Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 EEBO page image 64 AFter whose deceasse, the nobles and other e|states of the realme assembling themselues to|gither, Ethodius. Ethodius the nephue of Mogallis chosen king. chose one Ethodius, nephue to king Mogall by his sister, to reigne ouer them. But Argadus being highlie rewarded with lands and liuings for his faithfull & diligent paines taken in the aduance|ment of the publike weale, during the time of his go|uernement, was thereto soone after created as it were lord president of the councell, thereby to be chie|fest Argadus is created lord president of the councell. in authoritie next to the king, in ordering and ru|ling of all publike affaires & causes. Shortlie after Ethodius (as the custome of new kings in those daies was) went ouer into the westerne Iles, there to take order for the administration of iustice, where immediatlie vpon his arriuall, it was shewed him, that not passing two or thrée daies before, there had beene a great conflict fought betwixt the nables or clannes of the countrie, by reason of a strife that was stirred amongest their seruants, being a companie Ciuill discord amongest the lords of the Iles. Argadus is sent forth to apprehend the rebels. of naughtie and vnrulie fellowes, to the great dis|quiet of the inhabitants. Herevpon was Argadus sent forth incontinentlie with a power to appease that businesse, and to bring in the offendors, that they might receiue reward according to their deme|rits. Argadus forthwith hasted towards the place where he vnderstood the rebels to be remaining, and apprehending the whole number of them, some by force, and some vpon their humble submission, he returned backe with them to the king, who causing the matter to be throughlie heard, such as were the chiefest beginners and most in fault, were punished by death, and the other fined at the kings pleasure. The Iland rebels are pu|nished. The Iland people being thus appeased, the king returned into Albion, where as then lieng at En|uerlochthée, a towne (as is said) in Louchquhaber, The Romans inuade the Pictish and Scotish bor|ders. word came vnto him that the Romans had broken downe the wall builded by the emperour Adrian, and made a great rode into the Scotish and Pictish borders, where méeting with the inhabitants assem|bled togither in defense of their countrie (after a sore conflict) the victorie remained with the Ro|mans; by reason whereof they led a great bootie of cattell and other goods away with them to the places where they soiourned.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Ethodius being mooued herewith, sent foorthwith Ethodius re|quireth resti|tution of his subiects goods taken away by the Ro|mans. an herald vnto Uictorine the Romane lieutenant, requiring that his subiects might haue restitution of their goods wrongfullie taken from them, or else to looke for warres within fiftéene daies after. Uicto|rine answered herevuto, that the Scots and Picts had first begun to breake downe the foresaid wall, and to build a tower vpon the same, fortifieng it Uictorines answere to E|thodius re|quest. with a number of men of warre, who running dai|lie into the British confines, fetched preies thence from amongest the Romane subiects, and though he had sent diuers times to the Scotish and Pictish wardens for restitution, yet could he neuer haue a|nie towardlie answer, so that he was constreined to begin the warre in maner and fourme as he had doone alreadie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ethodius not a little kindled with this answere, Ethodius ex|horteth the king of the Picts to make warre against the Romans. wrote streightwaies to the K. of the Picts, exhor|ting him in reuenge of such iniuries as his subiects had latelie receiued at the hands of the Romans, to inuade the wall on that side where it diuided his countrie from the Britains, and to breake in vpon the enimies by the same, and for his part he promi|sed shortlie after to come, and to ioine with him in such a necessarie enterprise against the common eni|mies of both their countries. The Pictish king gi|uing thanks to the messenger for his pains, promi|sed with all speed to set forward according to the ad|uise of Ethodius. The Romans in like maner ha|uing knowledge of the whole intention of the two kings, with all spéed made preparation also for the wars, but the Scots and Picts first breaking in v|pon The S [...]|men and the Picts [...] the British borders. them, did much hurt abroad in the countries next adioining. Which when the Romans perceiued, they passed by the enimies campe in the night sea|son, and entred into the Pictish borders, wasting and spoiling all afore them.