And
certeine it is that some of them slue their wiues and children, as
mooued thereto with a certeine fond regard of pitie to rid them out of
further miserie and danger of thraldome.
The next day the certeintie of the victorie more plainlie was
disclosed, for all was quiet about, and no noise heard anie where: the
houses appeared burning on ech side, and such as were sent foorth to
discouer the countrie into euerie part thereof, saw not a creature
stirring, for all the people were auoided and withdrawne a farre off.
When Agricola had thus ouerthrowne his enimies in a pitcht field at
the mountaine of Granziben, and that the countrie was quite rid of all
appearance of enimies: bicause the summer of this eight yeere of his
gouernement was now almost spent, he brought his armie into the
[Sidenote: _Hector Boet._]
confines of the Horrestians, which inhabited the countries now called
[Sidenote: _Cor. Tacitus_.]
Angus & Merne, and there intended to winter, and tooke hostages of
the people for assurance of their loialtie and subiection. This doone,
he appointed the admirall of the nauie to saile about the Ile,
[Sidenote: An hauen called Trutulensis, peraduenture Rutupensis.]
which accordinglie to his commission in that point receiued, luckilie
accomplished his enterprise, and brought the nauie about againe into
an hauen called Trutulensis.
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