Compare 1587 edition: 1 Donald pro|miſeth to ayde Fulgentius.Donald receyued the Meſſenger moſt friend|ly, and being glad to vnderſtande of theſe newes, hee promiſed to ayde Fulgentius with all the power he was able to make, and to meete hym at ſuche day and place as hee ſhoulde afterwarde appoynt. The lyke anſwere was made alſo by the king of Pictes, vnto whom in ſemblable wiſe Fulgentius had directed his letters.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus the Brytaynes (being confirmed with hope of great ayde from the Scottes and Pictes) aſſembling their hoſte togyther,The Brytaynes come to Adri|ans wall, and pull it downe to let in the Scottes. reſorted vnto the wall of Adrian, which they ouerthrew in diuerſe places, that their friendes might haue the more free acceſſe and entrie vnto them by the ſame. Neither were the Scottes and Pictes ſlowe for theyr part to make forwarde:The Scottiſhe men & Pictes come to the ayde of the Brytaynes. ſo that they like|wyſe comming thither, holpe to throwe downe that Wall, and to fyll vp the trench or ditch that went alongſt the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thys done, ioyning theyr powers togither, they paſſed foorth towardes Yorke,The Scots and Pictes inuade the Brytaynes. in hope to haue founde the Romaine Lieutenaunt Tre|bellius within that Citie, and to haue beſieged him therein: But hauing knowledge howe hee was withdrawne into Kent, there to gather a power,The Scottes helpe the Bry|tayns to ſpoile their owne countrey. they lefte theyr purpoſe of beſieging that Citie, and fell to ſpoyling and harrying of the Countrey abroade on euerie ſyde, conſtrayning the moſte parte of the people to come in and yeelde themſelues vnder theyr obeyſance.