Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ Cornelius Tacitus agréeth not in all points with the Scotish chronicles, in a booke which he wrote of the life of Iulius Agricola, where he intreateth of this battell. For he speaketh but of thirtie thousand Sée more hereof in the historie of England. men (which he comprehendeth vnder the generall name of Britains) to be assembled at that time a|gainst the Romans, making no mention of anie Scots, Picts, Irishmen, Norwegians, or Danes, that should be there in their aid. The number of them The number of them that were slaine at this battell. that were slaine on the Britains side (as the same Tacitus recounteth) amounted to about ten thou|sand men, and of the Romans not passing three hun|dred and fortie. Amongst whom was one Aulus At|ticus, a capteine of one of the cohorts. But as the Scotish writers affirme, there died that day of Scots, Picts, and other their confederates at the point of twentie thousand, and of the Romans and such as serued on their side, as good as twelue thou|sand. Moreouer, the night following, when Galdus with the residue of his people which were left aliue was withdrawne to the mounteins, and that the huge losse was vnderstood by the wiues and kinswo|men of the dead, there began a pitifull noise among them, lamenting and bewailing their miserable case and losses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Gald, doubting least the same should come Women be|waile their friends. to the eares of some espials, that might lurke neere to the place where he was withdrawne, caused an huge shout and noife to be raised by his people, as though it had béene in token of some re [...]ising, till EEBO page image 59 the women bewailing thus the deth of their friends, might be remooued out of the way. This doone, they fell to take counsell what was best to doo in this case: and in the end all things considered, it was determi|ned that somewhat before the dawning of the next morrow, euerie man should dislodge and withdraw himselfe into such a place as he thought most méet The Scotish men & Picts breake vp their campe. for his safegard, saue onelie such as were appointed to attend Gald and Garnard into Atholl, whither they minded with all spéed to go.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus leauing a great number of fiers to dissem|ble their departure, they dislodged and made awaie with all spéed possible. In the morning when their departure was once discouered, a great number of the Romans followed as it had beene in the chase, but some of them vnaduisedly aduenturing too farre The Romans in pursuing vnaduisedlie [...]re distressed. forward, were inclosed by their enimies and slaine. Those that wrought this feat got them to the next hils and so escaped. At length, when all the fields and countries adioining were discouered, and the same appearing to be quite deliuered of all the ambush|ments of the enimies, Agricola caused the spoile to be gathered, and after marched foorth vnto Angus, where (forsomuch as summer was past) he appointed to winter, and so comming thither and subduing the countrie, he tooke pledges of the best amongst the in|habitants, Agricola sub|dueth Angus and wintereth there. and lodged his people about him in places most conuenient.