Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The king told them he had séene the like vision, but they ought to kéepe it close, least by glorieng too The answer of king Ken|neth. much in the fauour shewed by almightie God toward them, they might happilie displease his diuine maie|stie, which otherwise they might perceiue was readie in their aid. Then finallie might the vision be publi|shed, when thorough his fauourable assistance, the warres were brought to a luckie end. This aduise of the king was well liked of them all, and commande|ment giuen, that all maner of prouision should be prepared with all spéed for an armie to be set foorth into Pictland. The lords going busilie about to pro|uide themselues of all things necessarie, mustered their men in all parts, so that there was leuied a grea|ter host than had béene seene in those parties of long time before. When the whole power was come togi|ther, Kenneth marched foorth with the same, entring by great violence into the Pictish borders about Kenneth en|tred into Sterling|shire. Drusken ha|stilie inuaded his enimies. Sterling.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Drusken the king of Picts aduertised héereof, and hauing his armie in a readinesse both of Picts and such Englishmen as he had reteined, to serue him for his wages, fetcheth a compasse about, and passing by the Scotish armie in the night, incampeth betwixt them and home, insomuch that the day did no sooner appéere, but the one part desirous to be in hand with the other, without token of trumpet, or com|mandement of capteine, they rushed togither most fiercelie. The hastie spéed of the Picts to ioine, put them to no small disaduantage; but the departure of the Englishmen, withdrawing themselues aside to The English|men fled. the next mounteine, most of all discouraged them: for the Scots therwith giuing a shout, declared them selues to be highlie recomforted with that sight. Drusken in all haste sent vnto those Englishmen a Drusken sen|deth to the Englishmen. messenger, willing them with large promises of re|ward to returne to his aid: but the Englishmen an|swered, that their vse was not to fight without order and commandement of their generall, and that the Picts like vnskilfull men had cast awaie themselues to be slaine by the enimies hand, where it apperteined vnto warlike knowledge to auoid the battell, when no hope of victorie appéered.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The middle ward of the Picts séeing themselues left naked on the one side, and assailed on the backs; whereas the Englishmen should haue kept their ground and defended them, they began to shrinke: which the Scots perceiuing, stroke on the more fiercelie, till at length the Picts not able to with|stand their force, fell to running awaie. They made The Picts are vanqui|shed. their course towards the water of Forth, which was not farre from the place of the battell, where being o|uertaken, they were beaten downe & slaine in great numbers: for Kenneth gaue commandement that they should spare none of the Picts nation, neither gentleman nor other, that fell into their hands. The Englishmen whilest the Scots and Picts were thus The English m [...]n escape. occupied in the fight and chase, withdrew homeward with all spéed; and by reason of the mounteins which they had to passe, that tooke awaie the sight of them from the Scots, they escaped into their countrie without anie pursute. Drusken himselfe so soone as he perceiued how the field went against him, got him Drusken es|caped by flight to his horsse, which he had appointed to be readie for him at hand vpon all occasions, and so escaped out of danger with a few other in his companie.