Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whervpõ directing his letters vnto Hierguſt king of the Pictes,He ſendeth vn|to Hierguſt king of the Pictes. he required to renewe the old league with him & his people, promiſing to ayde him againſt the Scots, cõmon enimies not only to the Pictiſh natiõ, but alſo to all ſuch people as loued reſt & quietneſſe, as might eaſily be percei|ued by their continuall practiſe & vſage, euer ſee|king to diſturbe their neighbours with rodes and forrayes, ſo that it ſtood with a general common wealth to haue thẽ vtterly diſtrayed & extirped.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hierguſt right ioyful of theſe newes, gaue har|tie thanks vnto almightie God, that had moued the Romaine lieutenant to make ſuch offer vnto him, wherby the furious rage of y^e Scots might be once repreſſed, & put away frõ his people, and therfore willing to cõfirme a friendſhip with the ſame lieutenãt, he promiſed to renew the aunci|ent league betwixt the Romains & Picts,Hierguſt his anſweare vnto Maximus his meſſage. vpon any reaſonable cõditiõs, which he ſhould deuiſe, not only requiring his ayde at this time againſt the ſayd Scots, but alſo at all other as occaſion ſhould demaund.Maximus and Hierguſt ioyne in friendſhip, and the Scottes proclaymed enimies to thẽ both. Maximus hauing receyued this anſweare, he foũd meanes alſo to come to a cõmunication with Hierguſt neare vnto Yorke, where the league was cõfirmed betwixt them, & therein y^e Scots not only adiudged for cõmon e|nimies, both to y^e Romains & Brytains, but alſo to the Picts. And further therwith were certaine orders appoynted how the warre ſhould be pur|ſued with al expeditiõ againſt thẽ. Theſe things thus finiſhed, & both the Princes returned to their homes,An Herald ſent frõ Maximus vnto Eugenius Maximus ſente an Heralde vnto Euge|nius the Scottiſh king, cõmaunding him on the behalf of the Romaine Empire, to make reſtitu|tiõ for al wrõgs & iniuries done vnto the Pictiſh nation. And further to deliuer into the handes of Hierguſt the king of the Picts the authors of the ſame wrõgs & iniuries, to be puniſhed at his diſ|cretiõ, or if he would refuſe thus to do, that thẽ he ſhould looke to haue the Emperour and the Ro|maine people enimies vnto him & all his nation.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Eugenius for anſwere herevnto,The anſweare of Eugenius vnto the He|rald. declared that ſith his entring into the gouernmẽt of the Scot|tiſh eſtate, hee had done nothing that might be thought preiudiciall either to the Romains or to the Brytains their ſubiects: And as for the Picts he would be gladde to haue a peace, with them if there might bee amends made for all diſplea|ſures done on either parte, according as ſhoulde be thought to ſtande with equitie and reaſon. EEBO page image 88 Neyther did hee ſee what cauſe the Romains ſhoulde haue to make warres for the Pictes, a|gaynſt thoſe that had done them no diſpleaſure: but if it were ſo, that hee muſte needes haue warres, he would do what in him lay to defende the libertie of the Scottiſh natiõ, truſting chiefly in the ſuccours of almightie God, who vſed to fauour the cauſe of the iuſt and innocent, againſt ſuche as ſought to wrong them vpon fayned quarrels without occaſion giuen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THis Eugenius at his comming into Albanie was inuested king of the Scots by common Eugenius. consent of all the nation. About the same season, Maximus the Romane lieutenant in Britaine, vn|derstanding of the late dissention betwixt the Sco|tishmen and Picts, deuised which waies he might Eugenius is inuested king. best subdue both those nations, thereby not onelie to inlarge the bounds of the Romane empire, and to deliuer the Britains from inuasions of those so cru|ell enimies, but also to haue the south part of the Ile more obedient and loiall vnto the same empire than The practise of Maximus to destroy the Scots. heretofore it had béene. He thought good therefore in the beginning to assaie if he might ioine in friend|ship with the one of the nations, till he had destroi|ed the other: for he considered it would be an hard péece of worke to haue to doo with them both at one instant. Wherevpon directing his letters vnto Heir|gust He sendeth vnto Heirgust king of the Picts. king of the Picts, he required to renew the old league with him and his people, promising to aid him against the Scots, common enimies not onelie to the Pictish nation, but also to all such peo|ple as loued rest and quietnesse, as might easilie be perceiued by their continuall practise and vsage, e|uer séeking to disturbe their neighbors with rodes & forraies, so that it stood with a generall common|wealth to haue them vtterlie destroied and extirped.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Heirgust right ioifull of these newes, gaue hartie thankes vnto almightie God, that had mooued the Romane lieutenant to make such offer vnto him, whereby the furious rage of the Scots might be once repressed, and put away from his people; & therefore willing to confirme a friendship with the same lieu|tenant, he promised to renew the league betwixt Heirgust his answere vnto Maximus his message. the Romans and Picts, vpon anie reasonable con|ditions which he should deuise, not onelie requiring an aid at this time against the said Scots, but also at all other, as occasion should demand. Maximus Maximus and Heirgust ioine in frien|ship, and the Scots pro|clamed eni|mies to them both. hauing receiued this answere, he found means al|so to come to a communication with Heirgust neere to Yorke, where the league was confirmed betwixt them, and therein the Scots not onelie adiudged for common enimies, both to the Romans and Bri|tains, but also to the Picts. And further therewith were certeine orders appointed how the war should be pursued with all expedition against them. These things thus finished, and both the princes returned to their homes, Maximus sent an herald vnto Eu|genius An herald sent from Maximus vnto Euge|nius. the Scotish king, commanding him on the behalfe of the Romane empire, to make restitution for all wrongs and iniuries doone vnto the Pictish nation. And further, to deliuer into the hands of Heirgust the [...] of the Picts, the authors of the same wrongs and iniuries to be punished at his discre|tion, or if he would refuse thus to doo, that then he should looke to haue the emperour and the Romane people enimies vnto him and all his nation.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Eugenius for answere herevnto, declared that The answere of Eugenius vnto the he|rald. since he entred into the gouernment of the Scotish estate, he had doone nothing that might be thought preiudiciall either to the Romans or to the Britains their subiects: and as for the Picts, he would he glad to haue peace with them, if there might be amends made for all displeasures doone on either part, accor|ding as should be thought to stand with equitie and reason. Neither did he see what cause the Romans should haue to make warres for the Picts against those that had doone them no displeasure: but if it were so that he must needs haue wars, he would doo what in him lay to defend the libertie of the Scotish nation, trusting chieflie in the succours of almightie God, who vsed to fauour the cause of the iust and in|nocent, against such as sought to wrong them vpon feined quarrels, without occasion giuen. Maxi|mus Maximus raiseth [...] mightie ar|mie. He inuadeth the Scotish regions. receiuing this answere from Eugenius, as|sembled with all speed a strong & mightie armie of Romans, Britains, and Frenchmen, with the which entring into Westmerland, he spoiled that countrie most miserablie, taking diuers castels and strong holds by force, the which he furnished with garrisons Cruell wars. of his people, and then passing into Anandale, bur|ned and harried the same; from thence he entred in|to Galloway, o [...]isting no kind of tyrannie that might be shewed against the inhabitants, so that the feare was great throughout all the countrie: for of manie yeares before, so great an armie had not béene séene in those parties.