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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Herevpon there were musters taken, armour The Bri|tains make their appresis to go against the Scots. and weapon prouided, and both day and place appoin|ted, where they should assemble togither to march foorth towards the enimie. Conanus sore lamenting their dooings, called almightie God to record, that that which he had said, was spoken onelie for the loue & zeale which he bare to his countrie, & fithence his aduise might not be followed, he doubted great|lie least the ruine of the British state by some fatall appointment drew fast vpon them. The people hea|ring him speake thus, some wilfull wicked persons C [...]nanus is slaine a|mongest the Britains. fell vpon him, and flue him there presentlie amongst them: wherewith other being sore moued to indig|nation, set vpon the murtherers, there to haue re|uenged his death immediatlie. Wherevpon began taking of parts, and togither they went by the eares in such a furious wise, that sundrie amongest them being slaine, the magistrats had much adoo to appease the fraie.