Compare 1587 edition: 1 The common Scottiſhe Chronicles record, howe Iulius Ceſar came as farre as Kalendar wood,Kalendar or Caledon wood & there wan by force the citie of Camelon where the Pictiſh kings vſed moſt to ſoiourne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This cannot be true, for Caeſar came not neare Scot|land, as in the Hiſtorie of Englande it appeareth.Herevnto the ſame Chronicles adde, that Ceſar buylded a great ſtone houſe of .xxiiij. cu|bites in heigth, and of .xij. cubites in breadth, of ſquare hewen ſtones, right workemanly framed, which houſe they ſaye Ceſar cauſed to be vſed in ſteede of a iudgement Hall, and here placed it neare the Ryuer of Caron, ouer agaynſt the forenamed Citie of Camelone, as a witneſſe that the Romaynes armie had beene ſo farre for|warde within that Countrey.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Suche an houſe there remayneth to be ſeene euen vnto this day, and is called Iulius Hoff,Iulius Hoff. that is Iulius Hall, or Iulius Court. Howbe|it, other more agreeable to the likelyhoode of a troth, wryte that this houſe was ſometymes a Temple, buylded to the honour of Claudius Ceſar, and of the Goddeſſe Victoria, by the Ro|maine Captaine Veſpaſian, at ſuche tyme as he made warres in that Countrey, before hys ad|uauncement to the Empyre.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 The common Scotish chronicles record, how Iu|lius Cesar came as far as Kalendar wood, and there wan by force the citie of Camelon, where the Pictish Kalendar or Caledon wood This cannot be true, for Cesar came not néer Scot land, as in the historie of England it appéereth. kings vsed most to soiourne. Herevnto the same chronicles adde, that Cesar builded a great stone|house of 24 cubits in heigth, & of 12 cubits in bredth, of square hewen stones, right workemanlie framed, which house they saie Cesar caused to be vsed in steed of a iudgement hall, and here placed it néere the ri|uer of Caron, ouer against the forenamed citie of Camelon, as a witnesse that the Romans armie had béene so far forward within that countrie. Such an house there remaineth to be séene euen vnto this daie, and is called Iulius hoff, that is Iulius hall, Iulius hoff. or Iulius court. Howbeit, other more agréeable to the likeliehood of a truth, write that this house was sometimes a temple builded to the honor of Claudi|us Cesar, and of the goddes Uictoria, by the Romane capteine Uespasian, at such time as he made wars in that countrie, before his aduancement to the empire.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But to returne vnto Ederus. About the same time, in which he looked to be inuaded by Iulius Ce|sar and the Romans, and for that purpose had sent for them of the westerne Iles to reinforce his host, he Murketus nephue vnto Gillus inua|deth the we|sterne Iles. was now inforced to conuert it another waie, for there was one Murketus, nephue vnto the aboue remembred Gillus, that came with a nauie out of Ireland to rob and spoile those Iles, being destitute as then of men to resist him. But Ederus hearing thereof, dispatched Cadallanus with an armie into those parties for defense of his subiects: which Ca|dallanus behaued himselfe so politikelie in this ex|ploit, that setting vpon the enimies as they laie at anchor, he tooke them in the night season, without making any great defense, and after hanged them vp along the shore side within the Ile of Gowre: Murket is hanged with manie more. 48 H B. 26 H. B. Ederus de|parteth this life. Murket himself being honored with an higher place to hang in than all the rest, as due to him that was their chéefe head and leader in that voiage. The rem|nant of Ederus his reigne passed without anie o|ther notable trouble: and so after he had reigned 38 yeeres, he deceased a verie old man, about the 23 yeare of the empire of Augustus Cesar. He was buried also at Dunstafage with all due pompe & so|lemnitie, hauing diuers obelisks (as the custome then was) erected and set vp about the place where he was so intumulate.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 AFter him reigned his sonne Ewin, the third of that name, nothing like in any princelie quali|tie vnto his noble progenitors, but contrariwise Ewin. infamed by all kind of vices. In the first yéeres of his reigne he was wholy drownd in lasciuious leche|rie, A licentious king. abandoning himselfe altogither to lie weltering EEBO page image 45 amongst a sort of vile strumpets, his lust being ne|uer throughlie satisfied, though neuer so often wea|ried. The nobles of the realme he had in no regard at all, of whom some he confined, and some he cau|sed to be murthered, onlie bicause he might the more fréelie without gainsaieng hant his vile trade of li|uing with their wiues and coosins. Such delight he had also in his filthie and abhominable ribaldrie, Filthie lawes that he made lawes for maintenance of the like a|mongst his subiects, as thus: That it might be law|full for euerie man to marie diuers & sundrie wiues, some six, some ten, according to their substance and qualities. And as for poore mens wiues, they were appointed to be common vnto the lords of the soile: and further, that the same lords should first defloure the bride after hir marriage: which last ordinance tooke such effect, that of manie hundred yéeres after it could by no meanes be abrogated, though the two former liberties were by authoritie of the kings suc|céeding, shortlie after this Ewins deceasse, taken awaie and reuoked.