Compare 1577 edition: 1 When summer was come, he was counselled to haue estsoones offered battell vnto Uictorine, who Uictorine in|uadeth Gal|loway. as then was entered Gallowaie: and rather to trie the vttermost point of fortunes chance against him, than to susteine such displeasures and iniuries at the Romans hands, as by them were dailie doone vnto him and his people. But there were other that gaue other aduice, alledging how the danger was great to ieopard againe in battell with the Romans, be|ing Ferguse is dissuaded to fight with the Romans. men of such skill & practise in the feats of wars, considering what losse had chanced in the two for|mer battels. Againe, there was great likelihood, that if he could be contented to forbeare for a time, and seeke to defend the borders of his countrie, so well as he might without giuing battell, it must needs come The Romane empire inua|ded by barba|rous nations. to passe that shortlie the Romane empire should be brought vnto such ruinous decaie, by reason of the multitude of enimies, which as then inuaded the same on each side, that in the end Uictorine doubting his owne suertie, would conueie himselfe with his men of warre out of the countrie, and then should it be an easie matter for the Scots and Picts to reco|uer againe all such countries as ancientlie belonged to their elders, and wholie to restore the estates of their common-wealths vnto their former dignities.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 This aduise was followed as the best and most likelie, so that making sundrie roads into the bor|ders of their enimies countries so to kéepe them still occupied, Ferguse and the Scots refused vtterlie to come to anie foughten field with them. Shortlie af|ter Uictorine ac|cused vnto Honorius. also it chanced, that Uictorine was accused vnto the emperor Honorius of some secret practise against his maiestie, as to be about to vsurpe the crowne of Britaine, wherevnto he was compelled in déed by the souldiers (whose hearts he had woone through his bountious liberalitie sundrie waies declared to|wards them) and vnderstanding at this present, that he was minded to haue fled his waies for doubt of the said information made against him, they did mooue him with such earnest persuasions to take vpon him the imperiall dignitie, promising euen to liue and die with him in defense thereof, as well a|gainst Honorius, as all other, that in the end he con|sented Uictorine ta|keth vpon him the name and authoritie of emperor in Britaine. [...]r aclianus is sent against Uictorine. vnto their desires, and so was proclamed em|peror, and clothed in purpure, vsing thereto all the o|ther imperiall ornaments, as if he had beene empe|ror indéed. But afterwards when one Heraclianus EEBO page image 84 was sent with an armie by Honorius into Britaine against this Uictorine, the most part of the souldiers, with those Britains which had acknowledged him for their supréeme gouernor, began to feare the se|quele of the matter, and afterward requiring par|don for their offenses, they tooke Uictorine, and deli|uered him prisoner vnto the same Heraclianus, Uictorine is deliuered into the hands of Heraclianus. Heraclianus is sent into Affrike. with diuers other of his confederats, and so by this means was the estate of Britaine recouered vnto the behoofe of Honorius, who shortlie after sent for Heraclianus, minding to send him into Affrike a|gainst one Athalus, who vsurped there against the Romane empire.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At his departure forth of Britaine, he le [...] one Pla|cidus Placidus lieutenant of Britaine. as lieutenant and generall of the Romane ar|mie in those parties: a man of no great courage, and lesse skill, which being perceiued of the Scots, gaue occasion to Ferguse their king to renew the warre. And first he procured Durstus king of the The warre renew [...] by the Scots. Picts, being the third of that name, to ioine with him in that enterprise, according to the articles of the league. Who consenting therevnto, when their powers were once assembled, they entered into the marches of their enimies, ouerrunning the most The Scots and Picts in|uade the bor|ders of their enimies. part of Kile, Carrike, and Conningham, and after they had taken their pleasure there, they entered in|to Galloway, destroieng all before them, which way soeuer they passed. Then turning into Pictland, they subdue the whole region, and expell all such Romans and Britains as inhabit the same.