Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Lieutenant Trebellius perceyuing thus what daunger he ſtoode in on euerie part,Trebellius writeth to the Emperor Cõ|modus for ayde. wrote vnto the Emperour Commodus, that withoute ſome reformation were had, the Romaines were not like to keepe foote any long ſeaſon in Bry|tayne, and therefore requyred to haue ſome ayde ſent ouer vnto him in time. But the Emperour doubting leaſt the fault reſted moſt in the Lieu|tenant himſelfe,Pertinax ſent as Lieuetenant into Brytaine. appoynted that one Pertinax an auncient gentleman, & one for his high and no|table vertues greatly eſteemed both amongſt the men of warre, and alſo in the Senate, ſhould go into Brytaine, to bee Legate there in place of Trebellius.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Pertinax comming into Brytain, ac|cording to the Emperours appoyntment, tooke vpon him the office. And firſt ſetting a ſtaye a|mongſt the Brytaines, by right prudent and wel aduiſed gouernmẽt, he afterwards made a iour|ney agaynſt the Scottes and Pictes,Pertinax dri|ueth back both the Scots and Pictes. dryuing them by great ſlaughter beyonde Adrians wall, and ſo conſtreyned them to remaine within their own confines, purſuing them no further, for that hee was ſente for home vnto Rome, where the Emperour Commodus beeing murthered a|mongſt his owne men,Pertinax is choſen Em|perour. he was agaynſt his will preferred to his place.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time the ſtate of the Scottiſh common wealth was brought into great daun|ger through an other incident, as by reaſon of a rebellion ſtirred by them of the weſterne Iſles, who not quieted in their ſtomackes for the death of their friendes executed by Argadus (as before ye haue heard) aſſembled thẽſelues togither, and comming ouer into Argyle,Argyle infe|ſted by the Iland men. ſpoyled and harryed the countrey in piteous wiſe. For redreſſe where|of, Argadus was ſent thither againe with an ar|mie, and in the meane time Ethodius the king with a great hoſt of Scottiſhe men and Pictes lay in campe neare vnto Adrians wall, to reſiſt the inuaſion of the enimies on that ſyde, if happe|ly they ſhould attempt any new exployt againſt him in thoſe partes.