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.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But now touching king Ewyn, his chiefeſt ſtudie was to mainteyne iuſtice throughout his dominion,The dutie of a good Prince. and to weede out ſuche tranſgreſſers as went aboute to trouble the quiet eſtate of his ſubiectes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Furthermore conſidering what inconuenien|cie proceeded through the vſe of voluptuous plea|ſures and wanton delytes,A notable or|dinance. he ordeyned that the youth of his realme ſhoulde be trayned to endure hardneſſe, payne and trauell, as to lie vpon harde bordes without any feather beddes or pillowes vnder them. Alſo to exerciſe themſelues to throw [figure appears here on page 23] the darte, to ſhoote, to wraſtell, and beare armure aſwell in time of peace as of warre: that when neede required; trauell and ſuche kinde of exer|ciſes, ſhould be no payne but pleaſure vnto them: where otherwayes lacke of vſe, might make the ſame intollerable. Whileſt Ewyn is thus occu|pied aboute the ſetting foorth of neceſſary ordi|naunces for the wealth of his Realme, the kyng of the Pictes did ſende vnto hym Ambaſſadours, to require his ayde agaynſt the Brytons, who were entred his countrey in robbing and ſpoy|ling the ſame.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ewyn conſenting quickly to that requeſt, leuied an armie foorthwith, and with all ſpeede paſſed forward to ioyne with the Pictes, in pur|poſe to reuenge the olde iniuries done to his na|tion by the Brytayns, who likewiſe were as readie to receyue battayle as the Scottes and Pictes were deſirous to giue it, ſo that bothe the armies encountring togither (the Scottes and Pictes on the one ſide, and the Brytayns on the other) there enſued a ſore conflict betwixte them, continued with vnmercyfull ſlaughter, till night parted them in ſunder:A doubtfull battayle. No man as then able to iudge who had the better, but either parte beyng priuie to their owne loſſes, with|drew themſelues further off from the place of the battell, ſo that the Scottes and Pictes the ſame night gotte them into the mountaynes of Picte lande, and the Brytons ſo ſoone as it was day made homewards with all ſpeede towardes their countrey, leauing no ſmal pray and bootie behind them, which the Scottiſh men and Picts recoue|red cõming downe withall ſpeede frõ the moun|taines, when they once heard that their enimies were departed.