Compare 1577 edition: 1 Angusianus reigned not past two yeares before Fethel|macus. he was slaine thus in the field, as before ye haue heard, in whose place succeeded his cousine Fethel|macus with little better successe: for in the second yeare of his reigne, desirous to be reuenged of the Picts, he assembled an armie, and entring into An|gus, began to spoile & slea downe right all that was before him, without regard to impotent, aged, ten|der infants, or other. The Picts also being kindled herewith, gathered their power togither, and incoun|tring with the Scots, there was a sore battell fought The Scots discomfit the Picts. betwixt them: but the Scots first putting the wings of their enimies host to flight, at length discomfi|ted their maine battell also, being left naked on both sides of all aid or succour, great slaughter was made in the chase of the Picts as they fled hither and thi|ther to saue themselues. So that among other, their An other Nectanus king of the Picts dieth of hurts recei|ued in the fight with the Scots. king named Nectanus, brother to the aboue remem|bred Nectanus, being wounded with an arrow, died within thrée daies after this cruell conflict was en|ded. The courage of the Scots now being aduan|ced with this their prosperous successe, they passed forthwith ouer the riuer of Taie, to rob, harrie, and spoile the countrie of Fife.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Picts, perceiuing themselues not to be strong [...]nough to match with their enimies in plaine field at hand-strokes, determined yet with skirmishes and light incounterings (if it were possible) to kéepe them off from the winning of anie of their fensed townes, castels or strong holds. And to be the more able to mainteine themselues in this their purposed EEBO page image 76 intention, they did choose on Heirgust to their king, a Heirgust is chosen king of the Picts. man of subtill nature and craffie imagination. This Heirgust deuising how to deliuer his countrie of such an intollerable enimie as Fethelmacus was, procured two slie fellowes Picts by nation, to coun|terfeit themselues for Scots, and for that they were cunning throwers of the dart, in which kind of ex|ercise A pretended, treason. the same Fethelmacus tooke great pleasure, they were appointed to make sute to be in seruice with him, to the intent that when they might espie their time, they should slea him, by one kind of meane or other.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 They (according as they were instructed, comming into Scotland) found meanes not onelie to haue place in the kings house, but also to corrupt one of his musicians an harper, and to bring him to be of counsell with them in this their wicked purpose. By reason whereof, in one night as he laie at Carrike, where he was busie to make his prouision there for the warres against the Picts, the same musician (hauing plaid in the kings bed-chamber till he had brought him asléepe) did let in those two Pictish traitors, who foorthwith slue him euen as he laie so Fethelmacus is murthered in his hed. sléeping: but the king groning gréeuouslie at the deadlie stroke, some of them that watched before the chamber doore perceiuing what was happened, fol|lowed after the murtherers, who fled with all speed vnto the next mounteins, where they sought to de|fend themselues with hurling downe stones, vpon them that came vp towards them: but in the end, being taken, and confessing the déed, with the whole maner of the same, they were drawen in péeces with wild horsses: the musician also being apprehended and conuict of the treason, suffered semblablie the like kind of death. Fethelmacus came to his end in the third yeare of his reigne, being the second In the fift yeare of the emperour Constantius. yeare after the death of the emperour Ualentinian.