Compare 1587 edition: 1 Shortly after he came to an enteruew with the king of Scottes at the water of Eſke,Crathlint king of the Scots & Orãtius come to talke togi|ther. where after he had purged himſelfe with many wordes of excuſe, touching the murder of his brother Findock, there was an aſſured friendſhip cõclu|ded betwixt them. And at the motion of Caran|tius, Crathlynt was contented to come to a cõ|munication with the king of Picts, for concluſiõ of a peace, to the intent, that both of them might ioyne their powers togither, in ayde of Carãtius againſt the Romains.Crathlynt and the king of the Pictes come to a cõmunicatiõ by Carantius his meanes, who trauaileth to ſet them at one. At this communication both the kings mette, & Carantius likewiſe was there, as a man indifferent betwixt them bothe, to do what he could, to linke thẽ both in amitie. And verily his preſence there vnto ſtoode to much in ſteede, that chiefly through his perſwaſion groũded vpon great reaſons & weightie cõſidera|tions, they agreed to cõclude a peace & to renew the old league in ſuch manner & forme, and with ſuch cõditions, as ſhould be thought requi [...]e by the aduiſe & diſcrete order of .viij. auncient per|ſons: iiij. to be choſen on the one parte, & .iiij. on the other. Which .viij. perſons taking the matter in hand, did ſo aduiſedly giue order for the auoy|ding of all cauſes of grudge & hatred,Peace confir|med agayne betwixte the Scottiſhmen and Pictes. that bothe partes held them ſatiſfied with their arbitrement and direction, ſo that a ioyfull peace was confir|med, and all variance vtterly quenched.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In this meane time Quintus Baſſianus the Romaine lieutenant in Brytaine, vnderſtãding how Carantius was thus reuolted, and had not only cauſed them of Weſtmerland to rebell but alſo ſtayne and chaſed the Romains out of that countrey, he was not a little diſquieted, & deter|mined with all ſpeede to go againſt him, & to re|uenge theſe iniuries.Quintus Baſsi|anus entreth into Weſtmer|land, but hea|ring that his enimies were at Yorke he turneth thi|therwardes. Within a fewe dayes after hauing his armie readie, hee entred into Weſt|merland: but hearing that his enimies were al|ready come to Yorke, & had won the citie by ſur|render, he turned his force thitherwards, in pur|poſe to fight with them, though hee vnderſtood they were in .iij. great battels, as the Scottes in one, the Pictes in an other, & thoſe of Carantius his retinew in the third. He lodged that night within a ſtrong place fenſed aboute with mar|riſſes. But Carantius vnderſtanding all the manner of his enimies by his eſpials, & being in cãpe within .x. miles of them or therabout, in the ſame night he raiſed his field without any great bruite, and by the leading of certaine guides hee marched ſtraight towards the place where Baſ|ſianus was encãped, ſo that anone after y^e ſpring of the day he came thither: whereof Baſſianus being aduertiſed, and perceyuing he ſhould haue battell, maketh readie for y^e ſame, giuing the beſt exhortation he could vnto his people to play the men: but for ſo much as the moſt parte of his ar|mie were Brytains,The Brytains betray the Ro|mains. all his woordes nothing a|uayled: for they deſirous to ſee the vtter ruine of all the Romaine power, euen at the very poynt when the battels ſhould haue ioyned, withdrew thẽſelues aparte without any ſtroke ſtriken, and got thẽ vp into the next mountayns, to ſee what would inſue. The reſidue of the Romain armie, ſeing thẽſelues thus forſaken of their fellowes, & their ſides left bare & open for the enimie to enter vpon them, fell to plaine running away,The Romains are diſcõfited. but by reaſon of the mariſſe ground cõpaſſing them in on each ſide, ſewing wel to purpoſe for y^e Scots, & other the confederates,The ſlaughter of the Ro|mains. a great nũber of the Ro|mains, & other of their parte were ouertaken and ſlaine. Amongſt whom Baſſianus himſelf was one, & Hircius themperours procurator an other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytains (who as is ſayd refuſed to fight in the beginning of the battell) yeelded thẽſelues vnto Carantius,The Brytains yeelde them|ſelues vnto Ca|rantius. & ſware to be his true liege mẽ & ſubiects. In like manner Carantius appointed al ſuch of the nobilitie as were betwixt .xx. yeres and .lx. to remaine with him in hoſtage: but the ſpoyle of the field he diuided amongſt his people equally, ſo that aſwel the Scottiſh men & Picts, as alſo his owne ſouldiers held thẽ well content EEBO page image 82 and ſatiſfied therewith. After this victory Ca|rantius cauſed himſelf to be proclaymed king of Brytaine,Carantius or Carautius, as Eutropius na|meth him, v|ſurpeth the kingdome of Brytaine. vſurping the gouernment therof who|ly to himſelf, and retayning .2000. of the Scots and Pictes, to attend vpon the ſauegard of his perſon, ſent the reſidue home laden with riches of the enimies ſpoyle. Hee ſent alſo with them his ambaſſadours, to render thankes vnto bothe the kings for theyr ayd in this ſo proſperous a victo|rie,Carantius ha|uing got the victory, deui|deth the gaine in aſsigning to his cõfederates their due por|cions. aſſigning vnto them as a portion of the con|queſt, the countreys of Weſtmerland and Cum|berland, with all that region whiche lay betwixt Adrians walle, and the citie of Yorke, to enioy as their owne proper patrimonie for euermore. Finally the ſayde Carantius was ſlayne by his companion Alectus, as in the Engliſh hiſtorie ye may finde more at large.