Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Britains (who as is said refused to fight in the beginning of the battell) yéelded themselues vn|to The Bri|tains yeeld themselues vnto Ca|rantius. Carantius, and sware to be his true liege men and subiects. In like maner Carantius appointed all such of the nobilitie as were betwixt twentie yéeres and thréescore, to remaine with him in ho|stage: but the spoile of the field he diuided amongst his people equallie, so that as well the Scotishmen and Picts, as also his owne souldiers held them well contented and satisfied therewith. After this victo|rie Carantius or Carausius, as Eutropius na|meth him, vsurpeth the kingdome of Britaine. Carantius caused himselfe to be proclamed king of Britaine, vsurping the gouernment therof wholie to himselfe, and reteining two thousand of the Scots and Picts to attend vpon the safegard of his per|son, sent the residue home laden with riches of the enimies spoile. He sent also with them his ambassa|dors, to render thanks vnto both the kings for their aid in this so prosperous a victorie, assigning vnto Carantius hauing got the victorie, diui|deth the gaine in assigning to his cõfederats their [...]ue portions. them as a portion of the conquest, the countries of Westmerland and Cumberland, with all that region which lay betwixt Adrians wall, and the citie of Yorke, to inioy as their owne proper patrimonie EEBO page image 73 for euermore. Finallie the said Carantius was slaine by his companion Alectus, as in the English historie ye may find more at large.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 After this, Crathlint king of Scots deliuered from troubles against the Romans, deuised sundrie good ordinances for the quiet state of the Scotish common-wealth, causing the peace to be diligentlie obscrued betwixt him and the Picts. Also in his The perse|cution of the christians by Dioclesian. daies the persecution of the christians chanced, which the emperour Dioclesian commanded to be execu|ted in most furious wise, so that there were few partes of the world (where anie christians were knowne to inhabit) that tasted not of that his cru|ell ordinance and scourge in that behalfe. In Bri|taine also, as well as in other places, there was no small quantitie of innocent bloud shed, with most vnmercifull murther committed, to the great tri|umph of Christs crosse, that glorious ensigne of our religion.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In which time Constantius Chlorus father to Constantine the great, was resident in Britaine, who adiudging the Scots to be a people wholie gi|uen to pillage and slaughter, as they were in déed, determined with himselfe to haue brought them to subiection. But yer he could atchiue any notable en|terprise, he died, leauing behind him the fame of a right gentle and woorthie prince, sauing that in one point he sore stained his honor, for that he was one Constantius persecuteth the christians. of the chiefe that persecuted the christian flocke vn|der Dioclesian, forcing no small number of the faith|full amongst the Britains, to flée vnto the Scots Manie of the Britains flee to the Scots to auoid per|secution. Crathlint de|stroieth the temples of the false gods in Man. and Picts to auoid his persecution. Whome Crath|lint receiued for his part most louinglie, and assig|ned vnto them (as the Scots say) the Ile of Man for a place of habitation, destroieng all such temples of the heathens religion belonging to the Druides, which had continued there since the begining; and vt|terlie abolished all the superstitious rites and cu|stomes of the same Druides, with their whole order and brotherhood. He erected a temple there, which hee dedicated vnto Iesus Christ our sauiour, wherein the christians might celebrate their diuine seruice, accor|ding to their profession. This church being richlie in|dowed, The first bi|shops sée in Scotland. Sodorensis ecclesia. Crathlint de|parteth out of this world. was the first bishops sée amongst the Scots, and there vpon was taken for the mother church of the realme. It is now called the church of saint Sa|uiour. Finallie Crathlint departed out of this life, after he had reigned 24 yéeres, being much praised aswell for his politike gouernment, as for his great and earnest zeale which he bare toward the aduance|ment of the true christian religion.