Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Eugenius for answere herevnto, declared that The answere of Eugenius vnto the he|rald. since he entred into the gouernment of the Scotish estate, he had doone nothing that might be thought preiudiciall either to the Romans or to the Britains their subiects: and as for the Picts, he would he glad to haue peace with them, if there might be amends made for all displeasures doone on either part, accor|ding as should be thought to stand with equitie and reason. Neither did he see what cause the Romans should haue to make warres for the Picts against those that had doone them no displeasure: but if it were so that he must needs haue wars, he would doo what in him lay to defend the libertie of the Scotish nation, trusting chieflie in the succours of almightie God, who vsed to fauour the cause of the iust and in|nocent, against such as sought to wrong them vpon feined quarrels, without occasion giuen. Maxi|mus Maximus raiseth [...] mightie ar|mie. He inuadeth the Scotish regions. receiuing this answere from Eugenius, as|sembled with all speed a strong & mightie armie of Romans, Britains, and Frenchmen, with the which entring into Westmerland, he spoiled that countrie most miserablie, taking diuers castels and strong holds by force, the which he furnished with garrisons Cruell wars. of his people, and then passing into Anandale, bur|ned and harried the same; from thence he entred in|to Galloway, o [...]isting no kind of tyrannie that might be shewed against the inhabitants, so that the feare was great throughout all the countrie: for of manie yeares before, so great an armie had not béene séene in those parties.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Eugenius notwithstanding, gathering his power Eugenius gathering his power figh|teth with his [...], and [...] discomfited. togither, determined to trie the fortune of battell, EEBO page image 77 and so ioining with his enimies néere vnto the wa|ter of Crée, his people were quicklie put to flight, and chased, by reason that they were much inferior in number. But the Romans pursuing the chase, happened to light amongest them of Argile, which The Romans following t [...] [...] the [...], re| [...]ue [...]. had not béene at the battell, but were comming to|wards it, and now fiercelie incountring with such as pursued their friends, they caused them to retire backe with some losse, wher vpon the other Scots al|so (which were chased) returned, & gaue a fresh onset, so that if night had not come on the sooner, there had béene a [...]r greater multitude of the Romans slaine in that bickering than they themselues did thinke of. Herevpon the Romans, doubting what their eni|mies intended to doo, they fortified their campe that night verie stronglie; but Eugenius vnderstanding Eugenius brea [...]eth vp his armie. what a multitude of his folks were slaine in the bat|tell, so that the verie streame of the water of Crée was stopped vp with dead carcases, he thought best (with the aduise of the peeres) to licence his people to depart to their homes, and not to fight with his enimies anie more for that time.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which being doone, he himselfe repaired the same night vnto Carrike, where he remained for a sea|son, making prouision for defense of his realme the best he could deuise. Maximus hauing knowledge in the morning how the Scots were quite gone their waies, he determined to haue followed them; but béeing certified of a rebellion amongest the Britains in Kent, he changed his purpose, and re|turned A rebellion in Kent. thitherwards, to appease that tumult, leauing in Galloway a good part of his armie to keepe such holds as he had got in that voiage. The yeare fol|lowing, Maximus was so busied in the south parts of Britaine, that he could not attend vnto the warres against the Scots, otherwise than in main|teining such garrisons as he had placed in their countries, by reason whereof sundrie bickerings happened betwixt them of the same garrisons and the Scots, who laboured not onelie to deliuer their owne countrie out of the hands of all forrainers, but also to inuade and destroie Pictland, so that they har|r [...]ed the countrie of Fife, with part of Menteth and The Scots [...]age the [...]. Sterling shire, burning & wasting townes, castels, and houses most crue [...]ie.