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.