Compare 1587 edition: 1 A rebellion moued by the Murrayes.It was not long after the pacifying of thys trouble, but that a newe rebellion was rayſed: for the Murray lande men by the prouocation of their Captaine named Gildo,Gildo captayn of the rebels. waſted with fyre and ſworde the countreys of Ros, Bowgewal, or Bougdale, Mar, Garcoch, Buchquhane, and the Mernes, in more cruell ſorte, than any fo|rayne and moſte barbarous Nation wold haue done,The cruelte of the rebelles. in ſo muche that when the kyng ſente dy|uers of his ſeruauntes vnto them to vnderſtand the cauſe of their rebellious doings, they ſlewe thoſe meſſengers, contrarye to the lawe of Nations.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 To puniſhe ſuche iniurious attemptes, the abouenamed Gilcriſt was ſente wyth an armie into Murrayland,Gilcriſt diſcõ|fited by the Murrayes. but the rebels nothyng diſ|couraged with the knowledge of his approued prowes, mette hym in the fielde, and put hym to flyght.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herevppon the king himſelfe ſuppoſing that his preſence was needfull to encourage his peo|ple after this ouerthrow, came with a farre grea|ter power than he had ſente foorthe before, wyth diſplayed banner, ouer the riuer of Spay, nere to the mouth whereof he foughte with the enimies, and in the ende after ſore and long fyght conti|nued with greate ſlaughter and bloudſhead, hee gaue them the ouerthrowe,The Murrays are ouerthro|wen. and in reuenge of their cruelties ſhewed in tyme of this their re|bellion, and to giue enſample to all other hys ſubiectes that ſhoulde goe about to attempte the like, he commaunded that none of thoſe of Mur|ray lande ſhould be ſaued (women, children and aged perſons only excepted) but that all the reſi|due of that generation ſhoulde paſſe by the edge of the ſworde.