Compare 1577 edition: 1 The bishops of the realme, namelie those two re|uerend fathers, Colman and Finnan, perceiuing The king is excommuni|cated. such wickednesse in the prince, blamed him sharpelie sundrie times for the same: and at length bicause they saw he regarded not their admonishments, he was by them excommunicated: whereof he so little passed, that when other went vnto the church to heare diuine seruice, he would get him to the woods and The king is hunting. forrests to hunt the hart, or some other game. Nei|ther were such wanting as were willing to kéepe him companie: so readie is the nature of man at all times to follow licentious libertie. He vsed also, con|trarie He was a glutton. to the custome of his countrie, to eat thrée meales a day, hauing such number of dishes and a|bundance of delicate fare, as the like had not béene vsed at anie time before those daies in that realme: and all to serue his gréedie appetite, togither with theirs that followed his companie.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Of wines & other strong drinks he would parti|cipate abundantlie at all times and places, without regard of health or honor, being excéedinglie giuen A drunkard he was also. vnto most beastlie drinkennesse. He customablie v|sed to sit at supper till it were verie late in the night, hauing his banketting dishes and cuppes to come in one after another, till he were so mistempered, that being laid to sleepe, he would streight vomit out such heauie gorges, as he had in such most gluttonous wise receiued. Herevnto he was so drowned in the filthie lust of the flesh, that he defiled his owne daughters: and for that his wife was about to dis|suade him from such villanie, he flue hir with his owne hands. Thus continuing in his wickednesse certeine yeeres, at length the nobles began to con|spire against him, so that they would haue deuised a meane how to haue rid him out of the way, if bishop Colman had not forbidden them that practise, pro|phesieng A prophesie. as it were by diuine inspiration, that Fer|quhard sore detesting his owne wicked dooings, should shortlie be punished by the hands of almightie God, according to his deseruings.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 And sure his words proued true: for within a mo|neth after, as the same Ferquhard followed in chase of a woolfe, the beast being all inraged by the pur|sute The king is sicke. of the hounds, flue backe vpon the king, and snatching at him, did wound and bite him right sore in one of his sides, immediatlie wherevpon, whether through anguish of his hurt, or by some other occasi|on, he fell into a most filthie disease: for a venemous humor with a soft consuming heat, did so eat and wast his members and lims, that a lothsome sight it was to behold the same: for out of his legs, féet, and priuie parts, there issued filthie corruption and matter, with so vile a sauour, that vnneth might any creature abide it. His bellie was swollen, as though he had beene infected with the dropsie, and therto was it verie hard withall. Finallie lice bred so abundant|lie in his secret parts, that he might in no wise be rid of cleansed of them.