Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Maximianus hauing thus driuen his enimies be|yond this wall, caused them to make assurance by their oth of couenant, neuer to passe the same againe by waie of hostilitie, either against the Britains or Romans. There were that counselled Maximianus either vtterlie to haue destroied both the Scots and Picts, either els to haue driuen them out of the whole Ile. But he being satisfied with that which was alrea|die doone, thought good to returne vnto Yorke, and there to winter, that in the beginning of the next spring he might go into Wales, to chastise Dione|thus and other of that countrie for their rebellion, in aiding the enimies of the empire. But when the time came that he should haue set forward on that iour|nie, he heard such newes from the parties of beyond the seas, into what ruinous decaie the empire was fallen, without anie likelihood of recouerie, that chan|ging his purpose, he minded to vsurpe the crowne of Britaine as absolute king thereof himselfe. And to Maximianus taketh vpon him the abso|lute gouer|nance of Bri|taine, with the imperiall title. He marrieth Othilia the daughter of Dionethus. Dionethus reputed for se|cond person of the realme. haue the more fauor of the British nation without a|nie impeachment in the beginning of his reigne, he tooke to wife one of the daughters of Dionethus, be|ing the elder of those two, which he onelie had with|out issue male, by the sister of king Ferguse. She that was thus coopled in mariage with Maximianus was called Othilia, & the other daughter named Ur|sula was professed a nun in an house of religion, to the intent that the whole right which Dionethus pre|tended to the realme, might remaine to the wife of Maximianus. Then was Dionethus made second person of the realme, aswell in degree of honor, as in publike gouerment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 ANd whilest these things were thus a dooing in Britaine, the Scotish lords had created Euge|nius Eugenius. Eugenius created king of Scots. the sonne of Ferguse, king of their realme, as due to him by rightfull succession from his father, who had gouerned the same by the space of 16 yéeres yer he was slaine (as before is specified) in the last mentioned battell. This Eugenius began his reigne (as we find) in the yéere of our Lord 440, after the first beginning of the Scotish kingdome 767. His 420. H. B. 760. H. B. fathers corps, which at the first was secretlie buried, as occasion suffered, whilest the Romans were yet in the countrie, he caused to be taken vp, and conuei|ed The bodie of Ferguse is buried in the abbeie of Io|na, otherwise Colmekill. ouer into the Ile of Iona, otherwise called Col|mekill, where, with all solemne pompe and ceremo|nies it was intumulated, according to the ordinance which he himselfe had deuised in his life time, within the abbeie there.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 In like manner Maximianus, to the intent to e|stablish himselfe the more quietlie in the estate of Britaine, and to deliuer his subiects the Britains, which bordered vpon the Scotish dominions, from all trouble of warres, was contented to make peace Maximianus granteth peace to the Scotishmen. with the Scots vpon light sute made vnto him for the same. After this also, he being once fullie establi|shed in the estate of Britaine, coueted also to atteine to the type in gouernment of the whole empire, and therefore assembling all the forces of the British youth, sailed into Gallia, causing himselfe to be pro|clamed emperor, and so vsurped that title; as in the English and Italian historie you maie find more largelie expressed. He left behind him in Britaine his father in law Dionethus as chiefe gouernor there, with one legion of Romane soldiors. After this did Etius the emperors lieutenant in France, send for such Romans as Maximianus had left in Britaine, who reuolting from their othes of allegiance giuen vnto the same Maximianus, obeied Etius, as one that supplied the roome of their rightfull lord and mai|ster the emperor Ualentinian. So that in this wise was Britaine dispurueied of all maner of able men for defense, whereof the Scots and Picts tooke good The Scots and Picts in|uade the Bri|tains. occasion to inuade the British borders, not sparing to pursue with fire and swoord all such of the Britains as did yet continue in obeisance to Maximianus.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Maximianus hauing thus driuen his enimies beyond this wall, cauſed them to make aſſurance by theyr othe of couenant neuer to paſſe the ſame againe by way of hoſtilitie, eyther agaynſt the Brytaynes, or Romaines.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 There were that counſelled Maximianus ei|ther vtterly to haue deſtroyed both the Scottes and Pictes, either elſe to haue dryuen them out of the whole Ile. But he being ſatiſfied with that whiche was alreadie done, thought good to re|turne vnto Yorke, and there to winter, that in the beginning of the next ſpring hee might go into Wales to chaſtiſe Dionethus and other of that Countrey for theyr rebellion, in ayding the e|nimies of the Empyre.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But when the time came that he ſhould haue ſet forward on that iourney, he heard ſuch newes from the parties of beyonde the Seas, into what ruinous decay the Empyre was fallen, without any likelyhoode of recouerie, that chaunging his purpoſe,Maximianus taketh vpon him the abſo|lute gouernãce of Brytayne, with the Em|perial rytle. he determined to vſurpe the crowne of Brytayne as abſolute king thereof himſelfe, and to haue the more fauour of the Brytiſhe Nation without any impeachment in the beginning of his raigne, he took to wife one of the daughters of Dionethus, being the elder of thoſe two, He marieth Othilia, the daughter of Dionethus. which he only had without iſſue male, by the ſiſter of king Ferguſe.