Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Whiche done Crathlynt appoynted foorth iudges and other adminiſtratours of iuſtice to ſee the lawes executed,The politike gouernment of Crathlynt. and the countreys gouer|ned in good and quiet order, euery man being aſ|ſigned to his owne proper circuite. Theſe hee chooſe out of the moſt ancient peares and barons of his realme. The yonger ſorte he reſerued to attend vpon his perſon.

Crathlynt go|eth to hunt in the mountains of Granzbene, anciently cal|led Grampeus mons.

An ambaſſade frõ the Pictes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Crathlynt receiued theſe ambaſſadours moſt ioyfully, giuing them hartie thankes on the be|half of theyr Maſter for this ſignification of his good will ſhewed by theyr comming,Crathlynt pro+miſeth to ob|ſerue the aun|cient amitie betwixt the Scottiſhe men and Pictes. and here|with promiſed, that during his life he woulde gladly obſerue the olde auncient amitie eſtabli|ſhed betwixt the twoo nations: according to the tenure of the old league.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Moreouer when the ſayde Ambaſſadours ſhould departe,The preſent ſent by Crath|lynt vnto the king of the Pictes. he tooke vnto them to deliuer frõ him as a preſent vnto theyr Maiſter certayne horſes, with Houndes and Greyhoundes, ſuche as he thought that kyng Thelargus wanted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 When he had taken direction in this wise for the rule of his kingdome, he went vp into the moun|teins Crathlint go|eth to hunt in the mounteins of Granzbene, ancientlie cal|led Grampeus mon [...]. An ambassage from the Picts. The Picts re quire the league to be renewed. of Granzebene, there to passe the time for a while in hunting the hart, and other wild beasts, whi|ther came vnto him ambassadors from Thelargus king of the Picts, declaring the ioy which their mai|ster had conceiued for the slaughter of Donald, and the restoring of the right blood againe vnto the e|state, requiring that the ancient league betwixt the Picts and Scotishmen might be once againe re|newed. Crathlint receiued these ambassadors most ioifullie, giuing them heartie thanks on the behalfe of their maister for this signification of his good will shewed by their comming, and herewith promised, that during his life he would gladlie obserue the Crathlint pro miseth to ob|serue the an|cient a [...]tie betwixt the Scotishmen and Picts. The present sent by Crath|lint vnto the king of the Picts. Diuers Pic|tish lords come to Crathlint to hunt and make merie with him. A praise of the Scotish dogs. old ancient amitie established betwixt the two na|tions: according to the tenor of the old league. More|ouer, when the said ambassadors should depart, he tooke vnto them to deliuer from him as a present vn|to their maister certeine horsses, with hounds and greihounds, such as he thought that king Thelar|gus wanted.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And shortlie after the returne of these ambassa|dors into their countrie, diuerse yoong gentlemen of the Pictish nobilitie repaired vnto king Crath|lint, to hunt and make merie with him: but when they should depart homewards, perceiuing that the Scotish dogs did farre excell theirs, both in fairnesse, swiftnesse, hardinesse, and also in long standing vp and holding out, they got diuerse both dogs and bit|ches of the best kinds for breed to be giuen them by the Scotish lords, and yet not so contented, they stale The Picts steale one of the kings best greihounds. one belonging to the king from his keeper, being more estéemed of him than all the other which he had about him. The maister of the leash being informed hereof, pursued after them which had stolen that dog, thinking in déed to haue taken him from them, but they not willing to depart with him, fell at alterea|tion, and in the end chanced to strike the maister of The Scots & Picts right for a gre [...]|hound. the leash through with their borespeares that he died presentlie, wherevpon a noise and crie being raised in the countrie by his seruants, diuerse of the Scots as they were going home from hunting, returned; Wha [...] mischief insued vpon so light an oc|casion as the stealing of a dog. This chanced about the pere of Christ 288, as Io. Ma. noteth. and falling vpon the Picts to reuenge the death of their fellow, there insued a shrewd bickering be|twixt them, so that of the Scots there died thréescore gentlemen, besides a great number of the com|mons, not one of them vnderstanding (till all was doone) what the matter ment. Of the Picts there were about an hundred slaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The kinsmen and friends of the Scots that were thus slaine, were woonderfullie mooued with the in|iurie committed, insomuch that without comman|dement of king or capteine, they assembled in great numbers togither, and entring into the Pictish con|fines, The Scots rob the Pic|tish borders. The Scots & Picts incoun|ter in battell. they began to rob, spoile and kill after the ma|ner of warre, wherewith the Picts being set in a rage, same foorth togither into the field, and incoun|terisag with the Scots, there was fought a sore bat|tell betwixt them, without capteine, order, or stan|dard, till at length the victorie remained with the Picts, of whom were slaine notwithstanding the day went on their sides, about two thousand men, but of The Scots discomfited by the Picts. Of what con|tinuance the league was betwixt the Scots and Picts, & now broken about a small matter as begun a|bout a dog. the Scots there died aboue thrée thousand, or more, as was supposed. Thus vpon a light occasion was the league broken betwixt these two nations, who had continued as friends, the one still readie to aid the other, euer sith the daies of king R [...]tha, being the 7 in number that reigned after Ferguse.