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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These Scots of Carrike, Kile, and Coningham, being thus brought into subiection, the armie was licenced to withdraw to their lodgings for the win|ter EEBO page image 55 season, during the which, Frontinus fell sicke of Frontinus being vexed with sicknesse returneth to Rome. superfluous abundance of flegme, which vexed him in such sort, that the emperor Domitian, who as then gouerned the Romane empire, sent for him home to Rome, and appointed a right valiant personage, one Iulius Agricola to succéed as lieutenant of Bri|taine in his roome. About the time of whose arriuall there, the Scots of Annandale slue a great number Iulius Agri|cola is sent into Britaine. The Scots of Annandale beat downe the Romans. Agricola pre|pareth to go against the Scots. Karanach K. o [...] the Picts discomfited by the Romans. of the Romans, with which successe they procured al|so the Picts with the inhabitants of Galloway, Kile, Carrike, and Coningham to rebell.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 These newes being reported vnto Agricola, he made his prouision with all spéed to go against them, and first entring into the borders of Pictland, he re|duced such as inhabited about the confines of Ber|wike to their former subiection, and after marching towards the citie of Camelon, Karanach king of the Picts incountred him by the waie, but being fierce|lie beaten off by the Romans, he fled backe into the citie, and within three daies after hauing reinforced his power, he eftsoones gaue battell againe to his e|nimies; but then also being vanquished, he lost the most part of all his men, and so immediatlie there|vpon was Camelon woone by force, & a great num|ber of the citizens slaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Agricola caused it to be newlie fortified, and fur|ther through fame of this victorious beginning, he recouered the most part of all the castels and fortres|ses of Pictland. The forenamed Karanach escaping out of that present danger, got him beyond the wa|ter Karanach [...]eth beyond the Firth. of Firth, for the more suertie of his owne person. Agricola hauing sped thus in Pictland, marched foorth against them of Annandale, who at the first ma|king resistance for a time, at length were constrei|ned to giue backe, and so fled to their houses, where in the night following by their owne wiues they were murthered each mothers sonne: for so the wo|men of that nation vsed to put awaie the shame of The Scots of Annandale slaine by their wiues. their husbands, when they at any time had fled out of the field from their enimies.

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