Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By this meanes the armies on both sides being kindled with desire of battell, in hope of victorie, they drew neere togither, and began the fight right fierce|lie The battell beginneth be tweene the Romans and Albions. at the first, with throwing and shooting of darts and arrowes so thicke that one might vnneth sée an|other. The place was more for the aduantage of the Scots than of the Romans, bicause they were com|pelled to fight as it were by companies and parts, by reason of bogs and marishes, with such sideling banks on the sides that they could kéepe none araie: yet all these impediments notwithstanding, this bar|tell was fought so far forth to the vtterance, that in the end, after a woonderfull slaughter on both sides A cruell fight. made, when their swords and other weapons were spent, they buckled togither with short daggers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 62 Finallie the violent charge of the Scots & Picts was such, that the Romans were constreined to re|tire, which their generall Antenous perceiuing, did what he could to staie them, and to bring them for|ward The Ro|mans retire. againe, but as he was most busie in the fore|front to exhort them hervnto, he was wounded with an arrow, and therevpon departed out of the bat|tell, which gaue occasion to diuers other of his com|panie to follow him, by meanes whereof all the re|sidue fell to running awaie, and made toward the Lucius Ante nous is woun ded. The Ro|mans are put to flight. next wood, there to saue themselues as well as they might, though some companies perceiuing that they could not reach thither without manifest danger, clo|sed themselues togither and departed by another waie, which they tooke at aduenture, not knowing towards what parts they drew, so that they laie all the night following within two miles of the Scots and Picts, who for that the daie was in maner spent (before the Romans were put to flight) incamped themselues in the selfe-same place where the battell was fought, and in the morning, hearing that part of their enimies were lodged so néere them, & knew not which waie to draw, they sent a number foorth of their campe to fight with them, & to kill them if they resisted, or to bring them captiue to the king if they should seeme willing to yéeld. Those that were thus sent, found the Romans in verie good order of bat|tell for so small a band, not minding to yéeld them|selues as prisoners. By reason of which their obsti|nate wilfulnesse, they were slaine in the end euerie motherssonne.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Lucius Antenous hauing thus receiued the ouer|throw, dispatched a post vnto Rome with all hast, signifient vnto the emperor Adrian the whole ma|ner of the discomfiture, and how that by reason ther|of things stood in great danger here in Britaine, if spéedie succors were not the sooner sent, for the eni|mies were neuer more cruell and fierce, than at this Women as readie to the battell as the men. present, not onelie the men, but also the women (as in the last battell he saw plaine proofe) who cared not for the losse of their owne liues, so that they might die reuenged.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The place was more for the aduauntage of the Scots than of the Romaines, bycauſe they were compelled to fight as it were by companies and partes, by reaſon of bogges and mariſhes, with ſuch ſideling hankes on the ſydes that they could keepe none aray: yet all theſe impediments notwithſtanding, this battaile was fought ſo farre forth to the vtterance,A cruel fight. that in the ende after a wonderful ſlaughter on both ſides made, when theyr ſwordes and other weapons were ſpent, they buckled togither with ſhort daggers. Fi|nally the violent charge of the Scottes & Pictes, was ſuch,The romaines retyre. that the Romaines were conſtrayned to retyre, which their generall Antenous percey|uing, did what hee coulde to ſtay them, and to bring them forward againe, but as he was moſt buſie in the forefront to exhort them herevnto,Lucius Ante|nous is woun|ded. he was wounded with an arrowe, and therevpon departed out of the battaile, which gaue occaſion to diuerſe other of his companie to followe him,The romaines are put to flight. by meanes whereof all the reſidue fell to running away, and made towarde the next wood, there to ſaue themſelues as well as they might, thoughe ſome companies perceyuing that they could not reache thither without manifeſt daunger, cloſed themſelues togither and departed by an other way, which they tooke at aduenture, not know|ing towardes what partes they drewe, ſo that they lay al the night following within two miles of the Scottes and Pictes, who for that the day was in maner ſpent (before the Romaines were put to flight,) encamped themſelues in the ſelfe ſame place where the battaile was fought, and in the morning hearing that parte of their enimies were lodged ſo neare them, and knew not which way to draw, they ſent a number forth of theyr campe to fight with them, and to kil them if they reſiſted, or to bring them captiue to the king if they ſhoulde ſeeme willing to yeelde.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe that were thus ſent, founde the Ro|maines in verie good order of battaile for ſo ſmal a bande, not minding to yeeld themſelues as pri|ſoners. By reaſon of which their obſtinate wyl|fulneſſe,Lucius Ante|nous ſendeth letters vnto Rome, certi|fying the Em|perour Adrian of the ouer|throw. they were ſlaine in the ende euerie mo|thers ſonne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Lucius Antenous hauing thus receyued the ouerthrow, diſpatched a poſt vnto Rome with all haſte, ſignifying vnto the Emperour Adrian the whole maner of the diſcomfiture, and howe that by reaſon therof things ſtood in great daun|ger here in Brytaine, if ſpeedie ſuccours were not the ſooner ſent, for the enimies were neuer more cruell and fierce, than at this preſent,Women as readie to the battail as men. not onely the men, but alſo the women (as in the laſt bat|taile he ſawe plaine proufe) who cared not for the loſſe of their owne lyues, ſo that they might die reuenged.