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 1577 edition: 1 At the same time there were amongst those Sax|ons two brethren, de [...]nded by right [...]ull [...]age of the princes of that nation, who being reputed for va|liant [...]apteins, appointed with the British commis|saries for a cert [...]ine summe of monie to take vp their pres [...]ribed number of men, & to receiue charge of them as coronels, aswell for their [...]onuaie ouer into Britaine, as also for their seruice there, after their arriual. The one of these two brethren was cal|led Hengist or Engist, and the other Horsus, who ha|uing [...]gist and [...]us retei|ned in seruice with Uorti|gerne. their appointed numbers once filled, contei|ning about ten thousand souldiers in the whole, they bestowed them abroad in thirtie hulks, hoies, and plaits, and in the same transported them ouer into Britaine, in the 449 yéere after Christ, as our histo|ries doo affirme: where they were receiued with great ioy and gladnesse of Uortigerne, who trusted by their aid to ouercome his fierce and dreadfull eni|mies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Therefore when they had refreshed themselues somewhat after their trauell by sea, they were sent foorth with an other armie which Uortigerne had as|sembled of his owne subiects the Britains, to the The Saxons together with a power of Britains are sent to the bor|ders of the e|nimies coun|tries. frontiers of the enimies countrie, where at their first comming they passed ouer the riuer of Humber, be|fore the Scots or Picts had knowledge that anie such people were come in support of the Britains to bid them battell. They being therefore amazed with the strangenesse of the thing, some of them [...]d into the inner parts of their countrie, & other that mad [...] but [...]orie shift, fell into the hands of the Saxons, who The Saxons [...]n hope of good successe be|gin the wars against the Scots with [...]. to begin their enterprise with bloud, slaie all such as they could laie hands vpon, without [...] respect of person. Great was the slaughter by them commit|ted in all those parties where they passed, [...] a|bout the riuer of Tine. And when they had made an end there, they entred into Northumberland, and so into the dales aboue Berwike, next adioining vnto Pictland, destroieng all before them with fire and swoord.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Vortigerne as one giltie in conſcience, doub|ted leaſt through wante of good willes in his commons,Vortygerne doubting the hatred of his people, would haue fled out of his realme. he ſhould not be able to withſtande the mightie inuaſion of his enimies, wherevpon he was minded to haue auoyded 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 pointe of fortunes happe, than with diſhonour ſo to yeelde at the firſt blow of hyr frowarde hande, conſidering the abun|dance of treaſure whiche he had in ſtore, where|with hee might wage ſouldiers and menne of warre out of Germanie and other places, in number ſufficient to matche with his enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Vortigerne is counſeled to ſend for ayde into Germany.This counſell as the beſte, was followed, and meſſengers with commiſſion and ſufficient inſtructions ſente with all ſpeede into Germa|nie, to retayne a number of Saxons, and to bring them ouer into Brytaine, to ſerue a|gainſt the Scottes and Pictes in wages with Vortigerne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 At the ſame time there were amongſt thoſe Saxons twoo bretherne diſconded by rightfull lignage of the Princes of that nation, who be|ing reputed for valiant Captaines, appointed with the Brytiſhe commiſſaries for a certaine ſumme of money to take vp theyr preſcribed number of men, and to receyue charge of them as Coronels, aſwell for theyr conuoy ouer into Brytaine, as alſo for their ſeruice there, after theyr arriuall. The one of theſe twoo bretherne hight Hengiſt or Engiſt, and the other Horſus.Hengiſt and Horſus, retay|ned in ſeruice with Vorti|gerne. Who hauing their appointed numbers once fil|led, conteyning aboute ten thouſand ſouldiers in the whole, they beſtowed them aborde in .xxx. hulkes, hoyes, and playtes, and in the ſame tran|ſported them ouer into Brytaine, in the .44 [...]. yeare after Chriſte, as our hiſtories do affirme, Where they were receyued with greate ioye and gladneſſe of Vortigerne, who truſted by theyr ayde to ouercome his fierce and dreadfull enimies.