Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 This sentence of the king though it séemed too cru|ell to many, yet whether for that they saw the same to stand with the kings pleasure, or that they thought it The commõs allow the Kings saieng. most expedient for the suertie of the Scotish com|mon-wealth, it was allowed and ratified by them all. Such crueltie here vpon was foorthwith shewed throughout all the Pictish regions, that there was [...] cruell act committed by the Scots vpon the Picts. not one liuing creature of humane shape left aliue, sauing such as saued themselues within the walles of Camelon, or in certeine other holds and fortres|ses, and also about two thousand of those that fled in|to England: for all the residue were most vnmerci|fullie murthered and slaine, without respect either of age, sex, profession, or estate. Thus Kenneth ha|uing dispatched the inhabitants, seized the countrie Pictland par|ted vnto di|uers men. into his owne hands, making partition of the same as he saw cause, and diuiding it amongst his nobles, according to the merits of euerie of them dulie weied and considered, he added new names vnto e|uerie quarter and region (either after the name of the gouernor, or else of some promontorie, riuer, or other notable water or place, according as was the ancient custome of the nation) that the memorie of the Pictish names might end togither with the in|habitants.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The countrie ancientlie called Horestia, was gi|uen New names are giuen vn|to euerie region. Angus. Merne. vnto two brethren, Angusian, and Mernan, by reason whereof the one part of the same countrie was called Angus, and the other the Mernes. The linage of those two noble men remaine vnto this day. The region which till then was named Otholi|nia, was turned afterwards to the name of Fife, af|ter the name of one Fife Duffe: whose valiancie Fife. was throughlie tried in these last warres with the Picts. There remaine vnto this day tokens and old ruines of a castell situate betwixt the riuer of Leuin and saint Kenneths church, which (as yet appeareth) was fensed about with seuen rampires, and as ma|nie ditches, wherein the posteritie of this woorthie man after his deceasse had their habitation by the space of manie hundred yéeres. Louthian reteined Louthian. still the former name, so honorable was the remem|brance of that famous prince king Loth amongst all men. The strongest castell of the whole countrie, [...] reward gi|uen vnto Bar which was the fortresse of Dunbar. Kenneth bestowed vpon that valiant capteine na|med Bar, whose counsell and forward seruice stood the Scots in no small steed in those warres, in which the Picts were thus subdued. That fortresse euer si|thence (after his name) hath béene called Dunbar, that is to say, the castell of Bar.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 There descended of him a noble house or familie, bearing the name of this castell, continuing in great The familie of Dunbar. fame and honor, euen vnto our time, of the which the earles of March had their beginning, and continued long in that dignitie from one to another, with sun|dry branches of right famous memorie. The names of diuerse dales were also changed, but yet some The chan|ging of the names of the daies. Annandale. Twedale. kept their old names still. Ordolucia shortlie after began to take the name of Annandale, of the riuer of Annan that runneth through the same. And so likewise Twéedale tooke name of the water of Twéed. And Cludesdale of the riuer of Clude. In Cludesdale. like maner manie other countries, townes, and ca|stels had their names changed at the same time, af|ter they came into the possession of the Scotishmen, vpon sundrie considerations, for a witnesse of their victorious acts atchiued against the Picts. Further|more, The gentle|women are preserued in Camelon. into the citie of Camelon were withdrawne the most part of all the noble mens wiues of the Picts, with their children, vpon trust to be in safetie in the same, as well by reason of strength of the place, as also of the strong garison which was appoin|ted to defend it.