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being certified still from time to time of all the dooings of his enimies, hasted with all spéed towards
them; and by the leading of trustie guides comming to the place where they were incamped within a marish
ground not passing 12 miles from Yorke, he fiercelie vpon a sudden setteth vpon them Uespasian assaileth the Britains in their campe. within their campe, yer they thought he had
béene néere them. But yet notwithstanding they manful|lie stood to their defense: insomuch that those in the
right wing of the Romans armie were like to haue beene idstressed, if Uespasian perceiuing the dan|ger, had
not sent a legion to their aid in time, wherby the battell was newlie in that part restored. The cap|teins
on either side did what they could to incourage their folkes to sticke to their tackle, without giuing ouer
by anie meanes, considering what gaine came by victorie, and what losse insued by receiuing the
o|uerthrow.
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Scots, and Picts, like inraged li|ons, ran vpon the Romans, with such cruell desire The
desperat hardinesse of the Britains and Scotish|men. of reuenge, that euen when they were thrust
through vpon the point of any weapon, they would run still vpon the same, to come vnto him that held it,
that they might requite him with the like againe. But yet would not all that their fierce and desperate
har|dinesse preuaile, for fortune by fatall appointment Fortune fa|uoureth the
Romans. being bent to aduance the Romans vnto the domi|nion EEBO page image 48 of the whole world,
shewed hir selfe so fauoura|ble vnto them in this battell, that in the end, though the Britains with the
confederats did what lay in men to doo for atteining of victorie, yet were they The
Bri|tains receiue the ouerthrow beaten downe and slaine euerie mothers sonne, a few onelie
excepted, which escaped by flight.
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séeing the slaughter of his people, would haue slaine himselfe, but that some of his ser|uants caried him by
force out of the field, that hée might be reserued yet vnto some better fortune. Caratake escaping by flight, fled into his countrie, Caratake
escapeth. Tharan king of the Picts is slaine. but Tharan king of the Picts, not coueting to liue
after such losse of his people, threw away his armor with all his kinglie ornaments, and sitting downe vpon
a stone, as a man past himselfe, was there slaine by such as followed in the chase. Aruiragus be|ing
conueied out of danger, and gotten into Yorke, considered how by reason of this great discomfiture, it was
vnpossible to resist the Romane puissance, and therefore with consent of the residue of his no|bles
that were escaped from the battell, he sent an herald vnto Uespasian,
offring to submit himselfe in Messengers sent by Arui|ragus vnto Uespasian with
sub|mission. most humble wise vnto anie reasonable conditions of peace and agréement. Whervpon
Uespasian com|manded that Aruiragus should in priuate apparell come in vnto him, for he would not talke of
anie peace, except he had Aruiragus present, and there|fore he sent vnto him his safe conduct to assure him
safetie both to come and go.