Compare 1587 edition: 1 By theſe frendly points of humanitie ſhewed, there folowed great amitie & loue betwixt theſe two kings. But king William fell ſicke in En|gland, and as it often hapneth, ſuche as wer vn|quiet perſons, deſirous to be deliuered of all feare of lawes, were ſtreight way put in an vntrue be|lief,A brute raiſed that the king was dead. that he was dead: and cauſing it to bee bru|ted abrode, began to exerciſe all kinde of miſde|meanors by inuading the poore and ſimple peo|ple, with ſpoiling and ſlaughters in all parts.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Herauld thane of Cathnes [...]n [...]ter of rebelles.But after it was certainly knowne, that the king was not onely alyue, but alſo recouered of his infirmitie, & cõming homewards, thoſe lym|mars and wicked rebels withdrew vnder y^e con|duct of one Herald y^e Thane of Cathnes, & Erle of Orkney vnto the vttermoſt bounds of Scot|lande.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Howebeit the king purſued them in ſuch di|ligent and earneſt maner,Iuſtice not de| [...]te of mer+cye. that he apprehẽded the moſt part of them in Cathnes, & cõmaunded iu|ſtice to be done on them, in ſuch wyſe, that mer|cie was not yet wanting: for ſuch as were thou|ght to bee after a ſorte gyltleſſe, were pardoned, and the other puniſhed, euery of them according to the meaſure of his offences.