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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time, whilest the Britains were thus busied in sending of their ambassadours to the Romans, & consulting togither for defense of their countrie, the Scots first raced downe the wall of The Scots rase the wall of Abircorne. Abircorne, not leauing one piece thereof whole, so that a few tokens excepted, nothing remaineth to be séene at this day of all that huge and woonderfull worke, it is called now in these daies Graimsdike, Graimsdike. because that Graime was not onelie (as ye haue hard) chiefe in expelling the Britains from the same, but also at this time in the racing of it to the ground he was the greatest dooer. Which being accompli|shed, The Scotish and P [...]sh kings inuade the British bo [...]rers. the Scotish and Pictish kings assembled their powers, and ouerthrew all such fortresses as had not béene destroied the yeare before, standing on the northside of Adrians wall, the which wall the Bri|tains EEBO page image 88 had newlie fortified, but yet were not able to defend the same from the power of the enimie, who now set vpon the Britains with maine force, in so Idrians wall vndermined and ouer|throwen. much that vndermining the foundations of that wall in diuers places; at length sundrie parts there|of were reuersed into the ditch, so that the souldiers breaking in by the sa [...], cruellie beate downe the Britains which stood at defense.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Howbeit the Scottes and Picts, bicauſe win|ter approched,The countreys lying north from the wall of Adrian de|uided amongſt the Scottes and Pictes. made no further attempt agaynſt the Brytaines at that time, but diuiding thoſe Countreys which lie by north from the foreſayd wall of Adrian, among themſelues, according to the order in that behalfe appoynted by theyr kings, they fortifyed certaine Caſtels and holdes for defence of the ſame Countreys, as it were to countergariſon ſuche Brytaynes as continually kept watch and warde vpon the foreſayde wall, The Brytaynes therefore miſtruſting leaſt ſo ſoone as the ſpring were come, the Scots would inuade their Countreys, which lay on the ſouth part of the ſame wal, breaking in by force through it, as they had done the yeare before through the other wall of Abircorne,The Brytaines requite ſuccor and ayde at the handes of Etius. they ſent Ambaſſadors vnto Etius the Romain Lieutenant gouerning Gallia, nowe called Fraunce vnder the Empe|rour Valentinian, requyring to haue ſome ayde and ſuccour at his handes, whereby to reſiſt ſuche fierce and cruel enimies, as ſought to deſtroy and expulſe out of their landes and houſes, all ſuch of the Brytaynes as acknowledged themſelues in any maner of wiſe ſubiectes vnto the Empyre. But Etius, whether bicauſe he would not, or ra|ther bycauſe he conueniently coulde not (for that he was otherwiſe occupied in defence of Gallia agaynſte the Frenche men) made a direct an|ſwere,Etius refuſeth to ayde the Brytaines. that hee had no men of warre in ſtore to ſende ouer into Brytaine, and therefore willed thẽ to do what they could for their own defence, for ayde of him they might none haue.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The meſſengers returned home with this an|ſwere, and made report therof in a publike aſſem|ble of all the Brytiſh nobilitie, being as then ga|thered togither at London to conſult there for the eſtate and order of their countrey. Where after long deliberation (notwithſtãding that they per|ceyued they ſhoulde haue no more ayde from the Romaines) it was yet determined,The Brytaines forſaken of the Romaines de|termine yet to make reſiſtãce. that to reſiſt the enimies, the whole puiſſance of the Brytiſhe nation ſhoulde be muſtred, as well men as wo|men being able to do any feate or ſeruice auaila|ble in defence of their Countrey, and rather to trie the vttermoſt poynt of Fortunes chaunce, than to ſuffer themſelues to be ouercome with|out reſiſtance.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But Conanus Camber, a prince of great au|thoritie amongeſt them, as one that was diſcen|ded EEBO page image 105 of the bloud of Octauius ſometime king of Brytain,Conanus Cã|ber coũcelleth the Brytons to ſeeke for peace at the Scottiſh mens handes. went about with earneſt perſwaſions to remoue the reſidue of the nobilitie from this determination, aduiſing them to ſeeke for peace at the Scottiſh mens handes, rather than to life the doubtfull chaunce of Mars his iudgement, conſidering the feebleneſſe of theyr whole force now,Brytaine diſ|peopled of warlike mẽ by Maximianus. euer ſithence that the tyrant Maximianus had in manner emptied and diſpeopled the land of all ſuche able men as were apt for ſeruice in the warres.