Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus through the pollicie of that bleſſed man Saint Germaine, the victorie remayned wyth King Vter and his Brytaynes, wythout any bloudſhed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Saint Bede making mention of this bat|tayle,Bede diſſen|teth from Hec|tor Boetius & his authour Veremond. aſſigneth the tyme to be at the firſt com|ming of Saint Germain into this lande, where Hector Boetius, following Veremond, ſuppo|ſeth it to be at the ſeconde time of his comming hither, which was in the dayes of king Vter.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But at what time ſoeuer this victorie thus chaunced, certaine it is, the Brytaynes waxing prowde thereof, nothing regarded the power of the Saxons, nor tooke any heede for prouiſion of further defence:The Brytayns giue themſel|ues vnto all kindes of vice and abhomi|nations. but after that thoſe holy Biſhops Germain and Seuerus were returned into theyr Countrey, they fell to all kyndes of gluttonie and exceſſe, in following onely their ſenſual luſts and fleſhly concupiſcence: which abuſes, the Bi|ſhops and other godly men lamenting,The threat|ning of ven|geance to ſuc|ceede vicious liuing. ceaſſed not moſt earneſtly to reproue, menacing deſtru|ction vnto the whole Countrey, if the people lea|uing their wicked liuing and moſt heynous of|fences towards God, did not amende and repent in due time and ſpace.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus procéed they foorth to the battell, saint Ger|mane S. Germane beareth the kings stan|dard. bearing the kings standard in the fore front, & vpon the approch to the enimies, he with the rest of the préests crieng with a lowd voice thrice togither Alleluia, was answered by all the whole host, vtte|ring and crieng the same crie so wholie togither, that the verie sound thereof caused such an eccho on each side by reason of the hollow mounteines and cliffes hard by them, that the Saxons amazed at this doub|led noise, and doubting not onelie another power of The Saxons miraculouslie discomfited. their enimies to be hidden priuilie among the hilles which they saw on ech side of them, but also least the verie rocks & mounteins would haue fallen downe vpon their heads togither with the frame of the ele|ment, Hyperbole. readie (as it séemed to them) to breake in sun|der, they tooke them to their féet in such dreadfull hast, that their breath was not able to suffice halfe the de|sire they had to continue their course. Manie of them made such hast, that running to the next riuer in hope to passe the same, were drowned therein. To conclude, all of them generallie threw away both weapon and armour, the more lightlie to make away. Thus through the policie of that blessed man saint Germane, the victorie remained with king Uter and his Britains, without anie bloudshed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Saint Beda making mention of this battell, assig|neth the time to be at the first comming of S. Ger|mane Beda dissen|teth from Hector Boe|tius and his authour Ve|remond. into this land, where as Hector Boetius follow|ing Veremond, supposeth it to be at the second time of his comming hither, which was in the daies of king Uter. But at what time soeuer this victorie thus chanced, certeine it is, the Britains waxing proud thereof, nothing regarded the power of the Saxons, nor tooke anie héed for prouision of fur|ther defense; but after that those holie bishops Ger|mane The Bri|tains giue themselues unto all kinds of vice and abhominati|ons. and Seuerus were returned into their coun|trie, they fell to all kinds of gluttonie and excesse, in following onelie their sensuall lusts and fleshlie concupiscence: which abuses, the bishops and other godlie men lamenting, ceassed not most earnestlie to reprooue, menacing destruction to the whole coun|trie, if the people leauing their wicked liuing and The threat|ning of ven|geance to suc|céed vicious liuing. most heinous offenses towards God, did not amend and repent in due time and space.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Neither were they deceiued herein: for within few yeares after, Occa e [...]tsoones began to make warres vpon the Britains againe, and gaue them a notable ouerthrow, sleaing of them to the number of fiftéene thousand, with their generall Nathaliod. The Bri|tains receiue a great ouer|throw. But yet this victorie was not greatlie pleasant to the Saxons, for in the chase they lost their king the foresaid Occa, being aduanced a good way off from the residue of his armie, with fiue hundred horsse|men King Occa slaine. and a few footmen, in pursute of his enimies, which was the onelie cause that as then the Saxons The yoonger Occa nephue to the former Occa by his brother Ois|cus. Loth contra|rie to his oth of credence aided the Bri|tains against the Saxons. Colgerne or Colgerme a Saxon is sent for by Occa. attempted no further exploit against the Britains. and yet for that they would not be without a gouer|nour, they created an other Occa to be their K. the nephue of the former Occa by his brother Oiscus. And then turned all their force to make warres a|gainst the Picts, for that Loth king of the Picts, contrarie to his oth of credence, had aided the Bri|tains in the last battell, as by certeine prisoners ta|ken in the same they had perfect vnderstanding.