Compare 1587 edition: 1 King Aydan, according to the maner in ſuch caſes accuſtomed,Kyng Aydan requireth to haue certaine Scottiſh out|lawes deliue|red at the han|des of Brudeus king of Pictes Brudeus by denying to de|liuer the Scot|tiſh outlawes, procureth warres to him ſelfe and his countrey. requyred to haue thoſe out|lawes deliuered vnto him, that he might do iu|ſtice vpon thẽ accordingly as they had deſerued.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Brudeus taking pitie of the yong gentlemen, alledged many things in their excuſe, ſtill defer|ring to deliuer them, till at length hee procured warre to himſelfe and his countrey: For Aydan the Scottiſhe king offended in that he might not haue thoſe rebelles and publike offendors reſtored vnto him, he cauſed a number of his people, firſt to fetche a great bootie of cattell and pryſoners out of Angus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Wherewith the Pictes being kindled,

The breach of peace betwixt the Scots and Pictes.

A field fought betwixt Scots and Pictes.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus continued the realme in quiet state for cer|teine yeeres togither, till it chanced that diuers of the nobles being togither on hunting, fell at vari|ance, A [...]ray among the nobles be|ing a hunting. and therevpon making a fraie, sundrie of them were slaine. The beginners and such as were most culpable were sought for by the kings officers, to haue béene had to ward, but they in disobeieng the arrest, stroke and beat the officers verie sore, and im|mediatlie therewith fled vnso Brudeus king of the King Aidan requireth to haue certeine Scotish out|lawes deliue|red at the hands of Bru deus king of Picts. Brudeus by denieng to de|liuer the Sco|tish outlawes, procureth warres to him selfe and his countrie. Picts, so by wilfull exile to safe gard their liues. King Aidan according to the maner in such cases accusto|med, required to haue those outlawes deliuered vnto him, that he might doo iustice vpon them according|lie as they had deserued. Brudeus taking pitie of the yoong gentlemen, alledged manie things in their excuse, still deferring to deliuer them, till at length hee procured warre to himselfe and his countrie, For Aidan the Scotish king, offended in that hée might not haue those rebels and publike offendors restored vnto him, caused a number of his people, first to fetch a great bootie of cattell and prisoners EEBO page image 109 out of Angus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Wherewith the Picts being kindled, made a like The breach of peace betwixt the Scots and Picts. I field fought betwixt Scots and Picts. rode into Galloway. Finallie the matter grew vn|to a field, which was foughten in Mentieth, not farre from Calidon castell otherwise called Dounkeld, with great slaughter on both sides, though in the end the victorie yet remained with the Scots; but losing Arthurnus the sonne of Aidan their king, they reioi|sed not greatlie at the gaine. That holie man saint Colme troubled with such newes, came vnto Aidan, Saint Colme reproueth [...]. [...]dan. and declaring vnto him how grieuouslie he had of|fended almightie God, in procuring such mischiefe as had insued of this warre, and reciting in particu|lar the branches thereof, he mooued the king vnto such repentance for his trespasse, that he wholie sub|mitted himselfe vnto saint Colmes chastisement, who being about to depart in semblance sore offen|ded, The repen|tance of king Aidan. the king got him by the sleeue, and would in no wise suffer him to go from him, till he had declared vnto him some comfortable meanes how to redresse the matter, for the quieting of his conscience. At length saint Colme lamenting the kings case, suffe|red Saint Colme goeth vnto the king of the Picts. himselfe to be intreated, and therevpon repaired vnto Brudeus the Pictish king, mouing him by way of diuerse godlie aduertisements to incline his af|fection vnto peace. At length he did so much by tra|uelling An agréement betwixt the Scotish and Pictish kings by the sute of saint Colme. sundrie times to and fro betwixt the two kings, that he brought them vnto agréement, for all matters depending in controursie betwixt them and their subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Thus saint Colme hauing accomplished that which he came for, returned againe into the westerne I|les Saint Colme returned vnto the westerne Iles. vnto his woonted home, where he did by whole|some documents and vertuous examples instruct the seruants of God in the way of his lawes and com|mandements. In this meane time the Saxons ha|uing England di|uided into se|uen seuerall kingdoms. driuen and put backe the Britains into Wales, and occupieng all the residue of their lands and coun|tries, they diuided the same into seuen parts, ordei|ning seuen seuerall kings to gouerne the same as kingdomes. Ouer that of Northumberland, adioi|ning next vnto the Picts, one Edelfred reigned, a Edelfred K. of Northum|berland. man of excéeding desire to inlarge his dominion. He went by all means he could deuise, to persuade Bru|deus the Pictish king to renew the warres with the Scots, promising him all the aid he could make a|gainst them, not onelie for that he knew the Scots to haue béene euer enimies vnto the Saxons, but al|so for that he himselfe was descended of the nation called Agathyrses, of the which the Picts (as was thought) were also come. But the cause why he wi|shed that there might be warres raised betwixt the Scots and Picts, was not for anie good will he bare to the Picts, but onelie to the end that their power Edelfreds purpose. being weakened through the same, he might haue a more easie preie of their countrie, the which he purpo|sed vpon occasion to inuade, and ioine vnto his owne kingdome of Northumberland.