Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 THis Eugenius was the fourth of that name, which had ruled ouer the Scotishmen. As it is Eugeni|us. said, saint Colme prophesied that he should be king long before his fathers death; for when all the sonnes of king Aidan were brought before him, and that Ai|dan S Colmes prophesie of Eugenius the fourth. demanded of him which of them should reigne after him, he ouerpassing the residue (which he vn|derstood by secret knowledge should die in the wars) appointed fourth this Eugenius, called by some also Brudus, declaring that it should be onelie he. This Eugenius then being placed in the kinglie seat, for|got not such holsome lessons and vertuous precepts, I louer of peace and quietnesse. as the foresaid saint Colme had taught him in his youth, so that studieng how to defend rather that which was his owne in peace and quietnesse, than to séeke anie waies or means how to inlarge it, by wrongfull incroching vpon other mens possessions, he grew into such fauour with all good men, as grea|ter could not be deuised. Unto all offendors he was A sharpe iu|sticer. a sharpe iusticer, not sparing anie transgressour of his lawes, neither in respect of nobilitie or other|wise, but rather those gentlemen which misused them|selues in breach of good orders, he chiefelie gaue or|der to sée them punished; where if they behaued them|selues worthilie, and according to their calling, there was no prince more glad than he to aduance them vnto honor.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 By these and the like his princelée dooings, he was both beloued of his people and also feared. He nei|ther fauoured the Picts nor Saxons of Northum|berland, for that the one nation being ethniks, per|sisted in their infidelitie, and the other cassed not by all maner of means to support them; but yet taking a truce with them both, he firmelie caused the same to be obserued. In the tenth yeare of his reigne Ci|nigell Cadwall van|quished. king of Westsaxons & Elfred king of Nor|thumberland, with aid of the Picts, vanquished Cad|wallo king of Britains, and chased him into Scot|land, where he remained not long, sailing from thence into Britaine in France, and purchasing aid Cadwall is restored vnto his kingdome. of the king there named Cadoall, returned into Wales, where vanquishing his enimies the Sar|ons, and sleaing manie thousands of them, he was Sée more [...] in Eng|land. restored againe vnto his kingdome. About the same time was Edelfred king of Northumberland slaine in battell, at a place called Wintringham, not far from the riuer of Humber, by Redwald and Ethel|breth, King [...] sla [...]e. the one being king of the cast Angles, and the other of the middle Angles; in reuenge of such iniu|ries as the same Edelfred had doone vnto the Sax|ons of the countrie called Mercia, conteining (as in the English historie more plainelie may appeare) all those shires from the riuer of Thames vnto the riuer of Mersée in Lancashire. Then was one Edwine a right christian prince appointed to reigne Edwine. in his place, by the assignement of the two forsaid kings Redwald and Ethelbreth.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Whilest these things were a dooing, there were seuen sonnes of the aforesa [...]d Edelfred, that dete|sting the vntrue dealing of the Picts, which refused to aid their father in his necessitie, and doubting to fall into the hands of Edwine, got them to Euge|nius the Scotish king for more suertie of their liues. Their names were Eufreid, Oswald, O [...]aws, Os|win, Offas, Osmond, and Osike. Ebba the onelie daughter of Edelfred being taken amongest other prisoners, and escaping from hir taker, miraculous|lie got a bote in the riuer of Humber, and with the same taking the sea alone, without all humane helpe (as hath béene reported) she sailed foorth, & at length safelie arriued at the point of land which stretched foorth into the sea, in the mouth of the Forth, called euen vnto this day after hir name, saint Ebbes S. Ebbes head. head, where being receiued by the bishop of that dio|cesse, she was professed a nun, and after continuing in great perfectnesse of obseruing that profession, she was instituted abbesse of hir house, shewing still in trade of life an orderlie example for hir flocke to fol|low.