Compare 1587 edition: 1 Mor|dacke. [figure appears here on page 154] A Little before his death, he betoke the poſſeſ|ſion of his king|dom vnto Mor|dacke that ſuc|ceeded him.Mordack ſuc|ceedeth Euge|nius the .vii.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 This Mor|dack was the ne|phew of Euge|nius the vij. by his brother Ambirkeleth: and euen as he was knowne to be of a gentle, meke, and liberal nature before his aduauncement to the crowne, ſo hee ſhewed himſelfe to be the verie ſame man during the whole courſe of all his naturall lyfe, after hee had atteyned to the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Aboue all things he wiſhed a generall peace to continue amongeſt all the Princes of Al|bion,A louer of peace. and therevpon for his part eſtabliſhing a peace with the Pictes, Brytaynes, and all the Engliſh Kings, hee firmely kept euerie article therein conteyned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 A Little before his death, he betooke the possession Mordack. Mordacke succeedeth Eugenius the seuenth. of his kingdome vnto Mordacke that succéeded him. This Mordacke was the nephue of Eugenius the seuenth, by his brother Ambirkeleth: who as he was knowne to be of a gentle, meeke, and liberall nature, before his aduancement to the crowne; so he shewed himselfe to be the verie same man during the whole course of all his naturall life, after he had atteined to the same. Aboue all things he wished a A louer of peace. generall peace to continue amongst all the princes of Albion, and therevpon for his part establishing a peace with the Picts, Britains, and all the English kings, he firmelie kept euerie article therein contei|ned. In those daies (as S. Beda dooth testifie) foure Peace tho|rough out all the land of Albion. seuerall people liued in peace and quietnesse within the bounds of Albion, though differing in manners, language, lawes, and ordinances: Saxons whome be called Englishmen, Britains, Scots, and Picts. His woords are these that follow.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The nation of the Picts at this time is in league The testimo|nie of Beda. with the Englishmen, and gladlie is partaker of the vniuersall peace and veritie with the catholike church. Those Scots which inhabit Britaine, con|tenting themselues with their owne bounds, go a|bout to practise no deceitfull traines, nor fraudulent deuises against the Englishmen. The Britains, though for the most part through a familiar hatred doo impugne the English nation, and the state of the whole catholike church, obseruing not rightlie the feast of Easter, besides other naughtie vsages, yet both the diuine power and humane force vtterlie resisting them, they are not able in neither behalfe to atteine vnto their purposed intentions; as they which though partlie frée, yet in some behalfe are thrall and mancipat to the subiection of the English|men: which Englishmen now in acceptable peace and quietnesse of time, manie amongest them of Northumberland, as well of the nobilitie as other, laieng away armour and weapon, applie themselues to the reading of holie scripture, more desirous to be in houses of vertuous conuersation, than to ex|ercise feats of warre. What will come thereof, the age that followeth shall perceiue and behold. ¶ With these words dooth Beda end his historie, continued till the yeare 734, in the which yeare Mordacke the 734. Mordack en|ded his life the same yeare that saint Be|da made an end of his hi|storie. Scotish king ended his life.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 He repared sundrie churches and religious hou|ses, which being defaced with violence of the eni|mies inuasions in time of warre, had not béene re|edified by his ancestors. But amongest other, he bestowed much cost vpon the church where the bodie of S. Ninian lieth, in the towne ancientlie called Candida Casa, & now Whitterne or [...]huitterne. Candida Ca|sa now called Whitterne. Saint Beda calleth that place Pictiminia, and the bishop which at the same time held the church there, hé nameth Acta, auouching how he was the first that was bishop thereof after the daies of saint Ninian. Which if it be true, it must néeds be that afterwards some vacation happened in that see for a time, sith it is notified in the Scotish histories, that the westerne Iles, Galloway, and other regions néere adioining, were subiect vnto the bishop of Sodor (whose sée is in the Ile of Man) vnto the daies of Malcolme the third, who restored rather than ordeined the bishops sée in Candida Casa againe, after such vacation as before is specified.