Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 EEBO page image 127 Alpine himselfe commanded the bodie of his eni|mie Feredeth to be laid in christian buriall not farre Feredeth is [...]. from Forfair. After this causing the musters of his people to be taken, he found that he had lost the third part of his armie in that mortall and cruell battell, and therevpon brake vp his campe for that time, li|cencing those that were left aliue to returne vnto their homes. This battell being fought in the first The Scots [...] to warre onlie with incur|sions. yéere of the reignes of the two foresaid kings, weak|ned the forces of both nations, so farre forth that the Scots doubting to bring the realme into danger of vtter ruine (if they should commit their whole puis|sance estsoones to the hazard of another foughten field) determined to pursue the warre by making of incursions and inrodes onelie vpon their enimies, so to vex the Picts, and to bring them vnto reason, if it were possible. And so much verely the Scotishmen did by such their continuall rodes & incursions which they made into Angus, that the countrie was left void and desolate of all the inhabitants.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Neither did Brudus the sonne of Feredeth, Brudus suc| [...]deth his fa|ther Feredeth (whome the Picts had chosen to succéed after his fa|ther in the kingdome) find anie spéedie rédresse to withstand those dailie inuasions thus made by the Scots vpon his countries and subiects. For he was but a slouthfull person, and verie negligent in his of|f [...]ce, wherevpon he was had in derision of his owne people, who in the end s [...]ue him amongst themselues The Picts [...]e their sloth [...]ll king. Keneth king of the Picts. The king ca|sting off his [...]rmor fléeth. He was slaine by [...] [...]lowman. before he had reigned fullie the terme of one whole yeare. Then succéeded Keneth, the second sonne of Feredeth, with no better hap or end than his brother. For gathering togither an armie of his subiects, and comming with them into Angus, he came no sooner within sight of his enimies, but that casting off his armor, he fled incontinentlie, leauing his people in the field; and for that his haste, was slaine by a plow|man that met him by chance, and knew him not, but yet perceiuing how he had fled from his companie, and therefore deserued not to haue anie other fauour. His people seeing themselues destitute of their head capteine and gouernor, retired from their enimies, kéeping themselues in order of battell without anie further attempt.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 After this infortunate end of Keneth, the Picts [...]hose to their king one Brudus, a man of a stout and Brudus king [...] the Picts. manlike stomach, who immediatlie vpon his entring into the estate, comming into Angus (which region the Scots had made waste) catched there certeine Scotish robbers, and foorthwith hanged them vp vp|on gibets. After this, he sent foorth his ambassadors Brudus sent vnto Alpine for renewing their league. vnto king Alpine for reformation of all iniuries and wrongs betwixt the two nations, and to haue the an|cient league renewed betwixt them. Alpine and the Scotish lords, hauing quicklie aduised what to an|swer, Alpine refu|seth anie trea|tie of peace. declared vnto the Pictish ambassadors plaine|lie, that they would not heare anie treatie for peace, till the Picts had deliuered the kingdome vnto the right heire. Brudus vnderstanding by this answer, that the Scots would still follow the warres against the Picts; to be the better able to withstand their ma|lice, he purposed to procure the friendship of the Brudus sen| [...]eth an am|bassador vnto Edwine king of England for aid, with [...] summe of mo|nie. Englishmen, to haue their aid against the Scots. He sent therefore his ambassadors with a great summe of monie vnto Edwine king of Northum|berland, requiring him of his fauour, and to haue some number of his people for his wages to serue him against the Scots.