Compare 1577 edition: 1 But Carantius vnderstanding all the maner of his enimies by his espials, and being in campe within ten miles of them or thereabout, in the same night he raised his field without anie great brute, and by the leading of certeine guides he marched streight toward the place where Bassianus was in|camped, so that anon after the spring of the day he came thither: whereof Bassianus being aduertised, and perceiuing he should haue battell, maketh rea|die for the same, giuing the best exhortation he could vnto his people to plaie the men: but forsomuch as the most part of his armie were Britains, all his words nothing auailed: for they desirous to sée the vt|ter The Bri|tains betray the Romans. ruine of all the Romane power, euen at the verie point when the battels should haue ioined, withdrew themselues apart without anie stroke striken, and got them vp into the next mounteins, to see what would insue. The residue of the Romane armie, sée|ing themselues thus forsaken of their fellowes, and their sides left bare and open for the enimie to enter The Romans are discõfited. vpon them, fell to plaine running away, but by rea|son of the marish ground compassing them in on each side, seruing well to purpose for the Scots, and other the confederates, a great number of the Ro|mans, and other of their part were ouertaken and The slaugh|ter of the Romans. slaine. Amongst whome Bassianus himselfe was one, and Hircius the emperors procurator an other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britains (who as is said refused to fight in the beginning of the battell) yéelded themselues vn|to The Bri|tains yeeld themselues vnto Ca|rantius. Carantius, and sware to be his true liege men and subiects. In like maner Carantius appointed all such of the nobilitie as were betwixt twentie yéeres and thréescore, to remaine with him in ho|stage: but the spoile of the field he diuided amongst his people equallie, so that as well the Scotishmen and Picts, as also his owne souldiers held them well contented and satisfied therewith. After this victo|rie Carantius or Carausius, as Eutropius na|meth him, vsurpeth the kingdome of Britaine. Carantius caused himselfe to be proclamed king of Britaine, vsurping the gouernment therof wholie to himselfe, and reteining two thousand of the Scots and Picts to attend vpon the safegard of his per|son, sent the residue home laden with riches of the enimies spoile. He sent also with them his ambassa|dors, to render thanks vnto both the kings for their aid in this so prosperous a victorie, assigning vnto Carantius hauing got the victorie, diui|deth the gaine in assigning to his cõfederats their [...]ue portions. them as a portion of the conquest, the countries of Westmerland and Cumberland, with all that region which lay betwixt Adrians wall, and the citie of Yorke, to inioy as their owne proper patrimonie EEBO page image 73 for euermore. Finallie the said Carantius was slaine by his companion Alectus, as in the English historie ye may find more at large.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, Crathlint king of Scots deliuered from troubles against the Romans, deuised sundrie good ordinances for the quiet state of the Scotish common-wealth, causing the peace to be diligentlie obscrued betwixt him and the Picts. Also in his The perse|cution of the christians by Dioclesian. daies the persecution of the christians chanced, which the emperour Dioclesian commanded to be execu|ted in most furious wise, so that there were few partes of the world (where anie christians were knowne to inhabit) that tasted not of that his cru|ell ordinance and scourge in that behalfe. In Bri|taine also, as well as in other places, there was no small quantitie of innocent bloud shed, with most vnmercifull murther committed, to the great tri|umph of Christs crosse, that glorious ensigne of our religion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 In this meane time Quintus Baſſianus the Romaine lieutenant in Brytaine, vnderſtãding how Carantius was thus reuolted, and had not only cauſed them of Weſtmerland to rebell but alſo ſtayne and chaſed the Romains out of that countrey, he was not a little diſquieted, & deter|mined with all ſpeede to go againſt him, & to re|uenge theſe iniuries.Quintus Baſsi|anus entreth into Weſtmer|land, but hea|ring that his enimies were at Yorke he turneth thi|therwardes. Within a fewe dayes after hauing his armie readie, hee entred into Weſt|merland: but hearing that his enimies were al|ready come to Yorke, & had won the citie by ſur|render, he turned his force thitherwards, in pur|poſe to fight with them, though hee vnderſtood they were in .iij. great battels, as the Scottes in one, the Pictes in an other, & thoſe of Carantius his retinew in the third. He lodged that night within a ſtrong place fenſed aboute with mar|riſſes. But Carantius vnderſtanding all the manner of his enimies by his eſpials, & being in cãpe within .x. miles of them or therabout, in the ſame night he raiſed his field without any great bruite, and by the leading of certaine guides hee marched ſtraight towards the place where Baſ|ſianus was encãped, ſo that anone after y^e ſpring of the day he came thither: whereof Baſſianus being aduertiſed, and perceyuing he ſhould haue battell, maketh readie for y^e ſame, giuing the beſt exhortation he could vnto his people to play the men: but for ſo much as the moſt parte of his ar|mie were Brytains,The Brytains betray the Ro|mains. all his woordes nothing a|uayled: for they deſirous to ſee the vtter ruine of all the Romaine power, euen at the very poynt when the battels ſhould haue ioyned, withdrew thẽſelues aparte without any ſtroke ſtriken, and got thẽ vp into the next mountayns, to ſee what would inſue. The reſidue of the Romain armie, ſeing thẽſelues thus forſaken of their fellowes, & their ſides left bare & open for the enimie to enter vpon them, fell to plaine running away,The Romains are diſcõfited. but by reaſon of the mariſſe ground cõpaſſing them in on each ſide, ſewing wel to purpoſe for y^e Scots, & other the confederates,The ſlaughter of the Ro|mains. a great nũber of the Ro|mains, & other of their parte were ouertaken and ſlaine. Amongſt whom Baſſianus himſelf was one, & Hircius themperours procurator an other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytains (who as is ſayd refuſed to fight in the beginning of the battell) yeelded thẽſelues vnto Carantius,The Brytains yeelde them|ſelues vnto Ca|rantius. & ſware to be his true liege mẽ & ſubiects. In like manner Carantius appointed al ſuch of the nobilitie as were betwixt .xx. yeres and .lx. to remaine with him in hoſtage: but the ſpoyle of the field he diuided amongſt his people equally, ſo that aſwel the Scottiſh men & Picts, as alſo his owne ſouldiers held thẽ well content EEBO page image 82 and ſatiſfied therewith. After this victory Ca|rantius cauſed himſelf to be proclaymed king of Brytaine,Carantius or Carautius, as Eutropius na|meth him, v|ſurpeth the kingdome of Brytaine. vſurping the gouernment therof who|ly to himſelf, and retayning .2000. of the Scots and Pictes, to attend vpon the ſauegard of his perſon, ſent the reſidue home laden with riches of the enimies ſpoyle. Hee ſent alſo with them his ambaſſadours, to render thankes vnto bothe the kings for theyr ayd in this ſo proſperous a victo|rie,Carantius ha|uing got the victory, deui|deth the gaine in aſsigning to his cõfederates their due por|cions. aſſigning vnto them as a portion of the con|queſt, the countreys of Weſtmerland and Cum|berland, with all that region whiche lay betwixt Adrians walle, and the citie of Yorke, to enioy as their owne proper patrimonie for euermore. Finally the ſayde Carantius was ſlayne by his companion Alectus, as in the Engliſh hiſtorie ye may finde more at large.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this Crathlynt king of the Scots deli|uered frõ troubles againſt the Romains, deuiſed ſundry good ordinances for the quiet ſtate of the Scottiſh cõmon wealth, cauſing the peace to be diligently obſerued betwixt him and the Pictes.