Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 The foresaid ambassadours returning foorth of France, declared in what plight of deformitie they had séene F [...]acre, and how earnestlie he had refused the offer which they had made vnto him in name of all the states of Scotland. The Scotish nobilitie herevpon assembling togither, chose foorth foure of the ancientest peeres amongest them, to haue the rule and gouernement of the kingdome, till it were otherwise prouided. These were named by that EEBO page image 113 age, wardens, and had full authoritie to order things as séemed them good in all points. In the meane time Ferquhard remaining still in prison, and vex|ed with sundrie diseases, to rid himselfe out of such miseries, slue himselfe in the 13 yeare of his reigne; The desperat end of king Ferquhard. and so nothing spared his owne life in the end, which had béene the occasion of the losse of so manie other mens liues in time of the ciuill discord, that he had euer nourished. After this wretched end of Ferqu|hard, which happened in the yeare of our Lord 632, the lords of the land assembled themselues togither 632 in Argile, about the choosing of a new king, where by common consent, Donwald the third sonne of Eugenius, being called thither with bishop Conan out of the Ile of Man, was inuesied king with great ioy and triumph.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 THis Donwald hauing taken on him the roiall administration, transforming himselfe into his Donwald. Donwald K. o [...] Scotland. fathers maners, restored againe into the former estate such things as apperteined vnto the common wealth, and had béene anie wise decaied and mis|gouerned by the slouthfull negligence of his prede|cessor Ferquhard, by means whereof he quicklie grew into great fauor of his subiects. In the meane time Cadwallo king of the Britains, and Penda king of those Englishmen which inhabited that part [...]ing Edwin [...] slaine. of England ancientlie called Mercia, ioining their powers togither against Edwin king of Nor|thumberland, depriued him both of life and king|dome. After this, passing through the whole coun|trie, and entring into the confines of Pictland, they tooke a great part of the same by force of arms from Brudeus king of the Picts, who in vaine had sued for aid vnto Donwald king of Scotland, for that his vntruth had beene notified more than inough in times past. But Donwald being certified of Ed|wins death, made means vnto Cadwallo king of the Britains by his ambassadours, that Eufred the son of Edelfred might be restored vnto his fathers kingdome, which Edwin had wrongfullie vsurped.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This being granted, Eufred leauing his brethren still in Scotland, came into Northumberland, where by authoritie of Cadwallo and Penda he was inuested king of Bernicia, that is, of the countrie which is now called the marches. For at the same time they had diuided the kingdome of Northum|berland Eufred. into two kingdomes, appointing Eufred (as is said) to reigne ouer the one called Bernicia, and one Osrike ouer the other called Deira, a man of great wickednesse, as by his woorks most plainelie appeared. For certeine yeares after his aduance|ment to that dignitie, he found means to marie one of his daughters vnto the foresaid Eufred, persua|ding Os [...]ke an in| [...]. the same Eufred to consent with him in resto|ring againe the hethenish religion throughout their whole dominion, & vtterlie to renounce the christian faith, which they had latelie before receiued by the instructions of the two bishops Conan & Pauline. But they inioied not long felicitie after so wicked and most diuelish a purpose, for the princes of Albion vnder the leading of Cadwallo K. of the Britains, and Penda king of Mercia, with a great armie as|sembled of Saxons, Britains, and Picts, entring into Northumberland, and incountring in battell with Osrike and Eufred, discomfited their power, and tooke them prisoners, who being put into a com|mon prison, slue each other to auoid sharper tortures, which by due execution they dailie looked for.