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 ANguſianus raigned not paſte .ij.Fethel|macus. yeares be|fore he was ſlaine thus in the field, as ye be|fore haue herd, in whoſe place ſucceeded his cou|ſin Fethelmacus with little better ſucceſſe, for in y^e .ij. yeare of his raigne, deſirous to be reuẽged of the Pictes, he aſſembled an armie, & entring into Angus, began to ſpoyle & ſlea downe right all y^t was before him, without regard to impotent, a|ged, tender infants, or other. The Picts alſo be|ing kindled herewith, gathered their power togi|ther, & encountring with the Scots, there was a ſore battell fought betwixt them, but the Scots firſt putting the wings of their enimies hoſte to flight,The Scottes diſcomfite the pictes. at length diſcõfited their mayne battell al|ſo, being left naked on bothe ſides of all ayde or ſuccour, great ſlaughter was made in the chaſe of the Pictes as they fled hither & thither to ſaue themſelues.An other Ne|ctanus king of the pictes di|eth of hurtes receyued in the fight with the ſcottes. So that among other their king na|med Nectanus brother to the aboue remembred Nectanus, being wounded with an arrow died within three dayes after that this cruell conflict was ended. The courage of the Scottes nowe being aduaunced with this their proſperous ſuc|ceſſe, they paſſed forthwith ouer y^e riuer of Tay, to robbe, harrie, and ſpoyle the countrey of Fyfe.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Pictes perceyuing themſelues not to be ſtrong inough to matche with theyr enimies in playne field at hãds ſtrokes, determined yet with ſkirmiſhes and light encountrings if it were poſ|ſible to keepe them off from the winning of any of theyr fenſed townes, caſtels or ſtrong holdes. And to be the more able to mayntaine thẽſelues in this theyr purpoſed intention, they chooſe one Hierguſt to theyr king, a man of ſubtill nature,Hierguſt is choſen king of pictes. and craftie imaginatiõ. This Hierguſt deuiſing how to deliuer his countrey of ſuch an intollera|ble enimie as Fethelmacus was, procured two ſlie fellowes Picts by nation, to coũterfeyte thẽ|ſelues for Scots, & for that they were cunnyng throwers of the darte, in which kinde of exerciſe the ſame Fethelmacus tooke great pleaſure,A pretented treaſon. they were apointed to make ſure to be in ſeruice with him, to the intent that when they might eſpie theyr time, they ſhould ſlea him, by one kind of meane or other.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 87They (according as they were inſtructed cõ|ming into Scotland) found meanes not only to haue place in the kings houſe, but alſo to corrupt one of his Muſitians an harper, & to bring him to be of counſell with them, in this their wicked purpoſe. By reaſon whereof, in one night as hee lay at Carryk, where he was buſie to make his prouiſion there for the warres againſt the Picts, the ſame Muſitian (hauing playde in the kings bed chamber till he had brought him a ſleepe did let in thoſe .ij.Fethelmacus is murthered in his bedde. Pictiſh traytours, who foorthwith ſlew him euen as he lay ſo ſleeping: but the king groning grieuouſly at the deadly ſtroke, ſome of them that watched before the chamber doore, per|ceyuing what was happened, followed after the murtherers, who fledde with all ſpeede vnto the next mountaines, where they ſought to defende themſelues with hurling downe ſtones vpõ thẽ that came vp towardes them: but in the end, be|ing taken, & confeſſing the deede, with the whole manner of the ſame, they were drawen in peeces with wilde horſes, the Muſitian being alſo ap|prehended & conuict of the treaſon, ſuffered ſem|blably the like kinde of death. Fethelmacus came to his end in the .iij.In the fifthe yeare of the Emperour Conſtantius. yeare of his raigne being the ſecond yeare after the death of the Emperour Valentinian. In this ſeaſon (as in times paſte hath bene beleeued) certaine bones of the Apoſtle S. Andrew,369. H.B. were brought foorth of Achaia, a prouince in Grecia into Scotland, by a Grekiſhe Monke named Regulus Albatus, cõmonly cal|led S.Saint Reule cõmeth into Fife, thẽ a part of Pictland, & now of Scot|land. Reule, a man in thoſe dayes highly eſtee|med, for the opiniõ which the world had cõceiued of him for his holy & vertuous life, to whõ king Hierguſt gaue his palaice that ſtoode in y^e part of Fife, where y^e ſame Regulus firſt lãded: at whoſe contẽplacion alſo, he erected a church in old time called Kirkruil, y^t is, the Church of S. Reule, af|terwards named y^e old church of S. Andrewes, ſtãding in the abbey churchyarde, where y^e Cha|nons were wont to be buried. But to leaue this matter to y^e further report & credite of y^e Scottiſh Chronicles, wee will proceede with our purpoſe.