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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Scotishmen and Picts hauing their part of the spoile which the Romans at their departure left behind them, were sent home to their countries with great thanks and rewards for their pains, but the Britains were so exalted in pride by the departure of the Romans, that they beléeued verelie they shuld haue no more to doo with those enimies, or if they had they thought themselues strong inough to repell them without aid of other. By meanes wherof when king Ederus was informed how the Romans pre|pared The Bri|tains refuse aid being of|fered them. to inuade them afresh, and had sent them word thereof, offering to them his aid: they made no ac|count of that offer, but answered that it was not necessarie, for euerie light inuasion of forren eni|mies, to séeke helpe at other mens hands, being of puissance sufficient of themselues to resist the same well inough.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ederus receyued theſe Ambaſſadours very courteouſly:Androgeus chiefe Ambaſ|ſadour of the Brytaynes, de|clareth the ef|fect of his meſſage. and forſomuch as their mayſters requeſt requyred counſell, hee cauſed his Lordes whiche were then preſent, to aſſemble togy|ther the nexte daye, afore whome he willed that Androgeus chiefe of the Britiſh Ambaſſadours, ſhoulde declare the effect of his meſſage, which he did ſo eloquently and vttering ſuch ſenſible mat|ter, how it ſtoode the Scottiſh men vpon, to ayde the Brytaynes agaynſt ſuche common enimies to all nations as the Romaynes were, that in the ende it was concluded by the king with the ad|uice of his nobles, that he ſhoulde not onely ſende a power to ayde the Brytaynes agaynſte the Romaynes,The Scottes graunt to ayde the Brytaynes agaynſt the Romaynes. but alſo ſende ſome of his Lordes with Androgeus and his aſſociates vnto Gethus king of the Pictes, to moue him to doe the lyke: who hearing howe reaſonable their demaundes were, promiſed further to accompliſh the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus the Britiſhe Ambaſſadours hauing ſpedde, according to their deſires repayred home|wardes: immediately vppon whoſe departure both the kings, Ederus, and Gethus, leuied their armies, and ſent them forth towardes London where as then Caſſybilane ſoiourned.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 I finde that the Scottes were a ten thou|ſande men vnder the leading of Cadallane go|uernour of Galloway,Cadallane and Douald wyth ten thouſande Scottiſh men ſend to ayde the Brytaynes. the ſonne of Cadall before remembred, and one Doualde gouernour of Ar|gyle. But what ſucces followed of this firſt iour|ney which Ceſar made into Brytayne, ye ſhall finde the ſame in the Hyſtorie of England more at length expreſſed.