Compare 1577 edition: 1 And shortlie after the returne of these ambassa|dors into their countrie, diuerse yoong gentlemen of the Pictish nobilitie repaired vnto king Crath|lint, to hunt and make merie with him: but when they should depart homewards, perceiuing that the Scotish dogs did farre excell theirs, both in fairnesse, swiftnesse, hardinesse, and also in long standing vp and holding out, they got diuerse both dogs and bit|ches of the best kinds for breed to be giuen them by the Scotish lords, and yet not so contented, they stale The Picts steale one of the kings best greihounds. one belonging to the king from his keeper, being more estéemed of him than all the other which he had about him. The maister of the leash being informed hereof, pursued after them which had stolen that dog, thinking in déed to haue taken him from them, but they not willing to depart with him, fell at alterea|tion, and in the end chanced to strike the maister of The Scots & Picts right for a gre [...]|hound. the leash through with their borespeares that he died presentlie, wherevpon a noise and crie being raised in the countrie by his seruants, diuerse of the Scots as they were going home from hunting, returned; Wha [...] mischief insued vpon so light an oc|casion as the stealing of a dog. This chanced about the pere of Christ 288, as Io. Ma. noteth. and falling vpon the Picts to reuenge the death of their fellow, there insued a shrewd bickering be|twixt them, so that of the Scots there died thréescore gentlemen, besides a great number of the com|mons, not one of them vnderstanding (till all was doone) what the matter ment. Of the Picts there were about an hundred slaine.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The kinsmen and friends of the Scots that were thus slaine, were woonderfullie mooued with the in|iurie committed, insomuch that without comman|dement of king or capteine, they assembled in great numbers togither, and entring into the Pictish con|fines, The Scots rob the Pic|tish borders. The Scots & Picts incoun|ter in battell. they began to rob, spoile and kill after the ma|ner of warre, wherewith the Picts being set in a rage, same foorth togither into the field, and incoun|terisag with the Scots, there was fought a sore bat|tell betwixt them, without capteine, order, or stan|dard, till at length the victorie remained with the Picts, of whom were slaine notwithstanding the day went on their sides, about two thousand men, but of The Scots discomfited by the Picts. Of what con|tinuance the league was betwixt the Scots and Picts, & now broken about a small matter as begun a|bout a dog. the Scots there died aboue thrée thousand, or more, as was supposed. Thus vpon a light occasion was the league broken betwixt these two nations, who had continued as friends, the one still readie to aid the other, euer sith the daies of king R [...]tha, being the 7 in number that reigned after Ferguse.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 These two nations being thus fallen at debate, it was woonder to vnderstand with what crueltie the one sought to destroie the other. No pitie might mooue their cruell harts to spare either man, woman or child that fell into their hands: such was their in|ordinate Cruell wars and like desire which they had to shed each others bloud. At last Thelargus K. of the Picts being Thelargus king of the Picts being an aged man, desireth to haue peace, and therevpon sendeth his ambassadors vnto Crath|lint. a verie aged man, and perceiuing what mischiefe was happened through the follie of a few wilfull per|sons, appointed certeine of his counsell to go as am|bassadors vnto king Crathlint, to find some means to haue the matter taken vp, for the auoiding of the imminent danger that was like to insue to both na|tions. They according to their instructions com|ming to the place where Crathlint as then [...]oiour|ned, had much adoo to get licence to come vnto his presence: but at length being admitted, they vsed such humble persuasions grounded vpon reasona|ble considerations, that although no peace could be A truce granted. fullie concluded, yet a truce was granted them for thrée moneths space, which was but sorilie obserued, for deadly hatred and inward desire of reuenge was entred so farre into the breasts of the commons on both sides, that neither commandement nor punish|ment might staie them from the inuading of one anothers confines, mauger their princes and all their sore restraints.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 80 Diuers Pictiſh Lordes come vnto Crathlint to hunt and make merie with him.And ſhortly after y^e returne of theſe ambaſſa|dours into theyr countrey, diuers yong Gentle|men of the Pictiſhe nobilitie repayred vnto king Crathlynth, to hunte and make mery with him, but when they ſhould depart homewardes, per|ceyuing that the Scottiſh dogges did far excelle theyrs,A prayſe of the Scottiſh dogs. both in fayreneſſe, ſwiftneſſe, hardineſſe, and alſo in long ſtanding vp and holding out, they got diuers bothe dogges and bitches of the beſte kindes for breede to be giuen them by the Scottiſh Lordes,The Pictes ſteale one of the kings beſt greyhoundes. and yet not ſo contented, they ſtale one belonging to the king from his keeper, being more eſteemed of him than all the other whiche he had aboute him. The Maſter of the leaſhe being enformed hereof, purſued after them which had ſtolẽ that dogge, thinking in deede to haue taken him from them, but they not willing to departe with him,The Scottes & Picts ſight for a greyhound. fell at altercation, and in the end chaunced to ſtrike the Maſter of the leaſh through with theyr boore ſpeares that hee died preſently, wherevpon a noiſe and crie being ray|ſed in the countrey by his ſeruants, diuers of the Scottes, as they were goyng home from Hun|ting, returned, and falling vpon the Pictes to re|uenge the death of theyr fellowe,What miſchief enſued vpon ſo light an occa|ſiõ, as the ſtea|ling of a dog. This chaunced about the yere of Chriſte .288. as 10. Ma. no|teth. there enſued a ſhrewde bickering betwixte them, ſo that of the Scots there died .lx. Gentlemen, beſides a great number of the commons, not one of them vnder|ſtanding till al was done what the mater ment. Of the Pictes there were aboute an hundred ſlayne.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The kinſmen and friends of the Scottes that were thus ſlaine, were wonderfully moued with the iniurie committed, in ſo much that without commaundement of king or captayne, they aſ|ſembled in greate number togither,The Scottes robbe the Pi|ctiſh borders. and entring into the Pictiſhe confines, they began to robbe, ſpoyle and kill after the maner of warre, where|with the Pictes being ſet in a rage, came foorth togither into the field,The Scots and Picts encoũter in battaile. and encountring with the Scottes, there was fought a ſore battell betwixt them without Capitaine, order, or ſtanderd, till at length the victorie remayned with the Picts, of whome were ſlaine notwithſtanding the day went on their ſides,The Scottes diſcomfited by the Pictes. about .ij.M. men, but of the Scots there died aboue .iij.M. or more, as was ſuppoſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Of what con|tinuance the league was be|twixt the Scots and Pictes, and now broken a|bout a ſmall matter, as be|gonne about a dogge.Thus vpon a light occaſion was the league broken betwixt theſe two nations, who had con|tinued as friends, the one ſtill readie to ayde the other, euer ſithe the dayes of king Reutha, being the .vij. in number that raigned after Fergus.