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Show The hiftorie ofScotland. The hiftorie ofScotland. fatledround about the nothcostt, difeoucring mar nie of the tvetterne Zlesand liketwife thofe of Dak: the aduantage trhich he bad in bis great multitude fon ofi tiga ffretct of the fea of ttventie miles in beedth, tubich feparateth the Zles of Dzkneie from the point of Cathnefle, palling toith fo fvifta courfe , that Awithout anerpert pilot the hips that tall patle the fante are oftentimes in great Danger, by reafon of the contrarte courfe of the tives. Lhe Womane long and large front , plactng the fame bponthe incite tis bigher ground, of purpofe to compatfle int the oni: enimies, mics onedh fide . At the firt aypoch of the onear: mie tofvardsthe other, the battell tuas beaumright Toeermite ficrcelie twith thot of acrotus and hurling of arts, (eistas tbich being once patk ,thep toined togither totrie the Cheptave, imariners therefore, finding rerteine hufbandment 10 matter bp hand-trokes, therein the Scots ¢ yicts inthe nert Zles, conftreined them togoa Mhipbox, € to guide them though that ftreic,promifing them high rewardsfor thefr labour; but thep bpon a ma: licious intent not palling fo2 their ofpne lines, fo thep might be reucngedof their enimies incafting alvap {uch a notable number of them togtther toith ThewRomane their vellels ,entred the treict at fuch aninconuent had one difaduantage, for thofe that tucre archers, 02( as 3 map call them) Kerns, comming once to fight at hand-blowes,had nothing but beoad Nos ep. scp and certeine fo2te light bucklers to defend them: mensdilarfelues twith, (uch as ferue fo better purpote for nici nantagt bp toribe fvith abzoad at home, than ta be carvien font Walon into theartes , though the fame hauebeene fo W100 yoi5 Dips to20ug) ent time that the fips tere bometwith bfolence of * returnedbp the fame wap thep came bnto Agricola, ter, paficth bp the fameWith dis hot, and incampeth neretothe foot ofthe mountetne of Granzbene. Galdking tube itt this meane time bad caufed a binge to be made ouer the riuer of Lap, by the thich be patfen With bis hole armie , ad incampedonthe further fide thereof rieere fo therwts of the mountetne of Gransbene , leautig the beioge garnifhen with a competent number of fouldiers tonefenditagain{- fhe eninties. Che Pics being not alittle troublen heretwith, difpatched forth a meMenger with all batt brio Gald the Scotith king, fignifieng onto bint the tibole matter, and therdpontrequiren of him at, Gald haning muttered bis people afwell Scotih as Zrith, atfembion them togttherto the numberof fortie thoufatd perfons , that ofoneandother, and incontittentlic with all {ped marcethfnthtocome bnitothe aidef theppias, andfolvithinafedates the Pics. camped togither not far off from the hott ofthe 4t0- nrans. Here faking aduife togither, ¢fnthe end dee ‘be cots fermining to giue battell, king Galo ( onto whome and Pitsde- as beforets erpzefled, the goucrnanceofthe abole termine to fritte batttelt tothe iRo= mang, Gald exhozteth his peo= ple to fight manfultte. farntthed,tufthout recetuing ante great Damage a gaine at their bands, till king Galoagpointen bis {pearemen to fep forth before thofe archers ¢ kerns, to fucco2 them, amd therewith alfo the bilmen came foxiuard, and ftroke on fo frethlie, that the Momans there beaten Dotwne on heaps,tn {uch toife that thep Where nere at point tobaue bene difcomfited, bad ¥ copotet notaband of Germans (tdtch ferued amongtt the Germans 30 Romans) cnthed foyth with great biolence bponthe bce Se SeotitHmen,ahere mofk danger apscaren,and fo rev al ftored againe the fainting omradhs ofthe Homans,4 jeucde aberebp the battell renetwen on both fives againe the om right fierceand cruel, that great rnth it ‘was to bee hold that blondie fight , and moft enmercifull mary i ther betiwirt thent , tehich continued with more dior a -_Ienceon the Scotith five than ante iwarlike fhill, till rote -_‘finalliethe night comming on, tobe