Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Pictish king in the meane time had sent vn|to The king of Picts sendeth [...] a [...]d vnto the Scotish king. Dongall the king of Scots to come with all spéed to support him against the dreadfull inuasion of the enimies, whose force being now increased with a power of Saxons, would woorke much mischéefe, if the same were not the more spéedilie in the begin|ning repressed: but hearing that the Saxons and Britains dailie approched, he thought not good to ta|rie for the comming of the Scots, but [...] foorth with his owne power to incounter his aduersaries, and rashlie giuing battell, he was ouercome, and thereby lost no small number of his people. In this The king of the Picts [...]nquished. The Saxons won praise, and the Bri|tains noted of cowardize. conf [...]ct the Saxons wan them a great name for their high valiance, where contrarilie the Britains got them no small note of g [...]ltie cowardize, fighting so [...], that their capteins had much adoo to cause them to kéepe their ground, being readie still to haue run awaie: which their [...]aintnesse of stomach being noted of Hengist, euen then put him in no small confidence that it should be an easie matter for him to conquere them at his pleasure, when time and oc|casion might serue thereto.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Pictish nation hauing receiued this grieuous ouerthrow at the hands of their cruell enimies, sent againe an oth [...]r ambassage vnto the Scotish king Cong [...]ll, to signifie to him by way of lamentation, what losse had happened to them by that most cruell people the Saxons [...]oid of all religion and mercie, and what mischiefe by the same people was inten|ded, aswell against Scots as Picts, vnto the gre [...]t danger of the vtter ru [...]e of both nations if the eni|mies The Picts e [...]soones soli|cit the Scots fo [...] [...]d. in time were not resisted. They that were sent, declared all this matter vnto king Congall, and as they had in commission, b [...] sought him of spée|die succors. Congall not onlie moued for the harms and losses of the Picts his friends and alies, but al|so much more for the likelihood of the immi [...]nt dan|ger and perill towards himselfe and his [...] peo|ple, determined spéedilie to go with all his power, and to [...]e with the Picts, as fulli [...] [...]lued to pre|uent that mischiefe which was like [...]o [...], if the violent rage of the enimies were not the s [...]r re|sisted.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 He sent word therefore to the Pictish king, that Cõga [...] promi|sed to aid the Picts. if he might kéepe off the enimies by light skirmishes and incursions for a small time, he would come to his aid shortlie, with all the whole puissance of his realme. And herewithall he commanded by open proclamation, that all those within his dominions, which were able to heare armour should by the twen|tith Prouision made by the Scots to [...]d the Picts. day after assemble t [...]gither at the south side of Cali [...]on wood, all and euerie of them bringing then and there with them vittels sufficient to serue them for two moneths. According to the which proclama|tion, there came togither at the day and place assig|ned, about the number of 40000 able men, [...]it and méete for the warres. On the morrow after, when Congall had taken the m [...]sters & vew of his whole numbers, he set forward towards the place where he vnderstood that the king of the Picts as then lod|ged, who had likewise assembled his people, and in campe taried for the comming of the Scotish armie. On the fift day after, both the kings met togither, The Sco [...]ish and Pictish kings assem|ble togither with their powers. and shewed great tokens of intire loue and friend|ship the one towards the other. After this they go to heare diuine seruice, where they make their deuout praiers vnto almightie God for their good spéed and luckie successe in that iournie: which being doone, they march foorth toward the enimies, as then lieng in campe not past ten miles from them. Here at the The Scots and Picts come within sight of the enimies. first sight of the enimies, diuers of the Scots and Picts being striken with feare to behold so great a multitude, as the like had not béene séene in those parties man [...]e a day before, they stale away and se|cretlie hid themselues in the next woods. But the kings, to giue example to other, caused them that were thus sto [...]ne away, to be sought out, & brought againe into the campe, where they were hanged in open sight of all the armie.