Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When Adrian vnderstood these newes, he purpo|sed forthwith to go himselfe into Britaine. Causing therefore an armie to be leuied, he passed foorth with Adrian the emperor pre|pareth to go into Britain. Adrian trans|porteth into Britaine. the same into France, then called Gallia, and com|ming to Calice, he transported ouer into Britaine, where he learned how the Scots and Picts were ne|uer more busie than at this present, hauing of late wasted and spoiled the countrie euen to the riuer of Tine. Herewith Adrian being sore offended, ioined Adrian com|meth to yorke the power which he had brought with him frõ Rome, with the other which he had caused to be raised in France and Britaine. This doone, he remooued to Yorke, where soiorning certeine daies to refresh his people, he afterwards drew toward the borders, and cõming to the riuer of Tine, he passed ouer the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The fourth daie after, he came into a countrie wherein was left no kind of earthlie thing seruing to mans vse, and so passing forward a daie or two, he He passeth ouer the riuer of Tine. Adrian fin|deth nothing abroad in the countrie of his enimies. found neither corne, nor other prouision of vittell, nor any kind of liuing creature, all the people being fled into the mounteins and marish grounds, where no man might come vnto them, as commonlie in case of extreme danger they were accustomed to lie abroad in the same without house or any couerture ouer their heads. Howbeit, for all that he gaue not ouer to pursue them, but finding them out where What maner of people he had to doo withall. they lurked in the hilles and woods, he gréeuouslie af|flicted them, and that in sundrie maner. In the end espieng the barrennes of the soile, the rudenes of the people, and that there was no hope left to come by sufficient prouision for the maintenance of his ar|mie, he determined not to spend anie longer time in such a vaine and fruitlesse trauell, and therefore re|turned vnto Tine, there to restreine the Scots and Picts from inuading such of the Britains as were subiect to the Romane empire, he caused a great Adrian begin|neth to make a wall for safe|gard of the Britains against the Picts and Scots. The Romans writers [...] confirme the same. [...]rench to be cast ouerthwart the land from the mouth of Tine to the riuer of Eske, and a wall to be made on the inner side of the same, of turfe and sods. ¶The Scotish chronicles make mention that it was be|gun by Adrian, but not finished till the daies of the emperor Seuerus, who made an end of it, and ther|fore the same chronicles name it the wall of Septi|mius Seuerus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Adrianus hauing thus dispatched in the north parts of Britaine, in his returne visited Wales with the marches of the same, setting an order amongst such as had mooned a commotion against the magistrats in those parties, the authors whereof he punished ac|cording to their offenses, & so then he came to Lon|don, whither at the same time a great number of the Britaine nobilitie resorted to doo him honor, accor|ding Adrian com|meth to Lon|don. to their duties. And he for his part shewed them such friendlie interteinment, that they could not wish any better. After this he sailed into France, taking Lucius Antenous with him, bicause he could Adrian retur|neth toward Rome. Aulus Uicto|rinus lieute|nant of Britaine. not awaie with the aire of Britaine, in whose place he left one Aulus Uictorinus lieutenant there, who dis|posed diuers garisons of souldiers in places néere vnto the fore-remembred wall, for defense of the in|habitants against the violence of the Scots & Picts. Who seeing this demeanour of the Romans, diuided those lands and countries (which they had latelie wa|sted on the further side of Tine) in such sort betwixt them, that all what soeuer laie towards the Irish sea, The Scotish men & Picts diuide the countries beyond Tine betwixt them. Mogall through pride abuseth him|selfe in sun|drie kinds of vices. remained to the Scots, and the rest coasting vpon the Almane seas, sell vnto the Picts for their portion.