Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Shortlie after was sent thither also an other com|panie, double in number to the first, to reuenge the deaths of their fellowes; but they finding fortune as froward vnto them as the former had doone before, sped much-what a like, for in sundrie conflicts diuers of them being slaine, and diuers other by treason of the borderers themselues deliuered captiue into the aduersaries hands, the residue that was left, per|ceiuing in what danger they stood, sithence they might not trust their owne countriemen, returned backe into the inner parts of the land, and so le [...] the borders altogither vnfurnished. In this meane [...] new power of Saxons commeth ouer into Britaine while a new supplie of fiue thousand Saxons, with their [...] and children, came ouer into this land, in eighteene [...]oies, and amongest other ca [...]e Hen|gists wife and his daughter the ladie Roxena Short|lie after king Uortigerne gaue vnto Hengist & his Saxons a great part of the countrie called Lind|seie, with a castell of great strength called Thong|castre. Some haue written that Hengist required of Uortigerne so much ground as he might compas with an oxe hide, and hauing that granted, he tóoke a mightie oxe hide, and cut it into small thongs, and so compassing about a right strong plot of ground with those thongs line wise, began there the foun|dation Throang ca|st [...]ll, or Thõg|castell. of a castell, which tooke name of those thongs, wherewith the plot of ground was first measured, and so was it called Thong-castell. But vpon what The S [...]xons first inhabited in Lindseie. consideration so euer it tooke that name, certeine it is by record of all the Scotish histories, that there the Saxons first inhabited after their entring into Bri|taine.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 When Hengist had set things in order for the pla|cing of his people there in dwellings (appointed them by Uortigerne) according as seemed best vnto his politike head and craftie forecast, he tooke foorth the souldiers and men of warre, ordered vnder cer|teine capteins and officers of bands, and led them forward by slow iournies as it were staieng for the comming of the Britains. Uortigerne had gathe|red as then an huge host of his subiects, and appoin|ted his generall lieutenant ouer them his sonne Uortigerne, a yoong man of great force and vali|ancie, but so that he should be ordered in all things Uorti [...]r ge|nerall of the Britains. by the aduise and discretion of Hengist, whose au|thoritie for the warres he commanded chieflie to be followed.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 When both the armies of Saxons and Britains The Saxons and Britains against the Scots and Picts. were met togither, Hengist led them ouer the riuers of Humber and Tine, marching directlie towards the place where he thought the enimies laie. The Scotish and Pictish kings, hauing knowledge of such preparation made by the Britains, they gathe|red their powers togither, to the number of 60000 men, furnished with prouision of vittels for a long 60000 of Scots and Picts come to méet their [...]. time. But before their comming to the riuer of Tine, vpon knowledge had that the Saxons and Britains were passed the same, they made streight towards them, in purpose to haue giuen battell with|out longer protracting of time: howbeit comming to the place where they were lodged, they found them so stronglie incamped, that no aduantage could be perceiued which waie they might be constreined to Hengist pro|longeth time to giue batt [...]ll. raise and come foorth of their strength to receiue bat|tell vpon some euen ground, which Hengist of pur|pose for a time séemed to deferre.