Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictiſhe king not greatly moued here|with, commaunded his Standards to aduaunce forwarde, and the Saxons likewiſe haſted apace towardes them, ſo that the one being come with|in daunger of ſhot of the other, the Pictes let flie their Arrowes right freſhly. Arthur in the meane time hauing ſet his people in aray, exhorted thẽ to fight manfully: and ſo ſoone as he perceyued that the fray was begon by the Picts, he in ſem|blable wiſe commaundeth the Brytaines to giue the onſet, ſo that immediately there enſued a ſore conflict: the Scottes beeing in the right wing, ſleaing Cheldricke one of the chiefeſt Captaines amongeſt the Saxons, quickly diſcomfited that Wing with the which they were firſt matched.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Colgerme with his Saxons encountring as is ſayde with the Pictes, placed in the left wing, ruſhed in amongſt his enimies (vpon an earneſt deſire to be reuenged of his aduerſarie king Loth) with ſuch violence, that at their firſt encounter he ouerthrew the ſame Loth: but immediately ther|vppon two Pictiſhe horſemen running at Col|germe ſideling wiſe, bare him quite through.Colgerme is runne through by his aduer|ſaryes. In the meane time, Loth by meane of his ſtrong ha|berioyne eſcaping without hurt, was relieued by ſuch as ſtood about him, and reſtored againe to his companie: but Colgerme being deade before he could be recouered from amongeſt the throng of his enimies, his mẽ were ſo diſcomforted ther|with,The Saxons are put to flight. that ſtreight wayes thereupon they fell to running away. The maine battaile of the Sax|ons being thus left bare on both ſides, began to EEBO page image 129 giue backe, which Arthure perceyuing, the more earneſtly preſſed forth vpõ them, ſo that in the end Occa being conſtrayned to flee,Occa conſtrai|ned to flee. and receyuing a ſore wound, had much ad [...] to be conueyed away by ſome of his horſmen, the Brytains purſued ſo fiercely vpon him. At length being brought vnto the ſea ſide, he got veſſels, and eſcaped ouer into Germanie. This victorie being thus atchieued, conſtrayned the Saxons to yeeld vnto king Ar|thur,Vpon what [...] Ar|thure recey|ueth the Sax|ons vpõ their condition. ſimply cõmitting themſelues vnto his mer|cie, who of his clemencie was contented to par|don them of life and goodes, vpon condition they woulde become chriſtians, and from thenceforth neuer after to make any warres vpõ their neigh|bors the Brytains, Scots, or Pictes. But if they woulde not agree hereunto, then leauing their goods, armor, and weapon behinde them, they ſhould auoyd the land, and that within .xiij. days next enſuing.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Many of the Saxons that could get paſſage, ſayled ouer into Germanie. Other feigning them+ſelues to become Chriſtians, remayned in the lande, loking one day for better happe and for|tune. Diuerſe that were not able by meanes of pouertie to get away within the tyme appoyn|ted, and yet refuſing to be chriſtened, were put to death, according to the Proclamation ſet forth for the ſame purpoſe, ſo that in compariſon verie few amongſt them receyued the Chriſtian fayth ſincerely, and with a true meaning minde.