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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Claudius therefore leauing this Iſle, paſſed into Pomonia the chiefeſt of all the Orkneys,Now Kirke|wale. where diſcomfiting ſuche as appeared abrode to make reſiſtance, he beſieged the king of theſe Iſles named Ganus,Claudius ta|keth the king of the Ork|neys. within a Caſtel whither hee was withdrawne, and finally cauſing him to yeelde himſelfe priſoner, led him with other nobles of Brytayne (whome hee had for pledges) vnto Rome, the more to ſet forth the glorie of his tri|umph at his returne vnto the Citie.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The doubt of Claudius go|ing into the Orkneys.But whatſoeuer Hector Boetius and others write of this paſſage of Claudius into the Ork|neys, it is not like that he came there at all, for if he ſtayed not paſt .xvj. dayes in Brytayne,Dion Caſsius. as by Dion Caſſius it appeareth that hee did not in deed, how ſhould we ymagin that he coulde both pacifie the South partes of Brytayne, and after go into Orkney and conquere the ſame with [...] ſo ſmall a time, being readie to returne towardes Rome at the ende of thoſe .xvj. dayes, as the ſayd Dion affirmeth? But this diſcourſe haue I made according to their owne Hiſtories, leaſt I ſhould ſeeme to defraude them of whatſoeuer glory [...] be gotten by errours, as the maner is of them as well as of other Nations, whiche to aduaunce their antiquities and glorie of theyr auncetou [...] take the aduantage oftentymes of wryters ſtand worthie of credite.