Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 That part of the countrie ancientlie called The|zalia, which lieth on the sea coast, began to be called Buthquhane, of the tribute vsed to be paied there for Buthquhane. shéepe, of the which kind of cattell there is great store in that prouince. For Quhane in the old Scotish The signifi|cation of the name of Buth quhane. toong signified tribute: and Buth, a flocke of sheepe. The other part of Thezalia, lieng into the land|ward, was called Bogdale, of the riuer named Bog, Bogdale. which runneth through the middest of it. Louchquha|ber tooke the name of a great meare or water, into the which the riuer of Quhaber falleth, and passeth Louchquha|ber. through the same, notable by reason of the great plentie of samons taken therein. Some other coun|tries there be, which kéepe their ancieut names euen Athole, Mur|rey land. vnto this day, as Athole, and Murrey land. And some names remaine a little changed by length of time, as Argile, for Argathile; Mar, for Marthea; and Argile, for Ar gathile: and Mar, for Marthea. Ferguse re|pareth chur|ches, and pro|uideth liuings for religious persons. The first foun dation of the abbeie within the Ile of Io|na now Colmekill. such like.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Ferguse also repared such temples and churches as the warres had defaced, and restored againe churchmen vnto their former liuings: and further increased the same where he saw cause, and builded certeine celles and chappels for religious persons to inhabit in, assigning vnto them large reuenues for their finding. He also laid the foundation of that fa|mous abbeie within the Ile of Iona, now Colme|kill, appointing the same for the buriall of kings, with certeine ordinances and customes to be vsed a|bout the same. Moreouer, in the time of peace hee was not negligent in prouiding for the defense of his realme. Such castels as were decaied and ouer|throwne by the enimies in the warre time, he repa|red; Ferguse re|pareth his castels. and in those which stood towards the borders of the British countries, he placed sundrie garrisons of such souldiers as wanted trades to get their li|uing now in the time of peace, assigning them suffi|cient stipends to liue vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In this meane time, Honorius the emperor be|ing dead, and the estate of the Romane empire dai|lie falling into decaie, it chanced also that Placidus Placidus the lieutenant of Britain dieth the lieutenant of Britaine departed out of this life, by reason whereof the Scotishmen and Picts tooke occasion to renew the warres, making as it were a claime vnto the countries of Westmerland & Cum|berland, The Scots & Picts renew the warre. which their elders in times past had held and possessed. Entering therefore into those countries, they take, spoile, and destroie all such of the British The crueltie of the Scots and Picts. nation as went about to destroie them; neither spa|red they impotent, aged, or others, but shewed great crueltie against all such as came in their waies. Ma|nie an honest woman they rauished and misused af|ter a most villainous maner. The Romane soul|diers, after the deceasse of Placidus, ordeined one Castius to succeed in his roome, who being aduerti|sed Castius ordei ned lieute|nant of Bri|taine. Dionethus, or Dionot [...]s, as some books haue. of this enterprise of the Scotishmen and Picts, doubted least (as the truth was) that Dionethus the sonne of Octauius sometime king of the Britains, in hope to atteine the crowne of Britaine, as due to him by inheritance, would now séeke to aid the Sco|tish king Ferguse, whose sister he had in mariage. Castius therefore more desirous of peace than Castius sen|deth vnto Ferguse. of warres, sent foorth a messenger at armes vnto king Ferguse, requiring him to remember the league made betwixt him and the Romans, and to withdraw his power foorth of the prouinces, which EEBO page image 85 were subiect vnto the same Romans, without pro|céeding anie further in that vnlawfull attempt, ei|ther else he should be sure to feele the puissant force of those people readie bent against him, by whom his elders had béene driuen out of their countries, and banished quite foorth of all their dwellings and pla|ces of habitation in Albion.