Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 AFter him succéeded Eugenius the fist of that Eugenius. Eugenius the fist. name, nephue to Maldwin, as sonne to his bro|ther Dongard. About the same time Eugenius king of Scots sent with all diligence his ambassadors vn|to Egfred king of Northumberland, to mooue him Egfred king of Northum|berland. vnto peace. Eg [...]ed hauing heard the ambassadors which were thus sent, feined as though he had béene willing to haue had peace, where he minded nothing more than to haue warres with the Scots, so soone as his prouision should be once readie, and héerevpon granted to them a truce for the space of 11 moneths, A truce gran|ted. in which meane time he might make his preparati|on. Eugenius hauing some secret knowledge of Eg|freds purpose, prouided likewise for the warres on his part: but for that he would not séeme to giue the Eugenius his comman|dement. occasion, he streictlie commanded that none of his subiects should be so hardie, as to attempt anie thing sounding to the breach of the truce.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 In the tenth moneth Egfred hauing all his pre|paration readie, sent a companie of his men of war into the Scotish borders, to fetch some bootie, where|by The truce broken. the peace might be broken. Those that were thus sent, fetched not onelie from thence a great number of cattell, but also flue diuers of the borderers that went about to rescue their beasts and cattell. Im|mediatlie herevpon were sent ambassadors from Ambassadors sent by Euge|nius vnto Egfred for restitution. Eugenius to demand restitution: but they not with|out much adoo, after certeine daies attendance, got audience, and boldlie declaring vnto Egfred their message, receiued for answer a plaine publication of warre. For he alledging how the Scots, since the truce was granted, had sundrie times fetched booties out of the confines of his dominions, and therefore had well deserued farre more damage than as yet they had receiued, wherevpon he minded not to con|tinue friendship with them that knew not how to kéepe their hands from robbing and stealing from their neighbours: so that he commanded them to declare vnto their king, that within eight daies af|ter, he should looke for open warre at the hands of Egfreds an|swer. him and other his alies.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Eugenius receiuing this answer from Egfred, besought God, sith the other onelie sought to vio|late the peace, that the vengeance might light vpon his owne head, that had thus giuen the occasion. Héerewith gathering his power togither, he repai|red Eugenius gathereth an armie. into Galloway, into the which he had knowledge that his enimies would first enter. But before he could get thither, a great armie of Englishmen were come alreadie into that countrie, and had be|sieged a strong castell called Downske, the chiefest The castell of Downske be|sieged. fortresse in those daies of all Galloway. And yer Egfred might winne the same, he was constreined to raise his siege, and to march foorth to incounter with Eugenius, who hasted fast towards him. They met néere to the banks of the water of Lewis, as then being verie déepe, by reason it was raised with abundance of raine which latelie before had fallen, where they fought a verie sore and bloudie battell: for the Scots had vowed neuer to giue ground to the e|nimies, so long as anie life remained in their breasts.