Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytaynes at theyr comming into Yorkſhire pitched their campe not farre off from theyr enimes, who were alreadie ioyned togither and encamped abrode in the field. The next day after, knowledge beeing had that they ſhoulde haue battail,Howel leader of the Armorike Brytains. Arthure appoynted Howel leader of the Armoryke Brytains to encounter with the battaile of the Pictes, and he himſelfe to matche with the Saxons. Thus they mette togither on both partes very fiercely, and a ſore battaile was fought ther betwixt them, ſo that for a good ſpace it was doubtful whether part ſhould haue the ad|uauntage of the day,The Picts put to flight. but at length the Pictes were put to flight, which aduaunced the Bry|taynes to the gayne of the whole fielde. For the Saxons after they perceyued howe the Pictes were diſcomfited, dreading to abyde the whole brunte by themſelues,The Saxons chafed, made their race to|wards Yorke. betooke them alſo to theyr heeles, and made theyr raſe towardes Yorke, as faſte as theyr feete myght beare them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 York beſiegedArthure purſuing them thither, beſieged the Citie almoſt three Monethes togyther, but the Saxons defended the Walles ſo ſtoutly ma|king often iſſues forth vpon the Brytaynes, that till hunger began to conſtrayne them, they cared little for the ſiege. In the end when they were de|termined to haue yeelded vp the Citie, they had knowledge, howe there was an huge armie of Pictes and Saxons newly aſſembled, and readie to come forwarde to their ſuccors, alſo that king Occa (eſcaping from the battayle wherein he had receiued the ouerthrow at Arthurs hands, and fleing afterwarde into Germanie) was now returned with a newe power, and arryued with|in the mouth of Humber.Occa retur|neth of ou [...] Ger+manie with a new power. Which newes cau|ſed them to deferre all communication, in hope that if they might abyde the ſiege but for a ſmall tyme, the Brytaynes ſhoulde ſhortly bee com|paſſed in on eche ſyde, and oppreſſed on the ſodaine.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Arthur heard of the comming of theyr ſuc|cours in like maner, and iudging it no wiſedom to tarie the comming of his ſo puiſſant enimies, conſidering what a number of diſeaſed and ſicke perſons he had alreadie in his hoſt,Arthure ray|ſeth his ſiege. by reaſon of their long lying abrode in the fielde) rayſed hys ſiege, and withdrewe himſelfe ſo ſpeedily as was poſſible with his whole army into Wales, where he appoynted the Armorike Brytaynes to ſo|iourne for that Winter, with other of the meaner ſort of his own ſouldiers.Arthure retur|neth to Lõdon Whileſt he tooke the re|ſidue of his choſen bands, and went to London, there to prouide that no rebellion ſhoulde be ray|ſed amongſt the Saxons of Kent, or other of the countreys neare about.