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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 In this meane while that things passed thus a|mong the Scots, by the procurement of one Uorti|gerne, Constantius the eldest sonne of the late de|ceassed Constantine king of Britains, was taken out of an abbeie, where he was shorne a moonke, and Constantius a moonke elec|ted king of Britaine. aduanced to the kingdome: but being not meet of himselfe to gouerne, Uortigerne had the whole rule committed to his hands, wherevpon he first caused the league to be renewed betwixt the Britains, the Scots, and Picts, and appointed a gard of the same Scots and Picts to be attendant on the kings per|son: in the end also he procured some of them to mur|ther the king, and after put all the said Scots and Uortigerns treason. Constantius murdered. Picts to death, as well the giltie as the vngiltie, and finallie made himselfe king, as in the historie of England you shall find more at large expressed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The Scots and Picts (for displeasure that their countriemen which had beene appointed to gard the person of Constantius king of the Britains, were maliciouslie circumuented, & the more part of them wrongfullie executed) made sundrie roades and for|raies into the British borders, neither sparing fire nor swoord where they came. So that the said Uorti|gerne by a gréeuous report informed héereof, caused an armie with all spéed to be leuied, and appointed Guitellus the prince of Wales to haue the leading thereof against the enimies: whilest he (doubting least the people would not be ruled by him, for that it was knowen how he would haue made awaie Con|stantines children) kept him about London, & durst not commit himselfe so much to the sight of a multi|tude, as to go foorth in that iournie in his owne per|son.