Compare 1587 edition: 1 Now to returne where I lefte touching Au|relius Ambroſe: ye ſhall vnderſtande, that he ha|uing once ſubdewed and diſpatched hys aduer|ſarie Vortigerne, he determyned to make war|res againſt Engiſt and his Saxons, to proue if his chance myght be to recouer the realm out of their handes,Aurelius Am|broſe purpo|ſeth to make warres againſt the Saxons. and ſo to reſtore again the chriſtiã religion. But firſt ere he attempted any exployt againſt y^e enmies, he ſent ambaſſadors both vnto EEBO page image 121 Congall the Scottiſh king, and alſo vnto one Loth a towardly yong gentleman,Ambaſſadors ſent vnto the Scottes and Pictes to re|quire their ayde agaynſt the Saxons. and of right comely perſonage, as then raigning among the Pictes, requiring them both to ayde him in ſo ne|ceſſarie an enterpriſe as he had in hande agaynſt the enimies of Chriſt and his religion. Where|vpon both theſe kings weying with themſelues the duetie of all Chriſtian Princes, in reſpect of the aduauncement of the cauſe of fayth, and ſup|preſſing of ethnike Idolatrie,The Scots and Picts promiſe to ayde the Brytaynes a|gaynſt the Saxons. promiſed their help to the vttermoſte of their powers agaynſte the Saxons, who had in ſuch tyranlyke ſort ſubuer|ted and aboliſhed the Chriſtian profeſſion with|in the Britiſhe confines. And therefore the olde league according to the articles and couenantes afore time concluded betwixte the three Na|tions,The league re|nued betwixt Britains, Picts and Scots. was once againe renued, and an army pre|pared by euery of them, to meet at a place and day appoynted, for the better expedition of thys their attempted voyage.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Firſt Aurelius Ambroſe, with ſuch power as he brought with him forth of Fraunce, and ioy|ning thereunto a great multitude of thoſe Bry|taynes which had eſcaped the Saxons handes, eyther by withdrawing themſelues into Wales, or elſe by conueying themſelues into the Coun|treys of the Scottes and Pictes, ſetteth forward towarde the Scottiſhe armie. But firſt calling togither thoſe Brytaines that he had about him, and going vp to a little hill,Aurelius Am|broſe maketh an oration. where he might bee hearde of them all, he made a long Oration by way of complaynt, of the great iniuries and cru|ell practiſes vſed by Hengiſt, agaynſt the lynage of king Conſtantine, and the whole eſtate of the Brytiſh comon wealth. Alſo of the horrible per|ſecution made by him and his people the Saxons againſt the profeſſors of the Chriſtian religion. All which matter he handled in wordes ſo pithi|ly, his talke yet ſauouring of the Romaine elo|quence, that the mindes of the Souldiers beeing kindled therwith, required nothing but battayle, as men not doubting but by his wiſe and poli|tyke conduyt to atchieue ſome glorious victorie. And to the ende all things might be done in bet|ter order, according to his appoyntment, imme|diately they proclaymed him king.Aurelius Am|broſe proclay|med king of Brytayne. Which was by accompt of the Scottiſhe Chronicles, in the yeare .498. after that Vortigerne with his ſonne Vortimer had raigned ſeuentene yeares in the whole.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aurelius in this wiſe being eſtabliſhed King of Brytayne paſſeth forth with his people, and within ſixe dayes after,Conranus ge|nerall of the Scottes. met with the armies of the Scottes and Pictes. Generall of the Scots at that time, was one Conranus brother to king Congall, who was troubled with the Goute, ſo that he could not come himſelfe in perſon.