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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The tumult & feare rayſed in the campe of the Saxons.Great was the tumulte and noyſe through out the whole cãpe, with ſuch coring of beaſts, and running vp and downe bothe of them and of the horſes whiche were there in the campe, that if heauen and earth had gone togither there coulde not haue bene a more terrible noyſe nor clamour. At length when the Souldiers, had done what they coulde to quenche the fire, and to appeaſe the trouble, not without ſome [...] and diſorder rayſed on eache ſide, they got them with their armour and weapons foorth into the next fielde, whiche Hengiſt himſelfe perceyuing (hauing firſt done what he coulde to ſtay them) enuironed with a companie of his choyſeſt men of warre, he got him vp vnto a little hill next ad|ioyning,Hengiſt cal|leth his peo|ple togither. and there gaue knowledge by the ſound of a trũpet that all his people ſhould drawe this ther vnto him. After this, when they were come togither, he diſpoſed them in order of battel with all diligence, abiding for the ſpring of the day ſo vnderſtand more certainely the meaning of his enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes and Pictes ſuppoſing the eni|mies to be farre diſordred by reaſon of the [...] diſcended downe from the hilles, fully determi|mined to aſſayle them in their campes: but vpon their approche to the ſame, perceyuing howe the Saxons were gotten foorth, and ſtoode ready in good order of batayle, minding to defende theyr grounde, bothe the kings thought it beſte to ta|rie the morning ere they made any exployts, for doubt of perils that might befall thereof.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the breake of the day Congall came a|mongſt his people,Congalles ex|hortation to the Scottes. exhorting them to remember theyr woorthie elders, and by their examples to chooſe rather to die in defence of theyr countrey and auncient liberties, than by cowardize to ſaue a diſhoneſted lyfe, whiche (if theyr chaunce was to be vanquiſhed) they ſhould paſſe in great thraldome and miſerie. The Pictiſhe king alſo, with lyke wordes encouraged his menne to do valiantly.Hengiſt exhor+teth the Saxons to fight man|fully. Neyther was Hengiſt ſlowe in per|ſwading his Saxons to play the men, that ob|tayning the victorie they might deliuer them|ſelues from terrour of all enimies from thence|foorth in Brytaine.

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