Compare 1587 edition: 1 Firſt, all ſuche religious men as followed the trade of life taught by Paladius and other, whiche came with him from Rome, hee cauſed them to be highly reuerenced:The boũteous liberalitie of Dongard to|wards churche men. and for the main|tenaunce of their liuing, he aſſigned foorth lands, houſes, and other kindes of reuenewes in diuers places of his realme, and graunted not only vn|to them, but alſo vnto all other being within a|ny orders of Clergie, ſundry priuiledges, ap|pointing that the Churches and Abbeys with o|ther holy places ſhould be enfraunchiſed and ta|ken for Sanctuaries,Sanctuaries. that all ſuche as fled to the ſame for ſafegard of theyr liues, ſhould be ſuffred to reſt in peace, ſo long as they kept them within the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aboute the ſame time alſo and whileſt theſe things were thus a doing in Scotlãd, the Bry|tains being aweried of their ſeruile eſtate, tho|row the ſetting on of Conanus conſpired togi|ther, & tooke aduiſe by what meanes they might beſt ſeeke to deliuer themſelues frõ the thraldome of Scots & Pictes, and vpon aduice taken they concluded to ſend ouer into Brytaine Armorike ſome honorable Ambaſſade vnto Androenus the king of that countrey for ayde.The Brytons ſend into Bry|taine Armo|rike for ayde. Herewith was the Archbiſhop of London, appointed as chiefe Ambaſſadour to go on that meſſage, whiche Archbiſhop vſed ſuche diligence in the mater, that Cõſtantine the ſonne of the ſaid Androenus was appointed by his father with a competent power of men to go ouer into great Brytaine to the ayde of the Brytiſh inhabitants there.Ayde ſent in|to Brytain frõ the Armorike Brytons. Here|vpon when the men and ſhippes with all neceſ|ſarie prouiſion were once readie, he embarqued at Saint Malo, where the aſſemble was made, and taking the ſea, ſayled foorth with proſperous winde and weather, whiche brought him ſafe|ly into greate Brytaine, where hee landed at Totnes in Deuonſhire, as you ſhall finde in the chronicles of England. He was receyued with no ſmall ioye, and foorthwith proclaymed king of Brytaine, wherevpon he promiſed to aſſay to the vttermoſte of his power to recouer agayne their whole landes and liberties,Conſtantine proclaymed king of Bry|taine. and to main|taine them in the ſame according to their wiſhed deſires.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 For the more ſpeedy accompliſhment hereof, commaundement was firſt giuen, that all able men ſhould be in a readineſſe,The aſſemble of the Brytiſh army. and come togither at a place appointed neare to the riuer of Hum|ber within fortie dayes after. Whiche order be|ing taken by the aduice of the Lordes and No|bles of the realme, the ſame was put in execu|tion with ſuche diligence, that fewe or none be|ing apt to beare armure withdrew themſelues, euery man in maner comming to the appointed place of the aſſemble,The great ear|neſtnes of the Brytains to recouer theyr libertie. and offering to go againſt the enimies, ſo that it was a wonder to conſider the cõſent of the people now ioyned in one minde and will to recouer theyr former libertie.