Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottiſh Chronicles make mention that it was begonne by Adrian,The romaine wryters doe confirme the ſame. but not finiſhed tyll the dayes of the Emperour Seuerus, who made an ende of it, and therefore the ſame Chronicles name it the wall of Septimius Seuerus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 62Adrianus hauing thus diſpatched in the North partes of Brytayne, in hys returne vi|ſited Wales with the Marches of the ſame, ſet|ting an order amongeſt ſuch as had mooued a commotion agaynſt the Magiſtrates in thoſe partyes, the Authours whereof hee puniſhed ac|cording to their offences, and ſo then he came to London, whither at the ſame tyme a great num|ber of the Brytayne Nobilitie reſorted to doe hym honour,Adrian com|meth to Lon|don. according to theyr duties. And hee for hys parte ſhewed them ſuche friendlye entertaynment, that they coulde not wiſhe any better.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Adrian retur|neth towarde Rome.After this he ſayled ouer into Fraunce, ta|king Lucius Antenous with him, bycauſe hee coulde not away with the ayre of Brytayne, in whoſe place he left one Aulus Victorinus Lieu|tenant there,Aulus Victo|torinus Lieu|tenant of Bry|taine. who diſpoſed dyuerſe garriſons of Souldiours in places neare vnto the foreremem|bred Wall, for defence of the inhabitauntes a|gaynſt the violence of the Scottes and Pictes. Who ſeeing this demeanor of the Romaines, deuided thoſe landes and Countreys (whiche they had lately waſted on the further ſyde of Tine) in ſuche ſorte betwyxte them, that all whatſoeuer laye towardes the Iriſhe Sea, re|mayned to the Scottes,The Scottiſhe men and Picts deuide the countreys be|yonde Tine betwixt them. and the reſt coaſting vpon the Almayne Seas, fell vnto the Pictes for their portion.