Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 By reason of such trouble in the estate of the Ro|mane empire, Octauius the sonne of Octauius late king of the Britains, the which (as before is said) fled into the Ile of Man, & after departing from thence, got ouer into France, returned now into Britaine, and did so much there, that the Britains receiued him to their king: but shortlie after he was constreined to agrée with the Romane emperor Theodosius, so that the Britains should paie their woonted tribute, and liue vnder such lawes as by the emperor should be to them prescribed. In all other respects, Octauius should be reputed during his life for king. Immedi|atlie héerevpon two lieutenants were sent from Theodosius, of whome the one named Martius soior|ned at London, and the other called Uictorine at Yorke. And with all expedition they began to put the Romane lawes in practise, abolishing the old British lawes, to the great offense of manie that could not well brooke strange ordinances; & namelie the Picts repined sore therat, and vsed most an end their owne lawes and constitutions, greatlie to the contempt of the Romane estate. Whereof Uictorine, the one of the Romane lieutenants hauing knowledge, gaue streight commandement vnto Heirgust the Pictish king, that in no wise he should suffer the old lawes and rude ordinances of his countrie, to be vsed anie longer amongst his subiects, vpon paine that might insue for disobedience shewed towards the maiestie of the Romane empire.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Heirgust now perceiuing into what thraldome and miserie his countrie was brought, by meanes of the warres which he had procured against his neigh|bours the Scotishmen, as a man sore repenting his pasted follie, and séeing no readie meane present how to reforme the same, being aged [...]nd sore broken with continuall sicknesse, he got himselfe secretlie into his priuie chamber, where immediatlie he slue him|selfe, Heirgust slai|eth h [...]fe. to be rid of the sight of that present seruile e|state, into the which he saw both him and his whole countrie reduced. Whose death being once knowne, Uictorine commanded that the Picts should not The Picts are forbidden to create a king. choose anie other from thencefoorth to reigne as king ouer them, nor to obeie anie other magistrates but onlie such as should be appointed to haue the gouern|ment of them, by commandement and commission of the Romane emperor. For it was agréed, as he al|ledged, by the tenor of the league, concluded betwixt Heirgust and Maximus, that after the deceasse of the same Heirgust, all his dominions should be go|uerned by Romane officers in forme of a prouince. Howbeit the Picts nothing regarded the woords of Uictorine, but by common agreement did choose one Durstus is chosen king of the Picts. Durstus the second sonne of Heirgust to be their king.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Wherevpon Uictorine being informed of their doo|ings, raised a power, and made such spéed towards them, that he was gotten so neere vnto the citie of Camelon, yer they had anie knowledge of his ap|proch, that Durstus with ether of the nobles, being Durstus is besieged of the Romans. as then within the same, could not haue space to es|cape their waies, but being foorthwith besieged with|in it, at length they were taken by force of assalt, and the citie sacked, to the great inriching of the Romane armie, and vtter vndooing of the poore inhabitants. Durstus with other the chiefest prisoners were first Durstus is brought priso|ner to London had vnto London, & from thence conueied to Rome, there to haue iudgement by decrée of the senat. The residue of the nobles that were taken there, suffered in the market place at Camelon. Thus was that tu|mult The Picts become tribu|taries. appeased, and the Picts commanded to paie yearlie vnto the emperors procurator the fourth part of all their reuenues growing of their corne and cat|tell. Beside this tribute he charged them also with di|uerse They are put to their base seruices. base seruices, as to labor in mettall mines, to dig stones foorth of the quarries, and to make bricke to be sent into Britaine, or into other places whi|ther it pleased him to command it.