Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time that Kenneth with his Scots Drusken commeth to rescue his people. raged in such wise through those countries, Drusken assembling all the power of his countries, came foorth into the field to méet the Scots, meaning ei|ther to put them backe out of the confines of his do|minion, either else to die with honor in the attempt thereof. Thus passing through the countrie, at length he came vnto Scone, where afterwards stood a fa|mous abbie of chanons of saint Augustines order, and here he found Kenneth with his armie alreadie incamped. The next day, when both parties were re|die to haue giuen battell, Drusken wishing rather to aske peace whilest his power was yet in safetie, than after he were once vanquished (if such were his misaduenture) to intre at for the same in vaine, sent an herald at armes vnto Kenneth, willing that he might talke with him before he ioined, for that he had to say certeine things, which being followed, might turne to the great benefit and commoditie of both the Scotish and Pictish nations
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 130 Kenneth for that he would not seeme to refuse a|nie indifferent offers, was contented to come to a communication, and so therevpon both the kings in presence of both their armies arranged in the field readie to fight, came togither in a place appointed, either of them being accompanied with a like num|ber of their nobles, as by the heralds it was accor|ded. Here Drusken with manie reasons going a|bout to persuade peace, shewed how necessarie the The persua|sion of peace by Drusken. same was betwixt the two nations: and againe, how doubtfull fortune was to them that trusted too much in hir vnstedfast fauour: at length he grew to this end, that if Kenneth could be contented to grant a peace, the Picts should release all such right, title Mernes, An|gus, and File is required of the Picts to release. and interest as they had in the countries of Mernes, Angus, and Fife, vnto him and his successors the Scotish kings for euer, so that he should make no further claime vnto anie other of those countries which the Picts as yet possessed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Herevnto Kenneth answered, that he well vn|derstood Kenneth his answere. how vnstable fortunes lawes were, but si|thens the Picts fought in an vniust quarell, as to defraud the posteritie of their lawfull king Hungus, who latelie reigned amongest them, of the rightfull inheritance of their kingdome, they themselues had iust cause to doubt fortunes chance, where the Scots hauing put vpon lawfull armour, and séeking to at|teine that by warre which by other means they could not atteine at the hands of the vniust possessors, they had lesse cause to mistrust hir fauour, & therefore if the Picts were desirous of peace, they ought to cause a surrender to be made of their kingdome into his hands, accordinglie as they well knew it was rea|son they should. And what commoditie might there|of insue to both nations, being by such means once ioined and vnited into one intire kingdome, he doub|ted not but they vnderstood it sufficientlie inough. And as for other conditions of peace than this, he told them plainelie there would be none accepted. Thus did the kings depart in sunder, without anie agréement concluded: and being returned to their armies, they make readie to trie the matter by dint of sword.