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.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This victorie was not very pleasant to any of the parties, by reason of the great numbers of men A peace con|cluded. slaine on both sides, insomuch that they were glad to fall to agréement immediatlie after, and conclu|ded a peace, with conditions that the Scotishmen and Picts should be restored againe vnto their an|cient possessions and lands in Albion. This peace continued a long time after inuiolate betwixt these nations. The yeare that Reuther returned thus into Albion, was before the birth of Christ 216, after the building of Rome 529, and from the creation of the 240 H. B. 4995 H. B. Reuther by Beda is na|med Reuda. world 3750. Reuther by Beda in his ecclesiasticall historie of England is named Reuda, who also sup|poseth him to be the first of all the Scotish princes, that set any foot in Britaine there to inhabit: his comming thither was (as séemeth to some) long af|ter the supposed time here before alleged. And vere|lie there is great cause to mooue a doubt of the truth of that which Hector Boetius hath written, in follo|wing (as he saith) other authors, touching the first comming into Britaine, as well of the Scots and Picts. For if it were true, that so long before the comming of the Romans into this Ile, they were here planted and growne to such puissance; it is strange that no mention is made of them in any of their writings, till about the yeare 360 after Christ; as in place conuenient it shall more plainelie ap|peere. Reuther passed the residue of his daies with|out any further warres, forren and ciuill, and so de|parted this world at Beregonium, in the 26 yeare 4997 H. B. of his reigne.