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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Eugenius for answere herevnto, declared that The answere of Eugenius vnto the he|rald. since he entred into the gouernment of the Scotish estate, he had doone nothing that might be thought preiudiciall either to the Romans or to the Britains their subiects: and as for the Picts, he would he glad to haue peace with them, if there might be amends made for all displeasures doone on either part, accor|ding as should be thought to stand with equitie and reason. Neither did he see what cause the Romans should haue to make warres for the Picts against those that had doone them no displeasure: but if it were so that he must needs haue wars, he would doo what in him lay to defend the libertie of the Scotish nation, trusting chieflie in the succours of almightie God, who vsed to fauour the cause of the iust and in|nocent, against such as sought to wrong them vpon feined quarrels, without occasion giuen. Maxi|mus Maximus raiseth [...] mightie ar|mie. He inuadeth the Scotish regions. receiuing this answere from Eugenius, as|sembled with all speed a strong & mightie armie of Romans, Britains, and Frenchmen, with the which entring into Westmerland, he spoiled that countrie most miserablie, taking diuers castels and strong holds by force, the which he furnished with garrisons Cruell wars. of his people, and then passing into Anandale, bur|ned and harried the same; from thence he entred in|to Galloway, o [...]isting no kind of tyrannie that might be shewed against the inhabitants, so that the feare was great throughout all the countrie: for of manie yeares before, so great an armie had not béene séene in those parties.