Compare 1577 edition: 1 This grudge of the commons increased so farre foorth against their superiors, that after the Scotish and Pictish ambassadors were returned home, with answer agréeable to their demandes, their arose in|continentlie The com|mons of Bri|taine conspire against the nobles. a great commotion of the people, con|spiring togither the vtter destruction of the whole nobilitie. But their furie was repressed, so that they were ouer throwne in battell at two seuerall times with great slaughter and bloudshed, wherevpon they withdrew into the mounteins, and there kept them|selues, making raises vpon the nobilitie, and fet|ching booties awaie from the heards and flocks of cattell belonging to the lords and gentlemen: but fi|nallie through famine which began to oppresse both parties, they perceiued what néed the one had of the One estate of men cannot liue without helpe of ano|ther. others helpe, and so they agréed. This ciuill warre sore decaied the force of the Britains, for beside the great slaughter that was made betwixt them, by the auoiding of the commons out of their houses, the ground laie vntilled, whereof insued a maruellous great scarsitie and dearth of all things, by reason whereof an innumerable sort of people died. Yet shortlie after followed such plentie, that those that Superfluous welth occasion of vice. were left aliue forgetting the passed miseries, gaue themselues to all kind of vice, which tooke such root in the hearts of the more part of them, that for anie man to vse anie maner of vertue amongst them, was a readie meane to procure great enuie and hatred.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane time liued the Scotish and Pictish kings in good quiet and rest, applieng their studies onelie how to instruct their people now after the The Scots applie them|selues to peace. warres were once ended, in laudable exercises and necessarie occupations, conuenient for the time of peace, wherby their realmes might flourish in welth and prosperitie without dread of anie forren power. For they saw such tokens of ruine in the British estate, as small likelihood appeared, that the same should at anie time be able to recouer againe the for|mer force and dignitie. Finallie the Scotish king Eugenius hauing aduanced the estate of his coun|trie vnto more felicitie and wealth than anie of his predecessors had euer doone before him, after he had reigned thirtie yéeres, he ended his life about the The death of Eugenius the Scotish king. fourth yéere of Leo, that vsurped the empire of Con|stantinople.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 BUt forsomuch as Eugenius left no issue behind him, his brother named Dongard succéeded in Dongard. Dongard king of Scots. 461. H. B. The studie of Dongard for preseruation of iustice and good orders. The reparing of castels by K. Dongard. the estate. He began his reigne in the yéere 470, and his chéefest studie was, according to his brothers example, to prouide for the maintenance of good or|ders and iustice, appointing in euerie quarter men of good fame and report to haue the administration vn|der him, with commandement that they should dili|gentlie foresée, that euerie man might inioy his owne. He himselfe tooke vpon him also to see to the reparing of such castels as were decaied, and to the building vp of new in places where he thought most expedient, speciallie néere to the British borders, for he well considered that peace increased riches, riches pride and presumption, with other sinnes, which could not long indure without the plague of wars. Therefore he doubting the changes of scornefull for|tune, thought good in time of peace to prouide for the dangers of warre, when the same should happen vn|to him.