Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone he marcheth forth with his armie to|wards them, who being alreadie [...] with the Scots and Piers, were determined to abide him, in|somuch that those of the one side came no sooner in sight of the other, but that they hasted foorth to ioine Seuer [...]s is incountred by his enimies. togither in battell, whereof insued great slaughter betwixt them, though the British part (notwithstan|ding their aid of Scots and Piers) were not able long to endure against the great at multitude and prac|tisedskill of the Romane souldiers, so that in the end they were opened perforce and put to flight with the Fulgentius is put to flight and his armie discom|fited. losse of thirtie thousand, what of Britains, Scotish, men and Piers.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Fulgentius himselfe, seeing the discomfiture and huge slaughter made of his people, had runne in a|mongst the thickest prease of his enimies, had not those that were about him led him awaie by force, and so at length he got him amongst the troops of the Scotishmen and Piers, and togither with them pas|sed ouer Tine, and so into the borders of his friends where he got togither such souldiers as he could, that Fulgentius withdraweth into Pierland. had escaped from the battell, and reteined them with wages so well as he might, in hope vpon occasion to imploie them e [...]t soones against his enimies. The Scots also sent into Ireland for aid, and the Piers into Denmarke and Norwaie. Such of the British nobilitie as fell into the hands of the Romans, Se|uerus punished most gréeuouslie, but the commons he vsed more gentlie, as it were making excuse for them being procured thereto by their capteins. After this, when winter was come, he appointed his men Seuerus wintereth at yorke. of warre to draw vnto places conuenient for them to lodge in, till the next spring. He himselfe wintered at Yorke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the next summer there was little doone worthie to be spoken of, but that there were certeine skirmi|shes betwixt the Romans lieng on the borders, and the Scots and Piers, euer as occasion serued, either of the parties to worke any exploit for their aduan|tage. But for somuch as the Scots had no aid sent them foorth of Ireland, they were not minded to tes|pard againe in a foughten field, supposing it sufficient if they might defend their owne, though they gained nothing as then, considering the puissance that was readie bent against them. At length Seuerus fell sicke at Yorke, and his son Antoninus lieng on the Seuerus sick neth. The wall is repared. borders beyond Tine, caused the wall afore mentio|ned, diuiding the Britains from the Scots and Piers, to be repared. This wall was built (as is before re|cited) first by Adrian the emperor, to staie the Sco|tishmen from inuading the lands apperteining to the subiects of the Romane empire, & after ouerthrowne in diuers places as well by Scots and Piers, as by the Britains, in sort as before is partlie mentioned. Antoninus caused it to be fortified with bastilions, one placed so néere to another, as trumpets being appointed in each of them, the sound might be heard betwixt to warne one another vpon the first descri|eng of the enimies approch.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This done, he marcheth foorth with hys ar|mie towardes them, who beeing alreadie ioyned with the Scottes and Pictes, were determined to abyde him,Seuerus is en|countered by his enimies. in ſo muche that thoſe of the one ſide came no ſooner in ſight of the other, but that they haſted forth to ioyne togyther in battayle, whereof enſued great ſlaughter betwixt them, though the Brytiſhe part (notwithſtanding their ayde of Scottes and Pictes) were not able long to endure agaynſt the great multitude and prac|tyſed ſkil of the Romaine Souldiours, ſo that in the ende they were opened perforce and put to flight with the loſſe of xxx.Fulgentius is put to flight, and his armie diſcomfited. thouſande, what of Brytaynes, Scottiſhmen and Pictes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Fulgentius himſelfe ſeeing the diſcomfiture and huge ſlaughter made of his people, had run in amongſt the thickeſt preace of his enimyes, had not thoſe that were aboute him ledde him a|way by force, and ſo at length he got him among the troupes of the Scottiſhe men and Pictes, and togyther with them paſſed ouer Tine, and ſo into the borders of his friendes,Fulgentius withdraweth into Pictland. where he got togyther ſuche Souldiers as he coulde, that had eſcaped from the battail, and retayned them with wages ſo well as hee myght, in hope vpon occa|ſion to employ them eftſoones agaynſte his eni|myes. The Scottes alſo ſent into Irelande for ayde, and the Pictes into Denmarke and Norway.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Suche of the Brytiſhe Nobilitie as fell in|to the handes of the Romaines, Seuerus pu|niſhed moſte grieuouſly, but the Commons he vſed more gentlye, as it were making ex|cuſe for them beeing procured thereto by theyr Captaines.