Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 King Alpine all this while held himselfe in a castell which stood vpon an hill, a little from Dundée, being The incam|ping of Alpine his armie. now decaied, so that little thereof remaineth to be séene at this day. Upon the north side of the hill, there lieth a great large plaine, compassed on ech side with mounteins, as then full of woods & launds, but now for the most part bare and without anie trées or bu|shes. In this plaine were the Scots incamped. Al|pine beholding foorth of the castell, how the Picts ap|proched to giue battell, got him into the campe, & ex|horting his people to shew themselues valiant, pla|ced them in araie. The Picts no lesse desirous to fight than their gouernors would haue wished them, be|gan Rashl [...]e the Picts begi [...] the battell. the battell before they had commandement, with such violence, that the right wing of the Scots was sore disordered. But Alpine perceiuing that, came spéedilie to their succours, greatlie reproouing them for their faintnesse of courage. To be short, he did so much to imbolden them, that by his means the fight was renewed in most cruell wise: insomuch that those which before were put backe, began to winne ground againe, and to beate downe their enimies verie fiercelie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But heerewith did the counterfet troope of horsse|men, which was hid in the wood suddenlie come foorth, and shewed themselues vpon the backe halfe of the EEBO page image 128 Scotishmen, appéering in sight to be an huge num|ber, The Scots being deceiued with a coun|terfet troope of horssemen fled. & farre more than they were in déed: with which sight the Scots being brought into a sudden feare, least they should be compassed about with multitude of enimies, they brake their arraie, threw off their ar|mor, and tooke them to their féet, so to escape and saue themselues by flight. Thus few were slaine in the battell, but a great number died in the chase, & were beaten downe on ech side as they were ouertaken by the Picts. Alpine himselfe was taken, and hauing his hands bound behind him, was led to the next King Alpine taken by his enimies and after beheaded towne, and there beheaded. The place beareth the name of him vnto this day, being called Pasalpine. His head also was set vpon a polé, and borne vnto Camelon, and there set vp vpon one of the highest turrets of the wall. The Scots that escaped from this sorowfull ouerthrow, got them with all spéed in|to Kenneth the sonne of Al|pine inuested king of Scot|land. 834. Argile, where they inuested Kenneth the sonne of Alpine king of their realme. This was in the yéere of our Lord 834, and the fourth yéere after Alpine entred first into the estate.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Picts hauing atchiued this great and ioifull victorie, assembled at Camelon by commandement of their king, where causing a solemne procession to be made, in rendering thanks to almightie God for their good successe in their passed iournie: they take The Picts giue thanks vnto God for their victorie. They make a vow to conti|nue the warre. a generall oth vpon the gospell booke, that from thencefoorth they would not ceasse to make the Scots war, till they had vtterlie destroied the race of them: and herewith ordeined a law, that if anie man made mention of anie peace or league to be had with the Scots, he should lose his head for it. There were in|deed some ancient personages amongst them, that The good counsell of graue menis despised. spake against this insolent outrage of the people, al|ledging that in time of prosperous successe men ought to vse a modestie: but certeine youthfull per|sons offended with such graue aduise, thrust the au|thors thereof out of the church, within the which they were as then assembled. The Scots being certified héereof, were nothing héerewith discouraged, but ra|ther The Scots are animated. put in good hope of better successe, sith the eni|mies abused themselues thus in time of felicitie.