thickest throng of his eni|mies, was there beaten downe amongst the Armo|rike Britains, and being about to get vp againe by Dongard is slaine. helpe of his weapon, was againe felled to the earth, and slaine with manie a sore wound.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Diuers of the Scots discomfited with this great mishap, fell to running awaie: other kindled with more wrath laid about them more egerlie. The Picts also, for their part fought most constantlie, so that the battell continuing vntill noone daie with doubtfull successe, at length the Britains were constreined The Bri|tains are put to flight. something to giue backe, & after taking themselues to fearfull flight, declared that the victorie remained with their enimies. There died in this mortall battell néere to the point of 16 thousand of the Britains, and of the Scots & Picts aboue 14 thousand, with Don|gard and the Scotish king. Constantine the day next after the battell, withdrew southwards. The Scots carried away with them the corps of their dead king, and conueieng it into the Ile of Iona, now called Colmekill, there buried it in kinglie wise. Dongard was thus slaine, in the fift yéere of his reigne, after the birth of our Sauior 475 yeeres, and about the se|cond 465. H. B. 8. of Leo. H. B. Constan|tine. Constantine the first of that name is crea|ted king of Scots. yéere of Zeno the emperor.