Compare 1577 edition: 1 The emperour Claudius that then gouerned the Romane empire, aduertised hereof, sent two cap|teins, Aulus Planctius, and Cneus Sentius to ap|pease Planctius o|therwise Plautius. that rebellion. They landing in Britaine with their armie, vanquished Guiderius in battell, so that he was constreined to send to Caratake king Guiderius sendeth to Caratake for aid. of Scots for aid against the common enimies of both nations. Caratake hauing considered the ef|fect of this message, gaue counsell to the Britains to send into France then called Gallia, to prac|tise with the people there to moue some rebellion a|gainst the Romans, in hope of helpe, which they were assured to haue by the Britains. This coun|sell France in those daies Gallia. was followed, for immediatlie vpon the ambas|sadours returne, there were sent ouer into France certeine intelligenciaries to moue some conspiracie which had taken effect (by reason of the generall hate Guiderius slaine. of seruitude, whérein the Romans kept the people subiect to them in those daies) if Guiderius had not beene constreined to giue battell, and chanced to be slaine in the same, yer the Galls could be resolued vpon anie determinat purpose.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This ouerthrow being reported in France, cau|sed the Galls to staie their intended rebellion. Short|lie EEBO page image 46 after Claudius himselfe came ouer into Bri|taine, and receiuing the Britains vnder his obei|sance, The empe|rour Claudi|us commeth into Britaine. ordered things among them at his pleasure. And after preparing his nauie and armie with all purueiance conuenient, he set forward towards the Iles of Orkneie, purposing to conquere the same, Claudius sai|leth into the Orkenies. for that they had aided the Britains in these last warres against the Romans. But approching neere to those Iles, he was in danger to haue beene cast awaie by a tempest rising by chance, euen as he was entred the streict betwixt the Orkenies and Dungisbie head in Cathnesse called Pictland frith; yet at length getting to land, he found in that Ile where he first arriued, no bodie at home, all the peo|ple through seare vpon the first fight of the great multitude of ships being fled to hide themselues in caues and dens amongest the rocks & [...].

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Claudius therefore leauing this Ile, passed into Pomonia the chiefest of all the Or [...]nies, where Now Kirke|wale. discomfiting such as appeared abroad to make resi|stance, he besieged the king of those Iles named Ga|nus, Claudius ta|keth the king of the Orke|nies. within a castell where he was withdrawen, and finallie causing him to yeeld himselfe prisoner, led him with other nobles of Britaine (whome he had for pledges) vnto Rome, the more to set forth the glorie of his triumph at his returne vnto the citie. ¶ But whatsoeuer Hector Boetius and others write The doubt of Claudius go|ing into the Orkenies. Dion Cassius. of this passage of Claudius into the Orkenies, it is not like that he came there at all, for if he staied not past 16 daies in Britaine, as by Dion Cassius it appeareth that he did not in déed; how should we imagine that he could both pacifie the south parts of Britaine, and after go into Orkenie and conquere the same within so small a time, being readie to re|turne towards Rome at the end of those 16 daies, as the said Dion affirmeth? But this discourse haue I made according to their owne histories, least I should séeme to defraud them of whatsoeuer glorie is to be gotten by errours, as the maner is of them as well as of other nations, which to aduance their antiquities and glorie of their ancestors, take the aduantage oftentimes of writers scant woorthie of credit.