Compare 1587 edition: 1 About the ſame time,The death of the Duke of Rothſay com|meth to the knowledge of his father.King Robert was ad|uertiſed, that his ſon the Duke of Rothſay was pyned to deathe in Falkland (in maner as before is expreſſed) which newes were ſo greeuous vnto him, that he grewe eache day more and more in ſorowe and melancoly.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 EEBO page image 371The Duke of Albany kepte it ſo long as was poſſible from the Kings knowledge, and bee|ing nowe ſente for by the Kyng to aunſweare hym for ſuche treaſonable ſlaughter of hys ſonne,The Duke of Albany excu|ſed himſelfe. hee came and ſo excuſed the matter with a fayre paynted tale, as though hee had bin no|thing giltie in the cauſe, and for further declarati|on of his innocẽcie, he promiſed if it might pleaſe the Kyng to come vnto Edynburgh, hee woulde bring in the offendors which were culpable of the murder.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Kyng as then remayning in Bute (where for the moſt part he euer ſoiourned) thogh hee were not well able to trauell by reaſon of long ſickneſſe,The Kyng commeth to Edynburgh. yet in a chariot hee came vnto E|dynburgh, vpon the earneſt deſire he had to ſee his ſonnes death puniſhed. And at his comming thi|ther, the Duke of Albany deliuered vnto hym certayne naughty perſons, and ſuche indeede as for their haynous actes and vngratious conditi|ons deſerued well to die (though not for thys matter) whiche neuertheleſſe by vntrue ſugge|ſtions and forged accuſements, beeyng broughte afore corrupt iudges, (and ſuche as the Duke of Albany had prouided for his purpoſe) were con|demned as giltie of his deathe,Giltleſſe per|ſons condem|ned. whome in al theyr lyfe time they neuer ſawe.