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commandement giuen on both parts, the battell began right hot, & for a good space
Caratake ouer throwne by the Ro|mans. His quéene taken. verie doubtfull, till the
practised knowledge of the Romans vanquished the furious violence of the Scots, Picts, and Britains: who
being put to flight fled into the mounteins to escape the enimies hands who pursued them most egerlie.
Amongst other of Caratake be|traied by his stepmother. the prisoners there was
taken Caratakes wife, with his daughter & brethren. He himselfe fled for succor vnto his stepmother
Cartimandua: but as aduersi|tie findeth few friends, she caused him to be taken and deliuered vnto Ostorius.
This was in the ninth yeare after the beginning of the warres. Ostorius
vsed him verie honorablie, according to the degrée of a king: finallie he sent him vnto Rome, togither Caratake is sent to Rome. with his wife, his daughter, and brethren. His same was
such through all places, that where he passed by, the people came flocking in on each side to sée him, of
whom they had heard so much report for his stout resistance made so long a time against the Romane
puissance.
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the sight: for the He is shewed to the people in triumph. victorie and
apprehension of him was iudged equall with anie other atchiued enterprise against whatso|uer the most
puissant enimies of former time. The Emperor Claudius vpon respect as was thought of his princelie behauior
and notified valiancie, restored him to libertie, and reteining his daughter and el|dest brother at Rome as
pledges, vpon his oth re|ceiued to be a true subiect vnto the empire, he sent him home into his countrie
againe, assigning vnto him the gouernance of Galloway, with Kile,
Car|rike, and Coningham. He liued not passing two yéeres after his returne into Scotland, studieng Caratake departeth this life. most cheeflie (during that time) how to preserue his
people in peace and quietnesse. He departed this world one and twentie yeares after the deceasse of his
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before his falling into the hands of the Ro|mans, 54 Strange sights séene. there
were sundrie strange sights seene in Albion, as fighting of horssemen abroad in the fields, with great
slaughter, as séemed on both parts: and forthwith the same so vanished awaie, that no appée|rance of them
could any where be perceiued. Also a sort of woolues in the night season set vpon such as were kéeping of
cattell abroad in the fields, and caried awaie one of them to the woods, and in the morning suffred him to
escape from amongst them againe. Moreouer, at Carrike there was a child borne, perfect in all his lims
sauing the head, which was like vnto a rauens. These vnketh signes and monsters put the people in no small
feare: but after that Caratake was restored to his libertie & coun|trie, all was interpreted to the
best.