the Daicslight pers pam -_fromthem both,and fo parten the frate,The omansshe with their confenerats the Danes, MorMegians, ser cempes and Frithmen,{uch as twere left alive,got ther {to gy score the tert mounteins, bauimg loft in thts crucll comiene teins. fia the mof part of their tole numbers. € Cornelius Tacitus agreth not in all potnts toith nefit. And fith thep tuere dztuen to fhe bttermofE bounds of theitcountrie , he perfuaded them to make bertue of neceflitie, and rather chofe tonic toithbono2, than toliueinperpetuall thame ¢iguos mnfnie, Abich muff needs infue tothefrebole nation, if thep fuffered themfclues to be banquit}edin that inffant. With thete tyords , orother much that of Scots, Wias, Frifhmen, Moztweaians,o2 Danes, oon with their entimics,t to trie it by dint of flvo2d, tbich thep Oniverfallic fignified according to their ac: Agteat Oeliteamongett bis foulvierstofightpethe twas not negligent on bis ofsne bebalfeto incon huge loc toas bnderitod bp the tofues ano binfinw menef thevead; there began a pitifull noife among Duthe other part Agricola, though he perceiued. Fage them toith mot chcerefull foods and counter hance; f that both the armies being thus bent to hauebattell, the generals on both parties beganto fet themin arate, Agricola to the endbisarmie ber fion,and manned throughlie , both with able mart, Hers and men of fwar.Ais.done, he aypointed them eftfones to attempt foxtune,and to take their courte CeBonme Againe to come round about by the Dakentes, and fo Stiaiety pp along by the eaft coatt : abich enterprife thep Taabout Seresthpont luckilie accomplifhed , and in the ‘water of Late ©3400, thep burnt the Danith lectlieng there fn harkrongh, ¢ Were ts to be noted,that before the fore-remeny bredouerth:otvofthe Scots and their confeverats at the fot of Cransbene,there happened manie funs Drie buketh and frrange fights tn this Fle, Amongit Other there appeared flicng in the aire certeine firte bifions, much tobe wondered at. Alfo agreat pace ca teary the em: feces ing the letler number thouty not be altatted both a: (by aifpofing them cttthedines;proutoed Frm in acerteincosd er)aremedic againstha tbifapnarx =ae at them,lamenting and bewatling thetr miifecable café oie nt Gald, doubting teat the fante thonlD come pas to fhe catesof fomecfpials, that might ture met fas tothe place there be tas toithoratone; = bagSoautand noife robe tatfeo by bis peeble» = -thoughithad beene in token if fore ws campe, thoughtit bef with the abuitte of his nobles, *Y°™ to purfuethe omanstwithout velaic,not{ufiering them tobaue time to prouive for refiftance, Gn mo Shas toe Sees. forcing the banks oneither fide toa frretanette, frenchokae The Romane capfeinsalfo not ignozant of the pat poncatteit. fage of the entices,brought foth their armie > and Che Scots made thenifelues readie toincounterthent, but fo. effwncs gt that the foenamed Catus Sifimnius twas not able prrreutotbe to ftirre bp reafon of bis tvounds receiued {n the lat x battell, thep chofe one Litus Celing, abaltant gen ee Romans tleman of Kome fo be their leaver , and fo bnder hip are agatne condud fetting bpon their entmies thep fought right comfited, ficrcelic fox atime, but petin the end thep were put toflight,rchafed into Calidon. There were flaine of the Komane part in this incounter to the number of fiue thoufand, andof the Scots andother the conte: beratstwo thonfiaw. After this bicozie thus obtet, ncb bpthe Scots , a great number ofthe Writains ieoti of Kkalendar towd femedin the night timeas tt hav reuolted fromthe Komaneobedience, as thofe that oftheemti apa bene ona damingfire, but in the moming there ap, a inhabit the countric thtch we now call Wales,with ventures peared no fuch token. Xhere was in like maner feene ? the mardes , flaieng + chafing atuaic luc) Romans fallen tothe in the aire the fimilituve of certeine thips. Ano in as lap abzoadin thofe parties, tate Angusit rained frogs. At Luline there was achild bo2ne haning both thapes, fo