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Compare 1577 edition: 1 Great was the tumult and noise throughout the The tumult and feare rai|sed in the campe of the Saxons. Hyperbole. whole campe, with such roring of beasts, and run|ning vp and downe both of them and of the horsses which were there in the campe, that if heauen and earth had gone togither, there could not haue béene a more terrible noise nor clamor. At length, when the souldiors had doone what they could to quench the fire, and to appease the trouble, not without some vp|rore and disorder raised on each side, they got them with their armor and weapons foorth into the next field, which Hengist himselfe perceiuing (hauing first doone what he could to stay them) inuironed with a companie of his choisest men of warre, he got him vp vnto a little hill next adioining, and there gaue knowledge by the sound of a trumpet that all his people should draw thither vnto him. After this, Hengist cal|leth his peo|ple togither. when they were come togither, he disposed them in order of battell with all diligence, abiding for the spring of the daie, to vnderstand more certeinlie the meaning of his enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Scots and Picts supposing the enimies to be farre disordered, by reason of the fire descended downe from the hilles, fullie determined to assaile them in their camps: but vpon their approch to the same, perceiuing how the Saxons were gotten foorth, and stood readie in good order of battell, min|ding to defend their ground, both the kings thought it best to tarie till the morning, yer they made anie exploit, for doubt of perils that might befall thereof. In the breake of the daie Congall came amongst his people, exhorting them to remember their woor|thie Congals ex|hortation to the Scots. elders, and by their example to choose rather to die in defense of their countrie & ancient liberties, than by cowardize to saue a dishonested life, which (if their chance was to be vanquished) they should passe in great thraldome and miserie. The Pictish king also with like words incouraged his men to doo vali|antlie. Neither was Hengist slow in persuading his Saxons to plaie the men, that obteining the victorie Hengist exhor teth the Sax|ons to fight manfullie. they might deliuer themselues from terror of all eni|mies from thencefoorth in Britaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest he was thus exhorting his people, the Scots and Picts with great force and violence be|gan The Scots & Picts giue the charge. to giue the charge vpon him, which whilest the Saxons and Britains went about to defend, they were beaten downe by heaps so fiercelie on ech side, that the discomfiture had light vpon them foorthwith, The Saxons in danger to haue the ouer|throw. had not Hengist by sound of trumpet called foorth a|bout three thousand fresh men to their succors, which he had placed in an ambush a little before the spring of the daie within a thicke groue of wood, fast by his An ambush of thrée thou|sand men. campe, appointing them to remaine there in a readi|nesse, to come at his call, vpon what danger soeuer happened. These most fiercelie setting vpon the backes of the Scots, brought them streight out of all order: for they being occupied with the other Sax|ons before, and now assailed of these behind, they had vnneath roome for anie aduantage to turne their weapons. In the meane time the Picts being mat|ched with the Britains did put them to flight, and The Bri|tains put to flight by the Picts. chased them out of the field, not ceassing to pursue them in the chase, till they came to a riuer in the which a great number of them were drowned, as they ie [...]|parded to passe ouer the same, and to saue them|selues by swimming. On the other side, the Scots The Scots forced to flie. being sore handled by the Saxons, both before and behind, were at the length constreined to giue ground and breake foorth by flight, & so to escape the cruell hands of the enimies. Manie were slaine in the chase, and some taken prisoners. The residue get|ting Congall is wounded, but yet escapeth through helpe of his houshold seruants. away, fled streight to the Picts: but Congall himselfe, through helpe of his houshold seruants es|caped to the top of an high hill, and saued himselfe all wounded as he was.

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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The tumult & feare rayſed in the campe of the Saxons.Great was the tumulte and noyſe through out the whole cãpe, with ſuch coring of beaſts, and running vp and downe bothe of them and of the horſes whiche were there in the campe, that if heauen and earth had gone togither there coulde not haue bene a more terrible noyſe nor clamour. At length when the Souldiers, had done what they coulde to quenche the fire, and to appeaſe the trouble, not without ſome [...] and diſorder rayſed on eache ſide, they got them with their armour and weapons foorth into the next fielde, whiche Hengiſt himſelfe perceyuing (hauing firſt done what he coulde to ſtay them) enuironed with a companie of his choyſeſt men of warre, he got him vp vnto a little hill next ad|ioyning,Hengiſt cal|leth his peo|ple togither. and there gaue knowledge by the ſound of a trũpet that all his people ſhould drawe this ther vnto him. After this, when they were come togither, he diſpoſed them in order of battel with all diligence, abiding for the ſpring of the day ſo vnderſtand more certainely the meaning of his enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Scottes and Pictes ſuppoſing the eni|mies to be farre diſordred by reaſon of the [...] diſcended downe from the hilles, fully determi|mined to aſſayle them in their campes: but vpon their approche to the ſame, perceyuing howe the Saxons were gotten foorth, and ſtoode ready in good order of batayle, minding to defende theyr grounde, bothe the kings thought it beſte to ta|rie the morning ere they made any exployts, for doubt of perils that might befall thereof.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the breake of the day Congall came a|mongſt his people,Congalles ex|hortation to the Scottes. exhorting them to remember theyr woorthie elders, and by their examples to chooſe rather to die in defence of theyr countrey and auncient liberties, than by cowardize to ſaue a diſhoneſted lyfe, whiche (if theyr chaunce was to be vanquiſhed) they ſhould paſſe in great thraldome and miſerie. The Pictiſhe king alſo, with lyke wordes encouraged his menne to do valiantly.Hengiſt exhor+teth the Saxons to fight man|fully. Neyther was Hengiſt ſlowe in per|ſwading his Saxons to play the men, that ob|tayning the victorie they might deliuer them|ſelues from terrour of all enimies from thence|foorth in Brytaine.