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Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this did Etius the Emperors Lieute|nãt in France, ſend for ſuch Romains as Maxi|mianus had left in Brytaine, who reuolting frõ their othes of allegiãce giuẽ vnto the ſame Max|imianus, obeyed Etius as one that ſupplyed the roomth of their rightfull Lorde and maiſter the Emperour Valentinian. So that in this wiſe was Brytaine diſpurueyed of all maner of ab [...] men meete for defence,The Scots and Pictes inuade the Brytaynes. whereof the Scottes and Pictes tooke good occaſion to inuade the Brytiſh borders, not ſparing to purſue with fire & ſworde all ſuch of the Brytaines as did yet continue in obeyſance to Maximianus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 They firſt droue thoſe Brytaines out of all the Countreys, which had bene taken from them by the ſame Maximianus, & by other of the Ro|mains and Britains, as Pictland, Kyle, Carr [...], [figure appears here on page 103] and Cunningham, Galloway, the Marches and Northumberland. This done, they entered into Cũberland,The proſpe|rous ſucceſſe of the Scot|tiſh men. Weſtmerland, & Kendal, not ceaſing til they had ſpoyled & defaced all thoſe countreys with the moſt part of all Yorkſhire, in ſuch cruell wiſe that they made al thoſe quarters barren both of corne & cattaile which way ſoeuer they paſſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytains perceyuing into what daun|ger they were brought, if ſome good redreſſe were not found in time,The Brytayns require ayde of Valentinian the Emperor. ſent ouer with all ſpeed vnto Rome for ſuccor to be had at the Emperor Va|lentinians hands, for Maximianus was other|wiſe occupied. Valentinian deſirous to deliuer the Brytaynes from ſuche cruell enimies as the Scottes and Picts ſhewed themſelues to be, leaſt through their meanes al the whole Ile ſhould re|uolt from the obedience of the Romains, appoin|ted one Gallio born in Rauenna,Gallio Rauen|nas is ſent o|ther into Bry|tayne. and as then ſo|iourning about Paris in Fraunce, with a legion of ſouldiers, to paſſe ouer into Brytain, to driue back the Scots and Picts from further moleſting the ſubiects of the Empyre.

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