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 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Aruiragus séeing the slaughter of his people, would haue slaine himselfe, but that some of his ser|uants caried him by force out of the field, that hée might be reserued yet vnto some better fortune. Caratake escaping by flight, fled into his countrie, Caratake escapeth. Tharan king of the Picts is slaine. but Tharan king of the Picts, not coueting to liue after such losse of his people, threw away his armor with all his kinglie ornaments, and sitting downe vpon a stone, as a man past himselfe, was there slaine by such as followed in the chase. Aruiragus be|ing conueied out of danger, and gotten into Yorke, considered how by reason of this great discomfiture, it was vnpossible to resist the Romane puissance, and therefore with consent of the residue of his no|bles that were escaped from the battell, he sent an herald vnto Uespasian, offring to submit himselfe in Messengers sent by Arui|ragus vnto Uespasian with sub|mission. most humble wise vnto anie reasonable conditions of peace and agréement. Whervpon Uespasian com|manded that Aruiragus should in priuate apparell come in vnto him, for he would not talke of anie peace, except he had Aruiragus present, and there|fore he sent vnto him his safe conduct to assure him safetie both to come and go.