Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alſo Petus Cerialis comming with a legion of footemen and a troupe of horſemen to theyr ſuccours,Petus Cerialis his men being ſlaine retur|ned. was encountred by the Pictes, and be|ing put to flight, loſte all his footemen, hardly eſcaping himſelfe with the horſemen to the cãpe. Shortly after he tooke vp his tentes and returned towardes Kent,Catus the pro|curatour of Brytaine, fled into Fraunce. where Catus the procuratour or receyuer as I may call him of Brytaine as then ſoiourned, who vnderſtanding howe the whole Iſle was on eache ſide in an vprore, fled ouer into Fraunce then called Gallia.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This meane while Queene Voada ſent vnto hyr brother Corbreide king of Scotland,Queene Voada deſireth ayde of hyr brother Corbreide. requi|ring his ayde againſt the Romains, who had ſo vilely vſed hyr and hyr doughters, to the greate diſhonour of hyr and all hyr linage, and nowe was the time to be reuenged of ſuch iniuries the whole nation of the Brytains through the co|uetous dealing of the procuratour Catus being riſen in armes to recouer theyr ancient liberties.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Corbreide being highly diſpleaſed towardes EEBO page image 44 the Romains for y^e euil intreating of his Siſter, determined either to ſee hyr ſatiſfied by woorthie recompence, or els to be reuenged on them that had miſuſed hyr. And hereof gaue ſignification vnto Catus the procuratour that was as then returned into Brytaine with a power of men of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Also Petilius Cerealis comming with a legion of footmen and a troope of horssemen to their succours, Petilius Ce|realis his men being slaine returned. was incountred by the Picts, & being put to flight, lost all his footmen, hardlie escaping himselfe with the horssmen to the campe. Shortlie after he tooke vp his tents and returned towards kent, where Catus the procurator or receiuer (as I may call him) of Bri|taine Catus the procurator of Britaine fled into France. as then soiourned, who vnderstanding how the whole Ile was on ech side in an vprore, fled ouer into France then called Gallia. This meane while quéene Uoada sent vnto hir brother Corbreid king of Scotland, requiring his aid against the Romans, Quéene Uo| [...]da desireth [...]d of hir bro|ther Corbreid. who had so vilie vsed hir and hir daughters, to the great dishonor of hir and all hir linage, and now was the time to be reuenged of such iniuries, the whole nation of the Britains through the couetous dealing of the procurator Catus, being risen in armes to recouer their ancient liberties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Corbreid being highlie displeased towards the Romans for the euill intreating of his sister, deter|mined either to sée hir satisfied by woorthie recom|pense, or else to be reuenged on them that had mis|vsed hir: and hereof gaue signification vnto Catus the procurator that was as then returned into Bri|taine with a power of men of warre. Corbreid re|ceiuing but a scornefull answere from him, found meanes to ioine in league with Charanach king of the Picts, and gathering togither a mightie armie Charanach K. of the Picts. of one & other, pursued the Romans and their asso|ciats, slaieng downe a woonderfull number of them. He also burned and destroied diuers townes, such as in kéeping their allegiance to the Romans stood earnestlie to their defense, as Berwike and Carleill The Romans slaine. with others. About the same season there arriued in the frith a number of Dutch ships, fraught with Dutchmen ar|riue in Scot|land. people of Merherne or Morauia, a region in Ger|manie situat betwixt Boheme and Hungarie. They were driuen out of their owne countrie by the Ro|mans, and assembling togither vnder a famous capteine named Roderike, came down to the mouth of the Rhene, where making shift for vessels, they tooke the seas to séeke them some new habitations; and thus arriuing in Pictland, were ioifullie recei|ued of the Picts and Scots, for that they were re|puted right valiant men, and glad to reuenge their owne iniuries against the Romans. Namelie with the Picts they were much estéemed, for that they came forth of the same countrie from whence their ancestors were descended.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Their huge bodies and mightie lims did greatlie Merth [...] were [...]en of goodlie sta|ture. commend them in the sight of all men before whome they mustered, so that comming to the place where the kings of Scots and Picts were incamped with their people readie to march foorth towards the eni|mies, they were highlie welcomed, and vpon their offer receiued into companie, and appointed to go forth in that iournie, in aid of quéene Uoada against women come with the [...]eene in ar|mour. the Romans. With this Uoada was assembled a mightie host of the Britains, amongest whom were fiue thousand women, wholie bent to reuenge the villanies doone to their persons by the Romans, or to die in the paine. And for this purpose were they come well appointed with armour and weapons, to be the first that should giue the onset. Uoada hea|ring of hir brothers approch with the king of Picts and their armies, met them on the waie accompa|nied with a great number of the nobles of Britaine, and brought them to hir campe with great ioy and triumph.