Compare 1577 edition: 1 Reuther remained not long in the Iles, but pas|sed ouer into Ireland. The Britains not a little moo|ued Reuther pas|seth into Ire|land. for his escape with the other of the Scotish lords, reuenged their displeasure on such commons and o|ther meane people as fell into their hands, so that They inhabit the moun|teins. such as might escape, got them into the mounteins, and liued there by roots, berries, & other wild fruits in summer, and in winter by such veneson and flesh of wild beasts as they killed in the wildernesse: and sometimes they came downe and made raises vpon the Britains that occupied their houses and lands, fetching great booties verie often from amongest them.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This cruell warre lasted twelue yéeres, vntill in maner all such Scots and Picts as remained in Al|bion were brought vnder seruitude to the Britains. In which meane while, Gethus king of the Picts kept his siege roiall in Pomonia the chéefest Ile Reuther is sent for out of Ireland. of the Orkenies. Reuther also begot of his wife a sonne named Thereus, and shortlie after being pro|cured by letters and messengers sent vnto him from the foresaid Gethus and such Scots as were yet re|maining in Albion, he assembled a number of ships togither, and first with a chosen power of warriors sailed to the westerne Iles, where increasing his numbers, he passed ouer into Albion, landing on the west halfe of Rosse at Lough Bruum, and there comming on land, the first person that they met with (according to a custome vsed amongst them in those A custome. daies) they slue, and wetting the points of their wea|pons in his bloud, they first tasted thereof after their maner, then holding vp their weapons into the aire, they desired of the gods that they might reuenge the bloud of their elders with happie battell against the Britains their enimies. After this, hearing that Gethus king of the Picts was also entred the land with a mightie power of Germans, which were The Ger|mans in aid of the Picts. come to his aid, and was not past thirtie miles off, he staied there abiding for his comming, to the in|tent that ioining their powers togither, they might be the better able to furnish their enterprise.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The third daie after they met togither with great ioy and congratulations, vnto whom with all spéed Reuther and Gethus méet and ioine their powers togither. a great number also of those Scotishmen and Picts that had still continued in the countrie (during the time of the persecution by the Britains) dailie resor|ted and came flocking in from each side vnto them. Sisillius king of the Britains, who succéeded after Oenus, as then latelie deceassed, hauing knowlege hereof, assembled a great armie of his subiects, and The Bri|tains are discomfited by the Scots and Picts. hearing that the Scots and Picts were entred into the borders of his realme, he hasted foorth to incoun|ter with their powers, and so ioining with them in battell, after long and cruell fight, in the end the vic|torie remained with the Scotishmen and Picts, by the great valiancie and manfull prowesse of Reu|ther: wherevpon the place where that battell was fought hath béene euer since called Reuthirdale, as Wherof Reu|thirdale tooke the name. ye would say Reuthers vallie.