Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This atchiued victorie, after so manie vnluckie enterprises, highlie reioised the appalled harts of the Albions, hauing béene continuallie in maner now for the space of fiftie yéeres through aduerse fortune grieuouslie oppressed by the Romans, who being not a little discouraged by this ouerthrow, withdrew The Romans withdraw vn|to Tuline. They retire backe ouer the water of Tay and breake the bridge after them. themselues wholie vnto Tuline, and shortlie after for their more safegard, they got them ouer the riuer of Tay, breaking the bridge which they had made there, to the end that by the same the Scots & Picts should haue no passage in that place. But Gald hauing got this notable victorie with the spoile of the Romans campe, thought it best with the aduise of his nobles, to pursue the Romans without delaie, not suffering them to haue time to prouide for resistance. And herevpon comming to the castell of Calidon other|wise Kalendar, they got ouer the riuer of Tay, by a bridge of wood laid ouer the same riuer, which in that The Scots get ouer the water of Tay néere to Cali|don castell. The Scots eftsoones giue battell to the Romans. place is but narrow, by reason of the rocks & cliffes forcing the banks on either side to a streictnesse.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The Romane capteins also not ignorant of the pas|sage of the enimies, brought foorth their armie, and made themselues readie to incounter them, but for that the forenamed Caius Sisinnius was not able to stirre by reason of his wounds receiued in the last battell, they chose one Titus Celius, a valiant gen|tleman The Romans are againe discomfited. of Rome to be their leader, and so vnder his conduct setting vpon their enimies they fought right fiercelie for a time, but yet in the end they were put to flight, & chased into Calidon. There were slaine of the Romane part in this incounter to the number of fiue thousand, and of the Scots and other the confe|derats two thousand. After this victorie thus obtei|ned by the Scots, a great number of the Britains The Bri|tains hearing of the euill ad|uentures fallen to the Romans, re|uolt frõ their obedience. reuolted from the Romane obedience, as those that inhabit the countrie which we now call Wales, with the marches, slaieng & chasing awaie such Romans as lay abroad in those parties.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This doone, they sent vnto Gald king of the Scots, certeine messengers with rich iewels and gifts, in token of their reioising and gladnes for his victories, promising him furthermore such aid as they were a|ble to make against the Romans the common eni|mies of all the whole Albion nation. Moreouer, in this meane while did the Romans within Ca|lidon The Romans send vnto Marius king of the Bri|tains for and. castell direct their messengers with letters vn|to Marius king of the Britains, signifieng vnto him the present danger wherein things stood in those parties by the cruell rage of the Scotishmen and Picts, whom fortune had aduanced with the gaine of two foughten fields, insomuch that if timelie suc|cours were not the sooner sent, the losse would be ir|recouerable. Herevnto Marius answered, that as Marius king of the Bri|tains doub|teth rebellion of his sub|iects. then a common conspiracie appeared to be in hand amongest his subiects, so far foorth that he doubted greatlie the suertie of his owne estate; and as for hope of aid to be sent from Rome, he saw small like|liehood; considering the slender prouision there through the misgouernement of cruell Domitian, who by reason of the hatred which the people bare him, regarded nothing but how to kéepe them from EEBO page image 60 rising vp in armour against him, and therefore he Marius coun telleth the Romans to leaue the north parts vnto the eni|mies, and to draw vnto him into the south parts to keepe the same. thought it necessarie that leauing the north parts to the enimies, they should all withdraw towards him into the south parts, to kéepe yet the more fruitfull portion of the Ile in dus obedience, sith their puis|sance might not suffice to reteine & rule the whole.