Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The signe of the foresaid crosse was not onelie Saint An|drew the Scotishmens patrone. séene of the Picts and Scots being there with them in aid, to both their great comforts and gladnesse, but also of the Englishmen to their no lesse discou|ragement, as they that vnderstood saint Andrew to be patrone and protector of the Scotish and Pictish nations. For it did put such a feare into their hearts, that when they came to the point of ioining, their stomachs so failed them, that with small resistance they were easilie vanquished (as is said) and put to flight. For this so manifest a miracle, after the bat|tell was once ended, and the victorie obteined, Hun|gus repaired with his people following him, vnto the church of that blessed man saint Regulus, now Saint Reule. called saint Andrewes, where they made their offe|rings with humble deuotion vnto the relickes of the apostle, rendering thanks vnto him for their vic|torie with deuout praier after the accustomed ma|ner. Why Scotish men vse saint Andrews crosse in war|fare. They vowed there also at the verie same time (as the fame goeth) that from thencefoorth as well they as their posteritie in time of war should weare a crosse of saint Andrew for their badge and cogni|sance. Which ordinance continuallie after remai|ned with the Picts, and after their destruction and extermination with the Scots euen vnto our time. Athelstan his buriall. The bodie of Athelstane was buried in the next church vnto the place where the field was fought, howbeit, some haue left in writing that his head was cut off from the bodie, and brought to Inchgar|uie, where being set vpon a stake, it was shewed to the people in reproch of his iniurious enterprise.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Hungus the Pictish king to shew himselfe yet more mindfull of the due honoring of the holie apo|stle, by whose aid he acknowledged himselfe to haue got the victorie aforesaid, not onelie augmented his Hungus repa|reth saint An|drews church. church with new bildings & néedfull reparations, but increased the number of priests for the celebrating of diuine seruice; he also gaue manie rich and costlie ornaments vnto the same, as chalices, cruets, ba|sons, & such like. Moreouer, he caused to be made the images of Christ and his 12 apostles of fine gold Images of gold and sil|uer. and siluer, which he bestowed there; with a case also of beaten gold, therein to inclose the relickes of saint Andrew. And besides this, he ordeined that the spi|ritualtie should haue the tenths of all increase of Tenths to be giuen to the cleargie. goods: as of corne, cattels, herbage, and such like through his realme: and further that spirituall per|sons should not be compelled to answere before anie temporall iudge. But these beneficiall priuiledges the Pictish clergie did not long inioy. For Feredeth Feredeth ta|keth from the cleargie their priuileges. And why not. that was the fourth, which reigned amongest the Picts after Hungus, tooke from them all such gifts as this Hungus had giuen them, and further ordei|ned to the derogation of their priuileges, that they should answere for secular crimes afore secular ma|gistrats; Priests to be tried afore se|cular iudges. and that liuing vpon their former reue|nues, souldiers & men of war should inioy the other which Hungus, had so fréelie bestowed vpon them.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The nobles of the land mainteined Feredeth in his dooings, reckoning all that spirituall persons had to be but cast away, which was the cause (as some thought) that their kingdome came into such ruine, as shortlie after followed. There be some chronicles that write how these things, which are mentioned of Hungus, and Athelstane, chanced not altogither EEBO page image 125 about this season, but Hector Boetius followeth Ve|remond in most of his accounts, as the author whom he taketh to be most certeine, as well for the account of the time as in the course of the whole historie. And for that we meane not to presume wholie to derogat the same Boetius his credit, we haue not much dis|sented from him, but rather followed him in most places, leauing such doubts as may be woorthilie put foorth of that which he writeth, vnto the conside|ration of the diligent reader, sith it is not our pur|pose to impugne, but rather to report what we find written by others, except now and then by the way to admonish the reader of some vnlikeliehoods (as the same dooth séeme to vs and others) and happilie not without iust occasion.