Compare 1577 edition: 1 Which newes sore appalled the hearts of the Bri|tains, but yet being incouraged with comfortable words of their capteins to procéed, forward they go togither with the Romans, and within thrée daies af|ter, they came within sight of their enimies, béeing ranged in battell readie to receiue them, so that streightwaies buckeling togither, there was a right The armies ioine in battel. fierce and cruell battell fought betwixt them, till fi|nallie the multitude of the Scotish archers and kernes so compassed in the battels of the Romans on each side, and speciallie on the backes, that in the end, and by reason of the losse of their generall Ca|stius (who was slaine there amongst them) those of The Romans giue backe. the middle ward being discomfited, brake their ar|raie and fled. Wherevpon the residue likwise follo|wed: the Scots, Picts, and Welshmen pursuing The Scots follow in the chase too [...]shlie. so egerlie without all order, that there was no small number of them distressed by the Romans, the which in their giuing backe, kept themselues close togi|ther, readie to defend themselues, and to beat downe such of there enimies as followed more rashlie than warilie in the chase, not once regarding to kéepe any order of battell; but yet by other companies that pur|sued mor orderlie togither for their most aduantage, there was great slaughter made, both of Romans and Britains.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this victorie thus atchiued, Dionethus was proclamed king of Britaine, and sore warres conti|nued Dionethus proclamed king of Bri|taine. in the land by the pursuit of the Welshmen, Scots, & Picts, to the great hazard of the prouince, and likelie expelling of all the Romans quite out of the same. About this time also there remained in France, one Etius lieutenant to the emperour Etius lieute|nant of the Romans in France or [...]allis. Ualentinianus, who vnderstanding all these things by letters and messengers sent from the capteins which yet remained aliue in Britaine, appointed one Maximianus being of kin to the emperor, to passe with an armie in all hast ouer into Britaine, to aid Maximianus sent ouer into Britaine. and succor the Romans, and such Britains there, as still continued in their allegiance which they had promised vnto the Romane empire.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This Maximianus at his arriuall in the Iland was most ioifullie receiued by the soldiors and sub|iects of the foresaid empire. All the lords and nobles of the countrie resorted also vnto him, shewing them selues most glad of his comming, & promising with what aid soeuer they were able to make, to go with him against their enimies. Wherevpon, procuring Maximianus causeth the Britains to [...]ine with him to go against the Scots. them to assemble their powers, and to ioine the same with his, which he had brought ouer with him, he pas|sed through the countrie vnto Yorke, and so from thence marched foorth towards the Scots, being al|readie assembled in campe to defend the countrie of Westmerland against him. There were both the kings of Scots and Picts, Ferg [...]e and Du [...]stus, The Scots and Picts as|sembled a|gainst the Ro|mans. with Dionethus, naming himselfe king of the Bri|tains, who had brought with him, beside the Welsh|men, a great number of those Britains that inhabi|ted in the countries now accounted the marches of Wales, the which onelie amongst all other the Bri|tains acknowledged him for king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whiche newes ſore appalied the heartes of the Brytaynes, but yet beeing encouraged with comfortable wordes of their Captaines to pro|ceede, forwarde they goe togither with the Ro|maines, and withn three dayes after they came within ſight of their enimies, being raunged in battaile readie to receyue them,The armies ioyne in bat|taile. ſo that ſtreight wayes buckling togither, there was a right fierce and cruel battaile fought betwixt them, til finally the multitude of the Scottiſhe archers & Kernes ſo compaſſed in the battailes of the Romains on eche ſide, and ſpecially on the backes, that in the ende, and by reaſon of the loſſe of their generall Caſtius (who was ſlaine there amongſt them,The Romains giue backe.) thoſe of the middle ward being diſcomfited, brake theyr array, and fledde. Wherevpon the reſidue likewiſe followed: the Scots, Picts,The Scottes follow in the chaſe to raſhly and Welch|men purſuing them ſo egerly without all order, that there was no ſmall nũber of them diſtreſſed by the Romains, the which in their giuing back, kept thẽ cloſe togither, readie to defend thẽſelues, & to beat down ſuch of their enimies as followed more raſhly than warily in the chaſe, not once re|garding to keepe any order of battaile: but yet by other companyes that purſued more order|ly togyther for theyr moſt aduantage, there was great ſlaughter made both of the Romains and Brytaynes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 101 Dionethus proclaymed king of Bry|taine.After this victorie thus atchieued, Dione|thus was proclaymed King of Brytaine, and ſore warres continued in the lande by the pur|ſute of the Welchmen, Scottes, and Pictes, to the great hazard of the Prouince, and likely ex|pulſing of al the Romains quite out of the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Etius Lieute|nant of the Romaines in Fraunce or Gall [...]a.About this time alſo there remayned in France, one Etius Lieutenant to the Emperour Valen|tinianus, who vnderſtanding all theſe things by letters and meſſengers ſent from the captains which yet remayned aliue in Brytaine, appoyn|ted one Maximianus being a kinne to the Em|perour,Maximianus ſent ouer into Brytayne. to paſſe with an armie in all haſte ouer into Britaine, to ayde and ſuccor the Romains and ſuche Brytaynes there, as ſtill continued in theyr allegeance whiche they had promiſed vnto the Romaine Empyre.