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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 These ciuill policies and princelie prouisions for defense of his countrie and subiects increased the fame of Dongard mightilie, but that which he did to|wards the aduancement of religion did most excée|dinglie set foorth his commendation. First, all such religious men as followed the trade of life taught by Paladius and others, which came with him from Rome, he caused them to be highlie reuerenced: and The bou [...]|ous liberalitie of Dongard towards churchmen. for the maintenance of their liuing, he assigned foorth lands, houses, and other kinds of reuenues in diuers places of his realme, and granted not onelie vnto them, but also vnto all other, being within anie or|ders of clergie, sundrie priuileges, appointing that the churches & abbeies with other holie places should be infranchised and taken for sanctuaries, that all Sanctuaries. such as fled to the same for safegard of their liues, should be suffered to rest in peace, so long as they kept them within the same.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 About the same time also, and whilest these things were thus a dooing in Scotland, the Britains being awearied of their seruile estate, through the setting on of Conanus, conspired together, and tooke aduise by what meanes they might best séeke to deliuer themselues from the thraldome of Scots and Picts, and vpon aduise taken they concluded to send ouer The Bri|tains send in|to Britaine Armorike for aid. into Britaine Armorike some honorable ambassage vnto Androenus the king of that countrie for aid. Héerewith was the archbishop of London appoin|ted EEBO page image 91 as chiefe ambassador to go on that message, which archbishop vsed such diligence in the matter, that Constantine the sonne of the said Androenus was appointed by his father with a competent power of men to go ouer into great Britaine to the aid of the Aid sent into Britaine from the Ar|morike Bri|tain [...]. British inhabitants there. Héerevpon, when the men & ships with all necessarie prouision were once rea|die, he imbarked at Saint Malo, where the assemblie was made, and taking the sea, sailed foorth with pro|sperous wind and weather, which brought him safelie into great Britaine, where he landed at Totnes in Deuonshire, as you shall find in the chronicles of England. He was receiued with no small ioy, and foorthwith proclamed king of Britaine, wherevpon he promised to assaie to the vttermost of his power to recouer againe their whole lands and liberties, and Constantine proclamed king of Bri|taine. to mainteine them in the same according to their wi|shed desires.