Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But now touching king Ewin, his chiefest stu|die was to mainteine iustice throughout his domi|nion, The dutie of a good prince. and to wéed out such transgressours as went about to trouble the quiet estate of his subiects. Fur|thermore, considering what inconueniencies procée|ded through the vse of voluptuous pleasures & wan|ton A notable or|dinance. delites, he ordeined that the youth of his realme should be trained to endure hardnesse, paine, and trauell, as to lie vpon hard boords without anie fea|therbeds or pillows vnder them. Also to exercise themselues to throw the dart, to shoot, to wrestle, and to beare armour aswell in time of peace as of warre; that when need required, trauell and such kind of exercises should be no paine but pleasure vnto them; where otherwaies lacke of vse might make the same intollerable. Whilest Ewin is thus occupied about the setting foorth of necessarie ordi|nances for the wealth of his realme, the king of the Picts did send vnto him ambassadours to require his aid against the Britains, who were entred his countrie in robbing and spoiling the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Ewin consenting quicklie to that request, leuied an armie forthwith, and with all spéed passed forward to ioine with the Picts, in purpose to reuenge the old iniuries doone to his nation by the Britains, who likewise were as readie to receiue battell, as the Scots and Picts were desirous to giue it, so that both the armies incountring togither (the Scots and Picts on the one side, and the Britains on the o|ther) there insued a sore conflict betwixt them, con|tinued with vnmercifull slaughter till night parted them in sunder; no man as then able to iudge who A doubtfull battell. had the better, but either part being priuie to their owne losses, withdrew themselues further off from the place of the battell, so that the Scots and Picts the same night got them into the mounteins of Pict|land, and the Britains so soone as it was day made homewards with all spéed towards their countrie, leauing no small preie and bootie behind them, which the Scotishmen and the Picts recouered, comming downe with all spéed from the mounteins, when they once heard that their enimies were departed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 King Ewin being returned from this iournie, determined to passe the residue of his life in rest and quietnesse, appointing iudges in euerie part of his realme, for the ministring of iustice and executing of lawes, according to the due forme and ordinance of the same. He appointed also such as should watch for the apprehension of théeues and robbers by the high waies, assigning them liuings of the common trea|surie to liue by. And there be euen vnto this day that hold still such liuings, though the office be worne out of vse and forgotten.