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:

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 Neither did Aidan the Scotish king liue long time after, for hearing (as is said) that saint Colme Aidan king of the Scotish|men, depar|teth this world. was dead, shortlie therevpon, more through griefe than by force of sickenesse, he departed this world, after he had reigned 37 yeares in gouernement o|uer the Scotishmen, he died about the yeare of our Lord 606. In the daies of this Aidan there was 606. sent into Albion from Gregorie the pope of Rome, diuers learned men (amongest whome were Augu|stinus Augustinus and Mellitus sent into Al|bion. and Mellitus) to instruct the English people in the faith of Christ, which as yet they had not recei|ued. By the earnest trauell and exhortation of these instructors, Ethelbert king of the Kentish Saxons Ethelbert is baptised. was baptised with all his people. The British priests nor their doctrine the Saxons could in no wise abide, because (as is supposed) the one nation through a na|turall The Saxons hatred toward the British préestes. Sussex and Essex receiue the christian faith. Edelfred his displeasure. hatred, still sought the destruction of the other. The South and Eastsaxons moued with the exam|ple of the Kentish Saxons, shortlie after also re|nounced their old superstitious idolatrie, and like|wise receiued the christian faith. Edelfred king of Northumberland moued vnto displeasure herewith, sent word vnto these Saxons of the south parts (as EEBO page image 111 then all of them generallie knowen by the name of Englishmen) that sith they had forsaken the old institutions & ancient religion of their forefathers, he would suerlie from thencefoorth be no lesse eni|mie vnto them than vnto the Scots and Britains. There liued in these daies that holie man Ualdred a Ualdred other wise called Baldred doc|tor of the Picts. Scotish man borne, but dwelling amongest the Picts, whome he instructed in the right faith, and therefore was named the doctor of the Picts. He de|parted out of this life within the Iland called the Basse, lieng about two miles off from the maine land within the sea, where the Forth hath entrie be|twixt the same Ile, and an other called the Maie. There were thrée parishes fell at contention for his bodie, as Aldham, Tiningham, and Preston, so far foorth, that they were at point to haue fought about it, but that by counsell of some discréet persons a|mongest them, it was ordeined that they should continue in praier for that night, and in the next morning stand to th'order of the bishop of the dioces, who was come thither the same time to be present at the buriall. The next day in the morning there was found three beires with three bodies decentlie coue|red [...] miracle if it be true. with clothes, so like in all resemblance, that no man might perceiue anie difference. Then by com|mandement of the bishop, and with great ioy of all the people, the said seuerall bodies were caried seue|rallie vnto the said thrée seuerall churches, and in the same buried in most solemne wise, where they re|maine vnto this day, in much honor with the com|mon people of the countries néere adioining.