Compare 1587 edition: 1 Traherus in|uadeth Weſt|merland.Herewith Traherus being not a litle moued, aſſembled his power, & entred into weſtmerlãd, the which countrey had remayned in the Scot|tiſh mens hands euer ſith Carantius deliuered it ouer vnto thẽ.Fincomark rayſeth his power. Fincomark hearing that the Ro|mains would thus make him warres, had like|wiſe rayſed a puiſſant armie, to reſiſt thẽ, ſo that he had at the leaſt .lx.M. perſons togither in one armie, as .xxx.M. of his owne countrey men, xx. M. Picts, & .x.M. of ſuch Brytains as followed after Octauius. Fincomark being thus furni|ſhed, haſted forth to encounter with his enimies before they ſhoulde haue time to do any notable domage vnto his ſubiects, & ſo comming within ſight of them, ſent an Heralde vnto Traherus, to vnderſtand the cauſe why he thus inuaded his coũtrey, but receiuing frõ him an vntoward an|ſwere, he brought foorth his people into the fielde in order ready to giue battell,Fincomark ioyneth in bat|tell with Tra|herus. & ſo ioyning with the enimie there was fought a right ſore & cruell conflict, which cõtinued for a time with vnmer|cifull murder and ſlaughter on bothe partes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Finally whan the Romains were at point to haue got the vpper hand, they were ſodenly put in ſuche feare with the ſight of a number of huſ|bande men, who had got togither theyr cattell & were driuing the ſame away, that ſuppoſing they had bene ſome newe ſuccours comming to ayde theyr enimies,The Romains flee. they immediatly fled vpon the ſame, leauing the victorie to their aduerſa|ries: howbeit of the Scottes ſide were ſlayne (as theyr chronicles report .xv.M. men,The numbers ſlayne. and on the Romaine parte about .xvj. thouſand.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Traherus himſelfe eſcaped vnto Yorke, but hearing that Fincomark, and Octauius purſued after him, he forſooke that Citie & got him into places of more ſuretie, ſo that when the enimies came thither, the Citezins yeelded themſelues,Yorke is yeel|ded vnto Octa|uius. & receyued Octauius as their Prince, offering frõ thence foorth to be vnder his rule & gouernment.