Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The lieutenant Trebellius perceiuing thus what Trebellius writeth to the emperor Com|modus for aid. danger he stood in on euerie part, wrote vnto the emperour Commodus, that without some reforma|tion were had, the Romans were not like to keepe foot anie long season in Britaine, and therefore re|quired to haue some aid sent ouer vnto him in time. But the emperour doubting least the fault rested most in the lieutenant himselfe, appointed that one Pertinax sent as lieutenant into Britaine. Pertinax an ancient gentleman, and one for his high and notable vertues greatlie esteemed both a|mongst the men of warre, and also in the senat, should go into Britaine, to be legat there in place of Trebellius. This Pertinax comming into Bri|taine, according to the emperors appointment, tooke vpon him the office: and first setting a staie among the Britains, by right prudent and well aduised gouernement, he afterwards made a iourneie a|gainst Pertinax dri|ueth back both the Scots and Picts. the Scots and Picts, driuing them by great slaughter beyond Adrians wall, and so constreined them to remaine within their owne confines, pursu|ing them no further, for that he was sent for home Pertinax is chosen em|perour. to Rome, where the emperour Commodus being murthered amongst his owne men, he was against his will preferred to his place.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time the state of the Scotish com|monwealth was brought into great danger through an other incident, as by reason of a rebellion stirred by them of the western Iles, who not quieted in their stomachs for the death of their friends executed by Argadus (as before ye haue heard) assembled them|selues togither, and comming ouer into Argile, spoi|led Argile infe|sted by the Ilandmen. and harried the countrie in pitious wise. For re|dresse whereof, Argadus was sent thither againe with an armie, and in the meane time Ethodius the king with a great host of Scotishmen and Picts lay in campe néere vnto Adrians wall, to resist the inua|sion of the enimies on that side, if happilie they shuld attempt any new exploit against him in those parts. The Iland-men hearing of Argadus his approch, drew themselues togither to receiue him by battell, if he minded to offer it.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In which meane time two thousand Irishmen The Irish men land in Argile. were landed in that countrie, in hope of spoile, and hearing that Argadus was comming that waies forth to fight with his enimies, they laid themselues secretlie in ambush by the waie where hée should The Irish men lay an ambush to in|trap Argadus passe, and when he was passed by them, they brake foorth vpon his rereward suddenlie, putting his peo|ple in such disorder by their violent impression at the first brunt, that though he did what in him laie to bring them againe into araie of battell, yet in the Argadus is slaine. end he was there slaine with two thousand of his ar|mie, the residue escaping by flight out of the hands of their wild and cruell enimies. Ethodius hauing knowledge hereof, with an armie of twentie thou|sand men hasted foorth towards Argile, to reuenge EEBO page image 66 the death of his valiant capteine Argadus vpon the rebels. Who hearing of his comming, made to|wards the sea, and would gladlie haue béene gone, but by reason of a contrarie wind they were forced to stay against their wils, so that he finding them still in the countrie, wrought so warilie by closing them vp among the hils and mounteins, that final|lie constreined through famine, they submitted them The Iland|men yéeld themselues. selues vpon these conditions, that their head cap|teine with two hundred others of the chiefest, should yéeld themselues simplie to the kings mercie, and the residue to be licenced to depart againe into their countries.