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Compare 1587 edition: 1 THe firſt thing he did after he was eſtabliſhed in the eſtate,Cara|take. he ſailed into the weſtern Iſles to appeaſe a rebellion moued by the Gouernour there. Which done, and the authours puniſhed, he returned into Aldion and came vnto Caricto|nium, whiche was ſometymes a famous Citie, and Metropolitane of Scotlande, ſituate with|in the Countrey cleped Carrycke as it appeareth by the ruynes there remayning euen vnto thys daye.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In this Citie was Caratake borne, and ther|fore fauouring it the more,Caretake was borne in Carricke. hee lay there moſte commonly, and did what he coulde to aduaunce the wealth and ſtate thereof.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 Whileſt theſe things were a doing in Scot|lande, Kymbaline king of the Brytaynes dyed,Kymbaline king of Bry|taynes dieth. who for that hee had beene brought vp in Rome, obſerued his promiſed obedience towardes the Empyre:Guiderius the Britiſh king rebelleth a|gaynſt the Romaines. bu [...] [...]iderius ſucceeding diſdayned to ſee the libertie of his countrey oppreſſed by the Romaines, and therfore procuring the Brytains to aſſiſt him, aſſembled a power and inuaded the Romaines with ſuch violence that none eſcaped with life, but ſuche as ſaued themſelues within Caſſels and Fortreſſes. The Emperour Clau|dius that then gouerned the Romaine Empyre aduertiſed hereof, ſent two Captaynes,Planctius otherwiſe Plautius. Aulus Planctius, and C [...]ieus Senſius to appeaſe that rebellion. They landing in Brytaine with their armie, vanquiſhed Guiderius in battaile,Guiderius ſen|deth to Cara|take for ayde. ſo that he was conſtrayned to ſend vnto Caratake king of Scots for ayde agaynſt the common enimies of both nations. Caratake hauing conſydered the effect of this Meſſage, gaue counſaile to the Brytaynes to ſende into Fraunce then called Gallia, to practiſe wyth the people thereto moue ſome rebellion agaynſt the Romaines, in hope of helpe, whiche they were aſſured to haue by the Brytaynes. This counſaile was followed, for EEBO page image 32 immediately vpon the Ambaſſadours returne,Fraunce in thoſe dayes Gallia. there were ſent ouer into Fraunce certain intelli|genſaries to moue ſome conſpiracie which had taken effect (by reaſon of the generall hate of ſer|uitude wherein the Romaines kepte the people ſubiect to them in thoſe dayes) if Guiderius had not beene conſtrayned to giue battayle,Guiderius ſlaine. and chaunced to be ſlaine in the ſame ere the Gauſtes coulde bee reſolued vppon any determinate pur|poſe. This ouerthrowe beeing reported in Fraunce, cauſed the Gaulles to ſtay theyr inten|ded rebellion. Shortly after Claudius hym|ſelfe came ouer into Brytayne,The Emperor Claudius com+meth into Brytaine. and receyuing the Brytaynes vnder his obeyſaunce, ordered things among them at his pleaſure. And after preparing his nauie and armie with all puruey|aunce conuenient, hee ſet forwarde towardes the Iſles of Orkney,Claudius ſay|leth into the Orkneys. purpoſing to conquere the ſame, for that they had ayded the Brytaynes in theſe laſt warres agaynſt the Romaines. But approching neare to thoſe Iſles, he was in dan|ger to haue beene caſt away by a tempeſt ryſing by chaunce, euen as he was entered the ſtreyte betwixt the Orkeneys and Dungiſbie heade in Cateneſe called Pictlande Frith: yet at length getting to lande, hee founde in that Iſle where hee fyrſt arryued, no bodie at home, all the peo|ple through feare vpon the firſt ſight of the great multitude of ſhippes beeing fled to hyde themſel|ues in caues and dennes amongeſt the rockes and mountaynes.

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