Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus Edelfred hauing got such a notable victorie EEBO page image 110 at Deglastone in Britaine, he could not be so con|tented, Deglastone the place wher this battell was [...]ought. Galloway in|uaded by E|delfred. but estsoones assembling his people, and ioi|ning againe with Brudeus and his Picts, the next summer after inuaded Galloway, and began to rob and spoile that countrie, to the end he might either inforce the inhabitants, with other the countries next there vnto adioining, to yeeld vnto him; either els to bring them into extreme pouertie in wasting all afore him. But Aidan being aduertised héereof, sent to the Britains for their couenanted aid, and comming forward with his owne people which he had assembled together, ouershrew certeine compa|nies Certeine com|panies of Sax ons ouer|throwne. of his enimies, as he sound them dispersed a|broad in seeking for preies: then passing by their maine armie, he commeth into Anandale, where he wineth with the Britains, being come so farre for|ward on their waie to méet him. The Saxons and Picts hauing knowledge of their enimies dooings, wan such a place of aduantage, as they thought it an easie matter for them in kéeping the same, to di|stresse both the Scots and Britains through stopping vp the passages, by the which they must of force passe, if they minded to come foorth on that day. These pas|sages laie through certeine quicksands, and by a ri|uer which had but few foords passable. Passages tho|rough Sulle|wap sands.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Scots and Britains, perceiuing how they were thus inclosed, with all spéed trenched their campe about, raising certeine bulworks and turrets in places where they thought expedient, as though they had ment still there to haue continued. Aidan himselfe tooke such pains in séeing euerie thing doone The diligence of king Aidan in prouiding to resist his e|nimies. in due order, that his people mooued more through his example than by anie exhortation, were most di|ligent in their duties, desirous of nothing so much as to haue occasion ministred, to shew some proofe of their woorthie valiancies. At length, when the eni|mies were most atquiet, and (as was supposed) no|thing in doubt of anie attempt to be made by the Scots and Britains in the night season, leauing a great number of fires in their campe, they sudden|lie dislodged, and passing the water by secret foords, they entred into Cumberland, and so after passing The Scots and Britains dislodge. The Scots and Britains enter into Northumber|land. into Northumberland, they wasted and destroied with fire and swoord all that came within their reach: the report of which their dooings brought Edelfred and Brudeus backe into that countrie to resist their inuasion, neither resting day nor night, till they had got sight of their enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The next day, the souldiers on both sides requiring battell, together they go with great noise and din both of men and instruments. Too much hardinesse The fight be|twixt Scots and Britains on the one side, and Saxons and Picts on the other. in the Saxons caused no small number of them to be slaine, rather choosing to die with reputation of manhood, than to giue backe neuer so little ground to the enimie. Thus the battell continued for a space, verie doubtfull which waie the victorie would incline. On the Britains and Scotishmens side, there were foure chiefe rulers amongst them, beside Aidan him|selfe, as Constantius and Alencrinus Britains, Cal|lan and Mordacke Scotishmen. Ech of these taking a seuerall charge vpon him, did earnestlie applie their vttermost indeuors therin, incouraging their bands to put awaie all cowardlie feare, and manfullie to sticke to their tackle, since by victorie there was hope of eternall fame, beside suertie of life, and aduance|ment to the common-wealth of their countrie; where otherwise they might looke for nothing, but the contrarie mishaps, as shame, rebuke, and importable seruitude. So that the Scotishmen and Britains in|couraged héerewith, preassed vpon the enimies so fiercelie, that at length as well the Saxons as Picts were compelled to breake their arraie, & fall to plaine The Saxons and Picts dis|comfited and chased. running awaie: the Scots following so egerlie in the chase, that more of their enimies were thought to die in the slight, than before there had doone in the battell.