Compare 1577 edition: 1 But now to returne where we left touching the Picts, and to shew the maner how the Scots retur|ned againe into Albanie; ye shall vnderstand, that the Picts being brought into seruile bondage (as before we haue partlie declared) and doubting dailie of woorse to insue, they sent secret messengers vnto such Scots as remained in exile in the westerne Iles, in Norwaie, and in other parts of the world, The Picts sent into for|ren countries to call home the Scots. promising them, if they would giue the attempt for recouerie of their ancient dwelling places in Alba|nie, they should be sure of all the aid that in them laie, being readie to spend their liues to reuenge the iniuries which they dailie susteined at the Romans hands, whose continuall practise euer was, how to oppresse the ancient liberties of all such nations as came vnder their subiection. The experience where|of they now felt to their vnsufferable gréeuance, looking for nothing else but shortlie to be expelled out of their countrie, and driuen to go séeke them other places to inhabit in strange countries after the ma|ner of outlawes, as it had chanced alreadie to the Scots by commandement of Maximus, as before is expressed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Ferguse, vnto whom amongest other this message was chieflie directed, reioised greatlie of the newes; Ferguse sent vnto the Scots disper|sed. and first conferring with the king of Denmarke, of whose aid he knew himselfe assured, by his aduise he sent letters abroad forthwith into Norwaie, Ork|nie, the westerne Iles, and into Ireland, vnto such of the Scotishmen as dwelt in those places, to vn|derstand their minds herein. And being certified that they were vniuersailie agréed, not onelie to Ferguse pre|pared himselfe to warre. trie their chance for recouerie of their former state and kingdome; but also had chosen him to be gouer|nour and generall capteine in that enterprise; he prepared partlie at his owne costs, and partlie at the charges of the king of Denmarke and other of his friends and alies there, a great multitude both of men of warre and ships, in purpose to passe ouer in|to Albanie to recouer his grandfathers estate, which as it was thought might now be the more easilie brought to passe, sith the Picts would aid him there|to, vpon an earnest desire which they had to reuenge their owne iniuries receiued at the Romans hands, and to deliuer themselues from such thraldome as they dailie felt themselues oppressed with, doubting withall shortlie to be quite expelled out of their whole countrie, as they had béene forced to forgo a great and the better part thereof alreadie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In this meane time, one Gratian descended of the British bloud, by consent of the Romane legat Gratian vsur|ped the gouer|nance of Bri|taine. Martius (both of them going against their allegi|ance) vsurped the gouernance of Britaine by his owne priuat authoritie; but shortlie after, they two falling at variance togither, the one of them slue the other. And then the souldiers not staieng till they vn|derstood Marius slaine. the pleasure of Honorius the emperour, chose one Constantine to succéed in the place of Martius, who passing ouer into France, was slaine Constantine succéedeth Marius. Constantine is slaine. The lieute|nant of the north com|meth to Lon|don. there by Constantius one of the capteins of the said Honorius. Uictorine the other of the Romane le|gats hearing of the death both of Martius and Con|stantine, remooued from Yorke vnto London, the better to prouide for the safe kéeping of the land to the emperour Honorius his vse; for that he doubted sundrie dangers which might chance, by reason the countrie was as then vnprouided of men of warre, the most part of them being transported ouer into France with the fornamed Constantine, and not a|gaine returned.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But nowe to returne where wee left tou|ching the Pictes, and to ſhewe the maner howe the Scottes returned againe into Albanie: Yee ſhall vnderſtande, that the Pictes beeing brought into ſeruile bondage (as before wee haue partlye declared) and doubting dayly of worſe to enſue, they ſent ſecrete meſſengers vnto ſuche Scottes as remayned in exyle in the Weſterne Iles,The Picts ſent into forraine Countreys to call home the Scottes. in Norway, and in other partes of the worlde, promiſing them, if they woulde giue the attempt for recouerie of theyr auncient dwelling pla|ces in Albanie, they ſhoulde bee ſure of all the ayde that in them lay, being readie to ſpende their lyues to reuenge the iniuryes whiche they dayly ſuſteyned at the Romaines handes, whoſe con|tynuall practiſe euer was howe to oppreſſe the auncient libertyes of all ſuch Nations as came vnder theyr ſubiection. The experience where|of they nowe felte, to theyr vnſufferable gree|uaunce, looking for nothing elſe but ſhortlye to bee expulſed oute of theyr Countrey, and dryuen to goe ſeeke them other places to inha|bite in ſtraunge Countreys, after the manner of Outlawes, as it had chaunced alreadie to the Scottes by commaundement of Maximus, as before is expreſſed.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Ferguſe ſent vnto the Scots diſperſed.Ferguſe vnto whom amongſt other this meſ|ſage was chiefly directed, reioyced greatly of the newes. And firſte conferring with the king of Denmark, of whoſe ayde he knew himſelfe aſſu|red, by his aduiſe he ſent letters abrode forthwith into Norwaye, Orkney, the Weſterne Iles, and into Ireland, vnto ſuch of the Scottiſh men as dwelt in thoſe places to vnderſtande theyr minde herein.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 And beeing certifyed that they were vni|uerſally agreed,Ferguſe prepa|red himſelfe to warre. not onely to trye theyr chaunce for recouerie of theyr former eſtate and King|dome, but alſo had choſen him to be gouernour & generall Captaine in that enterpryſe: he prepa|red partly at his owne coſtes, and partly at the charges of the king of Denmarke, and other of his friendes and alyes there, a greate multitude both of men of warre and Shippes, in purpoſe to paſſe ouer into Albanie to recouer hys Grandfa|thers eſtate, whiche as it was thought myght nowe bee the more eaſily brought to paſſe, ſithe the Pictes woulde ayde him thereto, vppon an earneſt deſire whiche they had to reuenge theyr owne iniuries receyued at the Romaines hands, and to delyuer themſelues from ſuch throldome as they dayly felte themſelues oppreſſed wyth, doubting withall ſhortly to bee quite expelled out of theyr whole Countrey, as they had bene forced to forgoe a great and the better part ther|of alreadie.