Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ethodius hauing knowledge hereof, with an armie of .xx. thouſand men haſted forth towards Argyle to reuenge the death of his valiant Cap|taine Argadus vpon the rebelles. Who hearing of his comming, made towardes the Sea, and woulde gladly haue bene gone, but by reaſon of a contrary winde they were forced to ſtay agaynſt their willes, ſo that hee finding them ſtill in the Countrey, wrought ſo warely by cloſing them vp among the Hilles and Mountaynes,The Ilande men yeelde themſelues. that fi|nally conſtrayned through famine, they ſubmit|ted themſelues vpon theſe conditions, that their heade Captaine with two hundred others of the chiefeſt, ſhoulde yeeld themſelues ſimplie to the EEBO page image 69 kings mercie, and the reſidue to be licenced to de|part againe into their Countreys.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 Thoſe that were appoynted to bee deliuered to the king with their captaine,Execution. ſuffered death by [figure appears here on page 69] ſentence of the Nobles and Peeres of the realme. Whereat the other taking indignation, thoughe they had alreadie yeelded vppe theyr weapons, yet beganne they to fall vppon the Scottes with hurling of ſtones, and other ſuche things as came to hande, tyll finallye they were bea|ten downe by the armed Souldiers, and a greate number of them ſlayne: the reſidue eſ|caping as well as they myght, fledde into the Mountaynes.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Iſlande menne beeing thus vanqui|ſhed, and the Romaines attempting nothing a|gaynſt the Scottiſhe men or Pictes,Ethodius viſi|teth his coun|treys, to ſee iuſtice main|teyned. Ethodius viſited all the partes of his Realme, taking order for the due execution of Iuſtice amongeſt hys ſubiects.