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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 There was growing in that place, where they EEBO page image 95 were thus incamped, verie much of that kind of heath or ling, which the Scotishmen call hadder. Of which heath or hadder, they gathered a great quanti|tie togither, and binding it in bundels like vnto fa|gots, in the night season they set the same on fire, [...] policie of the Scots. tumbling it downe the hill, on that side where the Saxons laie. The wind in that instant being some|what aloft, caused these bundels of ling to blase and burne vehementlie, and hereto standing that waies foorth, droue the flame so streinablie amongest the tents and cabins of the Saxons, that the fire cat|ching in the straw and twigs which they had couched togither vnder them in stéed of beds, increased the feare amongst the souldiors woonderfullie, by reason that the blasing bundels of the ling or hadder, still comming downe the hill vpon them, seemed as though the same had fallen from aboue, and euen foorth of the heauen it selfe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 When bothe the armise of Saxons and Brytaines were mette togither,The Saxons & Brytains, a|gainſt the Scots & Picts. Hengiſt ledde them ouer the riuers of Humber & Tyne, mar|ching directly towardes the place, where hee thought the enimies lay. The Scottiſhe and Pictiſh kings, hauing knowledge of ſuch prepa|ration made by the Brytons, they gathered their powers togither, to the number of .lx.M. men, EEBO page image 116 furniſhed with prouiſion of vitayles for a long time.lx. M. of Scots & Picts come to meete their enimies. But before theyr comming to the riuer of Tyne, vpon knowledge had that the Saxons and Brytains were paſſed the ſame, they made ſtreight towardes them, in purpoſe to haue gi|uen bataile without longer protracting of time: howbeit comming to the place where they were lodged, they founde them ſo ſtrongly encamped, that no aduauntage coulde be perceyued whiche way they might be conſtrayned to rayſe & come foorth of theyr ſtrength to receyue battayle vpon ſome euen grounde,Hengiſt pro|longeth time to giue battel. whiche Hengiſt of purpoſe for a time ſeemed to deferre.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Betwixt thẽ alſo and the armies of the two kings there was a valley, in the botome full of myres and mariſhe grounde, whiche the Scot|tiſh men and Pictes muſte needes paſſe, ere they coulde finde meanes to do any notable diſplea|ſure to the enimies. Wherefore at length they determined with turfe and fagottes to make paſſage ouer thoſe myres. Which being accom|pliſhed in the night following, the nexte mor|ning they paſſed ouer and got them vnto cer|taine hilles lying right ouer agaynſt the Saxon and Brytiſhe campes, ſome of them taking their lodgings vpon the browe or fronte of an hill ſo neare to the lodgings of theyr enimies, that they might throwe a darte into theyr campe: and hereof they tooke no ſmall occaſion to worke a feate againſt their aduerſaries, to their great an|noyance and vexation.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There was growing in that place where they were thus encamped, very muche of that kinde of Heath or lynge, whiche the Scottiſhmen call hadder. Of whiche Heathe, or hadder, they ga|thered a great quantitie togither, and binding it in bundels lyke vnto faggots,A policie of the Scottes. in the night ſea|ſon they ſet the ſame on fire, tumbling it downe the hill, on that ſide where the Saxons lay. The wind in that inſtant being ſomewhat aloft, cau|ſed theſe bundels of lynge to blaſe and brenne vehemently, and hereto ſtanding that wayes foorth, droue the flambe ſo ſtreynably amongſt the tentes and cabanes of the Saxons, that the fire catching in the ſtrawe and twigges whiche they had couched togither vnder them in ſteede of beddes, encreaſed the feare amongſt the ſoul|diers wonderfully, by reaſon that the blaſing bundels of the lynge or hadder, ſtill comming downe the hill vpon them, ſeemed as though the ſame had fallen from aboue, and euen foorth of the heauen it ſelfe.