Compare 1587 edition: 1 Cornelius Tacitus agreeth not in al points with the Scottiſhe Chronicles in a booke which he wrote of the lyfe of Iulius Agricola, where hee intreateth of this battayle. For hee ſpea|keth but of .xxx.See more hereof in the hiſtorie of England. thouſande men, (which he com|prehendeth vnder the generall name of Bry|tains) to be aſſembled at that time agaynſt the Romains, making no mention of any Scottes, Pictes, Iriſh men, Norwegians or Danes, that ſhould be there in their ayde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The number of them that were ſlayne of the Brytains ſide (as the ſame Tacitus recoun|teth) amounted to aboute .x.M. men,The number of them that were ſlayne at this battayle. & of Ro|mains not paſſing .iij.C. and .xl. Amongſt whom was one Aulus Atticus, a captaine of one of the cohortes. But as the Scottiſh writers af|firme, there died that day of Scottes, Pictes and other their confederates at the poynt of .xx.M. and of the Romains and ſuche as ſerued on their ſide, as good as .xij.M. Moreouer the night following when Galdus with the reſidue of his people which were left aliue was withdrawen to the mountains, & that the huge loſſe was vnder|ſtoode by the wiues & kinneſwomen of the dead, there began a pitiful nayſe amongſt them, lamẽ|ting and bewailing theyr miſerable caſe & loſſes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 But Galde doubting leaſt the ſame ſhoulde come to the eares of ſome eſpialles,Women be|wayle their friendes. that mighte lurke neare to the place where hee was with|drawen, cauſed an huge ſhoute and noyſe to be rayſed by his people, as though it had bene in to|ken of ſome reioyſing, till the women bewayling thus the death of theyr friendes might be remo|ued out of the way. This done, they fell to take counſel what was beſt to do in this caſe: & in the end al things conſidered, it was determined that ſomewhat before the dawning of y^e next morow euery man ſhould diſlodge & withdraw himſelfe into ſuche place as he thought moſte meeteſt for his ſafegard,The Scottiſh men and Picts breake vp their campe. ſaue only ſuch as were appointed to attend Galde & Garnard into Atholle whether they minded with al ſpeede to go. Thus leauing a gret nũber of fires to diſſimule their departure, they diſlodged & made away with al ſpeede poſ|ſible. In the morning when their departure was once diſcouered, a great nũber of y^e Romains fol|lowed EEBO page image 56 as it had bene in the chaſe, but ſome of the vnaduiſedly aduenturing to farre forward,The Romains in purſuyng vnaduiſedly are diſtreſſed. were encloſed by theyr enimies and ſlayne. Thoſe that wrought this feat gotte them to the nexte hilles and ſo eſcaped. At length when all the fieldes and countreys adioyning were diſcoue|red, and the ſame appearing to be quite deliuered of all ambuſhmentes of the enimies, Agricola cauſed the ſpoyle to be gathered, and after mar|ched foorth into Angus, where (for ſo muche as ſommer was paſte) he appointed to winter,Agricola ſub+dueth Angus and wintreth there. and ſo comming thyther and ſubduing the countrey, he tooke pledges of the beſt amongſt the inhabi|tants, and lodged his people about him in places moſt conuenient.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ Cornelius Tacitus agréeth not in all points with the Scotish chronicles, in a booke which he wrote of the life of Iulius Agricola, where he intreateth of this battell. For he speaketh but of thirtie thousand Sée more hereof in the historie of England. men (which he comprehendeth vnder the generall name of Britains) to be assembled at that time a|gainst the Romans, making no mention of anie Scots, Picts, Irishmen, Norwegians, or Danes, that should be there in their aid. The number of them The number of them that were slaine at this battell. that were slaine on the Britains side (as the same Tacitus recounteth) amounted to about ten thou|sand men, and of the Romans not passing three hun|dred and fortie. Amongst whom was one Aulus At|ticus, a capteine of one of the cohorts. But as the Scotish writers affirme, there died that day of Scots, Picts, and other their confederates at the point of twentie thousand, and of the Romans and such as serued on their side, as good as twelue thou|sand. Moreouer, the night following, when Galdus with the residue of his people which were left aliue was withdrawne to the mounteins, and that the huge losse was vnderstood by the wiues and kinswo|men of the dead, there began a pitifull noise among them, lamenting and bewailing their miserable case and losses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Gald, doubting least the same should come Women be|waile their friends. to the eares of some espials, that might lurke neere to the place where he was withdrawne, caused an huge shout and noife to be raised by his people, as though it had béene in token of some re [...]ising, till EEBO page image 59 the women bewailing thus the deth of their friends, might be remooued out of the way. This doone, they fell to take counsell what was best to doo in this case: and in the end all things considered, it was determi|ned that somewhat before the dawning of the next morrow, euerie man should dislodge and withdraw himselfe into such a place as he thought most méet The Scotish men & Picts breake vp their campe. for his safegard, saue onelie such as were appointed to attend Gald and Garnard into Atholl, whither they minded with all spéed to go.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus leauing a great number of fiers to dissem|ble their departure, they dislodged and made awaie with all spéed possible. In the morning when their departure was once discouered, a great number of the Romans followed as it had beene in the chase, but some of them vnaduisedly aduenturing too farre The Romans in pursuing vnaduisedlie [...]re distressed. forward, were inclosed by their enimies and slaine. Those that wrought this feat got them to the next hils and so escaped. At length, when all the fields and countries adioining were discouered, and the same appearing to be quite deliuered of all the ambush|ments of the enimies, Agricola caused the spoile to be gathered, and after marched foorth vnto Angus, where (forsomuch as summer was past) he appointed to winter, and so comming thither and subduing the countrie, he tooke pledges of the best amongst the in|habitants, Agricola sub|dueth Angus and wintereth there. and lodged his people about him in places most conuenient.