Compare 1587 edition: 1 His bodie was buryed in Colmekill, ac|cording to the maner of Kings amongeſt hys predeceſſours.
Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the days of thys Achaius (beside Clement and others, of whome before ye haue heard) lyued Byshop Geruadius a notable Preacher in Murrey lande. Also Bishoppe Glacian with Modan and Medan two brethren, all Doctors and men of singular knowledge, in respect whereof they were had in great credite and estimation with the people.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 But now to our purpose. As well Hungus king of Picts, as Achaius king of Scots, after the ouer|throw and death of Athelstane, liued with their peo|ple in good quiet and rest: for the Englishmen at|tempted nothing against the Scots and Picts after|wards, during the time of their reignes. At length Achaius de|parteth out of [...]his life. 819. Achaius, after he had reigned 32 yeares, departed this life, in the yeare of our Lord 819, which was a|bout the sixt yeare of Hungus his dominion ouer the Picts. His bodie was buried in Colmekill, ac|cording to the maner of kings amongest his prede|cessors. In the dais of this Achaius (beside Clement and others, of whome before ye haue heard) liued bi|shop Geruadius a notable preacher in Murrey land, also bishop Glacian with Modan and Medan two brethren, all doctors and men of singular know|ledge, in respect whereof they were had in great cre|dit and estimation with the people.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 AFter the deceasse of Achaius, Conuall that was his vncles sonne Dongall, the brother of Conuall. Conuall suc|céedeth A|chaius. Loue and a| [...]itie. king Ethfine, succéeded in gouernement of the Sco|tish kingdome. Betwixt this Conuall and Hungus the Pictish king, there was woonderfull loue and a|mitie shewed, both of them studieng by all means how to mainteine the ancient league and aliance betwixt their people, wherevpon insued great wealth and quietnesse vnto both their kingdoms. Finallie Hungus wasted with a continuall consumption de|ceassed, Hungus fal|leth in a con|sumption. Conuall de|ceasseth also. 802. Io. Ma. deliuering vp his kingdome into the hands of his sonne Dorstolorgus, and that in the presence of king Conuall, who likewise liued not long after him, for in the fift yeare of his reigne he likewise de|parted out of this world, by force of naturall sicke|nesse.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 DOngall the sonne of king Soluathius was re|ceiued to succéed by the common consent of the Dongall. Dongall suc|céedeth after Conuall. states of all the realme, a man of singular wisdome and great knowledge. But for that he was some|what seuere in punishing the misordered behauiours of the nobilitie, & misgouerned youth of his realme, A seuere pu|nisher of ma|lefactors. diuers of the nobles conspired against him, forcing one Alpine the sonne of Achaius to make claime to the crowne; who perceiuing there was no remedie, Alpine con|strained by the nobles, taketh vpon him to be crowned king. but either to follow their minds, or else to be mur|thered amongest them, consented to go with them into Argile, where they purposed to crowne him king sitting vpon the chaire of marble, according to the manner. Howbeit, at his comming into that countrie, he found means to conuey himselfe from Alpine vnwil|ling to receiue the crowne fled. amongest them, least through his means the quiet state of his countrie should be brought into trouble: and foorthwith being escaped out of their hands with a few other that were priuie to his intention, he ma|keth all the hast he could, till he came to the presence of Dongall, who receiued him in most ioifull wise, promising that if it should be thought necessarie by Alpine was ioifullie recei|ued of Don|gall. the states of the realme, he would gladlie resigne vnto him his whole crowne and dignitie, desirous of nothing more than to sée the aduancement of the house of Achaius. Such (saith he) were the merits of that famous prince towards the preseruation of the Scotish common wealth, that it were too much wickednesse to go about to defraud his issue of the inheritance of the realme.