Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The cause why he burdened them in such sort, was (as he said) to teach them to know themselues. For they were become so loftie, since the departure of the Scotishmen out of the Ile, that if they were not re|streined in time by authoritie of the Romane puis|sance, the whole British nation were like to be short|lie disquieted by their wilfull meanes and insolent presumptions. Neither was it thought sufficient vn|to Uictorine, to charge the Picts in maner as is be|fore specified; but to their further gréeuance he deui|sed The Picts are comman|ded to dwell beyond the water of Forth. an other waie, whereby to bring them in the end vnto vtter destruction, which was this: he constrei|ned them togither with their wiues, children, & whole families, to remooue beyond the water of Forth, and to leaue all the countries on this side the same wa|ter, as well those which they ancientlie had inhabited, as the other which of late apperteined to the Scots, and were assigned to them by Maximus to possesse, after that the Scots were expelled.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 All which countries thus by the Picts now left void, were appointed by Uictorine to the Britains, as subiects to the empire, to be inhabited. And for a perfect diuision betwixt the Picts and the same Bri|tains, A wall made to diuide the Britains from the Picts. he commanded a wall to be made, & a trench to be cast alongst by the same, from Abircorne, through the territorie of Glascow vnto Alcluth, or Aldcluch, now called Dunbreton, so running from EEBO page image 81 the east sea to the west. Héereto proclamation was The Picts forbidden to passe ouer be|yond that wall made, that if anie of the Pictish nation did enter|prise to passe this wall, and to enter into the British confines without licence of the magistrats, he should die for it. Whilest the Picts through their owne fault are thus brought into most miserable subiection of the Romans, the Scotishmen (as is said) being ba|nished the land, liued in other countries by shifting out the time so well as they might, some continuing The Scots liue in other countries. with their wiues and children, got a poore liuing with their hands, exercising some science or occupation. Other there were that followed the warres, and ser|ued vnder sundrie woorthie capteins here and there, as occasion serued.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 But Ethodius the brother of Eugenius comman|ded (as is said) to go into Denmarke, was ioifullie Ethodius brother vnto Eugenius, late king of Scotland. receiued of the king there; who also gaue him an of|fice, therewith to mainteine his degrée, so that he li|ued there certeine yéeres in right honorable estate, and begat of his wife whome he brought thither with him foorth of Albanie, a sonne named Erthus, who after his fathers deceasse had issue by his wife called Erthus the son of Etho|dius begot Ferguse. Rocha (a ladie of high parentage amongst the no|bles of Denmarke, as daughter to one Rorichus, se|cond person of the realme) a sonne named Ferguse, whose chance was afterwards to restore the Sco|tish nation againe to their former estate and king|dome. In his yoong yéeres he was appointed to serue vnder Alarike the Gottish king in that famous voi|age The Gotthes make an expe|dition against the empire of Rome. which he tooke in hand against the Romane em|pire. For such was the hate as then of all the nor|therne regions & kingdoms towards the Romane name, that by generall agréement they conspired to|gether to the vtter ruine and finall destruction there|of. And so ech of them sent foorth a power in aid of the said Alarike, chosen by common consent as generall of the whole enterprise.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Neither was it thought ſufficient vnto Vic|torine to charge the Pictes in manner as is be|fore ſpecified,The Pictes are commaunded to dwell be|yonde the wa|ter of Forth. but to theyr further greeuaunce hee deuiſed an other way, whereby to bring them in the ende vnto vtter deſtruction, whiche was this: he conſtrayned them togither with theyr wyues, children, and whole familyes, to re|moue beyonde the water of Forth, and to leaue all the Countreys on this ſyde the ſame water as well thoſe whiche they aunciently had in|habited, as the other which of late apperteyned vnto the Scottes, and were aſſigned vnto them by Maximus to poſſeſſe, after that the Scottes were expelled.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 All whiche Countreys thus by the Pictes nowe left voyde, were appoynted by Victorine vnto the Brytaynes, as ſubiectes to the Em|pyre, to be inhabited. And for a perfite diui|ſion betwixte the Pictes,A wall made to diuide the Brytains from the Pictes. and the ſame Bry|taynes, hee commaunded a Wall to bee made, and a trench to be caſt alongſt by the ſame, from Abyrcorne, throughe the territorie of Glaſkow vnto Alcluthe, or Auldcluch, now clalled Dun|breton, ſo running from the Eaſt Sea vnto the Weſt. Hereto proclamation was made, that if any of the Pictiſhe nation did enterpriſe to paſſe this Wall,The Picts for|biddẽ to paſſe ouer beyonde that wall. and to enter into the Brytiſhe con|fines withoute licence of the Magiſtrates, hee ſhould die for it.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Whyleſt the Pictes through theyr owne fault, are thus brought into moſte miſerable ſub|iection of the Romaines, the Scottiſhe men as is ſayde) beeing baniſhed the lande,The Scottes liue in other Countreys. lyue in o|ther Countreyes by ſhyfting oute the tyme ſo well as they myght, ſome continuing wyth theyr wyues and children, gotte a poore lyuing wyth theyr hande, as exercyſing ſome Sci|ence or occupation. Other there were that followed the warres, and ſerued vnder ſundrye woorthie Captaynes here and there as occaſion ſerued.