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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Occa yet escaped with diuerse of his nobles, and comming to the mouth of Humber, got a ship, and Occa flé [...]th by s [...]a into [...]ent. sailed foorth in the same with great danger, till at length he arriued within the Thames. The flaughter of the Saxons vpon the discomfiture was great, spe|ciallie in the chase, for the Scotishmen calling to re|membrance that they had to doo with infidels, and with the enimies of the christian faith, were so eger vpon them, that they saued few or none that fell into their hands. About the same time was Uortimer en|tered into Kent against Hengist and his Saxons there, and incountring with them in battell, slue ten thousand of them, and chased the residue foorth of that countrie. Thus Kent returned vnto the Britains, The Saxons vanquished by Britains and expelled out of Kent. and the countries beyond Humber northwards vn|to the Scots and Picts, according to the tenour of the league before mentioned.