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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Caratake thus furnished with an armie, chose The strength of the place where Cara|take was in|camped. foorth a strong place to lodge in, fensed on the one side with the course of a déepe foordlesse riuer, and on the other sides it might not be approched vnto for the EEBO page image 50 stéepnesse of the crags and such fensing as they had Of this mat|ter ye may read more in England. Women in|camped. made with great stones, in places where there was any waie to enter. All such women as were some|what stept in age, and came thither with them, in great numbers, were by Caratake placed on either side his battels, both as well to incourage the men to doo valiantlie with shouting and hallowing vnto|them, as also to assails the Romans with stones as they should approch. Other such as were yoong and lustie, were appointed to kéepe araie amongst the Women pla|ced in order of battell. Caratake and his capteins exhort their men to fight. men to fight in the battell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Caratake hauing thus ordered his field, and hea|ring that Ostorius was come to giue battell, ex|horted his people to sticke to it like men, and so in semblable wise did all his capteins and sergeants of the bands, going from ranke to ranke to incourage their souldiors, declaring how that this was the ar|mie that must either bring libertie or thraldome to them and their posteritie for euer. On the other part Ostorius minding to trie the matter by battell, set his people in araie after the ancient maner of the Romans, willing them to consider that they were descended of those parents and ancestors which had subdued the whole world: and againe, that those with Ostorius in|courageth his Romans. whome they should now match, were but naked people, fighting more with a certeine maner of a fu|rious rage and disordered violence, than with any politike discretion or constancie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Herewith vpon commandement giuen on both parts, the battell began right hot, & for a good space Caratake ouer throwne by the Ro|mans. His quéene taken. verie doubtfull, till the practised knowledge of the Romans vanquished the furious violence of the Scots, Picts, and Britains: who being put to flight fled into the mounteins to escape the enimies hands who pursued them most egerlie. Amongst other of Caratake be|traied by his stepmother. the prisoners there was taken Caratakes wife, with his daughter & brethren. He himselfe fled for succor vnto his stepmother Cartimandua: but as aduersi|tie findeth few friends, she caused him to be taken and deliuered vnto Ostorius. This was in the ninth yeare after the beginning of the warres. Ostorius vsed him verie honorablie, according to the degrée of a king: finallie he sent him vnto Rome, togither Caratake is sent to Rome. with his wife, his daughter, and brethren. His same was such through all places, that where he passed by, the people came flocking in on each side to sée him, of whom they had heard so much report for his stout resistance made so long a time against the Romane puissance.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 All ſuche women as were ſomewhat ſtept in age, and came thither with them,Women en|camped. in greate numbers, were by Caratake placed on eyther ſyde hys battayles, both as well to encourage the men to doe valiauntly wyth ſhowting and hallowing vnto them,Women pla|ced in order of battayle. as alſo to aſſayle the Ro|maines with ſtones as they ſhoulde approche. Other ſuche as were yong and luſtie, were EEBO page image 40 appoynted to keepe aray amongeſt the men to fight in the battaile.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Caratake and his Captaynes exhort their men to fight.Caratake hauing thus ordered his fielde, and hearing that Oſtorius was come to giue battail, he exhorted his people to ſticke to it like men, and ſo in ſemblable wiſe did all his Captaynes and Sergeantes of the bandes, going from ranke to ranke to encourage their Souldiers, declaring howe that thys was the armie that muſt eyther bring libertie or thraldome to them and theyr po|ſteritie for euer.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other part, Oſtorius minding to trie the matter by battaile,Oſtorius co [...]th his Romaines. ſette his people in araye after the auncient maner of the Romaines, wil|ling them to conſider that they were diſcended of thoſe parents and auncetours whiche had ſub|dued the whole worlde: and againe, that thoſe with whome they ſhoulde now matche, were but naked people, fighting more with a certayne maner of a furious rage and a diſordered vio|lence, than with anye polityke diſcretion or con|ſtancie.