Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 AFter Caratakes decease, his yoongest brother Corbreid was chosen to succeed in his place, in Corbreid. the fiftie and eighth yéere after Christ, for his elder brother was departed at Rome through change of aire not agréeable to his nature. This Corbreid was a stout man of stomach, much resembling his bro|ther Caratake. In the first beginning of his reigne, he did his indeuor to purge his dominion of such as troubled the quiet state thereof, by robbing and spoi|ling the husbandmen and other the meaner people of the countrie, of the which robbers there was no small number in those daies, speciallie in the we|sterne Iles, also in Rosse & Cathnes. In the meane time the Picts hauing created there a now king called Conkist, gouernour of Mers and Louthi|an, they set vpon the Romans being about to make fortresses in those parties. And but that succours The [...] [...]ue war a|gainst the [...] mans. came in time from the next townes and castels ad|ioining, they had slaine all the whole number of them, & yet aided as they were, the maister of the campe, and eight other of the capteins, with diuers offi|cers of bands, besides common souldiors, lost their liues there.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Shortlie after also, the same Picts ouerthrew a The Picts ouerthrow the Romane for|ragers. number of forragers, with such companies of horsse|men as came to defend them. Herewith Ostorius being not a little mooued, made readie his bands, and fiercelie incountred with the Picts, who defen|ded themselues so vigorouslie, that the fore ward of the Romans was néere hand discomfited. Which danger Ostorius perceiuing, speedilie came to re|lieue Ostorios is [...]nded. the same, but preasing too farre amongst his enimies, he was sore wounded, and in great danger to haue béene slaine. The night comming vpon par|ted the fraie, not without huge flaughter on both The [...] trained [...] into a [...]|shes and [...] distre [...]. parts. After this, the warre continued still betwixt them with often incursions and skirmishes. At the length the Picts with such other Britains as were come vnto them out of the Ile of Man and other parties, incountred with the Romans in battell, and vpon the first ioining, of purpose gaue backe, training some of the Romans to pursue them vnto such places, where they had laid their ambushes, and so compassing them about, flue a great number of them, and chased the residue into the streicts of the mounteins, wheré they were also surprised by such of the Picts as returned from the battell.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Ostorius vnderstanding how the matter went, withdrew with the rest of his people to his campe, and shortlie after sent a purseuant vnto Rome, to informe the emperour in what state things stood in Britaine, by reason of this rebellion of the Picts, who neither by force nor gentle persuasions could be pacified. The emperour determining to prouide re|medie therefore, sent word againe that he would not that the Picts should be e [...]soons receiued vpon their submission, if they were driuen to make sute for pardon, but vtterlie to be destroied and extermina|ted. For the accomplishment whereof he appoin|ted two legions of such men of warre, as soiourned in France to passe ouer into Britaine. But in Ostorius [...]|eth. the meane while Ostorius departed this world, whe|ther of his hurts (as the Scotish chronicles make mention) or through sickenesse (as should rather séeme by Cornelius Tacitus) it forceth not. After EEBO page image 51 whose deceasse Manlius Ualens had the chiefest Manlius Ualens inua|teth the Picts. charge, who bringing his armie foorth to incounter the Picts that came to séeke battell, was fiercelie fought withall, notwithstanding the victorie had a|bidden on his side, if at the verie point there had not come succours to the Picts (that is to wit) 400 The Ro|mans are dis|comfited by the Picts. horssemen out of the countrie of Kendall, by whose fresh onset the Romans were discomfited and cha|sed vnto their campe, there being slaine aboue 3000 of them at that ouerthrowe, and on the Picts side there wanted 2000 of their number at the least.