Compare 1577 edition: 1 He promised therefore to imploie his whole puis|sance to recouer out of the enimies hands all such countries as laie betwixt the frontiers of his domi|nion and the riuer of Humber, and further to aid the Britains to driue them quite out of the Ile, if the Britains would assure him, from thencefoorth neuer to make claime, title nor interest, to any of the coun|tries Upon what conditions Congall co|uenanted to support the Britains. aforesaid, lieng betwixt the said riuer of Hum|ber and the confines of his realme; but to leaue the same in the hands of the Scotishmen and Picts, to haue hold and inioy for euermore in quiet: which to performe, the ambassadors had (amongest other things) alreadie promised in name of all the British nation, as a recompense or méed to haue the support and succors of the Scots. The like answer the same ambassadors receiued of the Pictish king, and retur|ning therewith vnto Uortimer, declared afore him and his councell how they had sped.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Shortlie after, for the more and better assurance of all promises, couenants and articles passed be|twixt the Scotishmen, Picts, and Britains, there was an amitie and bond of peace now renewed, ra|tified and established, according to the tenor of the A league con|cluded be|twixt Scots Picts and Britains. ancient league, which had béene concluded in times past betwixt them, with some new conditions of a|gréement included in the same: all old iniuries being ended and quieted clearelie betwixt them, so that no cause of grudge or displeasure might bée thought to remaine in remembrance. The first en|ter prise put in execution after the concluding of this The Scots inuade the bor ders of Nor|thumberland. league, was made by the Scots against O [...]a and his Saxons, which (as parthe ye haue heard) had nestled themselues betwixt the riuers of Tine and Humber.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Against those Scots, as they were verie earnest|lie occupied in ouerthrowing castels and towers, with slaughter of such Saxons as stood at defense, Occa commeth into the field with an armie readie to incounter with them, but perceiuing the multi|tude of his enimies to be such, as he doubted least he should not be well able to match with them, he staied a while from giuing the onset: but in the end percei|uing he could not retire backe but to his great disad|uantage, The Saxons incountet with the Scots. he boldlie gaue signe to his people to set vpon their enimies: which they fiercelie executing, it was hard to tell for a while to whether part the victo|rie would incline. But at length the Saxons not able The Saxons vanquished by the Scots. to susteine the force of the Scots, ouerpressing them with multitude, began to giue backe: which Occa perceiuing, did what he could to hem them in from running awaie, but yet notwithstanding all that he could doo, feare at length ouercomming regard to their capteins commandement, shame of rebuke was quite set apart, and so they tooke them to their feet, and fled awaie so fast as they might, the Scots pursuing after them amaine.