Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Their huge bodies and mightie lims did greatlie Merth [...] were [...]en of goodlie sta|ture. commend them in the sight of all men before whome they mustered, so that comming to the place where the kings of Scots and Picts were incamped with their people readie to march foorth towards the eni|mies, they were highlie welcomed, and vpon their offer receiued into companie, and appointed to go forth in that iournie, in aid of quéene Uoada against women come with the [...]eene in ar|mour. the Romans. With this Uoada was assembled a mightie host of the Britains, amongest whom were fiue thousand women, wholie bent to reuenge the villanies doone to their persons by the Romans, or to die in the paine. And for this purpose were they come well appointed with armour and weapons, to be the first that should giue the onset. Uoada hea|ring of hir brothers approch with the king of Picts and their armies, met them on the waie accompa|nied with a great number of the nobles of Britaine, and brought them to hir campe with great ioy and triumph.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After taking aduise how to behaue themselues in their enterprise, they thought it good to make hast to fight with the procurator Catus, yer anie new power of men of warre might come to his aid forth of Gallia now called France. Wherevpon mar|ching The Romans are put to flight and o|uerthrowne. towards him, they met togither in the field, where betwixt them was striken a right fierce and cruell battell; but in the end the horssemen of the Ro|mans part being put to flight, the footmen were bea|ten downe on ech side; Catus himselfe being woun|ded, Ca [...]s was wounded. escaped verie hardlie by flight, and shortlie after got him ouer into France. The Scots and Picts with other the Britains, hauing atchiued this victo|rie, 70000 Ro|mans [...]laine, and 30000 Britains. pursued their enimies from place to place, so that there died by the sword, what in the battell and else|where in the chase, seuentie thousand Romans and other strangers, which serued amongest them; and of Scots, Picts, and other Britains, were slaine thirtie thousand.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The gouernour Suetonius being then in Gallia, hearing of this ouerthrow, & in what danger things stood in Britaine, by reason of the same, came ouer with two legions of souldiers, and ten thousand of other Brigants as aiders to those legions. Uoada Uoada assem|bled an armie against the Romans. the quéene vnderstanding of his arriuall, assembled againe hir people, and sent vnto the Scots and Picts to come to hir aid: who togither with the Morauians came with all spéed vnto hir. When they were thus assembled, Britains, Scots, Picts, & Morauians on one part, and Romans with their aids on the o|ther, they marched forth to incounter togither with deliberat minds to trie the matter by dint of sword, being earnestlie exhorted thereto by their gouernors on either side. So that ioining puissance against puissance, they fought a right cruell battell, manie in the beginning being slaine and borne downe on both sides. But in the end the victorie abode with the Romans, the Britains with other the Albans were chased out of the field. There were slaine of them at the point of foure score thousand persons, as Taci|tus The Romans ouerthrow the Scots and Picts. The Mora|uians all slaine. Uoada [...]e hir selfe. writeth. The more part of the Morauians, togi|ther with their capteine Roderike, were in that number. Uoada the quéene, doubting to come into the hands of hir enimies, slue hir selfe. Two of hir daughters were taken prisoners, and brought ar|med, euen as they were found fighting in the bat|tell, vnto Suetonius.