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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Saxons & Britains also vpon the approch of their enimies gathered their companies togither, & maintenantlie herewith the Saxons incouraged The Scots through com|fort of Hen|gists exhorta|tion desire battell. with such comfortable speach as Hengist vttered a|mongest them, required to haue battell without de|lay: whose example the Britains following, shewed themselues also right willing therevnto. Congall the Scotish king perceiuing the enimies to make readie for battell, went likewise amongst his folks, The Scotish and Pictish kings exhort their people to fight valiant|lie. and exhorted them in best wise he could, to play the men. The like also did Galanus the Pictish king a|mongest his people, omitting nothing that might incourage them to fight manfullie. After this, the battell on both sides comming forward to some, the arrowes and darts [...] freshlie betwixt them, but The battell is begun. neither part minding to giue place for all the sho [...], at length they ioined at handblowes, fi [...]st the Bri|tains in the right wing with the Scots in the left EEBO page image 94 wing; but the Britains not able long to indure a|gainst The Bri|tains flée. the force of the Scots, gaue backe and fled. In the meane while came a great shower of raine, mixt with such a tempest of haile, that the hardiest there wished himselfe thence, the storme beating so fast vpon them that one might [...]eath sée another, A great tem|pest. so that the Scotishmen and [...] wi [...] not whether were [...] pursue the Britains that fled, or to keepe their pl [...]s.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 On the oth [...]r part, the S [...]xons according to their maner in [...] of anie present danger; closed them|selues The S [...]xons close them|selues togi|ther. togither and drew neere vnto their chiefteins standard Fi [...]allie th [...] tempest no sooner [...] to ceass [...] but the Scots and Picts leauing their order of battell fell to follow the chase of the Britains, supposing the victorie had beene wholie theirs. Which The Scots an [...] Picts pursue the Britains. the Saxons (now after that the element began to cleare vp) plainelie perceiuing, by commandement of He [...]gist their generall assailed the Scots and Picts here and there dispersed about the spoile and The Saxons [...] [...]he Scots and Picts disor|dered in [...] of the Britains. slaughter of the Britains, and made such murther of them on euerie side where they found them, that pitie it was to behold. Those that escaped by flight, neuer staied till they were gotten into places farre inough out of danger. This was a blacke day with the Scots and Picts. Neither was it verie ioifull to the Britains, of whome no small number died in the place by the enimies sword lamentable to sée. Hengist hauing thus gotten the victorie, with|drew to Yorke, leauing those countries betwixt Tine and Twéed in the enimies handes, of purpose ceassing from further indamaging them, that the Britains might haue neighbours whome to feare: Hengist pur|posed at the first to make conquest of the Britains. for that (as he thought) should make much for his purpose, alreadie hauing determined to make a conquest of this Ile.