Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now to the purpose touching Fincomarke, what yéere Fincomarke began his reigne. ye shall vnderstand, that he began his [...] in the yéere (as W. Harison saith) after the birth of our Sa|uiour 322. H. B. 5490. H. B. 655. H. B. First o [...] Con|trantine. H. B. Octauius is vanquished, & flieth into Scotland. 325, after the creation of the world 4292, and from the first establishing of the Scotish king|dome 652, and in the 20 yéere of Constantine the emperour. It chanced that Octauius king of the Britains was vanquished by Traherus a Romane capteine, and forced for his refuge to flee vnto this Fincomarke then king of Scots, who receiued him as a friend. And furthermore though he were requi|red by Traherus to deliuer him into his hands, as a traitor and a rebell vnto the Romane empire, yet Fincomarke refused so to doo, choosing rather to su|steine all Traherus his malice, and to haue warres with the Romane emperor, than to betray his friend who had put his life into his hands vpon an especiall trust of safegard,
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Herewith Traherus being not a little mooued, as|sembled Traherus inuadeth west merland. his power, and entred into Westmerland, the which countrie had remained in the Scotish|mens hands euer since Carantius deliuered it ouer vnto them. Fincomarke hearing that the Romans would thus make him wars, had likewise raised a puissant armie to resist them, so that he had at the Fincomarke raiseth his power. least 60 thousand persons togither in one armie, as 30 thousand of his owne countriemen, 20 thou|sand Picts, & ten thousand of such Britains as follo|wed after Octauius. Fincomarke being thus furni|shed, hasted foorth to incounter with his enimies, be|fore they should haue time to doo any notable da|mage vnto his subiects, & so comming within sight of them, sent an herald vnto Traherus, to vnder|stand the cause why he thus inuaded his countrie, but receiuing frõ him an vntoward answer, he brought forth his people into the field in order readie to giue battell, and so ioining with the enimie, there was Fincomarke ioineth in bat|tell with Traherus. fought a right sore and cruell conflict, which continu|ed for a time with vnmercifull murther and slaugh|ter on both parts.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Finallie, when the Romans were at a point to haue got the vpper hand, they were suddenlie put in such feare with the sight of a number of husband|men, who had got togither their cattell and were dri|uing the same awaie, that supposing they had beene some new succors comming to aid their enimies, they immediatlie fled vpon the same, leauing the The Ro|mans flée. victorie to their aduersaries: howbeit of the Scots side were slaine (as their chronicles report) fiftéene thousand men, and on the Romane part about six|teene The number is slaine. thousand. Traherus himselfe escaped vnto Yorke, but hearing that Fincomarke and Octauius pursued after him, he forsooke that citie, and got him into places of more suertie, so that when the enimies yorke is yéel|ded vnto Octauius. came thither, the citizens yeelded themselues, and receiued Octauius as their prince, offering from thenceforth to be vnder his rule and gouernement. The newes of these atchiued victories being bru|ted throughout the realme, caused a great number of the nobles to come in vnto Octauius, who recei|ued Octauius obteineth the rule of Bri|taine. them most thankfullie; & to conclude, wrought so by their support, that he was shortlie after resto|red to the gouernance of the whole realme, and esta|blished therein according to his owne wish.