Compare 1577 edition: 1 Aruiragus and Aulus Planctius hauing know|ledge of all the dooings of the confederats, likewise assembled their power, & comming towards them, EEBO page image 47 for a while forbare to ioine in battell, through coun|sell of Planctius, who perceiuing the most part of the Britains and Scots to be but new souldiers, taken vp of late to fill the numbers, knew that by protracting time they would be soone out of heart, through watching and euill harborough, in such sort that in the end they should be easie inough to deale with; and euen so it came to passe. For the Romans refusing to fight a generall battell, yet scoured so the fields on ech side abroad, that neither the Britains The Bri|tains wea|ned through trauell. nor Scots could go forth anie waies for forage or vittels, but they were still snatched vp, so that what through hunger, lacke of sléepe, and other diseases, manie of the Britains began to conueie themselues from the campe home to their houses, of whome some being taken by the enimies, declared that the whole armie of the confederats was in great distresse, and sore inféebled by such vnaccustomed trauell and dis|eases as they were inforced vnto in the campe. Wherevpon Aruiragus and Aulus Planctius deter|mined the next day to giue battell. And so in the morning they arraied their people, & marched foorth betimes towards the campe of the confederats.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Caratake, who (as ye haue heard) was generall of The Romans giue battell to the Britains. all the confederates, vnderstanding the enimies in|tent, was as readie to receiue battell as they were to offer it; wherevpon there insued right great and vnmercifull slaughter betwixt them on both parts, without sparing any at all, till such time as the night parted the sraie, with such losse on either side, that af|ter Night par|teth the fray. they were once got in sunder, neither part had a|nie hast afterwards to ioine againe: so that in the morning there appeared none in the field but onelie the dead bodies, those that were left aliue as well on the one part as the other being fled and scattered in|to the woods and mounteins. Aruiragus and Planc|tius got them vnto London: and Caratake com|manding his people home each man into his coun|trie, Caratake re|turneth home to Caricto|nium. he himselfe withdrew first towards Yorke, and after vnto the citie of Carrike; whither shortlie af|ter there came vnto him ambassadors from Aulus Ambassadors are sent vnto Caratake [...] Aulus [...]. Planctius, sent to know vpon what occasion he did aid the British rebels against the Romane empire, declaring that if he would not be conformable to make a woorthie amends for so presumptuous an en|terprise, he should be sure to haue the Romans his enimies; and that in such wise, as he should perceiue it were much better for him to séeke their friendship, than to abide their enimitie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Herevnto Caratake answered, that he had iust cause to doo that which he did, considering the iniu|ries which his sister Uoada with hir sonne Guide|rius Caratake his [...]er vnto [...] ambassa|dors. had and were like to receiue by their counsell and meanes: and therefore he was so little minded to make anie amends for that was doone, that hee thought it more reason that the Romans should clearelie auoid out of the whole possession of Bri|taine, either else they might assure themselues to haue aswell the Britains, as also the Scots & Picts to be their perpetuall enimies, and that onelie for the chalenge of their ancient liberties and fréedome. The Romane ambassadors being returned with this answer, Planctius tooke no small indignation there|at, sore menacing to be reuenged of so high and con|tumelious words pronounced against the maiestie of the Romane empire.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aruiragus & Aulus Planctius hauing know|ledge of all the doings of the confederates, like|wyſe aſſembled their power, and comming to|wardes them, for a while to [...]der fo ioyne in battayle, throughe counſaile of Planctius, who perceyuing the moſt part of the Brytaynes and Scottes to be but newe Souldiers, taken vp of late to fil the numbers, knew that by proceeding tyme they woulde be ſoone out of heart, throughe watching and euill harborough, in ſuch ſort that in the ende they ſhoulde be eaſie ynough to deale with: and euen ſo it came [...]o paſſe. For the Ro|maines refuſing to fight a generall battayle, yet ſcoured ſo the fieldes on eche ſide abrode, that neyther the Brytaynes nor Scottes coulde goe forth any wayes for forrage or v [...]ttailes,The Brytaynes awearied through tra|uaile. but they were ſtil ſnatched vp, ſo that what through hun|ger, lacke of ſleepe, and other diſeaſes, many of the Brytaynes began to conuey themſelues from the campe home to theyr houſes, of whome ſome beyng taken by the enimies, declared y^t the whole armie of the confederates was in great diſtreſſe and ſore enfeebled by ſuche vnaccuſtomed tra|uaile and diſeaſes as they were enforced vnto in the campe. Wherevpon Aruiragus and Au [...]s Planctius determined the next day to giue bat|taile. And ſo in the morning they arrayed theyr people and marched forth betymes towardes the campe of the confederates.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Caratake who (as ye haue hearde) was ge|nerall of all the confederates,The Romains giue battail to the Brytaynes. vnderſtanding the enimies intent, was as readie to receyue bat|tayle as they were to offer it: wherevpon there enſued right great and vnmercifull ſlaughter be|twixt EEBO page image 34 them on both partes without ſparing at al tyll ſuch time as the night parted the fray, with ſuche loſſe on eyther ſide,Night pa [...]ch the fray. that after they were once got in ſũder, neither part had any haſt after|wardes [figure appears here on page 34] to ioyne againe: ſo that in the morning there appeared none in the fielde but onely the deade bodyes, thoſe that were left aliue as wel on the one part as the other being fled and ſcattered into the wooddes and mountaynes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Aruiragus and Planctius got them vnto London:Caratake re|turneth home to Caricto|nium. and Caratake commaunding his peo|ple home ech man into his Countrey, he himſelfe withdrewe firſt towardes Yorke, and after vnto the Citye of Carrike. Whither ſhortly after there came vnto him Ambaſſadors from Aulus Planctius,Ambaſſadors are ſent vnto Caratake from Aulus Plan|ctius. ſent to knowe vpon what occaſion hee did ayde the Brytiſhe rebelles agaynſt the Romaine Empyre, declaring that if he woulde not be conformable to make a worthie amendes for ſo preſumptuous an enterpriſe, he ſhoulde be ſure to haue the Romaines his enimies: and that in ſuche wiſe, as he ſhoulde perceyue, it were muche better for him to ſeeke their friendſhippe, than to abyde their enimitie. Herevnto Ca|ratake anſwered,Caratake his anſwere vnto the Ambaſ|ſadours. that he had iuſt cauſe to do that which he did. Conſidering the iniuries which his ſiſter Voada with hir ſon Guiderius had & were lyke to receyue by their counſel & meanes: & there|fore he was ſo little mynded to make any amen|des for that was done, that he thought it more reaſon that the Romaines ſhoulde clearly auoyd out of the whole poſſeſſion of Brytaine, eyther elſe they might aſſure themſelues to haue aſwell the Brytaynes, as alſo the Scottes and Pictes to be their perpetual enimies, and that onely for the chalenge of their auncient liberties & freedom.