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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, gathering togither his people againe as they fled from the discomfiture, he retired backe with them vnto Yorke, hauing lost in this bickering a great number of his best souldiors, and men of warre: for the Scots and Picts, missing no small number of their friends in that battell, were not satisfied with those whome they had likewise slaine in the fight, but also fell vpon their prisoners which they had taken, and slue them also in reuenge of their fellowes whome they had lost. Afterwards they harried the countries of Westmerland and Kendall Westmerland and Kendall spoiled by the Scotishmen and Picts. in most cruell wise, Trebellius not being so hardie to fight with them againe for doubt of some traine that might be practised by the Britains. Neither was his suspicion grounded vpon the credit of any light information, as may appeare by that which fol|lowed: The British commons rise against Tre|bellius, one Caldorus a Pict béeing their capteine. for immediatlie after, the commons of the countrie rose against the Romans, in purpose to haue driuen them all out of the land.