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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Betwixt them also and the armies of the two kings there was a vallie, in the botome full of mires and marish grounds, which the Scotishmen & Picts must néedes passe, yer they could find meanes to doo anie notable displeasure to the enimies. Wherefore at length they determined with tur [...]e and fagots to make passage ouer those mires. Which being accom|plished in the night following, the next morning they passed ouer and got them vnto certeine hilles lieng right ouer against the Saxon and British campes, some of them taking their lodgings vpon the brow or front of an hill so néere to the lodgings of their enimies, that they might throwe a dart into their campe: and hereof they tooke no small occasion to worke a feat against their aduersaries, to their great annoiance and vexation.