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 1577 edition: 1 2 They first droue those Britains out of all the coun|tries, which had béene taken from them by the same Maximianus, and by other of the Romans and Bri|tains, as Pictland, Kile, Carrike, and Coningham, Galloway, the Marches, and Northumberland. This doone, they entered into Cumberland, Westmer|land, The prospe|rous successe of the Sco|tishmen. and Kendall, not ceassing till they had spoiled and defaced all those countries, with the most part of all Yorkeshire, in such cruell wise, that they made all those quarters barren both of corne and cattell, which waie soeuer they passed. The Britains perceiuing in|to what danger they were brought, if some good re|dresse were not found in time, sent ouer with all spéed The Bri|tains require aid of Ualen|tinian the em|peror. vnto Rome for succor to be had at the emperor Ua|lentinians hands, for Maximianus was otherwise occupied. Ualentinian desirous to deliuer the Bri|tains from such cruell enimies as the Scots & Picts shewed themselues to be, least through their meanes all the whole Ile should reuolt from the obedience of the Romans, appointed one Gallio borne in Rauen|na, Gallio Ra|uennas is sent ouer into Britaine. and as then soiorning about Paris in France, with a legion of soldiors to passe ouer into Britaine, to driue backe the Scots and Picts from further mo|lesting the subiects of the empire.