Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The next summer after, the Picts assembled their power togither, and setting forward towards the The Picts fall at vari|ance within themselues. Scots, thorough a light occasion they fell at vari|ance amongst themselues, and fought with such ha|tred togither, that the king was not able to appease the fraie, till night parted them in sunder. Then cal|ling the lords afore him, he assaied alwaies to haue agréed the parties, but when he saw it would not be, in the morning he gaue them licence to depart eue|rie man to his owne home, breaking off his iournie for that time. Brudus liued not past three moneths af|ter, for through griefe that things went not forward Brudus died. as he wished, he fell into a gréeuous disease, and fi|nallie thereof died. After whose deceasse, the Picts chose his brother named Drusken, to succéed in go|uernment of the kingdome, who applied his whole in|deuour Drusken K. ouer the Picts vpon his first entring into the estate, to ap|pease the ciuill discord amongst his subiects.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 But whilest he was thus busilie occupied about the same, there were certeine Scots, which sore dis|dained The head of king Alpine is stolne, and solemnlie bu|ried with the bodie. to vnderstand that the head of their late king should remaine vnburied, in such reprochfull sort a|mongst their enimies. Wherevpon hauing perfect knowledge of the Pictish toong, they feined them|selues to be merchantmen of that countrie, & com|ming vnto Camelon, watched their time, till they found meanes in the night season to steale to the wals, and secretlie taking awaie the head, escaped with the same home into their owne countrie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 This act of theirs was not a little commended: and so now the head of king Alpine being recoue|red, was closed in a ledden coffin, and Kenneth him|selfe, hauing in his companie a great number of his nobles, went with it ouer into Colmekill, where he buried it in the abbeie, amongst the sepultures of his elders, togither with the residue of the bodie in verie solemne wise, as apperteined. And further, those per|sons that had put their liues in aduenture to fetch the same head from the wals of Camelon, were by Kenneth rewarded with rich gifts and lands in per|petuitie, to remaine to them and to their heires for e|uer. After this, Kenneth deuising for the suertie of his Kenneth for|tified the realme. subiects, furnished all the holds and castels on the frontiers of his enimies with men and munition, according as he thought expedient: and moreouer tooke order, that all the youth of the realme should be in a readinesse vpon an houres warning, to go foorth against the Picts, if they attempted anie new inua|sions.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 3 Druskene king ouer the Pictes.After whoſe deceaſſe the Pictes choſe his bro|ther named Druſken, to ſucceede in gouerne|mente of the kingdome, who applied his whole endeuour vpon his firſt entring into the aſtate, to appeaſe the ciuile diſcord amongeſt his ſubiects. But whileſt he was thus bu [...]ly occupied about the ſame,The heade of king Alpine is falne, and ſo|lemnly buried with the body. there were certain Scottes, which ſore diſdained to vnderſtand y^e the head of theyr late king ſhuld remain vnburied in ſuche reprochful ſort amongſt their enimies, whervpon hauyng perfecte knowledge of the Pictiſhe toung, they fayned themſelues to be merchaunt men of that countrey, and comming vnto Camelon, wat|ched their tyme till they founde meanes in the night ſeaſon, to ſteale to the walles, and ſecretly taking awaye the heade, eſcaped with the ſame home into their owne countreye. This acte of theirs was not a little commended: and ſo now the head of king Alpin being recouered, was clo|ſed in a leaden coffin, and Kenneth himſelfe, ha|uing in his companie a great number of his no|bles, went with it ouer into Colmkill, where he buryed it in the abbey, amongſt the ſepultures of his elders, together with the reſidue of the bodye in ryght ſolemne wyſe, as aperteyned. And fur|ther thoſe perſons that had put their lyues in ad|uenture to fetche the ſame head from the walles of Camelon, wer by Kẽneth rewarded with rich gifts and lands in perpetuitie to remayn to them and to their heires for euer.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 After this,Keneth fortifi|ed the realem. Kenneth deuiſing for the ſuretie of his ſubiectes, furniſhed all the holdes and caſtels on the frontiers of his enimies with men & mu|nition, according as he thought expedient. And moreouer tooke order, that all the youth of the realme ſhould be in a readineſſe vpon an houres warning, to goe forth againſt the Pictes, if they attempted any new inuaſions.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 But the Scottiſh lordes had no great luſt to take any enterpriſe in hand eftſoones againſt the Pictes, remembring how infortunatly they had ſped the laſt time: ſo that for the ſpace of .iij. yea|res there was no great exployte atchieued, ſaue certaine roades and incurſions, whiche both the nations cõtinually vſed to make one vpon an o|ther, as tyme and occaſion ſerued.