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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scots and Pictes vpon knowledge had of this Gallios arriual,The Scots and Pictes refuſe vpon battail [...] the Ro|maines. drew back into their coũ|tryes, not minding to fight with the Romains, whoſe force they doubted and not without cauſe, hauing had in times paſt ſo many notable ouer|throwes & ſlaughters at their hands. But Gallio purſued thẽ euen vnto the water of Forth,Gallio purſu|eth the Scottes and Pictes. where in ſundrie ſkirmiſhes he ſlue no ſmall number of them, and for that he knewe he ſhould be ſent for ſhortly to returne againe into France, to helpe to reſiſt ſuche barbarous nations as warred in the ſame, for the better defence of the Brytaynes a|gainſt their enimies the Scots and Picts (whom he knew would not be any while in quiet after he was once gone,Gallio cauſeth the wall of Abircorne to be repayred.) he cauſed the wall to bee newly made vp betwixt Abircorne and the mouth of Clude water, thereby to defend the Romain pro|uince from all ſoden inuaſions of the enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This wall was carſt made of turfe, but now repayred with ſtone,The maner of the buylding of that wall. and ſtrẽgthened with great poſtes or pyles of wood, driuen in betwixt in pla|ces moſt needfull. It was alſo .viij. foote in breadth, and .xij. foot in height, and in certain tur|rets, caſt forth vpon this wall, Gallio appoynted watche and warde to be kept, that vpon the eni|mies approche towardes the ſame,The ordinance of Gallio for watch to be kept on the wall. warning might be giuen by fire in the night, and by ſmoke in the daye, vnto ſuche of the Brytaynes as dwelled neare vppon thoſe borders (commaun|dement being giuen vppon paine of death for be|ing found in the contrary) that euery man vpon ſuch knowledge had, ſhoulde reſort immediately to the place appointed, with ſuche armour and weapon, as for him was requiſite.