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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But Etius, whether he would not, or rather be|cause Etius resu|seth to a [...]d the Britai [...]. he conuenientlie could not (for that he was o|therwise [...]ied in de [...]se of Gallia against the French men) made a direct answere that he had no men of warre in store to sent ouer into Britaine, and therefore willed them to doo what they could for their owne defense, for aid of him they might none haue. The messengers returned home with this an|swere, and made report thereof in a publike assem|blie of all the British nobilitie, being as then gathe|red togither at London to consult there for the estate and order of their countrie. Where after long deli|beration (notwithstanding that they perceiued they The Bri|tains forsaken of the Ro|mans, deter|mine yet to make resi|stance. should haue no more aid from the Romans) it was yet determined, that to resist the enimies, the whole puissance of the British nation should be mustered, as well men as women, being able to doo anie feat of seruice auailable in defense of their countrie, & ra|ther to trie the vttermost point of fortunes chance, than to suffer themselues to be ouerrun without re|sistance. But Conanus Camber, a prince of great Conanus Camber counselieth the Britains to seeke peace at the Scotish mens hands. authoritie amongest them, as one that was descen|ded of the bloud of Octauius sometime king of Bri|taine, went about with earnest persuasions to re|moue the residue of the nobilitie from this determi|nation, aduising them to séeke for peace at the Sco|tishmens hands, rather than to trie the doubtfull chance of Mars his iudgement, considering the Britaine dis|peopled of warlie men by Max [...]ianus. féeblenesse of their whole force now, euer since that the tyrant Maximianus had in manner emptied and dispeopled the land of all such able men as were apt for seruice in the warres. But this aduise of Cona|nus Conanus counsell is re|ceiued. was verie euill taken, & moued the multitude that heard him, to be greatlie offended with his words, not sparing to say that he spake like no true man nor louer of his countrie; so that the former or|dinance (that is to say, to séeke an end of the wars by dint of swoord) was allowed for the best.