Compare 1587 edition: 1 By meanes alſo of the league, he had wyth him in this iourney ten thouſand Pictes, and as many Scottes: Eugenius nephew to king Con|ran by his brother Congall being generall ouer the Scottes,The opinion which men had concey|ued of Mor|dred for his wit and to|wardlineſſe. and Mordred the ſonne of King Loth by his wife Anne, gouerned the Pictes, a luſty yong gentleman, very wittie and towardly in al his doings. Furthermore Arthur vnderſtan|ding what hurt reſt and eaſe had done amongeſt his men of warre, cauſed them to keepe the fielde in al this iourney, and paſſing by London, lodged them a little beſide the riuer of Thames. But he himſelfe with ſome of his nobles, entred into the citie, cauſing ſupplications to be made vnto al|mightie God three days togither, for good ſucceſſe to folow againſt the Saxons. On the fourth day hearing diuing ſeruice celebrated by the Biſhop of London, and cauſing a ſermon to be made in the Market place, he committed himſelfe & his whole armie vnto the tuition of Chriſt, and his mother the virgin, whoſe Image in ſteede of a badge,Arthurs badge he bare on his ſhield continually from that day for|ward, as diuerſe heretofore haue written.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this, iſſuing forth of the citie,Arthures ex|hortation to his people. he willed al his men to be of good comfort, as they that fought in a iuſt quarell agaynſt Pagans, and enimies of the fayth. Mordred and his father in law Ga|wolane paſſed on before the battayles with fiue thouſande horſemen, and being come within fiue myles of the Saxons, who likewiſe were aſſem|bled in campe,An offer made by the Saxons vnto king Arthure. there came from them vnto Ar|thur Ambaſſadors, requiring him to ſtay his ior|ney for they were readie if they might haue liber|tie ſo to do, to depart out of the lande, with theyr goods and ſubſtance, without further moleſting the Brytains, either by one meanes or other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Arthur would neither conſent hereunto, nor yet graunt a truce for three dayes, for the which they made earneſt ſute, but bad them depart for that time, only aſſuring thẽ that he woulde not come paſſing two miles forward for that day, ſo that if they thought good, they might returne to him in the morning, and haue anſwere what the chiefeſt gouernors of his hoſt thought touching their re|queſt, by whom he woulde haue the matter more throughly debated. In the meane time whyleſt the Brytaines were buſied with hearing of theſe Ambaſſadors, & taking aduiſe what was beſt to do touching their demaund, the Saxons marched forth with all ſpeed,The Saxons comming vp|on Mordred and Gawolan, put them with their people to the worſe. and cõming vpon Mordred and Gawolan at vnwares, they gaue the onſet freſhly vpon them, & that very muche to the diſ|aduauntage of the Brytains & Pictes, who not|withſtanding through the earneſt exhortation of their captains, receyued their enimies right fierce|ly, in doing that which was poſſible for ſo ſmall a nũber to do, howbeit in the ende oppreſſed with multitude, they were forced to flie and ſo did, not reſting till they came in ſight of the whole armie. In which flight, Mordred and Gawolan by help of their ſoldiers, being moũted vpon their horſes, eſcaped without hurt, though they loſt no ſmall number of their cõpanie, as wel in the fight as in the chaſe. The Saxons Ambaſſadors being not yet departed out of the Britiſh campe, were here|vpon ſtayed till the next morning, and then had EEBO page image 130 anſwere giuen them,What anſwer the Saxons Embaſſadors had at Ar|thurs hands. that from thenceforth the Brytaynes were not mynded to heare any meſ|ſengers of the Saxons comming to intreate of peace, ſith it was manifeſt inough, they ment no|thing but falſhoode, as well appeared in that they had againſt the law of armes whileſt their Am|baſſadors were in cõmunicatiõ, diſtreſſed part of the Britiſh army, and therfore they ſhould aſſure thẽſelues, to haue at Arthures hands nothing but cruel war to the vttermoſt of his power in reuẽge of ſuch their great vntruthes & cloked dealings.