Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottiſh Chronicles make mention that it was begonne by Adrian,The romaine wryters doe confirme the ſame. but not finiſhed tyll the dayes of the Emperour Seuerus, who made an ende of it, and therefore the ſame Chronicles name it the wall of Septimius Seuerus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 62Adrianus hauing thus diſpatched in the North partes of Brytayne, in hys returne vi|ſited Wales with the Marches of the ſame, ſet|ting an order amongeſt ſuch as had mooued a commotion agaynſt the Magiſtrates in thoſe partyes, the Authours whereof hee puniſhed ac|cording to their offences, and ſo then he came to London, whither at the ſame tyme a great num|ber of the Brytayne Nobilitie reſorted to doe hym honour,Adrian com|meth to Lon|don. according to theyr duties. And hee for hys parte ſhewed them ſuche friendlye entertaynment, that they coulde not wiſhe any better.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Adrian retur|neth towarde Rome.After this he ſayled ouer into Fraunce, ta|king Lucius Antenous with him, bycauſe hee coulde not away with the ayre of Brytayne, in whoſe place he left one Aulus Victorinus Lieu|tenant there,Aulus Victo|torinus Lieu|tenant of Bry|taine. who diſpoſed dyuerſe garriſons of Souldiours in places neare vnto the foreremem|bred Wall, for defence of the inhabitauntes a|gaynſt the violence of the Scottes and Pictes. Who ſeeing this demeanor of the Romaines, deuided thoſe landes and Countreys (whiche they had lately waſted on the further ſyde of Tine) in ſuche ſorte betwyxte them, that all whatſoeuer laye towardes the Iriſhe Sea, re|mayned to the Scottes,The Scottiſhe men and Picts deuide the countreys be|yonde Tine betwixt them. and the reſt coaſting vpon the Almayne Seas, fell vnto the Pictes for their portion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The fourth daie after, he came into a countrie wherein was left no kind of earthlie thing seruing to mans vse, and so passing forward a daie or two, he He passeth ouer the riuer of Tine. Adrian fin|deth nothing abroad in the countrie of his enimies. found neither corne, nor other prouision of vittell, nor any kind of liuing creature, all the people being fled into the mounteins and marish grounds, where no man might come vnto them, as commonlie in case of extreme danger they were accustomed to lie abroad in the same without house or any couerture ouer their heads. Howbeit, for all that he gaue not ouer to pursue them, but finding them out where What maner of people he had to doo withall. they lurked in the hilles and woods, he gréeuouslie af|flicted them, and that in sundrie maner. In the end espieng the barrennes of the soile, the rudenes of the people, and that there was no hope left to come by sufficient prouision for the maintenance of his ar|mie, he determined not to spend anie longer time in such a vaine and fruitlesse trauell, and therefore re|turned vnto Tine, there to restreine the Scots and Picts from inuading such of the Britains as were subiect to the Romane empire, he caused a great Adrian begin|neth to make a wall for safe|gard of the Britains against the Picts and Scots. The Romans writers [...] confirme the same. [...]rench to be cast ouerthwart the land from the mouth of Tine to the riuer of Eske, and a wall to be made on the inner side of the same, of turfe and sods. ¶The Scotish chronicles make mention that it was be|gun by Adrian, but not finished till the daies of the emperor Seuerus, who made an end of it, and ther|fore the same chronicles name it the wall of Septi|mius Seuerus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Adrianus hauing thus dispatched in the north parts of Britaine, in his returne visited Wales with the marches of the same, setting an order amongst such as had mooned a commotion against the magistrats in those parties, the authors whereof he punished ac|cording to their offenses, & so then he came to Lon|don, whither at the same time a great number of the Britaine nobilitie resorted to doo him honor, accor|ding Adrian com|meth to Lon|don. to their duties. And he for his part shewed them such friendlie interteinment, that they could not wish any better. After this he sailed into France, taking Lucius Antenous with him, bicause he could Adrian retur|neth toward Rome. Aulus Uicto|rinus lieute|nant of Britaine. not awaie with the aire of Britaine, in whose place he left one Aulus Uictorinus lieutenant there, who dis|posed diuers garisons of souldiers in places néere vnto the fore-remembred wall, for defense of the in|habitants against the violence of the Scots & Picts. Who seeing this demeanour of the Romans, diuided those lands and countries (which they had latelie wa|sted on the further side of Tine) in such sort betwixt them, that all what soeuer laie towards the Irish sea, The Scotish men & Picts diuide the countries beyond Tine betwixt them. Mogall through pride abuseth him|selfe in sun|drie kinds of vices. remained to the Scots, and the rest coasting vpon the Almane seas, sell vnto the Picts for their portion.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 After this Mogall liued manie yeares in good qui|et without anie trouble of enimies. But being puf|fed vp in pride, by such notable victories as he had thus got of the Romans the conquerours of the world, he could not in time of peace maister his owne vnrulie appetites; but that drowned in the fil|thie lustes of the bodie, he spared neither maid, wi|dowe, nor wise. Againe, he was giuen to such vn|quenchable couetousnesse, that nothing might suffice him, finding manie forged matters against the rich, whereby to bereue them both of life and substance. He was the first which ordeined that such as were banished or condemned for anie crime, should forfeit all their lands & goods without any consideration had A couetous and cruell or|dinance. either of wife or child, which is obserued at the full euen vnto these our daies, where before it was o|therwise in that countrie. But these so notable vices in the prince could not long continue vnpunished, for at last a conspiracie was practised against him, whereof he hauing knowledge (whether by witch|craft A conspiracie attempted a|gainst Mo|gall. Mogall fléeth out of his owne house. or otherwise by relation of friends, the cer|teintie is not knowen) in the dead of the night he ar|med himselfe, and with two of his seruants onelie fled to the next wood, not giuing notice of his depar|ture to anie other of his houshold.