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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 Edwine receiuing the monie, promised to come himselfe with a mightie armie, at what time & place The monie is receiued and aid promised. Brudus should appoint, to go against the Scots in defense of him and his subiects the Picts. Manie of the Picts reioised greatlie, that they should haue The Picts some doo re| [...], and some [...] the Englishmen [...] assistance. The Scots take Angus. aid thus of the Englishmen, hoping thereby to haue assured victorie of their aduersaries. Other mistrus|ted not a little the Englishmens offers, by reason of the old enimitie betwixt the Picts and them. In this meane season the Scots take and seize vpon all the countrie of Angus, euen from the mounteine of Granzebene vnto the riuer of Taie, whereof Bru|dus being certif [...]ed, sendeth a post with all spéed vnto Brudus sen|deth vnto Ed|wine for aid. king Edwine king of Nor [...]humberland, requiring him to send to his aid a power of Englishmen, to helpe to resist the Scots, which at that present inua|ded his countrie. To which demand Edwine made Edwine [...] reth his aid. this answer, that he was not onelie troubled with ciuill war made against him by other Englishmen, but also had béene requested by Lewes surnamed Pius, as then French king, in no wise to indamage the Scots his confederats, so that for that yéere pre|sent he might not conuenientlie send to him anie succours, but if he would defer the warres till the next yéere, he should haue the best helpe that he were able to shew him.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Brudus ſucce|deth his father Feredeth.Neyther did Brudus the ſonne of Feredeth, (whome the Pictes had choſen to ſuccede after his father in the kingdome) fynde any ſpeedy re|dreſſe to withſtande thoſe dayly inuaſions thus made by the Scots vpon his countreis and ſub|iectes, for he was but a ſlouthfull perſon, & very negligent in his office, whervpon he was had in deriſion of his own people,The Pictes. ſ [...]ew thir ſloth|full king. who in the end ſlew him amongſt themſelues before he had reigned fully the terme of one whole yeare.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Keneth king of the pictes.Then ſucceeded Keneth, the ſecond ſonne of Feredeth, with no better happe or ende than his brother. For gathering togither an armie of his ſubiects,The king caſt|ing of hys ar|mour ſleaeth He was ſlayne by a plough man. and comming with them into Angus, he came no ſooner within ſighte of his enimyes, but that caſting off his armour, he fled inconti|nently, leauing his people in the fielde. And for that his haſte, was ſlayne by a Ploweman that [figure appears here on page 171] met him by chaunce, and knew him not, but per|ceyued yet howe he had fled from his company, and therefore deſerued not to haue any other fauour.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 His people ſeeing themſelues deſtitute of their head capitayn and gouernour, retired from their enimies, keeping themſelues in order of batayle without any further attempt.