Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king also of the Britains named Coill (so|iourning in that season néere about Yorke) being This Coilus by the circum|stance of the time, and o|ther conside|rations, should séeme to be the same whome the Britains name Gutte| [...]e. informed of this sudden renouation of the league be|twixt the Scotishmen and Picts, was nothing ioy|full of the newes: for he doubted least in time to come their confederacie might be occasion of their further increasing in puissance, and after that some new occasion of his trouble. Wherefore studieng by what waies and meanes he might best prouide reme|die for such inconueniences as might insue, he at|tempted nothing openlie for the space of two years, but onelie watched his time, to the end that if he Coilus his subtiltie. might in that season chance (thorough the insolent courage of either nation) to espie anie occasion ser|uiceable for his time, he might set vpon and be a plague vnto them both.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 At length also he caused his subiects (such I meane as bordered néere to the marches of both the people.) to fetch preies and booties out of the Pictish confins. The Britains rob the Scots and the Picts for to stirre discord. So that when the Picts sent thither with request to haue restitution made, it was by and by answered, that the Scots had doone such trespasses (being a people inured vnto such feats by nature, and not the Britains, who were nothing guiltie in that kind of matter; and thus would the Britains doo in like sort when they had robbed the Scots, so that with such in|iurious dissimulation, aswell Scots as Picts be|ing not a little offended, they entred soone after in|to The Scots and Picts in|uade the Bri|tains. the British confins, robbing & spoiling the same, as their custome is, with all maner of crueltie. When Coill of Britaine had notice of these dooings, he tooke grieuous indignation thereat, and there|vpon Coilus entred into Scot|land with an armie. determined to prooue whether he might with open warres atchiue his purpose, which he could not bring to passe by his former cloaked practise. And herewith assembling an armie, he entred into the Scotish borders lieng towards the Irish seas, wa|sting & spoiling with fire and sword whatsoeuer he found in his waies, till he came euen to the riuer of Dune, where incamping himselfe vpon the banks thereof, he sent forth companies of his souldiers to destroie the countrie, and to bring in all such priso|ners as they should lay hands vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But in the meane time, and so soone as Ferguse heard of the approch of the Britains, he caused all Ferguse as|sembled a great power of Scotish|men. the people in the countrie to get them with their goods & cattels vnto the mounteins, except such as were able to beare armour: whome he appointed to attend vpon him, to defend the countrie as occasion serued. Whereof Coill hauing knowledge brought by an espiall, he sent foorth about fiue thousand nimble men, and such as had beene vsed to clime craggie hilles, to go before and win the passages, purposing the next day to follow himselfe with the whole armie. But the Scotishmen and Picts being now assembled togither, and certified hereof also by their spies, they first fell in consultation what they were best to doo; and in the end agréed that the same night they should set vpon the British campe: Fer|guse with his Scotishmen on the one side, and the king of the Picts on the other; so that in the dead of the night the Scotishmen killing the watch, were entered into the British campe, yer Coill had know|ledge of anie such thing.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The kyng alſo of the Bryttaines named Coil (ſoiournyng in that ſeaſon neare aboute Yorke,This Coilus by the circũ|ſtance of the time, & other conſideratiõs, ſhould ſeeme to be the ſame whom the Bryttã [...] name Gutteline.) beyng informed of this ſodeyne reno|uation of the league betwixt the Scottiſh men and Pictes, was nothing ioyfull of the newes: for he doubted leaſt in time to come their confe|deracie might be occaſion of their further increa|ſing in puiſſance, and after that ſome new occa|ſion of his trouble. Wherefore ſtudying by what wayes and meanes he might beſt prouide reme|die for ſuche inconueniences as might enſue,Coilus his ſubtiltie. he attempted nothing openly for the ſpace of twoo yeares, but onely watched his time, to the ende that if he might in that