Compare 1577 edition: 1 Now when Uespasian had a little refreshed his men, and taken order how to procéed in the reducing of the Britains to their former obedience, he set for|ward toward Aruiragus & other the enimies, whom he vnderstood as then to be at Yorke, making their The Bri|tains gather an armie. assemblie, not generallie of all that were able to beare a club, as they did the yeere before; but out of all parties a chosen number of piked men were sent for, as out of Deuonshire & Cornewall there came 6000, foorth of Wales and the marches 12000, and the like number out of Kendall, Westmerland, Iceni. and Cumberland. Out of Oxfordshire and other the parties of Britaine subiect vnto Aruiragus, there came 35000. All which numbers assembled nere vn|to Yorke, euerie man bringing his prouision with him to serue him for two moneths space. Unto the The Scots & Picts come to aid the Britains. Illithara or Tharan king of Picts. same place came also Caratake with 30000 Scotish men: and Illithara otherwise called Tharan, king of the Picts, with almost as manie of his subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Uespasian being certified still from time to time of all the dooings of his enimies, hasted with all spéed towards them; and by the leading of trustie guides comming to the place where they were incamped within a marish ground not passing 12 miles from Yorke, he fiercelie vpon a sudden setteth vpon them Uespasian assaileth the Britains in their campe. within their campe, yer they thought he had béene néere them. But yet notwithstanding they manful|lie stood to their defense: insomuch that those in the right wing of the Romans armie were like to haue beene idstressed, if Uespasian perceiuing the dan|ger, had not sent a legion to their aid in time, wherby the battell was newlie in that part restored. The cap|teins on either side did what they could to incourage their folkes to sticke to their tackle, without giuing ouer by anie meanes, considering what gaine came by victorie, and what losse insued by receiuing the o|uerthrow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britains, Scots, and Picts, like inraged li|ons, ran vpon the Romans, with such cruell desire The desperat hardinesse of the Britains and Scotish|men. of reuenge, that euen when they were thrust through vpon the point of any weapon, they would run still vpon the same, to come vnto him that held it, that they might requite him with the like againe. But yet would not all that their fierce and desperate har|dinesse preuaile, for fortune by fatall appointment Fortune fa|uoureth the Romans. being bent to aduance the Romans vnto the domi|nion EEBO page image 48 of the whole world, shewed hir selfe so fauoura|ble vnto them in this battell, that in the end, though the Britains with the confederats did what lay in men to doo for atteining of victorie, yet were they The Bri|tains receiue the ouerthrow beaten downe and slaine euerie mothers sonne, a few onelie excepted, which escaped by flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Nowe when Veſpaſian had a little refreſhed his men, and taken order howe to proceede in the reducing of the Brytaynes to theyr former obe|dience, he ſet forwarde towarde Aruiragus and other the enimies,The Brytayns gather an armie. whome he vnderſtoode as then to be at Yorke making their aſſemble, not gene|rally of all that were able to beare a Clubbe, as they did the yeare before, but out of all parties a choſen number of pyked men were ſent for, as out of Deuonſhire and Cornewal there came ſix thouſande: forth of Wales and the marches xij. thouſande,I [...]ni. and the lyke number forth of Kendal, Weſtmerlande, and Cumberlande. Out of Ox|fordſhire and other the partyes of Brytayne ſub|iect vnto Aruiragus, there came a .xxxv. thouſãd. Al which numbers aſſembled neare vnto Yorke, euery man bringing hys prouiſion with him to ſerue him for two Monethes ſpace.The Scots and Pictes come to ayde the Brytaynes. Illythara or Tharan king of the Pictes. Vnto the ſame place came alſo Caratake with .xxx. thou|ſande Scottiſhe men: and Illythara otherwyſe called Tharan, king of the Pictes, with almoſte as many of his ſubiects.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Veſpaſian being certified ſtill from tyme to tyme of all the doings of hys enimies, haſted with all ſpeede towardes them. And by the lea|ding of truſte guydes comming to the place where they were encamped within a Matriſhe grounde not paſſing .xij. myles from Yorke,Veſpaſian aſ|ſayleth the Brytaynes in their campe. h [...] fiercely vpon a ſodaine ſetteth vpon them wyth|in their campe ere they thought that he had beene neare them. But yet notwythſtanding they manfully ſtoode to their defence: inſomuch, that thoſe in the right wing of the Romaines armie, were lyke to haue beene diſtreſſed, if Veſpaſian perceyuing the daunger, had not ſent a Legion to their ayde in tyme, wherby the battayle was newly in that part reſtored.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Captaynes on eyther ſyde did what they coulde to encourage their folkes to ſticke to their tackle without giuing ouer by any meanes, con|ſidering what gaine came by victorie, and what loſſe enſued by receyuing the ouerthrow.