Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, he passed ouer into the westerne Iles, where he did execution vpon such as had aided Bre|dus, putting some to death, and causing other to fine Cassibilane king of the Britains re|quireth of the Scotishmen [...]id against the Romans. at his pleasure, and depriuing some vtterlie of all that euer they had. At his returne againe into Scot|land, there met him ambassadors sent from Cassi|bilane kings of the Britains, requiring him of aid against Iulius Cesar, who (as the same king had perfect vnderstanding) was appointed verie shortlie to passe the seas from France, ouer into this Ile, with a mightie power of Romans, to subdue the inhabitants vnto the seigniorie and iurisdiction of Rome.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ederus receiued these ambassadors verie courte|ouslie: Androgeus cheefe ambas|sador of the Britains de|clareth the effect of his message. and forsomuch as their maisters request re|quired counsell, he caused his lords which were then present, to assemble togither the next daie, afore whome he willed that Androgeus, cheefe of the Bri|tish ambassadors, should declare the effect of his mes|sage, EEBO page image 44 which he did so eloquentlie, and vttering such sensible matter, how it stood the Scotishmen vpon to aid the Britains against such common enimies to all nations as the Romans were, that in the end it was concluded by the king, with the aduise of his nobles, that he should not onlie send a power to The Scots grant to aid the Britains against the Romans. aid the Britains against the Romans, but also send some of his lords with Androgeus and his associats vnto Gethus king of the Picts, to mooue him to doo the like: who hearing how reasonable their demands were, promised further to accomplish the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus the British ambassadors hauing sped accor|ding to their desires, repaired homewards: imme|diatlie vpon whose departure, both the kings Ede|rus & Gethus leuied their armies, & sent them foorth towards London, whereas then Cassibilane soiour|ned. I find that the Scots were ten thousand men vnder the leading of Cadallane gouernor of Gallo|way, the sonne of Cadall before remembred, and Cadallane & Douald with ten thousand Scotishmen send to aid the Britains. one Douald gouernor of Argile. But what successe followed of this first iournie which Cesar made into Britaine, ye shall find the same in the historie of England more at length expressed. The yéere that Iulius Cesar came to inuade Britaine, was the fourth of Ederus his reigne, from the creation of the world 3912 complet, which is after Maister Ha|risons account 54 before the comming of our Saui|our, 5139 H. B. 60 H. B. and 692 after the building of Rome.