Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Manie of the Saxons that could get passage, fai|led ouer into Germanie. Other feining themselues to become christians, remained in the land, looking one day for better hap & fortune. Diuerse that were not able by meanes of pouertie to get awaie within the time appointed, and yet refusing to be christened, were put to death, according to the proclamation set foorth for the same purpose, so that in comparison ve|rie few amongst them receiued the christian faith sincerelie, and with a true meaning mind. Things be|ing thus quieted in Northumberland, Arthur tooke order for the reparing of churches abroad in the countrie, which the Saxons had ouerthrowne or de|faced; Arthur caused churches to be repared. & namelie in the citie of Yorke he bestowed great cost, where the cruell infidels had doone much hurt vpon churches, and other religious houses.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the yéere following, Arthur had newes how the Saxons which held the Ile of Wight, ioining with the Kentish Saxons, had doone great displeasures vnto the Britains, on that side of the Thames, kil|ling & sleaing an huge number of them with great crueltie, wherewith being sore mooued, he drew to|wards London with his armie, purposing vtterlie to Arthur pur|poseth to de|stroie the whole race of the Saxons in Albion. destroie all the east & south Saxons, since otherwise he could not prouide for the suertie of his subiects, be|ing still in danger to be murthered and robbed, so long as anie of that wicked generation of the Sax|ons remained heere amongst them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By meanes also of the league, he had with him in this iournie ten thousand Picts, & as manie Scots: Eugenius nephue to king Conran by his brother Congall being generall ouer the Scots, and Mor|dred The opinion which men had conceiued o [...] Mordred for his wit & towardlinesse. the sonne of king Loth by his wife Anne, go|uerning the Picts, a lustie yoong gentleman, verie wittie and towardlie in all his dooings. Further|more, Arthur vnderstanding what hurt rest and ease had doone amongst his men of warre, caused them to keepe the field in all this iournie, and passing by Lon|don, lodged them a little beside the riuer of Thames. But he himselfe with some of his nobles, entred in|to the citie, causing supplications to be made vnto almightie God thrée daies together, for good successe to follow against the Saxons. On the fourth day hearing diuine seruice celebrated by the bishop of London, and causing a sermon to be made in the market place, he committed himselfe and his whole armie vnto the tuition of Christ, and his mother the Arthurs badge. virgine, whose image in stéed of a badge he bare in his shield continuallie from that day forward, as di|uerse héeretofore haue written. After this, issuing foorth of the citie, he willed all his men to be of good comfort, as they that fought in a iust quarell against Arthurs ex|hortation to his people. Pagans, and enimies of the faith. Mordred and his father in law Gawolane passed on before the battels with fiue thousand horssemen, and being come with|in fiue miles of the Saxons, who likewise were as|sembled in campe, there came from them vnto Ar|thur ambassadors, requiring him to staie his iour|nie, An offer made by the Sax|ons vnto king Arthur. for they were readie (if they might haue libertie so to doo) to depart out of the land with their goods and substance, without further molesting the Britains, either by one meanes or other.