Compare 1577 edition: 1 With such and sundrie other the like woords the Britains being mboldened, as might well appéere by their change of countenances, Guitellus therevp|on remooued his campe more néere vnto his eni|mies, so that at the first and for certeine daies togi|ther, there chanced onelie diuers skirmishes betwixt the parties, as occasion serued. But at length the one The Bri|tains [...] in a pight field with the Scots and Picts. The Scots are put backe. Galane king of Picts suc|coureth the Scots. being sore mooued against the other, they ioine in a pight field. The beginning of which battell was ve|rie fierce and doubtfull. For on that side where Don|gall the Scotish king fought, the Britains shortlie began to preuaile, through the faint fighting of his people: which danger Galanus the Pictish king quicklie perceiuing, foorthwith prouided remedie: for taking with him certeine bands out of his owne bat|tell, willing the residue to stand to it manfullie, and in no wise to giue ground to the enimie, he himselfe with the said bands fetched a compasse about, and set vpon the backs of them that so had ouermatched the Scots.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This sudden chance sore disordered the Britains, and immediatlie the Scots incouraged afresh, assai|led their enimies with more eger minds than they had doone at the first, so that maintenantlie both the wings of the British armie were vtterlie discomfi|ted. The wings of the Bri|tains put to flight. The campe of the Bri|tains woon. The Bri|tains chased, know not whither to flée. Guitell with twentie thou|sand Bri|tains slaine. Foure thou|sand Scots and Picts slaine. And héerewith a certeine number of the Picts were commanded by their king to make haste to win the campe of the Britains, that such as sought to escape by flight, should find no refuge in the same. Thus the Britains being chased and slaine on euerie side, they knew not whither to flée: so that in the end a great number of them throwing awaie their wea|pons, yéelded themselues, most humblie crauing mercie at their enimies hands. There were slaine in this battell aboue twentie thousand of the Britains, togither with their generall Guitellus, and a great number of other of the nobilitie. There died also of the Scots and Picts néere hand foure thousand. The prisoners with the spoile of the field were diuided by appointment of the kings amongst the souldiers. Which doone, they marched foorth into the countrie to conquere castels and townes, such as stood in their waie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In the meane time, the Britains being sore dis|comfited with the ouerthrow, assembled a councell at London, there to deuise by what meanes they A councell holden at London. might best defend their countrie from the imminent danger in the which it now stood. Uortigerne as one giltie in conscience, doubted least through want of good wils in his commons, he should not be able to Uortigerne doubting the hatred of his people, would haue fled out of his realme. withstand the mightie inuasion of his enimies, wher|vpon he was minded to haue auoided the realme, but there were of his councell that aduised him to the contrarie, holding, that better it was for him to trie the vttermost point of fortunes hap, than with EEBO page image 93 dishonor so to yéeld at the first blow of hir froward hand, considering the abundance of treasure which he had in store, wherewith he might wage souldiers and men of warre out of Germanie & other places, in number sufficient to match with his [...]ies. This counsell as the best was follo [...]d, and messen|gers with commission & s [...]cient [...] sent [...]ortigerne is counselled to send for a [...]d in|to Germanie. with all spéed into Germanie, to ret [...]ine a number of Sa [...]ns, and to [...]ing them ouer into Britaine, to serue against the Scots and P [...]cts in wages with Uortigerne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The confederate kings,The Scottiſh and Pictiſhe kings gather their people to reſiſt the Bry|tains. being in a great chaſe herewith, gather togither theyr people, and haſte forwarde with all ſpeede towarde the enimies, who at the firſt ſhewed manifeſt tokẽs that they were ſore afrayed of the Scottiſh and Pictiſhe power:Guytellus en|courageth the appalled harts of his men of warre with comfortable wordes. wherevpon Guitellus their generall with comfortable woordes willed them to be of good courage, and not to doubte of victory, ha|uing ſo iuſt a cauſe to fight with truce breakers, and ſuche as were giuen more vnto pillage and ſpoyle, than to any other commendable exerciſe or practiſe of warre. With whiche and ſundry other the like wordes the Brytains being enbol|dened, as might well appeare by their chaunge of countenances, Guytellus therevpon remoued his campe more neare vnto his enimies, ſo that at the firſt and for certaine dayes togither, there chauncẽd onely diuers ſkirmiſhes betwixt the parties, as occaſion ſerued. But at length,The Brytons ioyne in a pight fielde with the Scots and Picts. the one being ſore moued againſt the other, they ioyne in a pight field. The beginning of whiche battell was right fierce and doubtfull, for on that ſide where Dongall the Scottiſhe king fought,The Scot [...] are put backe. the Brytains ſhortly began to preuaile, through the faynt fighting of his people: which daunger Galanus the Pictiſhe king quickly perceyuing,Gala [...] king of Picts ſuc|coureth the Scottes. forthwith prouided remedie, for taking with him EEBO page image 113 certaine bandes out of his owne battell, willing the reſidue to ſtande to it manfully, and in no wiſe to giue grounde to the enimie, he himſelfe with the ſayde handes fetched a compaſſe about, and ſet vpon the backes of them that ſo had o|uermatched the Scottes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This ſoden chaunce ſore diſordered the Bry|tains, and immediatly the Scottes encouraged a freſh, aſſayled theyr enimies with more egre mindes than they had done at the firſte,The wings of the Brytons put to flight. ſo that mayntenantly bothe the winges of the Brytiſhe armie were vtterly diſcomfited. And herewith a certaine number of the Pictes were commaun|ded by their king to make haſte to winne the campe of the Brytains,The campe of the Brytons wonne. that ſuche as ſought to eſcape by flight, ſhoulde finde no refuge in the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Brytons chaſed, knowe not whither to flee.Thus the Brytains being chaſed & ſlayne on euery ſide, they knew not whither to flee: ſo that in the end a great number of them throwyng a|way their weapons, yeelded themſelues, moſte humbly crauing mercie at their enimies hands.