Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The newes of theſe atchieued victories being bruted throughout the realme, cauſed a greate number of the nobles to come in vnto Octauius,Octauius ob|tayneth the rule of Bry|taine. who receyued them moſte thankfully, and to cõ|clude wrought ſo by theyr ſupport, that he was ſhortly after reſtored to the gouernaunce of the whole realme, & eſtabliſhed therein according to his owne wiſhe. This done, Fincomark retur|ned into his countrey, aſwell himſelfe as other of his nobles & mẽ of warre, being highly rewarded for their paines & trauaile ſuſteyned in that iour|ney. There was alſo promiſe made and confir|med by ſolemne othe,Weſtmerlande aſsigned to the Scottiſh men. that the countrey of weſt|merlãd with ſuch other parties as were aſſigned vnto his predeceſſor king Crathlynt, by order of Carantius at the time of theyr ioyning togither in league againſt the Romains, ſhould for euer remayne vnto Fincomark, and to his ſucceſſors the Scottiſh kings without any clayme or title to be made to the ſame by any of the Brytains: but this promiſe was not long kept, for ſhortly after that Octauius had once chaſed all the Ro|maines foorth of the Brittiſh confines, and that Traherus was fled ouer into Fraũce,A councel kept at Yorke. there was a councell called at Yorke, where it was not on|ly ordeyned, that from thence forth there ſhould neuer any ſtraunger be ſuffred to raigne ouer the Brytaines, but alſo that the boundes of the realme ſhould be extended forth beyond the wall made (as before is recited) by the Emperour A|drian, euen vnto the old auncient bounds, and li|mites, expulſing foorth the inhabitants of for|raine nations.
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inlarging his dominion enflamed the harte of Octauius,Octauius co|ueteth to en|large his do|minion. that neither regard of
his othe, nor remẽbrance of be|nefites receyued, might ſtay him from ſeeking
to wrong them, whoſe ayde had reſtored him vnto his former eſtate and dignitie,
as before we haue reherſed. For herevpon there were .x.M. men of EEBO page image 84 warre ſent into Weſtmerlande,The Brytains
inuade Weſt|merland. to the intent to conquere the ſame out of the
Scottiſhe mens handes: but beyng encountred with a power of Scottiſh men
& Pictes, they were ſharply repul|ſed and quickly put to flight. About
the ſame time alſo,
Traherus re|turneth into Brytaine. Octauius is vanquiſhed by Traherus.
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Octauius is re|conciled with Fincomark.Immediatly
vpon his returne, he reconciled himſelf with
Fincomark the Scottiſh king, and was contented that he ſhould quietly enioy the
coũtreys of Weſtmerland & Cumberland, with ſuch other territories as
Carantius had graũted in former time vnto Crathlynt.Octauius en|treth into a|mitie with the Pictiſh king. He likewiſe
ſent vnto the king of the Pictes, & concluded a friend|ſhip with him,
to the intent he might haue ayde frõ him alſo, if it chaũced the Romains
eftſoones to inuade his countrey, as ſhortly after they did, not [...]eaſing til they had ſo aweried him with cõ|tinual warres, that in the end to be at reſt (as his age &
other neceſſities then required) he deliuered into theyr handes,Octauius be|commeth tri|butarie vnto the Romaine
Emperour. certaine caſtels & fortreſſes, & alſo
became tributarie to the Emperour on con|dition he might vſe the office and
name of a king all the reſidue of his dayes. Theſe things being thus quieted in
Albion, ye Romains, Brytains, Scottiſh men and Pictes,17.
of Conſtans & Conſtantius Emperours. H. B. continued in
friendly peace without any notable trouble, till the .ix. yeare of the raigne
of Valentinian Emperour of Rome: &
firſt of Damaſus the Pope. In ye which yeare Fincomark king of Scottes
departed this life,
Fincomark de|ceaſſed. 358. H. B.