Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 It was therefore about the feast of Easter, when the armies came into the field, the Saxons with the Picts on the one side, & the Britains on the other, of whom no small number (being either growen to be idolaters through conuersation with the Saxons, either els infected with the heresie of the Pelagians) euen there in campe, by hearing such good sermons as saint Germane preached amongest them, were S. Germane. preacheth vn|to the campe. conuerted to the true beliefe, receiuing at the same time the sacrament of the Lords bodie, togither in companie with other of the faithfull christians. Fi|nallie when both parties were readie to giue battell, EEBO page image 100 saint Germane tooke vpon him to haue the leading S. Germane leadeth the foreward. Their crie was Alleluia. of the foreward, wherein he had all the préests and ecclesiasticall ministers, giuing commandement, that when he should crie Alleluia, they should all an|swere him with one intire voice.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Thus procéed they foorth to the battell, saint Ger|mane S. Germane beareth the kings stan|dard. bearing the kings standard in the fore front, & vpon the approch to the enimies, he with the rest of the préests crieng with a lowd voice thrice togither Alleluia, was answered by all the whole host, vtte|ring and crieng the same crie so wholie togither, that the verie sound thereof caused such an eccho on each side by reason of the hollow mounteines and cliffes hard by them, that the Saxons amazed at this doub|led noise, and doubting not onelie another power of The Saxons miraculouslie discomfited. their enimies to be hidden priuilie among the hilles which they saw on ech side of them, but also least the verie rocks & mounteins would haue fallen downe vpon their heads togither with the frame of the ele|ment, Hyperbole. readie (as it séemed to them) to breake in sun|der, they tooke them to their féet in such dreadfull hast, that their breath was not able to suffice halfe the de|sire they had to continue their course. Manie of them made such hast, that running to the next riuer in hope to passe the same, were drowned therein. To conclude, all of them generallie threw away both weapon and armour, the more lightlie to make away. Thus through the policie of that blessed man saint Germane, the victorie remained with king Uter and his Britains, without anie bloudshed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Saint Beda making mention of this battell, assig|neth the time to be at the first comming of S. Ger|mane Beda dissen|teth from Hector Boe|tius and his authour Ve|remond. into this land, where as Hector Boetius follow|ing Veremond, supposeth it to be at the second time of his comming hither, which was in the daies of king Uter. But at what time soeuer this victorie thus chanced, certeine it is, the Britains waxing proud thereof, nothing regarded the power of the Saxons, nor tooke anie héed for prouision of fur|ther defense; but after that those holie bishops Ger|mane The Bri|tains giue themselues unto all kinds of vice and abhominati|ons. and Seuerus were returned into their coun|trie, they fell to all kinds of gluttonie and excesse, in following onelie their sensuall lusts and fleshlie concupiscence: which abuses, the bishops and other godlie men lamenting, ceassed not most earnestlie to reprooue, menacing destruction to the whole coun|trie, if the people leauing their wicked liuing and The threat|ning of ven|geance to suc|céed vicious liuing. most heinous offenses towards God, did not amend and repent in due time and space.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 It was therefore about the feaſt of Eaſter, when the armies came into the fielde, the Sax|ons with the Picts on the one ſide, and the Bry|taynes on the other, of whome no ſmall num|ber (being eyther grown to be Idolaters through conuerſation with the Saxons, either elſe infec|ted with the Hereſie of the Pelagians) euen there in campe,S. Germain preacheth vn|to the campe. by hearing ſuch godly Sermons as Saint Germain preached amongſt them, were conuerted to the true beliefe, receyuing at the ſame tyme the Sacrament of the Lordes bodie, togyther in companie with other of the faythfull Chriſtians.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Finally when both parties were readie to giue battaile,S. Germaine leadeth the forewarde. Saint Germain tooke vpon him to haue the leading of the forewarde, wherein he had all the Prieſtes and eccleſiaſticall Miniſters, giuing commaundement,The [...] crie was Alleluya. that when he ſhould crie Al|leluya, they ſhould all anſwere him with one [...]|tier voyce.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thus proceede they forth towardes the bat|taile,Saint Germain beareth the kings ſtãdard. Saint Germain bearing the kings Stan|darde in the forefront, and vpon the approche to the enimies, he with the Prieſtes crying with a lowde voyce thrice togither Alleluya, was an|ſwered by all the whole hoſt, vttering and crying the ſame crie ſo wholly togither, that the verie ſounde thereof cauſed ſuch an eccho on eche ſyde, by reaſon of the hollow mountaynes and cli [...]es hard by them,The Saxons miraculouſly diſco [...]ed. that the Saxons amazed at thys doubled noyſe, and doubting not onely another power of their enimies, to be hiddẽ priuily among the hilles, which they ſawe on eche ſide of them, but alſo leaſt the verie rockes and mountaynes would haue fallen downe vpon theyr heades to|gither with the frame of the Element, readie (as it ſeemed to them) to breake in ſunder, they tooke them to their feete, in ſuche dreadfull haſte, that their breath was not able to ſuffice halfe the deſire they had to continue theyr courſe. Many of them made ſuch haſte, that running to the next ryuer in hope to paſſe the ſame, were drowned therein. To conclude, all of them generally threw awaye both weapon and armure, the more lightly to make away.