Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Romans hauing thus rid the fields of all kind of enimies, lodged that night abroad here and there at their pleasure, where they might heare the dolefull gronings, and lamentable complaints of them that lay wounded, and as yet not dead, cursing most bitterlie the cruell tyrannie and couetous am|bition of the Romans, with that most detestable dis|loialtie of the Picts, procuring this murther and de|struction of those people that had deserued farre o|therwise at their hands. When the morning was come, & the light appeared, Maximus the lieutenant The spoile di|uided amongst the souldiers. caused the spoile of the dead bodies to be gathered, & equallie diuided amongst his men of warre. And such as were found sore wounded and not dead, to shew some token of clemencie, according to the old accustomed maner of the ancient Romans, he com|manded surgeans to sée to the cure of them. The other being dead, he suffered to be buried, causing the corps of Eugenius himselfe to be interred in most The buriall of the dead bo|dies by ap|pointment of Maximus. solemne and pompous sort, after the vsage of the Ro|mane princes.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 His brother Ethodius being found mangled in most pitifull wise, and in maner halfe dead, was al|so taken vp by commandement of the same Maxi|mus, and surgeans charged to haue the ordering of him, and to shew their diligence for the cure of his Ethodius fore wounded, is committed to the cure of surgeans. hurts in most speedie and gentle wise. The victorie thus atchiued, Maximus surueieth the countries of Kile, Carrike, and Coningham, with that also of Calidone, and seizeth the same into his hands, suf|fering the inhabitants to inioy both goods and lands in peace and quietnesse vpon their othes of allegi|ance, without anie further molestation. Heirgust king of the Picts with other the nobles of that na|tion, Heirgust desi|reth the vtter destruction of the Sc [...]ts. were nothing contented ther with, desirous to sée the vtter destruction of all the Scotish race. Wherevnto Maximus at the first would not agree, alledging the ancient custome of the Romans, who sought rather to vanquish by benefits, than by the sword, euer vsing to spare such as submitted them|selues, and in no wise to spot the honour or maie|stie of their empire with crueltie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But the Picts not satisfied herewith, went about earnestlie to persuade him in no condition to suffer The earnest sute of the Picts to haue the Scotish|men banished and expelled out of the countrie. the Scots to haue anie abiding within the confines of Britaine, if he wished anie quietnes in the estate thereof, for their delight (said the Picts) was onelie set to seeke occasion how to disturbe the peace, to liue by the pillage and spoile of their neighbours, and namelie of the Picts, vnto whose confusion (as the prophesies spake) they were begotten and borne. Fi|nallie when all their earnest sute missed the wished effect, they fell to and assaied if they might bring that to passe by wicked méed and thorough corrup|ting Where words faile, gifts preuaile. bribes, the which they could not doo by other meanes. And euen as it oftentimes chanceth in such cases, where words are but spent in wast, gifts yet preuaile: so also came it to passe euen here, for at The procla|mation for the auoiding of all Scotish|men foorth of the whole Iland of Britaine. length a proclamacion came foorth by procurement of the Picts, that all such as were naturall Scotish|men, should by a certeine daie auoid out of those countries that they possessed in Britain, vpon paine of losing life and goods, & to deliuer vp their houses and lands vnto such Britains and Picts as were ap|pointed by the Romans for to inioy the same.