filthie a fight tobeboln, that forthiwith thep rid it out of the tay for offers Ehis dane, they fent onto Galo kingof the Scots, OheOtaiiee, certeine inefengers with ric) ictwels and gifts, in tolienof thetr retoifing and glannesfo; his victories, Ding others cies. Thefe prodigious things were df prontifing him furthermoze (uch ato as thep were a+ herfie interpreted, accozding to the bariable fanfic ble tomake againf the Komans the common en' of man. mics of all the ahole Albion nation. poreouer, After that the profperous furceffe of Agricola in this meane thile din the Romans within Car Che Romans twas once notified to the emperour Domitian , he . Mdoncaftell direct their meengers with letters bre fend bnto toe {uch enuie thereat, that thoztlie after, bnover a ¢ to Marius king of the Wzttains, fignifieng bnto fone colour to fend bim into Sp2ia to be lieutenant there, bim the prefent danger wherein things foo tn thofe tangtop atv. be countermanded bim home onto Rome , appoinparties bpthe cruell rage of the Scotifymen ann tng one Cneus Crebellins to fucceedhimin the goPics , thomfortune bad aduanced with the gatne vernmentof Szitaine, but the armie bearing moze of tte foughten fielys , infomudh that if timelie fucs Cas Ere: Ra fauour onto one Crebellianus being coufine to A» Bhs ey twas twithozatwne to the mounteins , and that te anbloffes, i that the (hips that had efcaped, thould be nety rigged andfurnithed with all neceflarie prouts he peat : -_fand. @Boreoner, the night follotwing,ten Galbus with the reffoue of bis people hich foere lett aliut mg tothe endthatbp the fae the Scots ¢ Pids thouln eee About the faine time Agricola heard netwes front -_-herebpom comming tothe caltell of Caltvon atverbis naute (as then riding at ancho2 it Argile)ubat 3° twile Lalenvar, thep got ouer the riuerof Dap, bya mifjap had chanced: to the ante in 4dicland frith. brtoge of umd latd ouerthe fante rfuer,bich in that Che Score Utcatats tii ofthe Wut heretwith being not greatlie dilconraged , be placeis but narrolw, by reafon ofthe rocks ¢eltffes Set once the sienceof gaut order point of tiventie thonfand, and of the Homans a: cultomed bfetwithagreat notte, (out, ano clamoz. -baneno palagein that place. But Galo Hauing got and bycake he this notable bictosie with the (poile of the Romans bet0gc after mosconvenient. that were Haine on the Writains fide (as the fame Poh Tacitus tecounteth) amounted to about tert TOW' ysbem® -_fand menann of the Romans not patfing thee bury fuch as ferucd ontheir fio, as ged as twelue thou there (forfomuch as fummer was pat) heaweinteo wth Sngus conntrie,he tobe plenges.of the bef amongt the ine oe Habitants,and looged bis people abent bimin places the femblable effec , Gald fo moued the hearts of 6o Dcots , Picts , and other their confeverates atthe bis people, that thep defired nothing but tofoine Lap,b:eaking the batoge which thep hav meade there, & ey at Upritsia fab- toiwinter,and fo comming thither and fuboning the that thoulo be there in thetr afv.Zhe rember of them * os ‘ded and fortie. Among thom twas one Aulus At ticus, a capteine of one of thecoborts. ut as the Scotty weiters affirme, there died that bap of their mtoze fafeqard, thev got them ouerthe rincr of toeulinc. ments of the entuties, Agricola cauled the fpaite ta begathered, andatter-marched fozth onto Angus, the Scotith dronicles,ina boke thich be tote of {was comitted) afembling togither all the number the life of Julius Agricola', fhere he intreateth of ewe ofthe confederats , made brto them a long and pis this battell. 