Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These ciuill policies and princelie prouisions for defense of his countrie and subiects increased the fame of Dongard mightilie, but that which he did to|wards the aduancement of religion did most excée|dinglie set foorth his commendation. First, all such religious men as followed the trade of life taught by Paladius and others, which came with him from Rome, he caused them to be highlie reuerenced: and The bou [...]|ous liberalitie of Dongard towards churchmen. for the maintenance of their liuing, he assigned foorth lands, houses, and other kinds of reuenues in diuers places of his realme, and granted not onelie vnto them, but also vnto all other, being within anie or|ders of clergie, sundrie priuileges, appointing that the churches & abbeies with other holie places should be infranchised and taken for sanctuaries, that all Sanctuaries. such as fled to the same for safegard of their liues, should be suffered to rest in peace, so long as they kept them within the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also, and whilest these things were thus a dooing in Scotland, the Britains being awearied of their seruile estate, through the setting on of Conanus, conspired together, and tooke aduise by what meanes they might best séeke to deliuer themselues from the thraldome of Scots and Picts, and vpon aduise taken they concluded to send ouer The Bri|tains send in|to Britaine Armorike for aid. into Britaine Armorike some honorable ambassage vnto Androenus the king of that countrie for aid. Héerewith was the archbishop of London appoin|ted EEBO page image 91 as chiefe ambassador to go on that message, which archbishop vsed such diligence in the matter, that Constantine the sonne of the said Androenus was appointed by his father with a competent power of men to go ouer into great Britaine to the aid of the Aid sent into Britaine from the Ar|morike Bri|tain [...]. British inhabitants there. Héerevpon, when the men & ships with all necessarie prouision were once rea|die, he imbarked at Saint Malo, where the assemblie was made, and taking the sea, sailed foorth with pro|sperous wind and weather, which brought him safelie into great Britaine, where he landed at Totnes in Deuonshire, as you shall find in the chronicles of England. He was receiued with no small ioy, and foorthwith proclamed king of Britaine, wherevpon he promised to assaie to the vttermost of his power to recouer againe their whole lands and liberties, and Constantine proclamed king of Bri|taine. to mainteine them in the same according to their wi|shed desires.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 For the more speedie accomplishment héereof, commandement was first giuen, that all able men should be in a readinesse, and come togither at a place The assemblie of the British armie. appointed neere to the riuer of Humber within fortie daies after. Which order being taken by the aduise of the lords and nobles of the realme, the same was put in execution with such diligence, that few or none be|ing apt to beare armor, withdrew themselues, eue|rie man in manner comming to the appointed place of the assemblie, and offering to go against the eni|mies, The great earnestnes of the Britains to recouer their libertie. so that it was a woonder to consider the con|sent of the people now ioined in one mind and will to recouer their former libertie. When Constantine beheld such notable numbers of men, he supposed the same would haue sufficed not onelie to vanquish the Scots and Picts, but also vtterlie to destroie & race them out of all the confines of Albion.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Firſt, all ſuche religious men as followed the trade of life taught by Paladius and other, whiche came with him from Rome, hee cauſed them to be highly reuerenced:The boũteous liberalitie of Dongard to|wards churche men. and for the main|tenaunce of their liuing, he aſſigned foorth lands, houſes, and other kindes of reuenewes in diuers places of his realme, and graunted not only vn|to them, but alſo vnto all other being within a|ny orders of Clergie, ſundry priuiledges, ap|pointing that the Churches and Abbeys with o|ther holy places ſhould be enfraunchiſed and ta|ken for Sanctuaries,Sanctuaries. that all ſuche as fled to the ſame for ſafegard of theyr liues, ſhould be ſuffred to reſt in peace, ſo long as they kept them within the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aboute the ſame time alſo and whileſt theſe things were thus a doing in Scotlãd, the Bry|tains being aweried of their ſeruile eſtate, tho|row the ſetting on of Conanus conſpired togi|ther, & tooke aduiſe by what meanes they might beſt ſeeke to deliuer themſelues frõ the thraldome of Scots & Pictes, and vpon aduice taken they concluded to ſend ouer into Brytaine Armorike ſome honorable Ambaſſade vnto Androenus the king of that countrey for ayde.The Brytons ſend into Bry|taine Armo|rike for ayde. Herewith was the Archbiſhop of London, appointed as chiefe Ambaſſadour to go on that meſſage, whiche Archbiſhop vſed ſuche diligence in the mater, that Cõſtantine the ſonne of the ſaid Androenus was appointed by his father with a competent power of men to go ouer into great Brytaine to the ayde of the Brytiſh inhabitants there.Ayde ſent in|to Brytain frõ the Armorike Brytons. Here|vpon when the men and ſhippes with all neceſ|ſarie prouiſion were once readie, he embarqued at Saint Malo, where the aſſemble was made, and taking the ſea, ſayled foorth with proſperous winde and weather, whiche brought him ſafe|ly into greate Brytaine, where hee landed at Totnes in Deuonſhire, as you ſhall finde in the chronicles of England. He was receyued with no ſmall ioye, and foorthwith proclaymed king of Brytaine, wherevpon he promiſed to aſſay to the vttermoſte of his power to recouer agayne their whole landes and liberties,Conſtantine proclaymed king of Bry|taine. and to main|taine them in the ſame according to their wiſhed deſires.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 For the more ſpeedy accompliſhment hereof, commaundement was firſt giuen, that all able men ſhould be in a readineſſe,The aſſemble of the Brytiſh army. and come togither at a place appointed neare to the riuer of Hum|ber within fortie dayes after. Whiche order be|ing taken by the aduice of the Lordes and No|bles of the realme, the ſame was put in execu|tion with ſuche diligence, that fewe or none be|ing apt to beare armure withdrew themſelues, euery man in maner comming to the appointed place of the aſſemble,The great ear|neſtnes of the Brytains to recouer theyr libertie. and offering to go againſt the enimies, ſo that it was a wonder to conſider the cõſent of the people now ioyned in one minde and will to recouer theyr former libertie.