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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Whereof Maximus being certified, made sem|blance as [...]hough he were sore gréeued therewith, Maximus [...]. but inwardlie he could haue reioised at nothing more than to heare of the iniuries doon by the Scots vnto the Picts, supposing it to make chieflie for his purpose; and here vpon preparing an armie against the next summer, when he had disposed all things in a quiet order amongest the Britains, he set forward with the same towards Galloway, where being ar|riued, Maximus [...] s [...]nes in| [...]adeth the Scots. there was no kind of crueltie spared against the poore inhabitants. Eugenius in the meane time vnderstanding the comming of his enimies, mu|stered his people, and appointed the assemblie to be Eugenius prepareth an armie to de|fend his coun|trie. made in the countrie of Kile, which way he heard that his enimies would trauell. Thither came also not onlie all the able men of the Scotish dominions, but likewise a great number of lustie & strong wo|men apt to beare armour according to the old ac|customed [...]omen vsed to the warres. guise of their nation, so that there were numbred in this armie fiftie thousand persons right The number o [...] the Scotish armie. fierce and hardie, desirous either to vanquish the enimie with dint of sword, or else to die presentlie in the place.