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 1577 edition: 1 2 When the newes of all this preparation for warres which the Britains made, was once signified to the Scots and Picts, they likewise made their apprestes to meet with them in the field, and therevpon raising The Scots and Picts make their ap|prests. The Scots and Picts ap|proch néere to the Britains. their powers, came foorth with the same into Yorke|shire, and pitched their camps within foure miles where Constantine with his people was lodged, and the next day after, vnderstanding how néere vnto the enimie they were, they raised and marched for|wards till they came within sight of him, as then in|camped with his people aloft vpon certeine hils, néere to the aforesaid riuer side. Here both the kings of Scots and Picts lodging with their armies for that night, made readie for battell against the next day, and in the morning Dongard the Scotish king getting him to a little hill, called his men togither, & there exhorted them by sundrie comfortable means Dongard ex|horteth his people to fight manfullie. of persuasion to put awaie all feare, and to fight va|liantly, assuring them of victorie if they would kéepe the order of battell by him appointed, and not rashlie breake foorth of the same in following vpon the eni|mies when they fell to retiring backe.