ſeaſon chaunce (through the inſolent courage of eyther nation) to eſpie a|ny occaſiõ ſeruiſeable for his turne, he might ſet vpon and be a plague vnto them bothe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 At length alſo he cauſed his ſubiectes (ſuch I meane as bordered neare to the marches of both the people) to fetche prayes and booties out of the Pictiſh confines.The Bryttains robbe the Scots and the Pictes for to ſtirre diſcord. So that when the Pictes ſent thither with requeſt to haue reſtitution made, it was by and by aunſwered that the Scottes had done ſuch treſpaſſes, (being a people invred vnto ſuch feates by nature,) and not the Bryttaines, who were nothing guilty in that kind of matter: & thus would the Bryttans do in like ſort when they had robbed the Scots, ſo that with ſuch in|iurious diſſimulation,The Scottes and Pictes in|uade the Bryt|tains. aſwel Scots as Picts be|ing not a litle offended, they entred ſoone after in|to the Bryttiſh confines, robbing & ſpoyling the ſame, as their cuſtome is,Coilus entred into Scotland with an armie. with al maner of cruel|tie. When Coil of Bryttaine had notice of theſe doings, he tooke grieuous indignation thereat, & thervpon determined to proue whether he might with open warres atchieue his purpoſe, which he could not bring to pas by his former cloked pra|ctiſe. And herwith aſſembling an army, he entred into the Scottiſh borders lying towards the I|riſh ſeas, waſting with fire & ſworde whatſoeuer he founde in his wayes, till he came euen to the riuer of Dune, where encampyng himſelfe vpon the bankes therof, he ſent foorth companies of his Souldiers to deſtroy the countrey, and to bryng in all ſuche pryſoners as they ſhould lay handes vpon. But in the meane tyme,Ferguſe aſ|ſembled a great power of Scottiſhmen. and ſo ſoone as Ferguſe heard of the approche of the Bryttons, he cauſed all the people in the countrey to gette them with theyr goodes and cattayles vnto the Mountaines, except ſuche as were able to beare armure: whom he appoynted to attend vpon him, to defende the countrey as occaſion ſerued. Wherof Coil hauing knowledge brought by an eſpiall, he ſent foorth about fiue thouſand nimble men, and ſuch as had bene vſed to clyme craggie hilles, to go before and winne the paſſages, pur|poſing the next day to follow himſelfe with the whole army. But the Scottiſhmen and Pictes being now aſſembled togither, and certified here|of alſo by their ſpies, they firſt fell in conſultation what they were beſt to do: & in the ende agreed that the ſame night they ſhoulde ſette vppon the Bryttiſhe camp: Ferguſe with his Scottiſhmen on the one ſide, and the kyng of the Pictes on the other: ſo that in the dead of the night the Scot|tiſh men killyng the watche, were entered into the Brittiſhe campe, ere Coil had knowledge of any ſuch thing: whereby it came to paſſe that whileſt the Bryttaines (awaked with the noyſe) drew vnto that parte where the Alarme roſe, to beate backe the Scottes, the Pictes commyng ouer the riuer of Dune, by a certayne blinde fourde, aſſayled them on the backes, to the great confuſion of the whole armie, by reaſon where|of the Bryttaines (ſeyng none other remedie but to ſaue themſelues by flight,) turned their backes and fled, in whiche turmoyle they were troden downe and fell by heapes one vpon an o|ther and were not able to helpe themſelues, nor yet to make ſhifte to auoyde the handes of their aduerſaries.Coil was ſlayne and his whole armie diſcomfited, of whom as He|ctor Boetius ſayeth, their countrey of Coil tooke name. In this buſineſſe alſo Coil himſelfe chaunced to be oppreſſed amongſt the reſt, ſo that he was founde dead in the ſearche of ſuch as were ſlayne, & after ſolemnly buried ac|cording to his eſtate in Troynouant, leauing the kingdom vnto his ſonne Siſellius, who with EEBO page image 10 his mother Mertia gouerned the ſame together by the ſpace of many yeares.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Such Brytains alſo as eſcaped out of theyr enimies handes, gote them togither in the nexte morning, & perceyuing what loſſe they had ſu|ſteyned not only by the death of their Prince, but alſo in the ſlaughter of a greate parte of theyr whole armie,Peace conclu|ded. ſent an Herault vnto the Scottes & Pictes to require a peace, which though the moſt part of the people were not in will to haue cõſen|ted vnto, yet perſwaded in the end by their Prin|ces, they were contented to yeeld thereto: ſo that a generall peace was concluded, and ſpeedily pu|bliſhed betwixt them.