Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The ambassadors being terrefied with such ma|ner of inhibitions, they went no further: but yet ac|cording Warre is pro|nounced vnto the Picts. as they had in commission, they pronounced the warre in the name of Alpine and Dongall, re|quiring those that thus came to méet them, to giue signification therof vnto their maister Feredeth, and to the whole Pictish nation; and so returned home the same way they came. Then did the Scotish lords repaire vnto Dongall, who at the same time laie in Carrike castell, and there taking counsell for the maintenance of these warres, not one was found a|mongest them which offered not to spend both life, lands, & goods in Alpines iust quarell. By this means was great preparation made on both sides for the The Scots willingly giue themselues vnto the war. warre, the Scots minding to set Alpine in his right, and the Picts determining not to receiue any prince of a strange nation to reigne ouer them. But whilest Dongall goeth about to prouide all things readie for his enterprise, he chanced to be drowned in the ri|uer of Speie, as he was about to passe the same in a bote. This mishap chanced him in the sixt yéere of his reigne, and after the birth of our Sauiour 830. 930. His bodie was buried in Colmekill, with all fune|rall obsequies.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 AFter Dongall was Alpine receiued to the Alpine. Alpine crow|ned king of Scotland. crowne and gouernement of the realme, by the generall voices of all the people, whose chiefest studie was vpon his first entring into the estate, to follow his sute touching his title to the Pictish kingdome: and herevpon with all diligence preparing a migh|tie host and all other things (which were thought re|quisite for the furthering of his enterprise) he passed foorth towards Angus, not staieng till he came to the Alpine with an armie in|uadeth Pict|land. castell of Forfair, which he besieged; but the third day after his comming thither, Feredeth the Pictish king with a great armie of his subiects aranged in good order of battell, came and presented himselfe in sight of the Scots, whervpon immediatlie néere vn|to the towne of Restennoth they met, and ioining there in battell, fought right fiercelie. At the first en|counter the right wing of the Scotish armie was néere hand ouerthrowne; but Fenedocht lieutenant Fenedocht the thane of Ath [...]le. of Athole came spéedilie to the succors with 400 of his countriemen, and restored the battell on the Sco|tish side: whereby insued a right sore bickering with great slaughter, and no signe of shrinking on either part, by meanes whereof it séemed doubtfull for a long space vnto whether side the victorie would in|cline.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length Feredeth perceiuing the middle ward of his battell a litle to shrinke, speedilie preassed forth to succor the same with a chosen companie of such as he had appointed to attend him: but entring thus with great violence amongst the thickest prease of his enimies, he was closed in on each side, and exclu|ded so from the residue of his owne people, that hée could neither returne the same way he entered, nei|ther yet by anie other, so that he with those that were with him, perceiuing their liues to be in present danger, did cast themselues into a ring, deter|mining yet to reuenge their owne deaths, whervpon rather wearied with continuall fight, than vanqui|shed, or with any feare oppressed, they were slaine all the whole number of them, togither with Feredeth Feredeth is slaine. their king. Yet herewith did not the other Picts giue ouer the battell, so long as anie daie light was on the skie. So that the night in the end parted them in The night parted the armies. sunder, both the armies withdrawing to their camps with small ioy or triumph, by reason of the great slaughter which had béene made on both sides.