Compare 1587 edition: 1 At Yorke it rayned bloud: and trees in ſun|drie places bring blaſted, wythered and died. The market place or rather if ye will ſo terme it Cheapeſide in London opened, ſo that a great hole apeared & many houſes were ſwallowed vp.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame ſeaſon alſo (as is ſuppoſed) li|ued that huge perſonage Fyn makcoel,Fynmakcoel [...] the great hũ|ter. a Scot|tiſh man borne, of. vij. cubites in heyght. He was a great hunter, and ſore feared of all men by rea|ſon of his mightie ſtature, and large limmes: many fables goe abroade of him, not ſo agreable to the likelihoode of a truth, as ought to be regi|ſtred in an hiſtorie, and therefore here paſſed ouer with ſilence.

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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Moreouer he instituted one Seruan bishop of the Orkenies, that he might instruct the inhabitants Seruan bi|shop of Orke|nie, and Ter|uan archbi|shop of Pict|land. Unketh sights and strange won|ders appered. there in the faith of Christ, which as yet they had not receiued: and one Teruan, whome he himselfe had baptised, he made archbishop of Pictland. In these daies also manie strange sights were séene in sun|drie parts of Britaine before the last mentioned o|uerthrow: the moone being in plaine opposition to the sunne, when it should be most round, appeared in a quadrant figure. At Yorke it rained bloud: and trées in sundrie places being blasted, withered and died. The market place, or rather (if ye will so tearme it) Cheapeside in London opened, so that a great hole appeared, and manie houses were swallowed vp. A|bout the same season also (as is supposed) liued that Finmacoell the great hunter. huge personage Finmacoell, a Scotishman borne of seuen cubites in height. He was a great hunter, and sore feared of all men by reason of his mightie stature, and large lims: manie fables go abroad of him, not so agreeable to the likelihood of truth, as ought to be registred in an historie, and therefore here passed ouer with silence.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The Romane empire being brought into irreco|uerable ruine by the Uandals, Gothes, Hunnes, Frenchmen, and other barbarous nations, occupi|eng sundrie parts and portions thereof, put the Britains out of all hope to haue anie assistance from the emperors, which caused them to remaine in Conanus [...] Britaine go|eth about to persuade his countriemen to breake the peace conclu|ded with the Scots and Picts. quiet certein yéers without attempting any exploit against the Scots or Picts, and so duelie paid their couenanted tribute, though sore against their wils, if they might otherwise haue remedied it. At the last about ten yéers after the cõclusion of this last peace, it chanced that one Conanus the sonne of the aboue EEBO page image 90 mentioned Conanus, descended of the bloud of the Octauij, sometimes kings of the Britains, sore ma|ligned to sée his countrie thus brought into thral|dome of the Scotish nation, and deuising how to find some redres, called togither the most part of the Bri|tish nobilitie, by secret message home to a manour place which he had within a thicke wood in the coun|trie of Kent, and there opening vnto them a great péece of his mind, persuaded them with the weighti|est reasons he could imagine, to leuie warre against the Scots and Picts, hauing at that present, meanes now since the last warres to mainteine it, as well by reason of their increase both of able men, as al|so of substance to furnish them withall.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Héere the nobles were of sundrie opinions: for The Bri|tains hauing respect to their sonnes & kinsmen lieng in hostage would not a|grée to breake the peace. some awearied with the note of bondage, would gladlie haue had warres: other hauing regard to their sons lieng in hostage with the enimies, would in no wise consent thereto: by reason whereof this councell brake vp without conclusion of anie effect. When ech man was returned to his home, there had beene some amongst them, that gaue knowledge to the confederate kings what motion had béene made, and what was intended against them. Wherevpon they immediatlie determined, not onelie to cause the hostages to be executed, but also to pursue the re|bels with fierce and cruell warres. Yet before they The kings of the Scots & Picts offen|ded with the consp racie of the Britains, prescribe vnto them new ar|ticles to be performed. practised anie violence, they sent their ambassadors vnto the Britains, to vnderstand their full meaning, and to declare vnto them further certeine articles which the said kings required to haue performed without all delaies, or else to looke for open warre out of hand.