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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 1577 edition: 1 2 Neither were they deceiued herein: for within few yeares after, Occa e [...]tsoones began to make warres vpon the Britains againe, and gaue them a notable ouerthrow, sleaing of them to the number of fiftéene thousand, with their generall Nathaliod. The Bri|tains receiue a great ouer|throw. But yet this victorie was not greatlie pleasant to the Saxons, for in the chase they lost their king the foresaid Occa, being aduanced a good way off from the residue of his armie, with fiue hundred horsse|men King Occa slaine. and a few footmen, in pursute of his enimies, which was the onelie cause that as then the Saxons The yoonger Occa nephue to the former Occa by his brother Ois|cus. Loth contra|rie to his oth of credence aided the Bri|tains against the Saxons. Colgerne or Colgerme a Saxon is sent for by Occa. attempted no further exploit against the Britains. and yet for that they would not be without a gouer|nour, they created an other Occa to be their K. the nephue of the former Occa by his brother Oiscus. And then turned all their force to make warres a|gainst the Picts, for that Loth king of the Picts, contrarie to his oth of credence, had aided the Bri|tains in the last battell, as by certeine prisoners ta|ken in the same they had perfect vnderstanding.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Occa therfore being fierce of nature to the end to indamage his enimies the more, sent into Germa|nie for one Colgerme or Colgerne, a man of great estimation and birth amongest the Saxons, to come ouer with a power vnto him into England, promi|sing for recompense of his trauell and aid against the Picts, to deliuer vnto him all such lands as lay beyond the water of Humber, which might be reco|uered out of the hands of the Picts, to inioy vnto Colgerne lan|deth in Nor|thumberland. him and his for euer. Colgerne accepting the offer, landed shortlie after in Northumberland, putting the whole countrie vnto fire and sword. Which cruell dealing caused a great number of Scots & Picts, which held diuerse castels in that quarter, to come foorth into the field to defend the countrie, and ioi|ning battell with their enimies were discomfited, their slaughter being much increased by the com|ming of Occa at vnwares vpon them. For he first taking truce with Uter king of the Britains, hasted with all speed to ioine his power with Colgerne, af|ter he heard once that he was come on land. The king of Scots and Picts raise their power [...] to resist the Saxons.

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