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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But of this refusall of so friendlie an offer, it was not long yer the Britains sore repented them. For Iulius Cesar inuadeth this land the se|cond time. shortlie after Iulius Cesar with a farre greater po|wer than that which he brought with him at the first time, landed here in this Ile amongst them againe: and being at thrée sundrie times fiercelie incountred by king Cassibilane, at length he put the same Cas|sibilane with his Britains to flight, slaieng and ta|king a great number of them. Amongst other of the The Bri|tains are ouer throwne. prisoners were thrée of their cheefest capteins, An|drogeus, Cisentoriges, and Tenantius. By reason of which ouerthrow Cassibilane was so discouraged, that doubting further mischéefe, he yéelded himselfe vnto Cesar, accepting such conditions of peace as were appointed him, and for performance of coue|nants, deliuered sufficient pledges.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Cesar hauing thus conquered the Britains, sent his ambassadors vnto the kings of the Scotishmen Iulius Cesar his message to the Scots and Picts. and Picts, requiring them to submit themselues as Cassibilane had doone, or else he had them looke for o|pen warres at the Romans hands, which they might assure themselues they should in no wise be able to susteine, considering their mightie and huge puis|sance, hauing the most part of the whole world at The answer of the Scots and Picts vn|to Cesar his ambassadors. their commandement alreadie. Wherevnto aswell the one king as the other made this or much-what the like answer, that they were bent sooner to lose their liues than their libertie. Which their resolution, if they were put to the triall, should be euidentlie prooued by the déed it selfe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottiſhe men and Pictes hauing theyr part of the ſpoyle which the Romaynes at theyr departure left behynde them, were ſente home to their Countreys with great thankes and re|wards for their paynes,The Brytaines exalted in pride. but the Brytaynes were ſo exalted in pryde by the departure of the Ro|maynes, that they beleeued verily they ſhoulde haue no more to do with thoſe enimies, or if they had, they thought themſelues ſtrong ynough to repulſe them without ayde of other. By meanes whereof when king Ederus was informed howe the Romaynes prepared to inuade them afreſhe,The Brytaynes refuſe ayde being offered them. and had ſent them word thereof, offering to them his ayde: they made no account of that offer, but anſwered y^t it was not neceſſarie for euery light inuaſion of forraine enimies to ſeeke helpe at o|ther mens handes, being of puiſſance ſufficient of themſelues to reſiſt the ſame well ynough.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But of this refuſall of ſo friendly an offer, it was not long ere the Brytaynes ſore repented them.Iulius Caeſar inuadeth this land the ſe|conde time. For ſhortly after Iulius Ceſar with a far greater power than that which he brought wyth him at the firſt time, landed here in this Iſle a|mongſt them againe: and being at three ſundrie times fiercely encountred by king Caſſybilan, at length hee put the ſame Caſſybilane wyth hys Brytaynes to flight,The Brytaynes are ouer|throwne. ſlaying and taking a great number of them. Amongſt other of the priſoners, were three of their chiefeſt Captaynes, Andro|geus, Ciſentoriges, and Tenantius. By rea|ſon of which ouerthrow Caſſibylane was ſo diſ|couraged, that doubting further miſchief,Caſſybilane yeeldeth to Caeſar. he yeel|ded himſelfe vnto Ceſar, accepting ſuche condi|tions of peace as were appoynted him, and for performance of couenants, delyuered ſufficient pledges.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ceſar hauing thus conquered the Brytayns,Iulius Caeſar his meſſage vnto the Scotes and Pictes. ſent his Ambaſſadours vnto the Kings of the Scottiſh men, and Picts, requiring them to ſub|mit themſelues as Caſſybilane had done, or elſe he bad them looke for open warres at the Ro|maynes handes, which they might aſſure them|ſelues they ſhould in no wiſe be able to ſuſtaine, conſidering their mightie and huge puiſſance, ha|uing the moſt part of the whole worlde at theyr commaundement alreadie.The anſwere of the Scottes and Pictes vn|to Caeſar his Ambaſſadors. Wherevnto aſwell the one king as the other, made this or much-what the like anſwere, that they were bent ſoo|ner to loſe theyr liues than theyr lybertie. Which their reſolution if they were putte to the tryall, ſhoulde be euidently proued by the deed it ſelfe.