Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Hengist and his sonne Occa (who a little before this battell in Kent was come vnto his father) with the residue of them that escaped, hasted with all spéed toward Northumberland, in purpose to remaine in that countrie till they had recouered their strength by some power to be sent ouer vnto them out of their owne countrie: but being repelled with no small slaughter from thence by the Scots and Picts, The Saxone [...]e out of Britaine. they withdrew vnto the mouth of Humber, where getting certeine vessels, they passed ouer into Saxonie, leauing a great sort of their nation behind them, dispersed abroad here and there in this Ile, as fortune then best serued. Uortimer hauing got the victorie, as before is mentioned, vsed not the same Uortimer v|seth the victo|rie modestlie. verie cruellie, for taking relie from the Saxons which were taken prisoners their armor and wea|pon, he suffered them to depart into their countrie: other of the same nation being but husbandmen, and as it were poore laborers of the ground, he permitted to tarie in the countrie with their wiues & children, as seruants vnto the Britains.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 After this, Uortimer gaue order for the reparing of churches, and restoring of the christian religion in|to the state of the former puritie thereof, as then sore decaied, partlie through the euill example taken by dailie conuersation amongst the Saxons, and part|lie also by the infectiue heresie of the Pelagians, as then mightilie spred ouer the most part of Britaine. The here [...] of the Pela|gians At length the said Uortimer through treason of his EEBO page image 97 stepmother Roxena was poisoned, and died. Then was Uortigerne againe restored to the rule of the kingdome, first forced by oth to promise neuer to aid the Saxons, nor to receiue by way of aid anie for|reine people into the realme. Uortigerne then resto|red thus vnto the crowne, shewed such diligence in causing due administration of iustice without rigor to be executed, and prouision made for the resisting of all inuasions that might be attemted by anie for|reine power, that his praise was great amongst all his subiects, who to shew their good willes likewise towards him as to their naturall prince, were not slacke in honoring him aswell by gifts and presents, as by all other maner of waies. He found meanes The league renewed be|twixt Bri|tains, Scots and Picts. also to renew the league with the Scots and Picts, with like conditions and articles, as it was conclu|ded lastlie betwixt them and his sonne Uortimer. But notwithstanding his politike procéeding, thus to auoid all inconuenience that might happen; short|lie after Hengist returned, and what by force and sub|till shifts, at length got possession of the more part of Britaine, so that the Britains were constreined to Hengist re|turneth. flie into Wales, whither also Uortigerne fled, and re|mained there a certeine time, till at length Aureli|ng Ambrosius, and Uter, the sonnes of king Con|stantine came ouer out of little Britaine, and besie|ging Uortigerne in a castell, burnt him with the Uortigerne burnt. house and all, when they could not otherwise come by him, according to that which Merline the British soothsaier had prophesied before. It is folishlie suppo|sed that this Merline was got by a spirit of that kind which are called Incubi, that is to vnderstand, such as conueieng mans séed from him (and therewith by illusion taking vpon them the shape and figure of man) doo lie with women, and vse them after the ma|ner of carnall copulation.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ¶ In this place Hector Boetius by the way reciteth a like tale or two, of such illusions of spirits, wrought not long before his time in Scotland, which somwhat abridging the same we haue here infarced. In the yéere 1480, saith he, it chanced as a Scotish ship de|parted Illusions of spirits. out of the Forth towards Flanders, there rose a woonderfull great tempest of wind and wea|ther, I tale of a wo man abused with a spirit. so outragious, that the maister of the ship with other the mariners woondered not a little what the matter ment, to sée such weather at that time of the yeere, for it was about the middest of summer. At length when the furious pirrie & rage of winds still [...]bout saint Barnabées [...]ay. increased, in such wise that all those within the ship looked for present death, there was a woman vnder|neath the hatches, called vnto them aboue, and wil|led them to throw hir into the sea, that all the residue by Gods grace might yet be saued: and therevpon told them, how she had bene hanted a long time with a spirit, dailie comming vnto hir in mans likenesse, and that euen as then he was with hir, vsing his fil|thie pleasure after the maner of carnall copulation. In the ship there chanced also to be a priest, who by the maisters appointment going downe to this woman, and finding hir like a most wretched and desperate person, lamenting hir great misfortune and mise|rable estate, vsed such wholsome admonitions and comfortable aduertisements, willing hir to repent and hope for mercie at the hands of God, that at length she séeming right penitent for hir gréeuous offenses committed, and fetching sundrie sighes e|uen from the bottome of hir heart, being witnesse (as should appeare) of the same, there issued foorth of the pumpe of the ship a foule and euill fauored blacke cloud, with a mightie terrible noise, flame, smoke and stinke, which presentlie fell into the sea. And sudden|lie thervpon the tempest ceassed, and the ship passing in great quiet the residue of hir iournie, arriued in safetie at the place whither she was bound.