Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 45] AFter Cor|breyd ſuc|ceded one Dar+dan,Dar|dan. which for his huge ſta|ture was after+warde ſurna|med the great. He was lyne|ally deſcended from Metel|lane, who was his great grandfather.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 2 The Nobles and Commons of the Realme choſe him to their king, onely for the good opi|nion they had conceyued of him in his predeceſ|ſours dayes, by whome he was had in great e [...]ti|mation, and had atchieued vnder him manye worthie enterpriſes, ſo that he was thought moſt meeteſt for the roome, conſidering the ſonnes of Corbreyd were not as yet come to ripe yeares to enioy the ſame.Corbreyd his three ſonnes. For the ſayd Corbreyd had three ſonnes in all, Corbreyd, Tulcane, and Breeke. The eldeſt had beene brought vp with Voada, EEBO page image 46 Queene of the Brytains, whereby he had lear|ned the maners & vſages of the Bryttiſh natiõ, and therevpon was ſurnamed Galde: for ſo the Scottiſh men vſe euen vnto this day to name a|ny of theyr owne countrey men that hath lear|ned the courteſie and manners of ſtraunge coun|treys. But to returne to Dardane, in the begin|ning of his raigne he gouerned the eſtate by good indifferent iuſtice, but after he had cõtinued ther|in by the ſpace of two yeares,Dardane fal|leth into all kind of vices. he began to fall in|to all kinde of vices, remouing from offices ſuch as were vpright bearers of themſelues, in the ſome and aduancing to their places brybers and extorcioners.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 The nobles he had in ſuſpect, fauouring one|ly ſuche as through flatterie were by him prefer|red: And where he was drowned beyond all the termes of honeſtie in fleſhly and ſenſual luſt, yet was his couetouſneſſe ſo great, that all was to little which he might lay handes vpon.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 AFter Corbreid succéeded one Dardan, which Dardan. for his huge stature was afterward surnamed the great. He was lineally descended frõ Metellane, who was his great grandfather. The nobles and commons of the realme chose him to be their king, onelie for the good opinion they had conceiued of him in his predecessors daies, by whome he was had in great estimation, and had atchiued vnder him ma|nie worthie enterprises, so that he was thought most meetest for the roome, considering the sonnes of Corbreid were not as yet come vnto ripe yeares to inioy the same. For the said Corbreid had three sons Corbreid his thrée sonnes. in all, Corbreid, Tulcane, and Bréeke. The eldest had beene brought vp with Uoada, quéene of the Britains, whereby he had learned the maners and vsages of the British nation, and therevpon was surnamed Gald; for so doo the Scotishmen vse euen vnto this day to name anie of their owne countrie|men that hath learned the courtesie and maners of strange countries.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 But to returne to Dardan, in the beginning of his reigne he gouerned the estate by good indifferent iustice, but after he had continued therein by the space of two yeares, he began to fall into all kinds Dardan fal|leth into all kind of vices. of vices, remoouing from offices such as were vp|right bearers of themselues in the same, and ad|uancing to their places bribers and extortioners. The nobles he had in suspect, fauoring onelie such as thorough flatterie were by him preferred. And where he was drowned beyond all the terms of hone|stie in fleshlie and sinfull lust, yet was his couetous|nesse so great, that all was too little which he might lay hands vpon. He also put to death diuers hono|rable personages, such as he perceiued to grudge at His cosin Ca|dorus and o|ther. his dooings. He likewise purposed to haue made a|way the sonnes of his predecessor Corbreid, but his traitorous practise being disclosed, the most part of the nobles and commons of the realme rebelled a|gainst The com|mons rebell. him, and sending for Corbreid Gald the eldest sonne of the former Corbreid, remaining as then in the Ile of Man (where he should haue béene mur|thered) they chose him to their king. And at length beating downe all such as made resistance, they got that cruell tyrant Dardan into their hands, & brin|ging Dardan is beheaded. 75. H. B. 6 of Vespa|sian. H. B. him foorth before the multitude, they caused his head to be openlie stricken off. This was the 81 yeare after the birth of our Sauiour, being the first of the emperour Domitian, & the fourth complet of his owne reigne ouer the Scotishmen.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 COrbreid Gald being thus chosen (as I haue said) Corbreid Gald. Galdus other wise called Galgacus, not a Scot but a Britaine as other thinke. to succéed in the gouernment of Scotland after Dardan, is called by Cornelius Tacitus Galgacus, a prince of comelie personage, and of right noble port. In the first begining of his reigne he punished such as had béene furtherers of his predecessors mis|gouernement, and afterwards he passed ouer into Sée more of him in Eng|land. the westerne Iles, where he appeased certeine rebels, which went about to disquiet the state of the com|mon-wealth there. From thence he sailed vnto the Gald puni|sheth such as disturbe the quiet state of his subiects. Iles of Lewis and Skie, and put to death certeine offendors that would not be obedient vnto their go|uernors and iudges. After this he returned by Rosse, and set a stay also in that countrie, touching certeine misdemeanors of the people there. To be short, hée purged the whole realme of all such robbers, théeues, and other the like offendors against the quiet peace of his subiects, as were hugelie increased by the li|centious rule of his predecessor Dardan, and here|vnto he was mightilie aided by the Morauians, who The Moraui|ans helpe to apprehend theeues and offendors. pursued such offendors most earnestlie, and brought in vnto him no small number of them, euer as they caught them.