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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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 There came also an other power of Scots and Picts by water out of Fife, and landing in Pictland, pursued the Britains with more crueltie than the kings did themselues. Both houses and people pas|sed by fire and sword, insomuch that all such of the Britains as could get away, withdrew foorth of the countrie, not staieng till they came beyond the ri|uer of Tine; by reason whereof, all the countrie which lieth betwixt Twéed and Tine was deliuered The Bri|tains leaue Pictland and get them|selues ouer the riuer of Tine. by appointment of the kings vnto the souldiers, to spoile and vse at their pleasure, wherevpon followed manie notorious examples of crueltie, enuie, coue|tousnesse, wrath & malice. In the meane time, whilest the Scotish and Pictish men of warre applied their market, the Britains with all diligence repared and newlie fortified the other wall begun (as is said) by the emperour Adrian, shooting ouerthwart the The wall of [...]rian is re|pared by the Britains. countrie from the riuer of Tine, vnto the riuer of Eske.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Howbeit the Scots and Picts, because winter ap|proched, made no further attempt against the Bri|tains at that time, but diuiding those countries The coun|tries lieng [...]th from the wall of A|drian diuided amongest the Scots and Picts. which lie by north from the foresaid wall of Adrian, among themselues, according to the order in that behalfe appointed by their kings, they fortified cer|teine castels and holds for defense of the same coun|tries, as it were to countergarison such Britains as continuallie kept watch and ward vpon the fore|said wall. The Britains therefore mistrusting least so soone as the spring were come, the Scots would inuade their countries which lay on the south part of the same wall, breaking in by force through it, as they had doone the yere before through the other wall of Abircorne, they sent ambassadors vnto Etius the Romane lieutenant, gouerning Gallia now called France, vnder the emperour Ualentinian, requi|ring The Bri|tains require and at the hands of E|tius. to haue some aid and succour at his hands, whereby to resist such fierce and cruell enimies, as sought to destroy and expell out of their lands and houses, all such of the Britains as acknowledged themselues in anie maner of wife subiects vnto the empire.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Brytaines reſort to the Wall of Abir|corne to de|fende it.Whervpon the Brytains being aduertiſed of their enimies intentions, according to the ordi|nance before appoynted, drewe in defenſible wiſe vnto that part of the wall, where they vnderſtood the Scottes and Pictes were minded to aſſault.The Scots and Pictes approch the wall to aſſault it. At length when the Scottiſh and Pictiſh kings were come to the wall, and had theyr people rea|die to giue the approch, they themſelues ſtoode a|part ſomewhat out of daunger of ſhot: and ſuche bandes as were appoynted to aſſayle, aduaunced forth of the maine battailes vnder the leading of that Grayme,Graym aſſaul|teth the wall. the which as ye haue heard, was chiefe in repulſing the Brytaynes when they had firſt made the ſame wall by commaundement of Victorine the Romaine Lieutenant. Neyther ſhewed he leſſe proofe of his valiancie at this time than hee had done before. For though the Bry|taynes made earneſt reſiſtaunce, ſo farre as their power woulde extende,The wall is ouerthrowne. yet at the length by fyne force the Wall was vndermined and throwne downe in ſundrie places, ſo that the whole num|bers of the Scottes and Pictes entered by the ſame into Pictlande, beating downe the Bry|taynes on eche ſyde that went about to make re|ſiſtaunce, for none eſcaped theyr handes, but ſuch as ſaued themſelues by flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There came alſo an other power of Scottes and Pictes by water out of Fyfe, and landing in Pictland, purſued the Brytayns with more cru|eltie than the kings did themſelues. Both houſes and people paſſed by fire and ſworde, inſomuche that all ſuch of the Brytaynes as coulde get a|waye, withdrewe foorth of the Countrey,The Brytaines leaue Pictland and get them|ſelues ouer the riuer of Tine. not ſtaying tyll they came beyonde the Ryuer of Tyne: by reaſon whereof, all that Countrey which lyeth betwyxt Tweede and Tyne was deliuered by appoyntment of the Kings vnto the Souldiers, to ſpoyle and vſe at theyr pleaſure, wherevppon followed many notorious enſam|ples of crueltie, enuie, couetouſneſſe, wrath, and malice.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane tyme, whileſt the Scottiſhe and Pictiſhe menne of warre applyed theyr Market,The Wall of Adrian is re|payred by the Brytaynes. the Brytaines with all diligence repay|red and newly fortified the other wall begon (as is ſayd) by the Emperour Adrian, ſhooting ouer|thwart the countrey, from the riuer of Tine, vn|to the riuer of Eſke.