Compare 1587 edition: 1 They of Gal|loway are bea|ten and pa|cifyed.But nowe to returne where wee lefte: the brute of this late victorie quieted the buſie myndes of ſuch other of the Brytaynes, as were readie to haue reuolted. But they of Galloway woulde not at the fyrſt giue ouer, but in truſt of ayde at the handes of Caratake continu|ed in theyr rebellion, till Oſtorius came thy|ther, and beate downe ſuche as made reſy|ſtaunce, whereby the other were ſoone pacifyed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this he entered into the confines of Kile and Cantyre,Kile and Can|tyre waſted and ſpoyled. ſpoyling and waſting thoſe coun|treys, and brought from thence a great number of captiues.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 With which iniurie Caratake being not a little kindled, he aſſembled a mighty army,Caratake aſ|ſembleth an armie. wherein he had at the leaſt .xl. thouſand mẽ, what of his own ſubiects & other ſuch as came to his ayde. For af|ter he was entered into Pictland, there came vn|to him out of all parties no ſmall number, of ſuch as deſired either to be reuenged on the Romaine, either elſe to looſe life and libertie both at once, for the taſt of bondage was ſo bitter vnto all the inhabitants of Albion in this ſeaſon, that they in maner were wholy conſpired togither to remoue that yoke of thraldom from their ſhoulders which ſo painfully pinched them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now to returne where we left: the brute of this late victorie quieted the busie minds of such o|ther They of Gal|loway are bea ten and paci|fied. of the Britains, as were readie to haue reuol|ted. But they of Galloway would not at the first giue ouer, but in trust of aid at the hands of Cara|take continued in their rebellion, till Ostorius came thither, and beate downe such as made resistance, whereby the other were soone pacified. After this he Kile and Can tire wasted and spoiled. Caratake as|sembleth an armie. entred into the confines of Kile and Cantire, spoi|ling and wasting those countries, and brought from thence a great number of captiues. With which in|iurie Caratake being not a little kindled, he assem|bled a mightie armie, wherein he had at the least 40 thousand men, what of his owne subiects and other such as came to his aid. For after he was entred in|to Pictland, there came vnto him out of all parties no small number, of such as desired either to be re|uenged on the Romans, either else to loose life and libertie both at once, for the tast of bondage was so bitter vnto all the inhabitants of Albion in this sea|son, that they in maner were wholie conspired togi|ther to remooue that yoke of thraldome from their shoulders which so painefullie pinched them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Caratake thus furnished with an armie, chose The strength of the place where Cara|take was in|camped. foorth a strong place to lodge in, fensed on the one side with the course of a déepe foordlesse riuer, and on the other sides it might not be approched vnto for the EEBO page image 50 stéepnesse of the crags and such fensing as they had Of this mat|ter ye may read more in England. Women in|camped. made with great stones, in places where there was any waie to enter. All such women as were some|what stept in age, and came thither with them, in great numbers, were by Caratake placed on either side his battels, both as well to incourage the men to doo valiantlie with shouting and hallowing vnto|them, as also to assails the Romans with stones as they should approch. Other such as were yoong and lustie, were appointed to kéepe araie amongst the Women pla|ced in order of battell. Caratake and his capteins exhort their men to fight. men to fight in the battell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Caratake hauing thus ordered his field, and hea|ring that Ostorius was come to giue battell, ex|horted his people to sticke to it like men, and so in semblable wise did all his capteins and sergeants of the bands, going from ranke to ranke to incourage their souldiors, declaring how that this was the ar|mie that must either bring libertie or thraldome to them and their posteritie for euer. On the other part Ostorius minding to trie the matter by battell, set his people in araie after the ancient maner of the Romans, willing them to consider that they were descended of those parents and ancestors which had subdued the whole world: and againe, that those with Ostorius in|courageth his Romans. whome they should now match, were but naked people, fighting more with a certeine maner of a fu|rious rage and disordered violence, than with any politike discretion or constancie.