Compare 1587 edition: 1 But Aulus Planctius perceyuing now tho|rowly how little truſt there was to be put in the Brytaynes,A meſſenger ſent vnto Clau+dius the Em|perour from Planctius. diſpatched a meſſenger in all haſte with letters vnto Claudius the Emperour, who as then ſoiourned at Rome, ſignifying vnto him in what daunger the ſtate of Brytaine ſtoode, if tymely prouiſion were not the ſooner made.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Claudius waying the matter by good aduiſe of counſaile, ordeyned by decree of the Senate, that Veſpaſian (of whom ye haue heard before) ſhould be ſent hither with an armie to tame the prowde and loftie ſtomackes of the Bry|taynes, with their confederates the Scottes and Pictes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Veſpaſian herevpon departing from Rome,Veſpaſian commeth in|to Brytayne. came into Fraunce, and encreaſing his legions, with a ſupplie of ſuch ſoldiers as he found there, paſſed ouer into this our Brytaine, where con|trarie to the report which he had heard afore hys comming he founde euery fortreſſe ſo wel furni|ſhed after y^e warlik order of the Romaine vſage, and moreouer all ſuche companies of menne EEBO page image 35 of warre as kept the field ſo well appoynted and ordered, that he coulde not but much prayſe the greate diligence and politike gouernment of Planctius.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 About the same time Aruiragus, vpon trust con|ceiued by ioining his power with the other confede|rate Britains, to expell the Romans quite out of the realme, and so to recouer the intire estate, reuolting from them, fled into Shrewsburie, where, at the same Aruiragus reuolteth. time such British lords as were enimies to the Ro|mans, were assembled againe in councell, by whom Aruiragus was receiued with great gladnesse (ye maie be sure) of those lords, trusting by his meanes to haue their force in maner doubled. His wife Ge|nissa being at the same season great with child, tooke such thought for this reuolting of hir husband, that Genissa the wife of Arui|ragus d [...]th. trauelling before hir time, she immediatly died ther|with. But Aulus Planctius, perceiuing now tho|roughlie how little trust there was to be put in the Britans, dispatched a messenger in all hast with A messenger sent vnto Claudius the emperor from Planctius. letters vnto Claudius the emperour, who as then so|iourned at Rome, signifieng vnto him in what dan|ger the state of Britaine stood, if timelie prouision were not the sooner made.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Claudius weieng the matter by good aduise of councell, ordeined by decrée of the senate, that Ues|pasian (of whome ye haue heard before) should be sent hither with an armie, to tame the proud and loftie stomachs of the Britains, with their confederats the Scots & Picts. Uespasian herevpon departing Uespasian commeth into Britaine. from Rome, came into France, & increasing his le|gions, with a supplie of such souldiers as he found there, passed ouer into this our Britaine, where con|trarie to the report which he had heard afore his com|ming, he found euerie fortresse so well furnished af|ter the warlike order of the Romane vsage, and moreouer all such companies of men of warre as kept the field so well appointed and ordered, that he could not but much praise the great diligence and politike gouernement of Planctius.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when Uespasian had a little refreshed his men, and taken order how to procéed in the reducing of the Britains to their former obedience, he set for|ward toward Aruiragus & other the enimies, whom he vnderstood as then to be at Yorke, making their The Bri|tains gather an armie. assemblie, not generallie of all that were able to beare a club, as they did the yeere before; but out of all parties a chosen number of piked men were sent for, as out of Deuonshire & Cornewall there came 6000, foorth of Wales and the marches 12000, and the like number out of Kendall, Westmerland, Iceni. and Cumberland. Out of Oxfordshire and other the parties of Britaine subiect vnto Aruiragus, there came 35000. All which numbers assembled nere vn|to Yorke, euerie man bringing his prouision with him to serue him for two moneths space. Unto the The Scots & Picts come to aid the Britains. Illithara or Tharan king of Picts. same place came also Caratake with 30000 Scotish men: and Illithara otherwise called Tharan, king of the Picts, with almost as manie of his subiects.