Compare 1577 edition: 1 Then began banishments, confiscations of goods, and slaughter of such as were thought to be fauorers of Angusianus cause, without respect either of sex or The Scotish lords conspire against Ro|macus. age, till the nobles of the realme being not a little mooued with such his cruell dooings, and tyrannicall gouernment, conspired togither by secret meanes how to deliuer their countrie of so pernicious a ty|rant. And to bring this their purpose the more spéedi|lie to passe, they wrought so closelie, that they had assembled a great armie, and were come with the same within ten miles of the place where he then laie, yer he had any vnderstanding of their enter|prise, Romacus apprehended and put to death. so that whereas he (being vnprouided of resi|stance) assaied by flight towards Pictland to haue escaped their hands, it preuailed him nothing, for he was taken by the waie, and receiued such end as his former passed life had verie well deserued, in the fourth yéere of his reigne: his head was set vpon the end of a pole, and carried about to be shewed vnto the people to their great reioising. There were slain at the same time beside him, diuers Scots & Picts, of counsell with him in all his cruell practises.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 After which execution doone, they sent for Angusia|nus, Angusianus proclamed king. who returned into Scotland, & was proclamed EEBO page image 75 king, as well by consent of the lords, as fauour of the commons. About the same time, [...]eause the Bri|tains had slaine the Romane lieutenant the empe|ror Constantius sent one Maximus thither to cha|stise the rebels, with whom the same Maximus in|countring in battell, gaue them a great ouerthrow. And within three daies after Octauius king of the Britains, through gréefe, age, and long sicknesse, being consumed to the last point, departed this life. He left a sonne behind him named also Octauius, who doubting to fall into the hands of the Romans, fled into the Ile of Man, and remained there cer|teine yéeres vnknowne with Eugenius and Etho|dius, the sonnes of Fincomarke. The Britains also persisting in their rebellion, were [...] discom [...]|ted in battell by Maximus, and sore by him persecu|ted, till he had brought them againe to their full sub|iection.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 While these troubles continued in Britaine, An|gusianus K. of Scots was sore disquieted by Nec|tanus Nectanus king of the Picts maketh [...]re w [...]rres [...]pon the Scots. king of Picts, who inforced himselfe to re|uenge the death of his cousine Romacus, making sundrie rodes & forraies into the Scotish confines, and greatlie indamaged the countrie, by spoiling of goods, murthering of the inhabitants, and burning of townes with villages; and in the end hauing his power increased by the aid of certeine Scotish|men, which had borne good will vnto Romacus, he preased so sore vpon Angusianus, that he had no re|medie but to trie the hazard of battell in a pitched field; for no friendlie persuasions to haue peace or anie agréement could be heard, though Angusianus made humble sute to haue purchased the same. Wherefore perceiuing no hope of attonement, he prepared an armie, and met his enimie in the field, where (after sore fight and much slaughter) the victo|rie remained with Angusianus and Nectanus with The Picts [...] by Scots. his Picts were chased and forced to saue themselues by flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 Then began baniſhments, confiſcations of goodes, & ſlaughter of ſuch as were thought to be fauourers of Anguſians cauſe, without reſpecte either of ſexe or age,The Scottiſhe Lordes cõſpire againſt Ro|macus. til the nobles of the Realme being not a little moued with ſuch his cruell do|ings, & tirannicall gouernment, conſpired togi|ther by ſecrete meanes how to deliuer their coũ|trey of ſo pernicious a tyrant: And to bring this their purpoſe the more ſpeedily to paſſe, they wrought ſo cloſely, that they had aſſembled a great armie, & were come with the ſame within x. miles of the place where he then lay, ere he had any vnderſtanding of their enterpryſe, ſo that whereas he (being vnprouided of reſiſtance) aſ|ſayed by flight towardes Pict land to haue eſca|ped their hands,Romacus ap|prehended and put to death. it preuayled him nothing, for he was taken by the way, and receyued ſuch end as his former paſſed life had very well deſerued, in the .iiij. yeare of his raigne: his head was ſet vpõ the end of a pole, & caried about to be ſhewed vn|to the people to their great reioyſing. There were ſlaine alſo at the ſame time beſides him, diuers Scots & Pictes, who had bene of councell with him in al his cruel practiſes.Anguſianus proclaymed king. After which executiõ done, they ſente for Anguſianus, who returned into Scotland, & was proclaimed king, aſwel by conſent of the Lordes, as fauour of the cõmons. Aboute the ſame time bicauſe the Brytons had ſlaine the Romaine lieutenant, the Emperour Conſtantius ſent one Maximus thither to cha|ſtiſe the rebels, with whom the ſame Maximus encountring in battell gaue them a great ouer|throw. And within three dayes after Octauius king of the Brytons, through griefe, age & long ſickneſſe, being conſumed to the laſt point, depar|ted this life. He left a ſonne behinde him named alſo Octauius, who doubting to fall into y^e hãds of the Romains, fled into the Iſle of Man, & re|mayned there certaine yeares vnknowen with Eugenius and Ethodius, the ſonnes of Finco|mark. The Brytons alſo perſiſting in their re|bellion, were eftſoones diſcomfited in battel by Maximus, and ſore by him perſecuted til he had brought them againe to their full ſubiection.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whileſt theſe troubles cõtinued in BrytainNectanus king of the Pictes maketh ſore warres vpon the Scottes. Anguſianus king of Scots was ſore diſquieted by Nectanus king of Picts, who enforced him|ſelf to reuenge the death of his couſin Romacus, making ſundrie rodes & forrayes into the Scot|tiſh confines, & greatly endamaged the countrey, by ſpoyling of goodes, murthering of the inhabi|tants, & brenning of townes with the villages, & in the end hauing his power increaſed by the ays [figure appears here on page 85] of certaine Scottiſh men, which had borne good will to Romacus, he preaſſed ſo ſore vpõ Angu|ſianus, that he had no remedie but to trie the ha|zard of battell in a pitched fielde: for no friendly perſwaſiõs to haue peace or any agreemẽt could be hard, though Anguſianus made hũble ſuite to haue purchaſed the ſame. Wherefore perceiuing no hope of attonement, he prepared an army, & met his enimie in the field, where after ſore fight and much ſlaughter, the victorie remayned with Anguſianus,The Picts diſ|comfited by Scottes. & Nectanus with his Pictes were chaſed and forced to ſaue themſelues by flight.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Nectanus himſelfe neuer reſted till he came vnto Camelone, where he called a counſell of his nobles to haue theyr aduiſe by what meanes he might be reuẽged of the iniuries receyued by the Scots, wherof he was moſt deſirous,Nectanus de|ſirous of re|uenge. not regar|ding into what daunger he brought his owne realme, ſo he might ſomewhat eaſe his rancour and diſpleaſure, whiche he had thus conceyued againſt his enimies the Scottes.