Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Armorike Britains with a new kind of order in their fight, sore troubled the Saxons, in persing The Armo|rike Britains their battels, with their men arraied in certeine wards, broad behind and narrow before, wedgewise. The Scots also & Picts bare downe both the wings of the Saxons, in such manner, that the standards of all the three nations, Scots, Picts, and Britains, were at point almost to méet, hauing made waie therevnto through the middest of their enimies. Wherewith the Saxons (being sore discouraged) be|gan The Saxons discomfited. to giue backe; and finallie, notwithstanding all that Hengist could saie or doo to haue staied them, they fell to running awaie, and fled amaine, which when he throughlie saw, & perceiued that there was no recouerie, he himselfe (in manner the last man Sée more here of in England that abode) fled likewise his waies out of the field, with an ambushment of horssemen about him, but being pursued by Aurelius verie fiercelie, he was run through the bodie by him with a speare, and so was there slaine out of hand, in the 488 yéere of Hengist is slaine by Au|relius, as the Scotish chro|nicles say. Christ, and 40 after his comming into this Ile. How|beit the other of the Saxons conueied his sonne Oc|ca (being also sore wounded) awaie with them vp in|to the next mounteins, whither they fled for their re|fuge, leauing the dead bodie of his father Hengist in the field, to their high reproch, there to be spoiled and abused of his enimies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Aurelius Ambrose hauing thus got the vpper hand Aurelius ha|steth foorth to London. of his enimies, hasted foorth with all spéed vnto Lon|don, where hauing both the citie and tower deliuered into his hands, he recouered the whole Iland from the possession of the Saxons: and such of them as were apt men, able to beare armor, and to serue in the warres, he commanded to depart foorth of the land. The other that were minded to tarrie behind their fellowes that were thus forced to depart, be|came subiects to the Britains, and couenanted to be|come christians. ¶ Thus much haue I written tou|ching Aurelius Ambrose, according to the report of the Scotish writers, but more héereof ye may read in the historie of England, where ye shall find this matter set foorth more at large. For that which we write héere, is but to shew in what sort the Scotish writers make relation of the warres which their na|tion had with the Saxons, when they began first to set foot héere in this land.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 To our purpose then. In the meane time Aureli|us hauing thus recouered the land out of the Sax|ons hands, and now remaining at London, did all the honor he could imagine, both vnto Loth the Pic|tish king, and also vnto Conranus generall of the Scotishmen, acknowledging how that by their aid By support of Scots and Picts Aureli|us confesseth he got the vic|torie of the Saxons. The league betwixt Scots, Picts, and Britain [...] is renewed. chieflie he had got the vpper hand of his enimies, and so he willed to haue it notified amongst his subiects. Héereto he caused the league to be renewed betwixt the Scots, Picts, & Britains, the ancient ordinance for the countries beyond Humber, being appointed to remaine vnto the Scotishmen and Picts: also that the Saxons should be reputed common eni|mies to all the thrée nations, and that vpon inuasion made by anie forren power, the Scots, Picts, and Britains, should aid one another as occasion serued.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Armorike Brytaynes with a new kinde of order in their fight, ſore troubled the Saxons,The Armorike Brytaynes. in piercing their battailes, with their men arrayed in certaine wardes, brode behinde, and narrowe before wedgewiſe. The Scots alſo and Pictes [figure appears here on page 121] bare downe both the wings of the Saxons, in ſuch maner, that the ſtandardes of all the three Nations, Scottes, Pictes, and Brytaynes, were at poynt almoſt to meete, hauing made way therevnto through the middeſt of their eni|mies.The Saxons diſcomfited. Wherewith the Saxons (beeing ſore diſ|couraged) began to giue backe, and finally, not|withſtanding all that Hengiſt could ſay or do, EEBO page image 122 to haue ſtayed them, they fell to running away, and fled amaine, which when he throughly ſaw, and perceyued that there was no recouerie,See more here of in England. hee himſelfe (in maner the laſt man that abode) fled likewiſe his wayes out of the field, with an am|buſhmẽt of horſmen about him, but being purſu|ed by Aurelius right fiercely, he was run through the bodie by him with a ſpeare, and ſo was there [figure appears here on page 122] ſlain out of hande,Hengiſt is ſlain by Aurelius as the Scottiſhe Chronicles ſay in the 400. of Chriſt, and 40 after his comming into the Iſle. Howbeeit the other of the Saxons cõueyed his ſonne Occa (being alſo ſore wounded) away with them vp into the next mountaynes, whither they fled for their refuge, leauing the dead bodie of his father Hengiſt in the fielde, to their high reproch, there to be ſpoyled and abuſed of his enimies.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aurelius ha|ſteth forth to London.Aurelius Ambroſe hauing thus got the vp|per hande of his enimies, haſteth forth with all ſpeede vnto London, where hauing both the Ci|tie and tower deliuered into his handes, hee reco|uered the whole Ilande from the poſſeſſion of the Saxons: and ſuch of them as were apt men, able to beare armor, and to ſerue in the warres, he cõ|maunded to depart forth of the land. The other that were minded to tarie behinde their fellowes that were thus forced to depart, became ſubiectes to the Britains, and couenanted to become chri|ſtians. Thus much haue I written touching Aurelius Ambroſe, according to the report of the Scottiſh wryters, but more hereof ye may reade in the hyſtorie of Englande, where ye ſhall finde this matter ſet forth more at large. For y^t which wee write here, is but to ſhewe in what ſort the Scottiſhe writers make relation of the warres which their nation had with the Saxons, when they began firſt to ſet foote here in this lande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 To our pupoſe then: In the meane time Au|relius hauing thus recouered the lande out of the Saxons hands, and now remaining at London, did all the honor he coulde ymagine, both vnto Loth the Pictiſh king, and alſo vnto Conranus generall of the Scottiſhe men, acknowledging howe that by theyr ayde chiefly hee had got the vpper hande of his enimyes,By ſupport of Scottes and Pictes Aureli|us confeſſeth [...]e got the h [...]|torie of the Saxons. and ſo hee willed to haue it notified amongſt his ſubiectes.