Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this season (as in times past hath béene belée|ued) certeine bones of the apostle saint Andrew were brought foorth of Achaia, a prouince in Gre|cia, 369. H. B. into Scotland by a Gréekish moonke named Re|gulus Albatus, commonlie called S. Reule, a man Saint Reule commeth into Fife, then a part of Pict|land, and now of Scotland. in those daies highlie estéemed, for the opinion which the world had conceiued of him for his holie and ver|tuous life, to whome king Heirgust gaue his palace that stood in that part of Fife, where the same Regu|lus first landed; at whose contemplation also, he e|rected a church in old time called Kirkruill, that is, the church of S. Reule, afterwards named the old church of S. Andrews, standing in the abbie church|yard, where the chanons were woont to be buried. But to leaue this matter to the further report and credit of the Scotish chronicles, we will procéed with our purpose. After the death of Fethelmacus, the nobles and commons of the Scotish nation sent in|to the Ile of Man for Eugenius the sonne of king The Scots send into the Iles of Man, for Finco|marke his sonnes. Fincomarke, where he with his brother Ethodius had remaned, during the daies of the thrée last re|membred kings, Romacus, Angusianus, and Fe|thelmacus.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THis Eugenius at his comming into Albanie was inuested king of the Scots by common Eugenius. consent of all the nation. About the same season, Maximus the Romane lieutenant in Britaine, vn|derstanding of the late dissention betwixt the Sco|tishmen and Picts, deuised which waies he might Eugenius is inuested king. best subdue both those nations, thereby not onelie to inlarge the bounds of the Romane empire, and to deliuer the Britains from inuasions of those so cru|ell enimies, but also to haue the south part of the Ile more obedient and loiall vnto the same empire than The practise of Maximus to destroy the Scots. heretofore it had béene. He thought good therefore in the beginning to assaie if he might ioine in friend|ship with the one of the nations, till he had destroi|ed the other: for he considered it would be an hard péece of worke to haue to doo with them both at one instant. Wherevpon directing his letters vnto Heir|gust He sendeth vnto Heirgust king of the Picts. king of the Picts, he required to renew the old league with him and his people, promising to aid him against the Scots, common enimies not onelie to the Pictish nation, but also to all such peo|ple as loued rest and quietnesse, as might easilie be perceiued by their continuall practise and vsage, e|uer séeking to disturbe their neighbors with rodes & forraies, so that it stood with a generall common|wealth to haue them vtterlie destroied and extirped.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Heirgust right ioifull of these newes, gaue hartie thankes vnto almightie God, that had mooued the Romane lieutenant to make such offer vnto him, whereby the furious rage of the Scots might be once repressed, and put away from his people; & therefore willing to confirme a friendship with the same lieu|tenant, he promised to renew the league betwixt Heirgust his answere vnto Maximus his message. the Romans and Picts, vpon anie reasonable con|ditions which he should deuise, not onelie requiring an aid at this time against the said Scots, but also at all other, as occasion should demand. Maximus Maximus and Heirgust ioine in frien|ship, and the Scots pro|clamed eni|mies to them both. hauing receiued this answere, he found means al|so to come to a communication with Heirgust neere to Yorke, where the league was confirmed betwixt them, and therein the Scots not onelie adiudged for common enimies, both to the Romans and Bri|tains, but also to the Picts. And further therewith were certeine orders appointed how the war should be pursued with all expedition against them. These things thus finished, and both the princes returned to their homes, Maximus sent an herald vnto Eu|genius An herald sent from Maximus vnto Euge|nius. the Scotish king, commanding him on the behalfe of the Romane empire, to make restitution for all wrongs and iniuries doone vnto the Pictish nation. And further, to deliuer into the hands of Heirgust the [...] of the Picts, the authors of the same wrongs and iniuries to be punished at his discre|tion, or if he would refuse thus to doo, that then he should looke to haue the emperour and the Romane people enimies vnto him and all his nation.