Compare 1577 edition: 1 Reuther escaping with life from this bloudie en|counter, Reuther the king fled. in the night following departed his waies with such of his people as were left aliue. Whereof his enimies being aduertised in the next morning, pursued after him with such diligence, that in the end they tooke him within a castell in Cathnesse whi|ther Reuther pur|sued & taken. He is pardo|ned of his life. he was fled for succor: he was pardoned of his life, partlie in respect of his fathers merits, and part|lie againe for that it was knowne how his tender youth was such as had not deserued death by any fact, otherwise than in that he had followed the coun|sell of malicious persons. By this cruell murther and huge slaughter thus committed betwixt these two nations of Scotishmen and Picts, both their forces were so greatlie inféebled, that they became an easie prey to their ancient and common enimies the Britains, who in such oportunitie of occasion thought not to sit still till the same might happilie be past and gone.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 First therefore with a mightie armie the Britains inuaded the Picts: the nobles of which nation per|ceiuing themselues not able to make resistance, fled with their wiues, their children, and the most part of their goods, ouer into the Iles of Orkenie, and there assembling togither, they created them a new king to haue the gouernance ouer them, who was Gethus king. also named Gethus, and brother to the other Ge|thus a little before mentioned. Héere also they re|mained certeine yeares after, liuing in peaceable manner with the former inhabitants, whom they found there, wronging them by no iniurious dea|ling Why Orke|nie was called Pictland as some suppose, but the truth should séeme to be that they were so called bicause the Picts inhabi|ted there be|fore they set foot in Bri|taine. at all (if the Scotish historie be true.) Hereof moreouer as some suppose it came to passe, that these Ilands of Orkenie are named by diuers writers the ancient kingdome of the Picts.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In the meane while the Britains seizing vpon such countries as these Picts had forsaken, that is to saie, the Mers, Louthian, and others, they left in diuers places where they thought expedient, gari|sons of men of war, to kéepe the same in due subiecti|on: and after entred into the confines of the Scotish kingdome, burning & wasting all afore them, where|with such Scots as yet remained aliue, being high|lie EEBO page image 38 mooued to indignation, came stoutlie into the The Scots ouerthrowne. field to defend their countrie, and incountring with their enimies néere to Kalender wood, they lost two thousand of their companie: the residue also being sore chased, fled into sundrie parties for safegard of their liues.