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 1577 edition: 1 When both the armies were come néere togither, The armies prepare to bat|tell. they camped for that night the one in sight of the o|ther, and in the morning following they prepared themselues to battell. Ferguse first making an ear|nest Ferguse ex|horteth his people to doo valiantlie. Right mini|streth hope of good successe. oration vnto his people, to incourage them the more boldlie to giue the onset, declared amongst o|ther things how the right was on their sides, which alwaies ought to minister hope of good successe in them that enterprise anie thing in defense thereof; where contrarilie all such as attempted to disquiet o|ther by iniurie and wrong dooing, could not but looke for an euill conclusion of their malicious intents and purposes. Neither were other of his capteins negligent in their duties, but that both in exhorting their bands, they vsed most comfortable woords, and in disposing them in good order of battell, they shew|ed most readie and earnest diligence.