Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then sith the Britains (whome the Scots & Picts so often had subdued) had at sundrie times vanqui|shed the Saxons, why should they feare in such wise to fight with them in common defense of their coun|trie, and reuenge of such iniuries as they had latelie receiued at their hands, sith the righteous God (as all good men ought to trust) is euer readie to aduance a righteous quarrell. And where it was bruted a|mongest them, that the Saxons were so huge of stature, and mightie of lims, that no force was able to withstand them, it was certeinelie knowen, that the Scots & Picts were indued with no lesse migh|tinesse and strength of bodie than the Saxons; so that if they were not of like stomachs, that rested in their owne slouthfull cowardize, & not in natures woorke, hauing doone hir part in bestowing hir gifts vpon them touching bodilie force, in such plentious ma|ner, EEBO page image 101 as no other nation did lightlie anie waies sur|mount them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Manie other arguments were alledged and laid foorth to remoue feare out of their hearts, and to in|courage them to fight, insomuch that in the end it appeared the same wrought the wished effect, in The Scots through com|fortable words of an or [...]on reco| [...]er [...]. such wise, that they generallie required battell, of|fering to liue and die at their capteins féet, and to follow them whither soeuer it should please their kings and liege lords to appoint them. Herewith the kings being satisfied, foorth they march towards their enimies; whome they found readie to receiue them, and that with such rigorous violence, that in the end, after great slaughter made on both parts, the Scots and Picts were put to flight, the Saxons pur|suing The Scots and Picts are put to [...]ight. in the chase till the darke night caused them to withdraw & returne into their campe. The next day following, the Scotish king with the residue of his armie hasted away with all spéed towards Gallo|way, and the Pictish king withdrew into Pictland. The Saxons vsing the victorie most cruellie, [...]ue all such of the Pictish and Scotish nations as they met with, in all places betwixt Tine and Twéed. Then did Occ [...] create the forenamed Colgerme duke of Colgerme cre| [...]ted duke of Northumber|land. Northumberland, who reparing all such castels and strong houses, as he thought expedient to haue kept, placed garrisons of souldiers in the same to de|fend the countrie against all maner of enimies. Af|ter this, Occa turned his power against the Bri|tains, which in the last battell had aided the Scots and Picts, as before is partlie touched. The Bri|tains receiuing a great ouerthrow in battell, Uter the British king was glad with such as might escape The Bri|tains ouer|throwen in battell by the Saxons. Uter with|dra [...]th into wales. London reco|uered by the Saxons. the enimies hands, to withdraw into Wales, lea|uing the residue of his countries vnto the Saxons, who therevpon recouered not onelie the citie of London, yéelding it selfe vnto them for doubt of some long siege, but also all those countries and pro|uinces which Hengist the first of the Saxons that reigned as king within the bounds of Albion at a|nie time, had holden or inioied, and ceassed not af|ter recouerie of the same, to ve [...]e and disquiet the Scots, Britains, and Picts, with continuall incur|sions, hoping by such means to kéepe them still occu|pied. In the midst of this trouble Uter K. of the Bri|tains departed this world, poisoned (as some haue The death of Uter poisoned by drinking water of a [...]. 521 written) by drinking water taken out of a fonteine which the Saxons had inu [...]nomed. He died in the yeare after the birth of our Sauiour 521, and in the eightéenth of his owne reigne. After his deceasse, Loth king of the Picts sent his ambassadours vnto the lords, and other the states of the British domini|ons, Loth requi|reth the king|dome of Bri|taine. requiring them, according to the accustomed lawes and ancient ordinances of the realme, to re|ceiue him as king, sith he had maried the sister and heire of the two brethren Aurelius Ambrose, and U|ter, their two last kings, being as then both deceas|sed, without leauing behind them anie lawfull issue, by reason whereof their estate was fallen vnto him, to inioy the same during his life, hauing maried (as is said) their owne naturall and lawfull borne sister, and after the deceasse of him and his wife the said sister, then it ought by course of the lawes of all realmes and countries to descend vnto such issue as he had begot of hir, which was two sonnes, the one named Mordred, and the other Ualuan, or Gawan, Mordred and Gawan. as some doo call him.