Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When summer was once come, hauing made his prouision to warre on the Scots and Picts, word came vnto him that the Welshmen were reuolted, The welsh|men rebell a|gainst the Ro|mans. and began to raise warre against the Romans, so that taking order for the reparing of the wall made by Adrian, which the enimies in diuers places had broken downe, and leauing a sufficient number of The welsh|men brought to their former obedience. The inhabi|tants of the Ile of might reuolting frõ the Romens, are constei|red againe to be obedient. men of warre for defense of the same against all in|uasions that might be attempted, he turned the resi|due of his power against those Welsh rebels, whom in the end, though not without much adoo, he reduced to obedience. Immediatlie after this, he heard also how the Britains of the Ile of Wight were vp in armour against such Romans as ruled there, sundrie noble men of the maine Ile taking their part, but they also were at length brought againe EEBO page image 65 to their former subiection, and the authors of that re|bellion punished by death.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time the Scots and Picts determi|ned not to attempt anie further exploit against the Romans, doubting the verie name and linage of A|gricola The name of Agricola dred+full to the Scotishmen and Picts. in the lieutenant Calphurnius, by calling to remembrance the noble atchiued conquests of his grandfather Iulius Agricola, of whose victorious exploits, besides that which ye haue before heard, the English historie also dooth make a long rehearsall. Calphurnius studieth to re|forme the e|state of Bri|taine. Calphurnius returneth vn|to Rome. Publius Trebellius sent as lieute|nant into Britaine. Calphurnius being thus at quiet on that side, inten|ded wholie to reforme all misorders amongest the Britains, which being brought to indifferent good passe, he was sent for home againe vnto Rome by the emperour Antonius Commodus, the sonne and successour of the fore-remembred Marcus Aurelius sending one Publius Trebellius into Britaine, there to supplie his charge.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 This Trebellius comming into Britaine, at the first vsed himselfe verie vprightlie in his office, shewing all honor and loue towards the Britains, subiects to the Romane empire, and namelie to Lu|cius, who reigned as king of the land, vnder the name and authoritie of the Romane empire. But after that he had once woone him a péece of credit a|mongest Publius Trebellius giuen to coue|tousnesse. them, he changed his maners, or rather dis|couered his naturall inclination, so wholie giuen to couetousnesse, that his onelie studie was set which way to fill his bags, not caring how vntrulie he forged accusations against the rich, so that either by death or banishment their goods might be confiscat, and so come to his hands. By this wicked gouerne|ment, He is hated of the Britains. the Britains began so sore to hate him, that had it not béene for the loue of their king the foresaid Lucius (who holpe to appease them) there had béene some rebellion practised against him in the south part. Now the Scots and Picts hauing knowledge of this misliking in the Britains towards the Ro|mane The Scots and Picts re|new the warre against the Romans. lieutenant, thought it a time conuenient for them also to be dooing, to the end they might re|uenge their former iniuries; and herevpon leuieng an armie, they came to the oft remembred wall, and ouerthrowing the same in diuers places, they entred into the British confins with great spoile and crueltie. Trebellius being hereof informed, hasted forth with all the power he could make, to resist their inuasions; but finding the enimies readie in the field, and incountring them sooner than he looked for, he was euen vpon the first ioining abandoned of the Trebellius fighteth a|gainst his eni|mies, is for|saken of his owne men, and chased out of the field. most part of his whole armie, which consisted of Britains and Frenchmen, then called Galls, so that the residue being beaten downe, he was glad to saue himselfe as well as he might, by setting the spurs to his horsse and galloping away.