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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The eldest of them within a few moneths after was maried vnto a noble Romane named Marius, Marius was made king. who had defloured hir before time. He was also cre|ated king of Britaine by the emperours authoritie, that thereby the state of the countrie [...]ght be r [...]|ced vnto a better quiet. He vsed to lie most an end in the parties of [...]endale, and named a part th [...] of EEBO page image 53 (where he passed the most part of his time altogether in hunting) Westmerland, after his owne name, Westmerland. though afterwards, when the Romans were expel|led, a portion of the same adioining next vnto the Scots was called Cumberland. The Morauians Humf. Lluid doubteth of this historie of the Mora| [...]ns. Murrey land. which escaped from the discomfiture, had that por|tion of Scotland assigned forth vnto them to inha|bit in, that lieth betwixt the riuers of Torne and Speie, called euen vnto this day Murrey land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Corbreid being thus ouerthrowne, and hauing his power greatlie inféebled thereby, passed the re|sidue of his life in quietnesse. For the Romans be|ing troubled with ciuill warres, medled neither with the Scots nor Picts, but onlie studied to kéepe the south parts of Britaine in due obedience. Finallie Corbreid departed this world, after he had reigned Corbreid dead Anno Christi, 71. H. B. 34 yeares, and was buried amongest his elders néere vnto Dunstafage, with manie obelisks set vp about him.

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