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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Kenneth exhorted his people that day to shew themselues men, sith the same should iudge whether the Scots should rule and gouerne the Picts, or the The order of the battell. Picts the Scots. With these and manie other effec|tuall words when he had incouraged his folks to the battell, he diuided them into thrée wards, as two wings and a maine battell. In euerie of them he set first archers and arcubalisters; and next vnto them pikes and speares, then bilmen and other with such short weapons: last of all, an other multitude with all kind of weapons, as was thought most expedient. The fore ward was committed to the lea|ding of one Bar, a man right skilfull in all warlike knowledge, the second one Dongall gouerned, and the third was led by Donald the kings brother. The king himselfe with a troope of horssemen followed them to succour in all places where he saw néed.