Compare 1587 edition: 1 Hierguſt nowe perceyuing into what thral|dome and miſerie his Countrey was brought, by meanes of the warres which he had procured agaynſt his neighbours the Scottiſhe men, as a man ſore repenting his paſſed follie, and ſeeing no readie meane preſente howe to reforme the ſame, being aged and ſore broken with continu|all ſickneſſe, he got himſelfe ſecretly into his pri|uie Chamber,Hierguſt ſlay|eth himſelfe. where immediately hee ſlue hym|ſelfe, to be ridde of the ſight of that preſent ſeruile eſtate, into the whiche he ſawe both him and his whole Countrey reduced.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whoſe death being once knowne,The Pictes are forbidden to create a king. Victorine commaunded that the Pictes ſhould not chooſe a|ny other from thenceforth, to raigne as King o|uer them, nor to obey any other Magiſtrates, but onely ſuch as ſhoulde bee appoynted to haue the gouernment of them, by commaundement and commiſſion of the Romaine Emperour. For it was agreed, as he alledged, by the tenour of the league, concluded betwixt Hierguſt and Maxi|mus, that after the deceaſſe of the ſame Hierguſt, all his dominions ſhoulde bee gouerned by Ro|maine officers in fourme of a Prouince. How|beeit the Pictes nothing regarded the wordes of Victorine,Durſtus is cho|ſen king of the Pictes. but by common agreement choſe one Durſtus the ſeconde ſonne of Hierguſt to bee their king.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Wherevpon Victorine beeing enformed of theyr doings, rayſed a power, and made ſuche ſpeede towardes them, that hee was gotten ſo neare vnto the Citie of Camelon, ere they had a|ny knowledge of his approch,Durſtus is be|ſieged of the Romaines. that Durſtus with other of the Nobles, beeing as then within the ſame, could not haue ſpace to eſcape their wayes, but being forthwith beſieged within it, at length they were taken by force of aſſault, and the citie ſacked, to the great enryching of the Romaine armie, and vtter vndooing of the poore Inhabi|tauntes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Heirgust now perceiuing into what thraldome and miserie his countrie was brought, by meanes of the warres which he had procured against his neigh|bours the Scotishmen, as a man sore repenting his pasted follie, and séeing no readie meane present how to reforme the same, being aged [...]nd sore broken with continuall sicknesse, he got himselfe secretlie into his priuie chamber, where immediatlie he slue him|selfe, Heirgust slai|eth h [...]fe. to be rid of the sight of that present seruile e|state, into the which he saw both him and his whole countrie reduced. Whose death being once knowne, Uictorine commanded that the Picts should not The Picts are forbidden to create a king. choose anie other from thencefoorth to reigne as king ouer them, nor to obeie anie other magistrates but onlie such as should be appointed to haue the gouern|ment of them, by commandement and commission of the Romane emperor. For it was agréed, as he al|ledged, by the tenor of the league, concluded betwixt Heirgust and Maximus, that after the deceasse of the same Heirgust, all his dominions should be go|uerned by Romane officers in forme of a prouince. Howbeit the Picts nothing regarded the woords of Uictorine, but by common agreement did choose one Durstus is chosen king of the Picts. Durstus the second sonne of Heirgust to be their king.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Wherevpon Uictorine being informed of their doo|ings, raised a power, and made such spéed towards them, that he was gotten so neere vnto the citie of Camelon, yer they had anie knowledge of his ap|proch, that Durstus with ether of the nobles, being Durstus is besieged of the Romans. as then within the same, could not haue space to es|cape their waies, but being foorthwith besieged with|in it, at length they were taken by force of assalt, and the citie sacked, to the great inriching of the Romane armie, and vtter vndooing of the poore inhabitants. Durstus with other the chiefest prisoners were first Durstus is brought priso|ner to London had vnto London, & from thence conueied to Rome, there to haue iudgement by decrée of the senat. The residue of the nobles that were taken there, suffered in the market place at Camelon. Thus was that tu|mult The Picts become tribu|taries. appeased, and the Picts commanded to paie yearlie vnto the emperors procurator the fourth part of all their reuenues growing of their corne and cat|tell. Beside this tribute he charged them also with di|uerse They are put to their base seruices. base seruices, as to labor in mettall mines, to dig stones foorth of the quarries, and to make bricke to be sent into Britaine, or into other places whi|ther it pleased him to command it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cause why he burdened them in such sort, was (as he said) to teach them to know themselues. For they were become so loftie, since the departure of the Scotishmen out of the Ile, that if they were not re|streined in time by authoritie of the Romane puis|sance, the whole British nation were like to be short|lie disquieted by their wilfull meanes and insolent presumptions. Neither was it thought sufficient vn|to Uictorine, to charge the Picts in maner as is be|fore specified; but to their further gréeuance he deui|sed The Picts are comman|ded to dwell beyond the water of Forth. an other waie, whereby to bring them in the end vnto vtter destruction, which was this: he constrei|ned them togither with their wiues, children, & whole families, to remooue beyond the water of Forth, and to leaue all the countries on this side the same wa|ter, as well those which they ancientlie had inhabited, as the other which of late apperteined to the Scots, and were assigned to them by Maximus to possesse, after that the Scots were expelled.