Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 He granted peace vnto the Britains they scarse Peace gran|ted vnto the Britains, and diuers castels deliuered into their hands. requiring the same, releasing not onelie the tribute, but also deliuering vp into their hands by secret meanes diuers castels standing vpon the riuer of Humber. Manie other things he was about to haue doone to the great preiudice and hinderance of the Scotish estate, had not the nobles of the realme the sooner withstood his rash and vnaduised attempts. Such malice also was ingendred in the harts of the most part of the nobilitie towards him, that had it not béene through the wholesome admonition & per|suasion of Dongall of Galloway, a noble man of right reuerend authoritie amongst them, they had le|uied ciuill wars against him, but the foresaid Don|gall The good counsell of Dongall. declaring to them the great danger and incon|uenience that might thereof insue, restreined their wrathfull minds from enterprising anie thing a|gainst him by force, so that for certeine yéeres they suffered and bare with this his misordered gouern|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the meane while the Picts noting the want of The Picts stand in feare of the king of Britaine. all vertuous qualities thus in the king of Scots, and againe what tokens of valiant courage appéered in the king of the Britains, doubted least if he should EEBO page image 92 séeke to reuenge old iniuries against them, they should be little able to match him without aid of the Scots (whereof they had small trust now, by reason of the insufficiencie of the Scotish king) they deuised a meane how to rid the British king out of the waie, and so appointing certeine slie fellowes to go into Britaine for the accomplishment of their deuised purpose, at length the same was brought to passe, as in the English chronicles ye shall find more at large, though in the same chronicles there is mention made but of one Pict that should woorke this feat, where the Scotish writers record of diuers, which ne|uerthelesse were apprehended, and after bound both hand and foot, were cast into a mightie great fire, and therein burnt to ashes in most miserable wise, as by the said Scotish writers it appéereth. The death of this Constantine king of Britains happened in the 15 yéere of Constantine king of Scots, neither liued Constantine the Scotish king is slaine by one whose daughter he had rainshed. Anno 481. he long after: for hauing rauished a noble mans daughter, borne in the westerne Iles, he was slaine by hir father in the night season, after he had reigned in great infamie for his reprochfull life, the space of 17 yéeres.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THen was Dongall his nephue, as sonne to his brother Dongard, proclamed king, a prince of Dongall. disposition indifferent either to peace or warre, Dongall the sonne of Don|gard is made king of Scot|land. though in the beginning of his reigne he shewed himselfe more desirous of peace than of warres, by reason the state of the common-wealth so required, considering how things stood not all in the best or|der, through his predecessors negligence. Dongall therefore desirous of a reformation, appointed men of great wisedome and good fame to be iudges and The politike rule of Don|gall. officers vnder him, who in redressing misorders, in punishing transgressions, & in deciding of all strifes and contentions betwixt partie & partie, did so well their endeuour, that peace and concord therevpon in|suing, the people recouered peaceable rest and quiet|nesse, to their no small comfort and contentation.