Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Scots and Picts, vpon knowledge had of The Scots and Picts re|fuse to giue battell to the Romans. this Gallios arriuall, drew backe into their coun|tries, not minding to fight with the Romans, whose force they doubted, and not without cause, hauing had in times past so manie ouerthrowes and slaugh|ters at their hands. But Gallio pursued them euen Gallio pursu|eth the Scots and Picts. vnto the water of Forth, where in sundrie skirmi|shes he slue no small number of them: and for that he knew he should be sent for shortlie to returne a|gaine into France, to helpe to resist such barbarous nations as warred in the same, for the better defense of the Britains against their enimies the Scots and Gallio causeth the wall of Abircorne to be repared. Picts (whome he knew would not be anie while in quiet after he was once gone) he caused the wall to be newlie made vp betwixt Abircorne & the mouth of Clude water, thereby to defend the Romane pro|uince from all sudden inuasions of the enimies. This The maner of the buil|ding of that wall. wall was earst made of turffe, but now repared with stone, and strengthened with great posts or piles of wood, driuen in betwixt in places most néed|full. It was also 8 foot broad, and 12 foot high. And in certeine turrets cast foorth vpon this wall, Gallio ap|pointed watch & ward to be kept, that vpon the eni|mies The ordina|tion of Gallio for watch to be kept of the wall. approch towards the same, warning might be giuen by fire in the night, and by smoke in the day, vnto such of the Britains as dwelled néere vpon those borders (commandement being giuen vpon paine of death for being found in the contrarie) that eue|rie man vpon such knowledge had, should resort im|mediatlie to the place appointed, with such armour and weapon as for him was requisit.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When Gallio had thus giuen order for the suertie of the Britains, and deliuered them at that present from the cruell hands of their enimies, he returned Gallio retur|neth into France. into France with the armie that he brought with him, according to the commandement which he had from Etius the emperours lieutenant there. His departure out of Britaine was no sooner knowne of the Scots and Picts, but that with all their maine EEBO page image 87 force they determined to set vpon the Britains a|gaine. So that assembling their powers togither, The Scots and Picts de|termined to [...]uade the Britai [...]s a|gaine. the kings of both those nations exhort their men to doo valiantlie. Eugenius the king of the Scotish|men incourageth them through hope of high re|wards and spoile. The P [...]ctish king likewise for his part promiseth the lieutenant [...] of Camelen (an office of most honor amongest them) vnto him that first should passe the wall of Abircorne. Wherevpon The Bri|tains resort to the wall of Abircorne to defend it. the Britains being aduertised of their enimies in|tentions according to the ordinance before appoin|ted, drew in defensible wise vnto that part of the wall, where they vnderstood the Scots and Picts were minded to assault.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length when the Scotish and Pictish kings The Scots and Picts ap|proued the wall to assault it. were come to the wall, and had their people readie to giue the approch, they themselues stood apart some|what out of danger of shot: and such bands as were appointed to assaile, aduanced forth of the maine bat|tels vnder the leading of that Graime, the which (as Gra [...] assaul|teth the wall. ye haue heard) was chiefe in expelling the Britains when they had first made the same wall by comman|dement of Uictorine the Romane lieutenant. Nei|ther shewed he lesse proofe of his valiancie at this time than he had don before. For though the Britains made earnest resistance, so far as their power would extend, yet at the length by great force the wall was The wall is ouerthrowen. vndermined and throwen downe in sundrie places, so that the whole number of the Scots and Picts en|tered by the same into Pictland, beating downe the Britains on ech side that went about to make resi|stance, for none escaped their hands, but such as sa|ued themselues by flight.