3fo2 he fpeateth but of thivtic thouland Frarmas thicozation, crbozting them in defente of libertie mem ( trbich be comprebendeth bnocr the generall paced ( the mtoft prettous ietvell that man might iniop ) fo so Nameof 1zitains) tobe affembled at that time & €ngia gaint the Romans, making no mention of ante fheww their manlic fomachs again them that' fought ovelie to depzine them of that fo greatabe- Sin the meanetinte camtethe enimies oniverthe countries adiofning were difcoucred; and the fame 20 themfelnes trholie bnto Luline,and Koxtlicatter for sitios ue aypearing to be quite deliuered of ailibeambudy- palling once themounteineof Gransbene, be arr 40 withozetv totheircampe : andthe Scots and pics THR of the Scotty ucthita allie bepond the fame mountetne, abere men commeth he findeth the Pies Danes , and Poriwegtansir tothe ato of among the Scotifhinen, eucntill thefe our daics, She Romans therefore being well awomnten with ned that fonetthat before the datwning of thenert 59 --netcreate Caius Sifinntus (brother to the forcina. med Frebellianus) their capteine, but be wouiv in moinife mendle with that charge, though thep tere' erie carneff in hand twith bint to take tt bpon him, lea: The Hcota Mozrotw, cuerie nsanthould dilloogeand twithozaty «-dDinnggof Galoreadieto gitie the onfet, theseiwith the fet bpon the es bimfelfe into fach-a place as he thought mot met Romansbeing fo2e troubled, by reafon ofthis pif, Bomans. buake Dp fobis (afegard, faue onelieuch as were.ayointen codamongt themiclues, fet farivard pet right tatoattend Gal and Garnard into Atholl; whither oHantlie,ts giue battelto their enimics : hotwbeit they minded {vith all (pen tog. 10. the end, bicaufe that Stfinniusreceiued a moztall husleauing agreat number of fiersito dfffem: ound, and fonepartedout of thefieln, theyfell at see ble their departure,thep diflodged andmave atwaic length toruiming atwate, the Scots aio pics fol: oo iwifh all (ped poiitble: An the mozning when their lotving in the chafe right fiercelic. bepatture twas once dilcouered, agreatnumber of Hhis atch(ucd vicorie, ater & marie brtuckte the Romans follotved,as tt hadbene in the chafe, Lnterpales, highlic reioifen the appalled harts ofthe ‘Ge Romang but (owe of thent-bnapuffealypaduenturing to farre Albions , hauing bene continuallte ix mance nofe inparfaing fop the (paceof fiftie peeres through aduerte fortuite bnaduifedtic foptvard, toere inclofed bp their eninties and flaine. Fibiteted. Thole that tought this feat gottyemte the nert grieuoulite opyefen by the Romans,tho being nat bils and fockcaped. Atlength,eberali the ficlos ato alittle difcouraged bp this ouertheow > woithdret aie womans 20 armo2 and bzoadtargets, flue Dotwne right a great number of thefe Scots md yids thus Mlenderlic Bing abzidgelotp the firtt , (ing the prefentlofle oftheir fellows, ouer Cap might beremouedout of the wap, Zhisdone, thep fell fo fake countell oat toas bet toda tn this cafe: aud in the endall things confiocred,it was. octermis and number, oxdered bis battels thereatter with a utes neie, fill at length thep found ont Pictland firth , be Soant of pilots the freame agatintt the rocks and fhelues, infuch areioftin wife thata number of the fame twweredzotunedand Pictand frith. loff twfthout recoucrie. Agricola ma: Some of themthat toere not oucr-haftie te fols the pomon betoafling thus the deth of their friends, tage. On the other fide , King Calobp reator of Gan vyrec- Sticola, caufed no {mall trouble amongft the foulois 835 , fo that in the end after certeine bickerings be. Nwirt them, frebellianus toke 4 (ort ofthe beft foul. dio2s alway with him,and tent ouer twith theminto France, he Scots taking occafion hereof, foined with Piss and entred into Angus.tbereof Cnens ©rebellianus being informedatlembled bis people* we at Pitceluing nogreat fortwardnefle in their leas cours were not the fener fent, the loffe wouln be ir recourrable . erebnto Partusantwered, thatas Aariashing then acommon tonfpiracie appeared to be tnhand 9! the yt amongeft his fubieds, fo far foxth that he Doubten page gteatlie the fuertie of bis one eftate; and asfor of tas fyb. hope of aid to be fent from Rome, he fat (malllike: teas. liehmd ; confioering the Mender proutfion there thzongh the ndfgoucrnementof cruell Domitian , tubo by reafon of the hatred abi the people bare bim, regarded nothing but how to keepe them from rifing |