Compare 1577 edition: 1 This doone Fincomarke returned into his coun|trie, as well himselfe as other of his nobles and men of warre, being highlie rewarded for their westmerland assigned to the Scotishmen. paines and trauell susteined in that iournie. There was also promise made and confirmed by solemne oth, that the countrie of Westmerland, with such o|ther parts as were assigned to his predecessor king Crathlint, by order of Carantius at the time of their ioining togither in league against the Ro|mans, should for euer remaine vnto Fincomarke, & to his successors the Scotish kings, without anie claime or title to be made to the same by any of the EEBO page image 74 Britains: but this promise was not long kept, for shortlie after that Octauius had once chased all the Romans foorth of the British confines, and that Tra|herus was fled ouer into France, there was a coun|cell A councell [...] at yorke. called at Yorke, where it was not onelie ordei|ned, that from thencefoorth there should neuer anie stranger be suffered to reigne ouer the Britains, but also that the bounds of the realme should be ex|tended foorth beyond the wall made (as before is re|cited) by the emperor Adrian, euen vnto the old an|cient bounds and limits, expelling foorth the inhabi|tants of forren nations.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Such an immoderate lust of inlarging his domi|nion inflamed the hart of Octauius, that neither re|gard Octauius coueteth to in [...]arge his [...]ominion. of his oth, nor remembrance of benefits recei|ued, might staie him from séeking to wrong them, whose aid had restored him vnto his former estate and dignitie, as before we haue rehearsed. For here|vpon there were ten thousand men of war sent into Westmerland, to the intent to conquer the same The Bri|tains inuade Westmerland. out of the Scotishmens hands: but being incoun|tred with a power of Scotishmen & Picts, they were sharpelie repelled & quicklie put to flight. About the same time also, Traherus returned out of France Traherus returneth into Britain. Octamus is vanquished by Traherus. with two legions of Romans and twentie thousand of other aids: and giuing battell vnto Octauius, he vanquished his armie, and constreined him for his refuge to flée vnto the mouth of Humber, where he got certeine vessels, and sailed into Norwaie, there to saue his life, bicause that Scotland was now no sure refuge for him. Thus was Traherus againe in possession of Britaine as lieutenant to Constan|tine the emperor: but shortlie after he was by cer|teine conspirators in fauour of Octauius murthe|red, Traherus by a conspiracie to murthered. Octauius is reconcied with Fin|comarke. and then Octauius returned againe: as in the English chronicle is mentioned more at large.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Immediatlie vpon his returne, he reconciled himselfe with Fincomarke the Scotish king, and was contented that he should quietlie inioy the countries of Westmerland and Cumberland, with such other territories as Carantius had granted in former time vnto Crathlint. He likewise sent vnto the king of the Picts, and concluded a friend|ship Octauius entreth into a [...]tie with the Pictish king. with him, to the intent he might haue aid from him also, if it chanced the Romans est soones to in|uade his countrie, as shortlie after they did, not cea|sing till they had so wearied him with continuall wars, that in the end to be at rest (as his age and other necessities then required) he deliuered into their hands certeine castels and fortresses, and also Octauius be|commeth tributarie vnto the Ro|man emperor. 17 of Cõstans [...] Cõstantins emperors. H. B Fincomarke deceased. 358. H. B. became tributarie to the emperor, on condition that he might vse the office and name of a king all the residue of his daies. These things being thus quie|ted in Albion, the Romans, Britains, Scotishmen and Picts, continued in friendlie peace without any notable trouble, till the ninth yeare of the reigne of Ualentinian emperor of Rome: & first of Damasus the pope. In the which yeare Fincomarke king of Scots departed this life, after he had gouerned the estate aboue 47 yéeres. This was in the yéere of our redemption 172. This Fincomarke left behind him two sonnes, the one named Eugenius, being as then about 18 yéeres of age; the other hight Etho|dius, Eugenius & Ethodius sons to Fin|comarke. and was yoonger than his brother by one yéere, so that neither of them might succéed their father, by reason they were not of yéeres sufficient to rule, ac|cording to the ancient ordinance.