Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Anon after Petilius was certified, that the inha|bitants The Bri|tains rebell. of the Ile of Wight, with other southerne Britains, had raised a commotion against king Ma|rius, so that without spéedie succors they were like to The Bri|tains are appeased. driue him out of his kingdome: wherevpon he ha|sted thither with all conuenient speed, and subduing the rebels, set all things there in good order and staie: Petilius the Romane le|gat dieth. and so remaining there till the next yeere after, he fell sicke of the flix and died. Immediatlie wherevp|on the emperour sent one Iulius Frontinus to suc|céed in his place. This Frontinus brought with him Iulius Fron [...]inus sent into Britaine. two legions of souldiors, and after he had taken or|der with king Marius for the kéeping of the Bri|tains in due subiection of the empire, he purposed to bring such vnto obedience, as inhabited within and The Silures mistaken for Scotishmen. beyond the woods of Calidon, and as yet not van|quished by anie man.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Therefore entring first into Galloway, and visi|ting such garrisons of the Romans, as Petilius had Frontinus purposeth to pursue the con quest of the Silures whõ the Scots mi|stake for Gal|loway men. left there for the keeping of that quarter, he com|mended their loialtie and diligence, in that they had looked so well to their charge, that the enimie had gained no aduantage at their hands, whilest the ar|mie was occupied in the south parts about other af|faires there. He also sent an herald vnto the king of the Picts with letters, requiring him to renew by Frontinus requireth to ioine in amitie with the Picts. The Pictish king refuseth to be in league with the Ro|mans. confirmation the former league betwixt his people & the Romans, & not by any means to aid the Scots as before they had done to their great losse & hindrance. Hervnto the king of Picts much suspecting the mat|ter, made a direct answer, that he saw no cause why he should in fauor of the Romans suffer his confede|rats the Scots to be subdued, and brought to destruc|tion without all reason or equitie: and therefore he was determined by the aduise of his péeres & coun|cellors, to aid the Scots against such as sought no|thing but the meanes how to bring the whole Ile of Albion into thraldome and seruile bondage.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Frontinus little regarding this vntowardlie an|swer, set forward to subdue such Scots as were yet Gald resi|steth the Ro|mans. By reason of sicknesse he withdraweth to Argile. disobedient. And so entring into the borders of Kile, Carrike, and Coningham, had diuers skirmishes with such as king Gald had assembled to defend his countrie, but forsomuch as he was diseased with sick|nesse, he was at length constreined to withdraw himselfe into Argile, leauing his power behind him to resist the enimies attempts: but shortlie after his departure from amongst them, they were fought withall by the Romans, and discomfited, thrée thou|sand of them being slaine in the field. By reason of They submit themselues to the Ro|mans. which ouerthrowe those countries submitted them|selues to the Romans, perceiuing no hope other|wise how to escape that present danger.