Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Scots and Picts (for displeasure that their countriemen which had beene appointed to gard the person of Constantius king of the Britains, were maliciouslie circumuented, & the more part of them wrongfullie executed) made sundrie roades and for|raies into the British borders, neither sparing fire nor swoord where they came. So that the said Uorti|gerne by a gréeuous report informed héereof, caused an armie with all spéed to be leuied, and appointed Guitellus the prince of Wales to haue the leading thereof against the enimies: whilest he (doubting least the people would not be ruled by him, for that it was knowen how he would haue made awaie Con|stantines children) kept him about London, & durst not commit himselfe so much to the sight of a multi|tude, as to go foorth in that iournie in his owne per|son.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Guitellus, in respect of the loue which he bare to Guitellus ge|nerall of the British army causeth fiue hundred of the enimies to be hanged. his countrie, purposing to serue truelie in defense thereof, chanced vpon his approch to the borders to take the number of fiue hundred of the enimies, be|ing aduanced from the residue to fetch a bootie. These Guitellus caused to be hanged, as condemned for robbers and pillers of the countrie afore anie ouer|ture of warre was denounced. Wherevpon such o|ther as escaped by flight, and had séene their fellowes thus executed, declared vnto their gouernors what had happened vnto their fellowes. The confederate kings, being in a great chafe héerewith, gather togi|ther The Scotish and Pictish kings gather their people to resist the Bri|tains. Guitellus in|courageth the appalled harts of his men of warre with comfortable woords. their people, and haste forward with all spéed to|ward the enimies, who at the first shewed manifest tokens that they were sore afraid of the Scotish and Pictish power: wherevpon Guitellus their generall with comfortable woords willed them to be of good courage, and not to doubt of victorie, hauing so iust a cause to fight with truce-breakers, and such as were giuen more vnto pillage and spoile, than to anie o|ther commendable exercise or practise of warre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 With such and sundrie other the like woords the Britains being mboldened, as might well appéere by their change of countenances, Guitellus therevp|on remooued his campe more néere vnto his eni|mies, so that at the first and for certeine daies togi|ther, there chanced onelie diuers skirmishes betwixt the parties, as occasion serued. But at length the one The Bri|tains [...] in a pight field with the Scots and Picts. The Scots are put backe. Galane king of Picts suc|coureth the Scots. being sore mooued against the other, they ioine in a pight field. The beginning of which battell was ve|rie fierce and doubtfull. For on that side where Don|gall the Scotish king fought, the Britains shortlie began to preuaile, through the faint fighting of his people: which danger Galanus the Pictish king quicklie perceiuing, foorthwith prouided remedie: for taking with him certeine bands out of his owne bat|tell, willing the residue to stand to it manfullie, and in no wise to giue ground to the enimie, he himselfe with the said bands fetched a compasse about, and set vpon the backs of them that so had ouermatched the Scots.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In this meane while that things paſſed thus among the Scottes, by the procurement of one Vortigerne, Conſtantius the eldeſt ſonne of the late deceaſed Cõſtantine king of Brytons,Conſtantius a Mõke elected king of Bry|taine. was taken out of an Abbey, where he was ſhorne a Monke, and aduaunced to the kingdome: but be|ing not meete of himſelf to gouerne, Vortigerne had the whole rule committed to his handes, wherevpon he firſt cauſed the league to be re|newed betwixte the Brytons, the Scottes and Picts, and appointed a garde of the ſame Scots and Pictes to be attendant on the kings perſon: in the end alſo he procured ſome of them to mur|ther the king,Vortigernes treaſon. Conſtantius murdered. and after put all the ſayd Scottes and Pictes to death, as well the giltie as the vn|giltie, and finally made himſelfe king, as in the hiſtorie of England you ſhall find more at large expreſſed. The Scottes and Picts (for diſplea|ſure that theyr countrey men whiche had bene appointed to garde the perſon of Conſtantius king of the Brytons, were maliciouſly circum|uented, and the more parte of them wrongfully executed) made ſundry mades and forrayes into the Brytiſh borders, neyther ſparing fire nor ſwoorde where they came. So that the ſayde Vortigerne by a grieuous reporte informed hereof, cauſed an army with all ſpeede to be le|uied, and appoynted Guytellus the prince of Wales to haue the leading thereof agaynſt the enimies. Whileſt he (doubting leaſt the people woulde not bee ruled by him, for that it was knowen how he would haue made away Con|ſtantines children kept him about London, and durſt not committe himſelf ſo much to the ſight of a multitude, as to go foorth in that iourney in his owne perſon.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Guytellus,Guytellus ge|nerall of the Brytiſh army, cauſeth fiue hundreth of the enimies to be hanged. in reſpect of the loue which he bare to his countrey, purpoſing to ſerue truely in de|fence thereof, chaunced vpon his approche to the bordures to take the number of .v. C. of the ene|mies, being aduaunced from the reſidue to fetche a bootie. Theſe, Guytellus cauſed to be hanged, as condemned for robbers and pillers of the coũ|trey afore any ouerture of warre was denoun|ced. Wherevpon ſuch other as eſcaped by flight, and had ſeene theyr fellowes thus executed, de|clared vnto their gouernours, what had happe|ned to theyr fellowes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The confederate kings,The Scottiſh and Pictiſhe kings gather their people to reſiſt the Bry|tains. being in a great chaſe herewith, gather togither theyr people, and haſte forwarde with all ſpeede towarde the enimies, who at the firſt ſhewed manifeſt tokẽs that they were ſore afrayed of the Scottiſh and Pictiſhe power:Guytellus en|courageth the appalled harts of his men of warre with comfortable wordes. wherevpon Guitellus their generall with comfortable woordes willed them to be of good courage, and not to doubte of victory, ha|uing ſo iuſt a cauſe to fight with truce breakers, and ſuche as were giuen more vnto pillage and ſpoyle, than to any other commendable exerciſe or practiſe of warre. With whiche and ſundry other the like wordes the Brytains being enbol|dened, as might well appeare by their chaunge of countenances, Guytellus therevpon remoued his campe more neare vnto his enimies, ſo that at the firſt and for certaine dayes togither, there chauncẽd onely diuers ſkirmiſhes betwixt the parties, as occaſion ſerued. But at length,The Brytons ioyne in a pight fielde with the Scots and Picts. the one being ſore moued againſt the other, they ioyne in a pight field. The beginning of whiche battell was right fierce and doubtfull, for on that ſide where Dongall the Scottiſhe king fought,The Scot [...] are put backe. the Brytains ſhortly began to preuaile, through the faynt fighting of his people: which daunger Galanus the Pictiſhe king quickly perceyuing,Gala [...] king of Picts ſuc|coureth the Scottes. forthwith prouided remedie, for taking with him EEBO page image 113 certaine bandes out of his owne battell, willing the reſidue to ſtande to it manfully, and in no wiſe to giue grounde to the enimie, he himſelfe with the ſayde handes fetched a compaſſe about, and ſet vpon the backes of them that ſo had o|uermatched the Scottes.