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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 On the other side, Maximianus with his capteins and officers of bands were as busie on their side to array their battels most for their aduantage, as they saw cause and occasion, so that both the armies being readie to fight, the onset was giuen, and that in most The onset is giuen. furious wise, the Romans being at the first sore an|noied with arrowes and darts, which flue so thicke from ech side, that their sight was in manner taken from them, the skie séeming as it had béen couered o|uer with a pentise. So that Maximianus perceiuing Maximianus perceuing the disa [...]uantage, prouideth to r [...]die the same. this disaduantage, he caused a fresh iegion of his sol|diors to aduance forward to the succour of their fel|lowes; by reason whereof the battell was foorthwith most crueltie renewed, the hindermost wings of the Romans sore preasing vpon their enimies: so that in the end passing quite through their battels, they caused a great disorder and feare amongest those The Scots disordered. Scots and other their confederats, which were pla|ced in the hindermost ranks. But yet casting them|selues in a ring, they made great & stout resistance for a space, and at length a great number euen of the most valiant personages of the whole host, closed themselues togither, and with maine force assaied to haue broken through the thickest prease of their enimies, but being inuironed about on ech part, they were there staine ech mothers sonne. Whilest the Ro|mans drew togither to resist on that side, other of the Scotishmen, Picts, Britains, & Welshmen, found a waie to get foorth through their enimies on the other side, and so being gotten past them, made awaie as fast as their féet might beare them: but a great num|ber being notwithstanding ouertaken, were staine and beaten downe right pitifullie,

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were both the kings of Scots & Picts, Ferguſe and Durſtus,The Scottes and Pictes aſ|ſembled a|gaynſt the Romaines. with Dionethus naming himſelfe king of the Britaines, who had brought with him beſide the Welchmen a great number of thoſe Brytaynes that inhabited in the Coun|treys now accounted the marches of Wales, the which onely amongſt al other the Brytaines ac|knowledged him for king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 When both the armies were come neare to|gither,The armies prepare to battaile. they camped for that night the one in ſight of the other, and in the morning following they prepared themſelues to battail Ferguſe firſt ma|king an earneſt oration vnto his people to encou|rage them the more boldly to giue the onſet,Ferguſe exhor+teth his people to do valiantly de|clared amongſt other things how the right was on theyr ſide,Right mini|ſtreth hope of good ſucceſſe. which alwayes ought to miniſter hope of good ſucceſſe in them, that enterpriſe any thing in defence thereof, where contrarily all ſuch as attempted to diſquiet other by iniury & wrong doing, could not but looke for an euill concluſion of their malicious intentes and purpoſes. Ney|ther were other of his captaines negligent in their duties, but that both in exhorting theyr bandes, they vſed moſt comfortable wordes, and in diſ|poſing them in good order of battaile, they ſhewed moſt readie and earneſt diligence.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 On the other ſide, Maximianus with hys Captaines and officers of bandes were as buſie on their ſide to array their battailes moſt for their aduauntage, as they ſaw cauſe and occaſion, ſo that both the armies being readie to fight,The onſet is giuen. the on|ſet was giuen, and that in moſte furious wyſe, the Romaines beeing at the firſt ſore annoyed [figure appears here on page 101] with arrowes and dartes, which ſlew ſo thicke from eche ſyde, that theyr ſight was in manner taken from them, the Skie ſeeming as it had beene couered ouer with a Pentiſe.Maximianus perceyuing the diſaduantage prouideth to remedie the l [...]e. So that Maximianus perceyuing this diſaduauntage, he cauſed a freſhe Legion of his Souldiers to ad|uaunce forwarde to the ſuccour of their fellowes, by reaſon whereof, the battayle was forth wyth moſt cruelly renued, the hyndermoſt wings of the Romaines ſore preaſſing vpon their [...] ſo that in the ende paſſing quite through theyr battayles,The Scottes diſordered. they cauſed a great diſorder and fears amongeſt thoſe Scottes and other theyr confe|derates, whiche were placed in the hindermoſt EEBO page image 102 rankes, but yet caſting themſelues in a ring, they made great and ſtout reſiſtance for a ſpace, and at length a great number euen of the moſt vali|ant perſonages of the whole hoſt cloſed themſel|ues togither, and with a maine force aſſayed to haue broken through the thickeſt preaſſe of theyr enimies, but being enuironed about on eche part, they were there ſlaine eche mothers ſonne. Whi|leſt the Romaines drew togither to reſiſt on that ſide, other of the Scottiſhe men, Pictes, Bry|taynes and Welchmen, founde a way to gette forth through their enimies on the other ſyde, and ſo being gotten paſt them, made away as faſt as their feete might beare them: But a great num|ber being notwithſtanding ouertaken, were ſlain and beaten downe right pitifully.