Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 About the same time the state of the Scotish com|monwealth was brought into great danger through an other incident, as by reason of a rebellion stirred by them of the western Iles, who not quieted in their stomachs for the death of their friends executed by Argadus (as before ye haue heard) assembled them|selues togither, and comming ouer into Argile, spoi|led Argile infe|sted by the Ilandmen. and harried the countrie in pitious wise. For re|dresse whereof, Argadus was sent thither againe with an armie, and in the meane time Ethodius the king with a great host of Scotishmen and Picts lay in campe néere vnto Adrians wall, to resist the inua|sion of the enimies on that side, if happilie they shuld attempt any new exploit against him in those parts. The Iland-men hearing of Argadus his approch, drew themselues togither to receiue him by battell, if he minded to offer it.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In which meane time two thousand Irishmen The Irish men land in Argile. were landed in that countrie, in hope of spoile, and hearing that Argadus was comming that waies forth to fight with his enimies, they laid themselues secretlie in ambush by the waie where hée should The Irish men lay an ambush to in|trap Argadus passe, and when he was passed by them, they brake foorth vpon his rereward suddenlie, putting his peo|ple in such disorder by their violent impression at the first brunt, that though he did what in him laie to bring them againe into araie of battell, yet in the Argadus is slaine. end he was there slaine with two thousand of his ar|mie, the residue escaping by flight out of the hands of their wild and cruell enimies. Ethodius hauing knowledge hereof, with an armie of twentie thou|sand men hasted foorth towards Argile, to reuenge EEBO page image 66 the death of his valiant capteine Argadus vpon the rebels. Who hearing of his comming, made to|wards the sea, and would gladlie haue béene gone, but by reason of a contrarie wind they were forced to stay against their wils, so that he finding them still in the countrie, wrought so warilie by closing them vp among the hils and mounteins, that final|lie constreined through famine, they submitted them The Iland|men yéeld themselues. selues vpon these conditions, that their head cap|teine with two hundred others of the chiefest, should yéeld themselues simplie to the kings mercie, and the residue to be licenced to depart againe into their countries.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Those that were appointed to be deliuered to the king with their capteine, suffered death by sentence of the nobles and péeres of the realme. Whereat the Execution. other taking indignation, though they had alreadie yéelded vp their weapons, yet began they to fall vp|on the Scots with hurling of stones, and other such things as came to hand, till finallie they were bea|ten downe by the armed soldiers, and a great num|ber of them slaine: the residue escaping as well as they might, fled into the mounteins. The Iland|men Ethodius vi|siteth his coun tries, to sée iustice main|teined. being thus vanquished, and the Romans at|tempting nothing against the Scotishmen or Picts, Ethodius visited all the parts of his realme, taking order for the due execution of iustice amongest his subiects.