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2 AFter the
decease of Ewin, Ederus was, in Ederus. maner before expressed, receiued for king
by the whole assent of all the Scotishmen. Whose chéefe delight was altogither in hunting and kéeping of
hounds and greihounds, to chase and pursue wild beasts, and namelie the woolfe the heardmans fo, by meanes
whereof his aduancement was much more acceptable amongst the nobles, who in those daies were wholy giuen to
that kind of pleasure and pastime. In the beginning of his reigne there was no trouble towards, the publike
state of the realme being mainteined by vpright iustice, and all trans|gressions through terror of due
punishment politike|lie repressed.
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2 The first
that went about to put him to any nota|ble trouble, was one Bredus of the Iles, néere of Bredus in|uadeth the Scots. kin to Gillus that vsurper and murtherer, who with a power of
Irishmen, and other of the westerne Iles landed in Argile, wasting & spoiling the coun|trie with
fire & sword, wherof Ederus being aduer|tised (who was at the same time in those parts hun|ting
amongst the mounteins) gathered an armie Ederus bur|neth his eni|mies ships. with
all spéed, and hasting to the place where his eni|mies ships laie at anchor, he first burned the same, to
take awaie all meanes from them to escape by flight. The morning next following he did set vpon them also at
vnwares: of whom some he slue, and the residue being taken, either in the fight or chase by his commandement
were hanged, and cruellie executed to the example of all others.
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2 After this,
he passed ouer into the westerne Iles, where he did execution vpon such as had aided Bre|dus, putting some
to death, and causing other to fine Cassibilane king of the Britains re|quireth of the
Scotishmen [...]id against the Romans. at his pleasure, and depriuing some vtterlie of all that euer they
had. At his returne againe into Scot|land, there met him ambassadors sent from Cassi|bilane kings of the
Britains, requiring him of aid against Iulius Cesar, who (as the same king had perfect vnderstanding) was
appointed verie shortlie to passe the seas from France, ouer into this Ile, with a mightie power of Romans,
to subdue the inhabitants vnto the seigniorie and iurisdiction of Rome.