Compare 1587 edition: 1 Alſo he confiſcate the goodes of Makduffe, EEBO page image 250 proclaymed him traytor, and confined him out of al the partes of his realme,Makduffe eſ|capeth into Englande vnto Malcolme Cammore. but Makduffe was alreadie eſcaped out of daunger and gotten into England vnto Malcolme Cãmore, to trie what purchas he might make by meanes of his ſupport to reuẽge the ſlaughter ſo cruelly executed on his wife, his children, and other friends.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Makduffes wordes vnto Malcolme.At his comming vnto Malcolme, he declared into what great miſerie the eſtate of Scotlande was brought, by the deteſtable cruelties exercy|ſed by the tyranne Makbeth, hauing committed many horrible ſlaughters and murthers, both as well of the nobles as commons, for the which he was hated right mortally of all his liege peo|ple, deſiring nothing more than to be deliuered of that intollerable and moſte heauie yoke of thral|dome, whiche they ſuſteyned at ſuche a caytifes handes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Malcolme hearing Makduffes words which he vttred in right lamentable ſort, for pure com|paſſion and very ruth that pearced his ſorowfull hart,Malcolme figheth. bewayling the miſerable ſtate of his coũtry, he fetched a deepe ſigh, which Makduffe percey|uing, began to fall moſt earneſtly in hande wyth him, to enterpriſe the deliuering of the Scottiſhe people out of the hands of ſo cruell and bloudie a tyraunt, as Makbeth by too many plaine experi|ments did ſhew himſelfe to be, which was an ea|ſie matter for him to bring to paſſe, conſidering not only the good tytle he had, but alſo the earneſt deſire of the people to haue ſome occaſion mini|ſtred, wherby they might be reuenged of thoſe no|table iniuries, which they dayly ſuſteyned by the outragious crueltie of Makbeths miſgouernãce.