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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone Fincomarke returned into his coun|trie, as well himselfe as other of his nobles and men of warre, being highlie rewarded for their westmerland assigned to the Scotishmen. paines and trauell susteined in that iournie. There was also promise made and confirmed by solemne oth, that the countrie of Westmerland, with such o|ther parts as were assigned to his predecessor king Crathlint, by order of Carantius at the time of their ioining togither in league against the Ro|mans, should for euer remaine vnto Fincomarke, & to his successors the Scotish kings, without anie claime or title to be made to the same by any of the EEBO page image 74 Britains: but this promise was not long kept, for shortlie after that Octauius had once chased all the Romans foorth of the British confines, and that Tra|herus was fled ouer into France, there was a coun|cell A councell [...] at yorke. called at Yorke, where it was not onelie ordei|ned, that from thencefoorth there should neuer anie stranger be suffered to reigne ouer the Britains, but also that the bounds of the realme should be ex|tended foorth beyond the wall made (as before is re|cited) by the emperor Adrian, euen vnto the old an|cient bounds and limits, expelling foorth the inhabi|tants of forren nations.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Such an immoderate lust of inlarging his domi|nion inflamed the hart of Octauius, that neither re|gard Octauius coueteth to in [...]arge his [...]ominion. of his oth, nor remembrance of benefits recei|ued, might staie him from séeking to wrong them, whose aid had restored him vnto his former estate and dignitie, as before we haue rehearsed. For here|vpon there were ten thousand men of war sent into Westmerland, to the intent to conquer the same The Bri|tains inuade Westmerland. out of the Scotishmens hands: but being incoun|tred with a power of Scotishmen & Picts, they were sharpelie repelled & quicklie put to flight. About the same time also, Traherus returned out of France Traherus returneth into Britain. Octamus is vanquished by Traherus. with two legions of Romans and twentie thousand of other aids: and giuing battell vnto Octauius, he vanquished his armie, and constreined him for his refuge to flée vnto the mouth of Humber, where he got certeine vessels, and sailed into Norwaie, there to saue his life, bicause that Scotland was now no sure refuge for him. Thus was Traherus againe in possession of Britaine as lieutenant to Constan|tine the emperor: but shortlie after he was by cer|teine conspirators in fauour of Octauius murthe|red, Traherus by a conspiracie to murthered. Octauius is reconcied with Fin|comarke. and then Octauius returned againe: as in the English chronicle is mentioned more at large.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Finally whan the Romains were at point to haue got the vpper hand, they were ſodenly put in ſuche feare with the ſight of a number of huſ|bande men, who had got togither theyr cattell & were driuing the ſame away, that ſuppoſing they had bene ſome newe ſuccours comming to ayde theyr enimies,The Romains flee. they immediatly fled vpon the ſame, leauing the victorie to their aduerſa|ries: howbeit of the Scottes ſide were ſlayne (as theyr chronicles report .xv.M. men,The numbers ſlayne. and on the Romaine parte about .xvj. thouſand.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Traherus himſelfe eſcaped vnto Yorke, but hearing that Fincomark, and Octauius purſued after him, he forſooke that Citie & got him into places of more ſuretie, ſo that when the enimies came thither, the Citezins yeelded themſelues,Yorke is yeel|ded vnto Octa|uius. & receyued Octauius as their Prince, offering frõ thence foorth to be vnder his rule & gouernment.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The newes of theſe atchieued victories being bruted throughout the realme, cauſed a greate number of the nobles to come in vnto Octauius,Octauius ob|tayneth the rule of Bry|taine. who receyued them moſte thankfully, and to cõ|clude wrought ſo by theyr ſupport, that he was ſhortly after reſtored to the gouernaunce of the whole realme, & eſtabliſhed therein according to his owne wiſhe. This done, Fincomark retur|ned into his countrey, aſwell himſelfe as other of his nobles & mẽ of warre, being highly rewarded for their paines & trauaile ſuſteyned in that iour|ney. There was alſo promiſe made and confir|med by ſolemne othe,Weſtmerlande aſsigned to the Scottiſh men. that the countrey of weſt|merlãd with ſuch other parties as were aſſigned vnto his predeceſſor king Crathlynt, by order of Carantius at the time of theyr ioyning togither in league againſt the Romains, ſhould for euer remayne vnto Fincomark, and to his ſucceſſors the Scottiſh kings without any clayme or title to be made to the ſame by any of the Brytains: but this promiſe was not long kept, for ſhortly after that Octauius had once chaſed all the Ro|maines foorth of the Brittiſh confines, and that Traherus was fled ouer into Fraũce,A councel kept at Yorke. there was a councell called at Yorke, where it was not on|ly ordeyned, that from thence forth there ſhould neuer any ſtraunger be ſuffred to raigne ouer the Brytaines, but alſo that the boundes of the realme ſhould be extended forth beyond the wall made (as before is recited) by the Emperour A|drian, euen vnto the old auncient bounds, and li|mites, expulſing foorth the inhabitants of for|raine nations.