Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Theſe monſtruous ſightes troubled mennes mindes diuerſly, ſome conſtruing the ſame, to ſignifie good ſucceſſe, and ſome otherwiſe. Alſo the chiefeſt captaynes amongſt the Scottes were not all of one opinion,The Scottes not all of one minde. for ſome of them waying the great force of the Romaine armie, beyng the greateſt that euer had bene brought into theyr countrey before that day, counſelled that they ſhoulde in no wiſe be fought withall, but rather to ſuffer them to weary themſelues, till vitayles and other prouiſions ſhoulde fayle them, and then to take the aduauntage of them as occaſion ſerued: Other were of a contrarie minde, iudging it beſte (ſith the whole puiſſaunce of the Realme was aſſembled) to giue bat|tayle, leaſt by deferryng time, the courage and great deſire which the people had to fight, ſhould waxe faynt and decay: ſo that all things conſi|dered,The Scottes a|gree to fight with the Ro|ma [...]. it was generally in the ende agreed vp|pon to giue battayle, and ſo comming within ſight of the enimies hoſte, they made ready to encounter them. At the firſte the Scottes were ſomewhat amazed with the greate multitude of theyr aduerſaries, but through the cheerefull exhortations of theyr King, and other their Ca|ptaines, theyr ſtomackes began [...] to [...], ſo that they boldely ſette vppon the Romaines, whereof enſued betwixte them a righte [...] and cruell battayle, howbeit in the [...] the vi|ctorie inclined to the Romãn [...]s,The Scots are diſcomfited. and the Scottes were chaſed out of the fielde. Galdes himſelfe was wounded in the face, yet eſcapes hee out of the battaile, but not without great daunger in deede, by reaſon the Romaines purſued moſt egerly [...] the chaſe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were ſlaine of the Scotiſh menne (as theyr chronicles make reporte) aboue a twelue thouſande, and of the Romains about ſixe thou|ſande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This victorie beyng thus atchieued,The citie cal|led Epiake, is wonne by the Romains. the Ro|mains gote poſſeſſion of Epiake with the grea|teſt parte of all Galloway, and paſſed the re|ſidue of that yeare without any other nota|ble exployte: but in the ſommer followyng Pe|tilins the Romaine gouernour wente aboute to ſubdue the reſte of the countrey, the Scottes EEBO page image 48 oftentimes making diuerſe ſkirmiſhes with him, but in no wiſe durſte ioyne with them puiſſance agaynſt puiſſance,The Scottes durſt not fight any field with the Romains. leaſt they ſhoulde haue put their Countrey into further daunger, if they had chaũced eftſoones to haue receyued y^e ouerthrow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Other were of a contrarie mind, iudging it best (sith the puissance of the whole realme was assem|bled) to giue battell, least by deferring time, the cou|rage and great desire, which the people had to fight, should wax faint and decaie: so that all things consi|dered, it was generallie in the end agréed vpon to giue battell, and so comming within sight of the eni|mies The Scots agrée to fight with the Ro|mans. host, they made readie to incounter them. At the first the Scots were somewhat amazed with the great multitude of their aduersaries, but through the chéerefull exhortations of their king, and other their capteins, their stomachs began to reuiue, so that they boldlie set vpon the Romans, whereof insued betwixt them a right fierce and cruell battell, howbe|it in the end the victorie inclined to the Romans, and the Scots were chased out of the field. Gald himselfe was wounded in the face, yet escaped he out of the The Scots are discom|fited. battell, but not without great danger in déed, by rea|son the Romans pursued most egerlie in the chase.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There were slaine of the Scotishmen (as their chronicles report) aboue twelue thousand, and of the Romans about six thousand. This victorie being thus atchiued, the Romans got possession of Epiake The citie cal|led Epiake is woon by the Romans. with the greatest part of all Galloway, and passed the residue of that yéere without anie other notable exploit: but in the summer following, Petilius the Romane gouernor went about to subdue the rest of the countrie, the Scots oftentimes making diuerse skirmishes with him, but in no wise durst ioine with them, puissance against puissance, least they should The Scots durst not fight any field with the Romans. haue put their countrie into further danger, if they had chanced eftsoones to haue receiued the ouer|throw.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 ¶ Here haue we thought good to aduertise the reader, that although the Scotish writers impute all the trauels, which Petilius spent in subduing the Brigants, and Frontinus in conquering the Si|lures, to be imploied chieflie against Scots & Picts: the opinion of the best learned is wholie contrarie therevnto, affirming the same Brigants & Silures not to be so far north by the distance of manie miles, Touching all the dooings of the Romans in Britaine ye shall find suffi|cientlie in the historie of England. as Hector Boetius and other his countriemen doo place them, which thing in the historie of England we haue also noted, where ye may read more of all the dooings of the Romans here in Britaine, as in their writers we find the same recorded. But ne|uerthelesse wee haue here followed the course of the Scotish historie, in maner as it is written by the Scots themselues, not binding anie man more in this place than in other to credit them further than by conference of authors it shall seeme to them ex|pedient.