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Britains disdainfullie vsing the Pictish am|bassadours that came with this message, refused not The Bri|tains refuse to receiue ei|ther Loth or anie of his sonnes to reigne ou [...] the [...]. onelie to come vnder subiection of Loth, but also de|nied that his sonnes begot of his lawfull wife, the sister of Aurelius and Uter, should haue anie rule or gouernement amongest them, as those that were no Britains borne, but strangers vnto them, being both borne and vpbread in a forren countrie. Those ambassadours then hauing their answere, and be|ing sent home with reproch, the Britains contrarie Arthur pr [...]|clamed king of Britaine. to the lawes of all nations, proclamed Arthur, being a bastard borne, king of their realme, and foorthwith assembling their powers vnder his leading, mar|ched on against the Saxons, in purpose to abate Arthur goeth foorth aga [...]st the Saxons. some part of their strength, before the Picts (which was doubted would shortlie come to passe) should ioine with them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The kings perceyuing ſuche diſcomfiture a|mongſt their men, cauſed them to aſſemble to|gither, and appoynted one ſuch as was thought meete for the purpoſe,The kings cauſe one to make an ora|tion vnto their people to re|moue all feare out of theyr heartes. to declare vnto them on theyr behalfes, how they could not but maruel to vnderſtand ſuch feare and lack of courage, as ap|peared generally through both the armies, conſi|dering there was no cauſe thereof, they beeing ſuche a number of able warriours prefectly ap|poynted, and therewith led by ſuch gouernours and Captaines, as there was no reaſon why to be doubtful of victorie, before they had ſeene ſome tryall and iuſt occaſion of diſaduauntage. For as touching the Saxons, they were no ſuch men but that they might be ouercome well ynough, as it might ſufficiently appeare, both by proufe of ſuch victories as Vortimere the Brytiſhe king had obteyned agaynſt them, and alſo Aurelius Ambroſe, who had vaniſhed them in ſuch ſort, EEBO page image 126 that when they durſt not eftſoones encoũter with him in battaile, they founde meanes by trayte|rous practiſe to make him away through poy|ſon. Then ſith the Brytaynes (whom the Scot|tiſh men and Pictes ſo often had ſubdued) had at ſundrie tymes vanquiſhed the Saxons, why ſhould they feare in ſuch wiſe to fight with them in common defence of theyr Countrey, and re|uenge of ſuch iniuries as they had lately receyued at theyr handes, ſith the righteous God (as all good men ought to truſt) is euer readie to ad|uance a righteous quarell. And where it was bruted amongeſt them, that the Saxons were ſo huge of ſtature, and mightie of lymmes, that no force was able to withſtande them, it was certainly knowne, that the Scottes and Pictes were indewed with no leſſe mightineſſe & ſtrẽgth of bodie than the Saxons: ſo that if they were not of lyke ſtomackes, that reſted in their owne ſlouthfull cowardiſe, and not in natures worke, hauing done hir part in beſtowing hir gyftes vp|on them touching bodily force, in ſuch plenteous maner, as no other nation did lightly any wayes ſurmount them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Many other arguments were alledged & layd forth to remoue feare out of their hartes, and to incorage them to fight,The Scottes through com|fortable words of an oration recouer newe courages. inſomuch that in the end it appeared the ſame wrought the wiſhed effect, in ſuch wiſe, that they generally requyred bat|taile, offering to liue and die at theyr Captaynes feete, and to follow them whither ſoeuer it ſhould pleaſe theyr kings & liege lords to appoynt them.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herewith the kings being ſatiſfied, forth they march towardes their enimies, whome they found readie to receyue them, and that with ſuch rigorous violence, that in the ende after greate ſlaughter made on both partes,The Scots and Pictes are put to flight. the Scottes and Pictes were put to flight, the Saxons purſuing in the chaſe till the darke night cauſed them to withdraw and returne into their campe.