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Shortlie after he came to an interuiew with the king of Scots at the water of Eske, where after he Crathlint king of the Scots and Carantius come to talke togither. had purged himselfe with manie words of excuse, touching the murther of his brother Findocke, there was an assured friendship concluded betwixt them. And at the motion of Carantius, Crathlint was contented to come to a communication with the king of Picts, for the conclusion of a peace, to the intent that both of them might ioine their powers togither, in aid of Carantius against the Romans. At this communication both the kings met, and Ca|rantius likewise was there, as a man indifferent Crathlint and the king of the Picts come to a communica|tion by Caran tius his means, who trauelieth to set them at one betwixt them both, to doo what he could to linke them both in amitie. And verelie his presence therevnto stood so much in stéed, that chieflie through his persua|sion grounded vpon great reasons and weightie considerations, they agreed to conclude a peace, and to renew the old league in such maner and forme, and with such conditions, as should be thought re|quisite by the aduise and discréet order of eight anci|ent persons: foure to be chosen on the one part, and foure on the other. Which eight persons taking the matter in hand, did so aduisedlie giue order for the Peace confir|med againe betwixt the Scotishmen and Picts. auoiding of all causes of grudge and hatred, that both parts held them satisfied with their arbitre|ment and direction, so that a ioifull peace was confir|med, and all variance vtterlie quenched.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane time Quintus Bassianus the Romane lieutenant in Britaine, vnderstanding how Carantius was thus reuolted, and had not one|lie caused them of Westmerland to rebell, but also slaine and chased the Romans out of that countrie, he was not a little disquieted, and determined with all spéed to go against him, and to reuenge these in|iuries. Within a few daies after, hauing his armie Quintus Bassianus entreth into Westmerland but hearing that his eni|mies were at yorke he tur|neth thither. wards. readie, he entered into Westmerland: but hearing that his enimies were alreadie come to Yorke, and had woone, the citie by surrender, he turned his force thitherward, in purpose to fight whith them, though he vnderstood they were in thrée great battels, as the Scots in one, the Picts in another, and those of Ca|rantius retinue in the third. He lodged that night within a verie strong place, fensed about with ma|rishes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Carantius vnderstanding all the maner of his enimies by his espials, and being in campe within ten miles of them or thereabout, in the same night he raised his field without anie great brute, and by the leading of certeine guides he marched streight toward the place where Bassianus was in|camped, so that anon after the spring of the day he came thither: whereof Bassianus being aduertised, and perceiuing he should haue battell, maketh rea|die for the same, giuing the best exhortation he could vnto his people to plaie the men: but forsomuch as the most part of his armie were Britains, all his words nothing auailed: for they desirous to sée the vt|ter The Bri|tains betray the Romans. ruine of all the Romane power, euen at the verie point when the battels should haue ioined, withdrew themselues apart without anie stroke striken, and got them vp into the next mounteins, to see what would insue. The residue of the Romane armie, sée|ing themselues thus forsaken of their fellowes, and their sides left bare and open for the enimie to enter The Romans are discõfited. vpon them, fell to plaine running away, but by rea|son of the marish ground compassing them in on each side, seruing well to purpose for the Scots, and other the confederates, a great number of the Ro|mans, and other of their part were ouertaken and The slaugh|ter of the Romans. slaine. Amongst whome Bassianus himselfe was one, and Hircius the emperors procurator an other.