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Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 S. Colme as yet being aliue, and within his mo|nasterie in the Ile of Iona, had knowledge by di|uine inspiration (as the Scotish chronicles make mention) of all these matters how they went: and at the verie time that the battels were in fight toge|ther, he had assembled a companie of verie vertu|ous and godlie disposed persons, making intercessi|on for the prosperous speed of their king the foresaid Aidan: and at the verie instant (as it was knowne after) that the Saxons began to flée (as they which had the ouerthrow) that holie old father shewed great token of ioy and gladnesse, declaring vnto his bre|thren by the spirit of secret knowledge or prophesie, S. Colme in|dued with the spirit of secret know|ledge. how Aidan had the better, and that his enimies were discomfited, willing them therevpon to giue vnto God thanks for the same. There was an huge mul|titude slaine in this conflict, but namelie the death of Ceuline king of the Westsaxons, with other two Ceuline king of westsaxons slaine. Quhitelline or Wh [...]eims. woorthie capteins of that nation, made the slaughter more sorowfull on that side, the one of them was called Cialine, and the other Quhitelline.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The day next after the battell, the spoile of the field being gathered together, all that which was knowne to haue béene taken out of Galloway, and other countries of the Scots, was restored by the kings authoritie vnto the owners againe. The resi|due The diuision of the spo [...]. which remained was diuided amongst the soul|diers, the tenth part onelie excepted, which was di|stributed vnto priests & curats, to bestow the same vpon ornaments for their churches. The banners and standards of the Saxons and Picts, with manie other rich offerings, king Aidan sent vnto the abbeie of Colmekill, there to remaine as perpetuall monu|ments and tokens of so notable a victorie. The yeere next insuing, that holie father S. Colme now almost wasted through age, and héereto also sore troubled S. Colme de|parted out of this life. with a rheumatike humor, fell sicke and died. Some saie he ended his life in his house amongst his bre|thren, within the Ile of Iona, otherwise called Col|mekill; but S. Beda writeth, how he died in an Iland called Heu; where againe the Irish writers affirme, that he decessed in a towne in Ireland called Dune, & that his toome is there in verie great veneration of the people: vpon the which are these Latine ver|ses ingrauen for the lookers on to read, if they list:

Hitres in Duno, tumulo tumulantur in vno,
Brigida, Patricius, atque Columbapius.

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