PEEFACE. cxxui THE SCOTS. VI. After the valuable light afforded by the narrative variance op of Bede forsakes us, we are left almost entirely to the ^nd snp- ' guidance of the lists of the kings contained in the ^^'^f^;;^"' chronicles, with the few and scattered notices ofs's™^^'^^ them in the " Irish Annals." From the termination of the Anglic dominion over the Picts and Scots, to the close of Bede's history, the chronicles in the main agree, but after that date there occurs considerable variation in the lists of the Pictish kings, and like- wise in those of the Scots. In the list of the Pictish kings, this variation exists between that of the " Pictish Chronicle " and the lists in the Irish ad- ditions to the " Historia Britonum " on the one hand, and the lists in the Latin Chronicles on the other. The following table will show wherein they differ : — Pictish Chronicle. Brude filius Bile, . . . Taran filius Entifidich, . Brude filius Derile, Nectan filius Derile, . . Drest et Alpin conregnave- runt, Onnust filius Urgust, . Brude filius Urgust, . Cinoid filius Uradech, Alpin filius Wroid, 21 4 11 15 5 30 2 12 H Drust filius Talorgen, 4 or 5 Talorgen filius Ounist, . 2h Canaul filius Tarla, . . 5 Latin Chronicles. • Brude filius Bile, Taran filius Anifedech, Brude filius Derile, . Nectan frater ejus, . Garnath filius Fcrath, Oengusa filius Fergusa, Nectan filius Derile, Alpin filius Ferat, . . Oengus filius Brude, Alpin filius Ferat, iterum, 36 Brude filius Oengus, . 2 Alpin filius Oengus, . 2 Drust filius Talorgan, . 1 Talargan filius Drust, . 4 Talargan filius Oengus, 5 21 14 31 18 24 16 Of Table of kiiiga of the Picts.
