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victorie, after so manie vnluckie enterprises, highlie reioised the appalled harts of the Albions, hauing
béene continuallie in maner now for the space of fiftie yéeres through aduerse fortune grieuouslie oppressed
by the Romans, who being not a little discouraged by this ouerthrow, withdrew The Romans
withdraw vn|to Tuline. They retire backe ouer the water of Tay and breake the bridge after them.
themselues wholie vnto Tuline, and shortlie after for their more safegard, they got them ouer the riuer of
Tay, breaking the bridge which they had made there, to the end that by the same the Scots & Picts
should haue no passage in that place. But Gald hauing got this notable victorie with the spoile of the
Romans campe, thought it best with the aduise of his nobles, to pursue the Romans without delaie, not
suffering them to haue time to prouide for resistance. And herevpon comming to the castell of Calidon
other|wise Kalendar, they got ouer the riuer of Tay, by a bridge of wood laid ouer the same riuer, which in
that The Scots get ouer the water of Tay néere to Cali|don castell. The Scots eftsoones
giue battell to the Romans. place is but narrow, by reason of the rocks & cliffes forcing
the banks on either side to a streictnesse.
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capteins also not ignorant of the pas|sage of the enimies, brought foorth their armie, and made themselues
readie to incounter them, but for that the forenamed Caius Sisinnius was not able to stirre by reason of his
wounds receiued in the last battell, they chose one Titus Celius, a valiant gen|tleman The Romans are againe discomfited. of Rome to be their leader, and so vnder his conduct setting
vpon their enimies they fought right fiercelie for a time, but yet in the end they were put to flight,
& chased into Calidon. There were slaine of the Romane part in this incounter to the number of fiue
thousand, and of the Scots and other the confe|derats two thousand. After this victorie thus obtei|ned by
the Scots, a great number of the Britains The Bri|tains hearing of the euill ad|uentures
fallen to the Romans, re|uolt frõ their obedience. reuolted from the Romane obedience, as those
that inhabit the countrie which we now call Wales, with the marches, slaieng & chasing awaie such
Romans as lay abroad in those parties.
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they sent vnto Gald king of the Scots, certeine messengers with rich iewels and gifts, in token of their
reioising and gladnes for his victories, promising him furthermore such aid as they were a|ble to make
against the Romans the common eni|mies of all the whole Albion nation. Moreouer, in this meane while did the
Romans within Ca|lidon The Romans send vnto Marius king of the Bri|tains for and.
castell direct their messengers with letters vn|to Marius king of the Britains, signifieng vnto him the
present danger wherein things stood in those parties by the cruell rage of the Scotishmen and Picts, whom
fortune had aduanced with the gaine of two foughten fields, insomuch that if timelie suc|cours were not the
sooner sent, the losse would be ir|recouerable. Herevnto Marius answered, that as Marius
king of the Bri|tains doub|teth rebellion of his sub|iects. then a common conspiracie appeared to
be in hand amongest his subiects, so far foorth that he doubted greatlie the suertie of his owne estate; and
as for hope of aid to be sent from Rome, he saw small like|liehood; considering the slender prouision there
through the misgouernement of cruell Domitian, who by reason of the hatred which the people bare him,
regarded nothing but how to kéepe them from EEBO page image 60 rising vp in armour against him, and therefore
he Marius coun telleth the Romans to leaue the north parts vnto the eni|mies, and to draw
vnto him into the south parts to keepe the same. thought it necessarie that leauing the north
parts to the enimies, they should all withdraw towards him into the south parts, to kéepe yet the more
fruitfull portion of the Ile in dus obedience, sith their puis|sance might not suffice to reteine &
rule the whole.