Compare 1587 edition: 1 [figure appears here on page 167] After the decease of Achaius, Conual. Conuall ſuc|ceedeth A| [...]haius. Conuall that was his Uncles son by Dongal, the brother of king Ethfine, succeeded in gouernment of y^e Scottish kingdome.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Betwixt this Conual and Hungus the Pictish king, Loue and amitie. there was wonderfull loue and amitie shewed, both of them studying by all wayes and meanes how to mainteyne the auncient league & aliance betwixt their people, wherevpon ensued greate wealth and quietnesse to both their kingdomes.

Compare 1587 edition: 1 Finally Hungus wasted with a continual consumption deceased,

Hungus fal|leth in [...] con|ſumption.

Conuall de|ceaſſeth alſo

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.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Alpine giuing the king most hartie thanks, be|sought Alpine his ex|cuse vnto Dongall. him to continue in the administration, draw|ing God and the world to witnesse, that he minded nothing lesse than to be about to claime the gouerne|ment of the kingdome so long as he liued. For as touching his offense, in that he had gathered an ar|mie, and led the same into Argile, it was not his fault, but the conspirators which had forced him thereto, being determined to haue slaine him, if he had not consented vnto their desires. Within thrée Dongall ma|keth an armie against the re|bels. yeares after, there came messengers from the re|bels to excuse themselues also, & to put all the fault in Alpine: but king Dongall giuing small credit to their forged words, gathereth his power, and ma|keth such spéed towards the place where he vnderstood the said rebels were assembled togither, that he was vpon them yer they had anie knowledge of his set|ting forwards. So that before they could make anie shift to escape out of danger, which they went about to doo, they were apprehended, and immediatlie con|demned and put to death. Which execution put other presumptuous persons in feare, so that [...]he state of the realme remained afterward a great deale more in quiet.